Spruce Mountain outfielder Grace Harmatys races in to catch the ball during a softball game in Jay on Monday. JAY — Spruce Mountain softball coach Clint Brooks is always on the lookout for positive improvements in this frustrating season. Despite an 18-8 loss to Winslow on a rainy and dismal Monday afternoon in a Class […]
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Spruce Mountain documentary shows it is possible to ‘move a mountain’
George Baston fuels the Oliver tractor at the base of the original Spruce Mountain in 1958. George Baston and Frank Austin stand alongside the rope tow motor at the top of the original Spruce Mountain in 1958. As a teenager, Rick Groleau was looking at a map of his hometown of Jay. There was no […]
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Acritelli named Sun Journal’s Alpine Girls’ Skier of the Year
Spruce Mountain’s Allison Acritelli flies through the first run on the slalom course at Black Mountain during the Class B Alpine Championships that she won. Allison Acritelli was key to Spruce Mountain’s Class B Alpine Championship title in February. The junior had a sixth-place finish in the giant slalom and finished first in the slalom […]
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Spruce Mountain boys’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Bill Acritelli (second year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: 0-12 Returning athletes: Senior — Elijah Parker; Sophomores — Andrew Shaw, Cam Souther. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Alex Bacheller, Shawn Lecowitch; Sophomores — Joel Soper, Jon Brenner; Freshmen — Cam Cain, Scott Jackson, Jacob Paradis, Austin Willett. Season outlook: The Phoenix are young this year, but should settle in with a bunch of work on the courts. Being […]
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Spruce Mountain baseball 2017 preview
Coach: Brian Dube (Sixth year) Class: B; Conference: KVAC Last year’s record: 5-12 (lost in Class B South prelims) Returning athletes: Seniors — Austin Gilboe (P/SS), Nate Goodine (P/2B/1B), Noah Preble (OF), Devin Pomeroy (3B), Tyler Posson (C); Juniors — Jordy Daigle (P/3B), Shane Pelletier (OF), Landon Brochu (OF), Hunter Dalton (OF), Nick Lombardi (INF). […]
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Spruce Mountain girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Jeremy Gath (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: 0-12 Returning athletes: Junior — Evelyn Castonguay; Sophomore — Natalie Luce. Key loss: Deliliah Jordan. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Anna Bradford, Abby Redman. Season outlook: The Phoenix are looking pretty good for 2017, with a few very good players and a few promising newcomers to the […]
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Jay native Lindsey Allen takes up lacrosse at Thomas College, excels
Lindsey Allen of Jay plays for the Thomas College women’s lacrosse team after not playing the sport in high school. WATERVILLE — When the Thomas College women’s lacrosse players were picking team captains for the 2017 season, they all agreed upon Spruce Mountain graduate Lindsey Allen. “I allow the team to vote and give reasons […]
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Spruce Mountain students honored
Spruce Mountain High School students were winners of Department Awards. From left are Grace Higgins, Lyndzi Dolloff, Alexa Harmatys, Delsi Hewins, Jonathan Brenner, Marissa McMannus, Kaylin Knowlton, Nate Stearns, Noah Gilbert, Colby Hamblin and Logan Howes. Connor Beaulieu holds his certificate as Student of the Month for March at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. […]
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Spruce Mountain awards
Students at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay who received Department Awards for March were, from left, Lilly Towers, Evelyn Castonguay, Ryan Small, Daniel Violette, Carson Gross, Dustin Fish, Sydney Shaffer, Rylee Saunders, Gabrielle Beaudoin, Zakary Toothaker, Parker Beaulieu, Shane Pelletier and Roni Jo Morrison. Calley Baker, March student of the month at Spruce Mountain […]
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Spruce Mountain headed back to Mountain Valley Conference
Three years after moving to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, Spruce Mountain High School is about to return to the Mountain Valley Conference. In a recent informal straw poll, the MVC’s 13 member schools unanimously approved Spruce Mountain’s request to return to the conference for all sports except football starting in the fall of 2017. […]