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2014 Spruce Mountain cross country preview

Coach: Kelsey Biliouris (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Last year: Did not compete as a team. Returning athletes: Boys: Senior  —Sam Brenner Key losses: None. Promising newcomers: Boys: Seniors — Alex Greenleaf, Nate Billings; Sophomore — Shawn Lecowitch; Freshman — Connor Beaulieu. Girls: Freshmen — Rylee Delaney, Anneka Dubord, Mallory Mercier, Megan Mercier. Season […]

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2014 Fall Preview: Spruce Mountain field hockey

Coaches: Julia Parker and Jane DiPompo (fourth year as consolidated program) Last year: 13-0-1 (MVC champions; Lost in Western B final) Returning players: Seniors — Amanda Castonguay, Elizabeth Chretien, Morgan Fournier, Nicole Hamblin, Abbie Hartford, Patty Ryan; Juniors — Katelyn Gervais, Emily Hogan, Kaylee Leclerc, Grace Ryan. Key losses: Mariah Castonguay, Brooke Cushing, Randi Duguay, […]

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2014 Preview: Spruce Mountain golf

Coach: Dianne Fenlason (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Returning players: Sophomores — Abby Moreau, Trevor Dorion. Key losses: Bradley Hodges. Promising newcomers: Junior — Emily Ouellette; Sophomores — Lucas Alley, Cameron Mitchell, Ryan Small, Joe Marcotte; Freshman — Alyssa Black. Season outlook: This is going to be a building season for the Phoenix. There are only two players […]

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Fall Preview 2014: Spruce Mountain boys’ soccer

Coach: Larry Thornton (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Last year: 7-6-1, lost in Western B quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Noah Parker (SW), Shane Missler (MF), Tyler Ritter (MF/F),  Adam Wilcox (FB/MF), Andrew Wilcox (FB/MF), Jake Luce (MF), Alex Kennedy (MF/F), Tristen Begin (SP), Nick Guild (G); Juniors — Trevor Judd (MF), James Herlihey […]

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H.S. boys’ soccer: Back for new challenge

LEWISTON — The challenge was always there for Larry Thornton. When he coached the Livermore Falls soccer team a decade ago, the task was always about building something better. His Andies went from a fledgling co-ed team to a formidable contender in the MVC. Now, Thornton is back, and so is a greater opportunity. “The […]

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Fall Preview 2014: Spruce Mountain girls’ soccer

Coach: Jon Blaisdell (fourth year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Last year: 9-5, lost in Western B prelims Returning players: Seniors —  Vanese Barnes  (MF), Emily Keene (G), Megan Duval (F), Audrey Mercier (MF), Amia Pelletier (MF), Kailee Newcomb (MF), Paige Butterfield (FB); Juniors  — Alexa Perkins (F), Rylee Moore (FB), Amber Delaney (G). Key losses: […]

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RSU 73 board readmits high school student

LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board unanimously voted Thursday night to readmit a Spruce Mountain High School boy. The decision followed a 30-minute executive session. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the student was expelled April 14 for threatening a teacher. He said the boy was evaluated by a psychiatrist and a substance abuse […]

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Field hockey: Excitement permeates first day of practice

Monday morning, it didn’t matter. The Lisbon High School senior was awake and alert a half hour before it sounded. She couldn’t sleep. “I was so excited, I woke up before my alarm even went off,” Kahler said. “What makes me the most excited is, during the summer when we play, not everybody is there. […]

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Lobster Bowl: Old rivals gel quickly on West O-line

HEBRON — Bayley Beaulieu was nervous at first. And he probably wasn’t the only one. After spending the last four years literally butting heads with them, suddenly he found himself lining up side-by-side with some of his former rivals. These were people he’d spent many hot September afternoons and frigid October nights trying to put […]