Spruce Mountain
RSU 73 board welcomes new superintendent, principal
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board Thursday night welcomed newly appointed Superintendent Kenneth Healey and hired Kevin Harrington as principal of Livermore Elementary School. Healey, the former principal of Lisbon High School, said he had been spending many hours with the district’s administrative team, touring schools and learning about the budget and history of […]
H.S. Basketball: Spruce Mountain keeps it in family with hirings
Chris Bessey was approved as the new girls’ basketball coach at Spruce Mountain High School, while his brother Scott Bessey is the new boys’ basketball coach. Both Besseys were with the Phoenix boys’ program last year. Chris Bessey expressed interest in the girls’ job after Gavin Kane resigned the position in late May. “We’re excited […]
H.S. tennis: Winthrop, Spruce Mountain fall in regional finals
PORTLAND — Rivals in the Mountain Valley Conference, Winthrop and Spruce Mountain were two peas in a pod at the Western Maine regional tennis finals at the Racket and Fitness Center. Both girls’ squads are filled with players who rarely — if ever — play indoors, and neither team had faced an opponent with the […]
H.S. tennis: Ramblers stop Saints; Phoenix advance; Devils fall
“I was just thinking, ‘Go back to the basics, get it in, don’t make stupid mistakes,’” Chamberland said. “I wanted to try and tie it up so I could have a better chance.” She tied it up, and then some, rattling off five consecutive game victories to take the first set. She then produced a […]
H.S. Baseball: Wolverines rally, hold on to edge Phoenix, 8-7
LIVERMORE FALLS — With a bare-bones roster of nine players, Wiscasset has already shown resilience this season. Coming back from three runs down in the seventh against a Spruce Mountain team two classes above it, then snuffing out Spruce’s own comeback bid on a bang-bang play at the plate, Wiscasset showed it isn’t just fighting […]
H.S. softball: Phoenix rise up for win
JAY — The shifts in momentum Saturday were as frequent as the changes in weather. In a game that featured cloudy skies, drizzling showers, pouring rain and sunshine, the Spruce Mountain softball team fell behind three times — and also rebounded three times to grab the lead. The final rally came in the bottom of […]
H.S. softball: Falcons bounce back
RUMFORD — Small ball led to big results Friday for Mountain Valley. “We changed our lineup,” Mountain Valley coach Lisa Russell said. “That’s what we wanted to try because we needed to score some runs after a tough loss (Thursday) at Hall-Dale.” The Falcons bounced back and used the bunt game to its benefit in […]
H.S. girls’ basketball: Kane resigns at Spruce Mountain
Gavin Kane has resigned his coaching positions at Spruce Mountain High School where he coached girls’ basketball and softball. Kane will finish this softball season with the Phoenix but informed administrators this week that he would not be returning next season to coach. The girls’ basketball job vacancy has already been posted, before Kane even […]
Masonry students create model of high school sign
LIVERMORE FALLS — Students in the Spruce Mountain High School alternative education program and RSU 73 Adult and Community Education have built a brick mock-up of a new high school sign. Masonry instructor Richard Ciarcia, owner of CRC Masonry of Livermore, said the model is 4 by 5 feet. Alternative education teacher Chris Ellingwood said […]