Phoenix co-coaches Rosie Richmond and Kellee Fortier no longer have to wait for the rest of the team members, who were transported from Livermore Falls to Jay for the past two years, to arrive for afternoon practices There is a growing continuity on the squad now that all cheerleaders are attending one school without the […]
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Western Class C Football Championship: Leavitt comes back for thirds, strikes down Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt opened the first half Friday night with a sputter and finished it with a cough. Still, the Hornets were up by a touchdown. Still, they had umpteen seniors motivated by the indignity of a stunning playoff loss on Libby Field a year ago. Still, they were in supreme command. “I told those […]
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Huddle Up: Leavitt’s offensive line paves the way to Portland
Matt Powell finally caught Leavitt offensive line coach Dave Bochtler’s attention after the siren signaling the end of a lopsided third quarter sounded. Powell, Leavitt’s 6-foot-7, 280-pound tackle/defensive tackle, was winded and clearly needed a break. Thirty-six minutes of being a human bulldozer will do that. In the box score, Powell and the rest of […]
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H.S. Football Playoffs: Seniors have helped Phoenix rise
LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain senior Tristan Castonguay has an answer ready for those who would suggest the fast-rising Phoenix are still a year away from being Campbell Conference Class C champions. “We’ll see Friday night,” said Castonguay, a senior guard/linebacker. That’s when the third-seeded Phoenix (8-2) will challenge top-seeded Leavitt (9-0) for the Western […]
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H.S. Football Playoffs: Regional finals pit Leavitt vs. Spruce Mtn., Dirigo vs. Oak Hill
The local regional football finals feature rematches of a pair of intense regular season meetings between Spruce Mountain and Leavitt in Class C West and Dirigo and Oak Hill in Class D West. If last weekend’s action is any indication, football fans looking for even more intense and exciting sequels are in for a treat. […]
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C West semifinal: Phoenix fly past Warriors
WELLS — Spruce Mountain knew the storm was coming. The third-seeded Phoenix were already bracing themselves for No. 2 Wells’ sharp rebuttal to a 22-0 first-half deficit even before the Warriors cut into the lead with a touchdown before the intermission. So the defense, which held Wells to 48 total yards in the first half, […]
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Weekend Blitz: It’s an all-local Western D playoff
Western Class C No. 5 Cape Elizabeth (6-3) at No. 1 Leavitt (8-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Hornets dominated time of possession on Cape’s turf back in Week 1. The emergence of Nate Rousseau, Adam Poulin and Billy Bedard and the likely return of Conor O’Malley mean they’ll try to do more of the same at […]
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Western Class C Football Quarterfinal: Spruce Mountain speeds past Freeport
LIVERMORE FALLS — As a rule of thumb — or ankle, or knee, or hamstring — every team is banged up at this advanced stage of the football season. The teams that polish off new playmakers while the tried-and-true headliners miss a play here and a series there are the ones who generally survive. No. […]
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Field hockey: York routs Spruce for West B crown
And it didn’t take long for the Wildcats to prove it. Taylor Simpson fired a shot through traffic and into the cage just 1:06 into the game — her first of three — and added another goal and an assist in short order as York bolted out to a three-goal lead and never looked back […]
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Field hockey playoffs: Phoenix run off Capers
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix kept the Cape Elizabeth Capers running. In the second half of the Western Class B field hockey semifinals, the No.2 seed Phoenix pulled away with a 4-0 victory. “That’s what we have been doing all year, we like to run and we like to pass,” said Spruce Mountain Phoenix […]