Mt. Ararat High School hired David Hunter as its new varsity girls ice hockey head coach, Athletic Director Geoff Godo announced recently. The position was vacant following the resignation of Jeremy Saxton this past spring.

“We are very pleased to have Coach Hunter leading our girls ice hockey program,” Godo said. “David has been a committed and valuable member of the Mt. Ararat High School girls ice hockey coaching staff for several years. He is well respected by the players and I know he will work extremely hard to continue to build and maintain the strong program that we have built in the last decade here at Mt. Ararat.”

The Eagles, who also include players from Lisbon and Morse high schools, finished with a school-best 13-3-1 last season in Class A North. After beating Yarmouth/Freeport in the quarterfinals, they lost in the regional semifinals to Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland.