FREEPORT — Freeport’ softball team’s defense did its job and then some on Friday afternoon against Gray-New Gloucester. Twice early in the game, a flashy catch erased a based-loaded jam and kept the score tight. The only problem? Patriots’ pitcher Haley True hardly needed her defense at all. True limited the Falcons to five hits […]
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Local roundup: Desroches’ sacrifice lifts Mountain Valley over Telstar
RUMFORD — Dylan Desroches drove in Jacob Beauchesne with a long sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Mountain Valley a 5-4 baseball win over Telstar on Thursday. Beauchesne doubled to start the inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch. The Rebels (1-2) tied the contest in the top […]
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Mountain Valley’s Farrar leads and bounds ahead in track and field
Among the best running backs in Class C South last fall, Kyle Farrar ran well behind his team of blockers, and usually pretty well past would-be tacklers, too. Come the winter season, those blockers and defenders disappear, leaving the Falcons senior alone with his own thoughts — and with nothing to stop him. Not much […]
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Nick Newman named Sun Journal Alpine Boys’ Skier of the Year
Mountain Valley’s Nick Newman bends a gate on his second run of the day on his way to a second place finish during the state championship slalom race at Black Mountain in Rumford in February. Nick Newman capped off his senior year with an outstanding Class B State Championship alpine meet at Black Mountain. His […]
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Mountain Valley outdoor track and field 2017 preview
Coach: Boys: JT Taylor (sixth year); Girls: Adam Curato (sixth year). Class: C; Conference: Mountain Valley. Last year’s results: Boys: Second in MVC, sixth at state; Girls: Sixth in MVC. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Kyle Farrar (sprints/jumps); Eli Turner (sprints); Juniors — Chris Glover (middle distance/javelin), Carter Thibodeau (throws), Nate White (triple jump/hurdles), Cam […]
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H.S. Softball: It’s Coach and Co. for local teams
Co-coaches Mike Langlois, in the foreground and Dave Kaplan, right, demonstrate using the hitting cage to Emily Kaplan at Monmouth Academy recently. When the Poland head softball coach position opened up this year, former assistant coach Kayla Vannah really wanted the job. The only problem was that her day job — an elementary school teacher […]
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Mtn. Valley 2017 baseball preview
Coach: Steve LaPointe (38th year) Class: B; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 5-11 Returning athletes: Seniors — Jacob Beauchesne (P), John Pepin (C), Jon Adley (2B), Andrew Arsenault (SS); Sophomores — Cam Godbois (1B/P), Garrett Garbarini (3B), Jacob Blanchard (OF), Ethan Laubauskas (P). Key losses: Tim Fitzgerald, Curtis Steele, JT Greene, Alex Ridley. Promising newcomers: […]
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Class B South Baseball Preview: Locals hope to crack WMC dominance
Any discussion of Class B South baseball has to start with the Western Maine Conference. In the last 10 years, someone has emerged from the league to win the region. The 2006 Oak Hill Raiders, who went on to win the state title, were the last non-WMC to take home the hardware. Freeport continued the […]
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Mountain Valley boys’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Todd Papianou (seventh year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s record: 4-9 (Llost in the first round of the playoffs) Returning athletes: Seniors — Ethan Boucher, Clifton Chapman; Junior — Camden Mason; Sophomores — Cameron Gallant, Gabe Ladd. Key loss: Fransceso Polvaro. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Peter Cogley, Parker Davis, Jesse Pelletier, Scott Sage; Juniors — Nathan White, Jacob Rainey; Sophomores — Vincent Sirois, Alexander Suare; Freshmen — Dalton […]
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Mountain Valley girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Elaine Michaud (28th year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: 5-7 Returning athletes: Seniors — Emma Somers, Jillian Provencher, Natalie Richard, Abigail Labrash; Junior — Brooke Carver. Key losses: Julia Sirois, Megan Philbrick, Deserae Burris, Natalie Inglis. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Abbey Duguay, Sarah Cunningham; Freshmen — Abby Gauvin, Phoenix Hughes. Season outlook: The Falcons hope to improve on […]