Fourth-ranked Lincoln Academy (18-2) led by as much as 11 midway through the third quarter, and the lead was still five heading into the fourth. But the Falcons (18-2) kept clawing away. Mountain Valley didn’t get onto the scoreboard in the fourth until the final 90 seconds, but the Eagles hadn’t pulled away by that […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Mountain Valley survives against Poland
PORTLAND — What looked like Class B South’s biggest mismatch on paper nearly became the bracket’s biggest upset. Thankfully for top-ranked Mountain Valley, upset-minded Poland missed its final shot. The Falcons held on for a 36-33 victory at the Portland Expo on Tuesday after the Knights’ Morgan Brosseau just missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Gray-New Gloucester skies over Freeport
PORTLAND — No superstars, no problem. Skye Conley and Grace Kariotis played like stars, combining for 34 points, and seven other players made baskets for Gray-New Gloucester in a 56-30 Class B South girls’ basketball quarterfinal victory over Freeport at the Portland Expo on Tuesday. The second-ranked Patriots (15-4) started the game on an 8-0 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley tips Madison
RUMFORD — When Mountain Valley has things working right, coach Ryan Casey and the rest of the team are convinced they are unstoppable. They proved it again Saturday. A pair of runs in the second half sparked by Ashley Russell, who scored a game-high 21 points, proved to be the difference as Mountain Valley extended […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Dirigo
RUMFORD — When rivals meet there is usually a tough battle. The Mountain Valley girls most of the answers when it counted Friday night in a tussle with Dirigo. Ashley Russell, who helped spark a pair of second-half runs and scored a game-high 18 points, helped the Falcons pull away for a 49-27 triumph and […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Lisbon
The Lisbon High School girls basketball team battled back against another talented team, cutting a 14-point halftime deficit down to just seven points versus Mountain Valley on Thursday in a Mountain Valley Conference contest. Unfortunately for the Greyhounds, the hard work that produced the comeback also tired the team out, and the Falcons showed another gear […]
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Boys’ basketball: Oak Hill picks up road win at Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — The Oak Hill boys’ basketball team gave another indication that things are turning in the right direction for the program on Monday night. The Raiders’ competitive nature shone through their shooting and defensive effort were front and center. Senior guard Dalton Therrien scored a game-high 28 points while directing the offense as Oak […]
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Girls’ basketball: Freeport oversomes Spruce Mountain
FREEPORT — After falling behind early in Friday night’s girls’ high school basketball game at Freeport, it almost looked like Spruce Mountain was going come back and steal the game from the Falcons. The Phoenix were down six at the end of the first quarter and four at halftime, and even had a five-point lead […]
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Mountain Valley Alpine Skiing
Coach: Mark Thibodeau (Second year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys: MVC champion, Class C state champion. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — J.T. Green, Isaac Brenick: Juniors — Nick Newman, Nate Legere, Andrew Arsenault, Jon Adley, Jacob Beauchesne, Riley Bell, John Pepin, Cameron Shaw; Sophmore — Curtis Gauvin. Girls: Sophomore — Alecia Bolduc. […]
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Alpine Skiing: Falcons ready to soar in Class B
RUMFORD — With the consolidation of alpine skiing in 2015-16, the reigning boys’ Class C state champions Mountain Valley Falcons will be moving to Class B this season after the lower class was eliminated. And while the shift is new, coach Mark Thibodeau wouldn’t necessarily call it is “new challenge.” “I wouldn’t say it’s a […]