Coach: Steve LaPointe (second year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 2-7, lost in Class C West quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Alan Carrier (T/DT), Alex Ridley (QB/CB), Ryley Flynn (CB/LB), Mike Provencher (RB/S), J.T. Greene (LB), Kevin Cogley (DT); Juniors — Kyle Farrar (RB/CB), Peter Cogley (G), Zach Duguay (C); Sophomores — Ian Brennick (G/MLB), […]
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Mountain Valley football: Kyle Farrar, big blockers make Falcons huge threat
RUMFORD — Perhaps it isn’t the fever pitch that surrounded the program for almost a quarter-century, but one look around the Mountain Valley football huddle reveals why the expectations are bigger than they’ve been for a while. Bigger, as in the 6-foot-3, 300-pound frame of four-year starting two-way tackle Alan Carrier. Or the dueling shadows of […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Mountain Valley High School Falcons
Coach: Melissa Forbes (19th year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 4-8-2 regular season. Returning players: Seniors — Lexy Duguay (F), Maddie Kaubrys (M), Lexi Edwards (F), Danielle Thibodeau (M); Juniors — Chelsea Allison (F), Makayla Burgess (M), Brooke Carrier (D), Marissa Crosby (F), Kassie Thibodeau (G), Liza White (D); Sophomores — Abby Harding (F), […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Mountain Valley
Coach: Lynn Gould (third year) Conference: MVC: Class: B Last year: 13-3, lost in Western C quaterfinals. Returning players: Seniors — Karissa Bickford (FB), Karen Flaherty (G), Hannah Koch (MF), LeAnn McNally (F), Sydney Petrie (FB), Kayla Sinclair (FB), Kelli Trenoweth (MF), Jordyn Turner (FB), Ashlynn Young (FB); Juniors — Grace Briggs (MF/G), Emily Laubauskas (MF/F), Abby Mazza […]
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2015 Boys’ Soccer Preview: Mountain Valley
Coach: J.T. Taylor (second year) Conference: MVC: Class: B Last year: 13-0-1, lost in Western C semifinals. Returning players: Seniors — Curtis Steele (MF), Ryan Bennett (MF), Dakota Arsenault (FB); Juniors — Andrew Arsenault (MF), Jon Adley (SK), Jacob Beauchesne (G), Scott Sage (FB), Jesse Pelletier (FB), Tom Parlin (MF); Sophomores — Dylan Knox (FB), Seth Peaslee (MF), Vinny Deroche […]
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Softball playoffs: Marston, Falcons sop up Roadrunners
RUMFORD — PitcherLindsay Marston tossed a two-hit, rain-drenched 5-1 softball win over Mt. Abram on Tuesday afternoon at Hosmer Field, helping Mountain Valley move into the Western Maine Class C quarterfinals. “Lindsay held it together really well,” Mountain Valley coach Lisa Russell said. “Defensively, we played well and made a couple of nice plays behind […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon, Bourget mystify Mountain Valley, clinch first-round bye
RUMFORD — A high-and-mighty, early-afternoon sun probably cost Kyle Bourget a no-hitter, but Thursday otherwise was a perfect day for his Lisbon baseball team. With a 10-0, five-inning shutout of Mountain Valley at Hosmer Field, Lisbon locked up No. 4 in the Class C West Heal Point standings. The Greyhounds (13-3) know the significance, because it’s […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Kyle Farrar of Mountain Valley fights back, knows no sophomore jinx
RUMFORD — Some track athletes are natural. Others have a high ceiling with the right combination of coaching, commitment and confidence-building. Kyle Farrar is all that wrapped into one. The Mountain Valley High School sophomore was responsible for 32 of the Falcons’ 46 team points at the MVC championships, winning the 100-meter dash and long jump […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo, Kaine Hutchins shut out Mountain Valley, 4-0
DIXFIELD — Dirigo senior pitcher Kaine Hutchins and coach Ryan Palmer might be on to something after Hutchins’ three-hit shutout of Mountain Valley on Thursday afternoon. The first of two weather-related delays wiped out both teams’ infield practice and all Hutchins’ pre-game throws at Harlow Park. He only needed 17 pitches to get through two […]
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High school baseball: Poland comes back to top Freeport
Friday, a pitcher with something to prove and a patient sophomore catcher keyed a late-innings rally, lifting the Knights to a thrilling 11-0 win over visiting Freeport. “That’s been a strength of these guys all year,” Poland coach Mike Connor said. “They’ll take a mistake back into the dugout, and when they come back out, […]