RUMFORD — Monmouth cruised from the start Saturday and finished its regular season with a 63-24 girls’ basketball win over Mountain Valley. The Mustangs scored the first 12 points of the game and held a 20-4 lead by the end of the first quarter. “We knew they were good, but we weren’t expecting them to […]
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Lisbon girls' clip Falcons
LISBON — The Lisbon Greyhounds jumped out to a 12-point lead after one quarter and held off a late rally from Mountain Valley to edge the Falcons, 39-36, in girls’ high school basketball action. The Falcons (10-6) never led, but tied the score with 20 seconds remaining on a Kierstyn Lyons trey. Lisbon retook the […]
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Boys' basketball: Mountain Valley spreads its wings, whips Lisbon 57-39
Mountain Valley’s Keegan Davis, left and Michale Pare, right, team up to stop Lisbon’s DJ Douglass as he drives to the basket during Thursday night’s basketball game in Lisbon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — With its top scorer battling sickness, Mountain Valley’s other players had to battle for him. Part of that meant battling against […]
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Sevigny, Mountain Valley girls sink Winthrop
RUMFORD — A freshman stepped to the line with nine seconds left and the game tied. “I was really scared because I knew the game was probably on the line right there,” Rylee Sevigny said. Sevigny calmly — at least it appeared so — made both free throws, and Mountain Valley held on for a […]
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Girls' basketball: Freeport out-paces Poland, 54-42
POLAND — In a matchup of two of the top teams in Class B South, Freeport leaned on two of its top players. Senior captain Allie Goodman scored 10 points in the first quarter to put the Falcons ahead, and sophomore captain Caroline Smith finished with a game-high 27 in a 54-42 girls’ basketball victory […]
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Mountain Valley girls run past Dirigo in teams’ opener
DIXFIELD — In Rylee Sevigny’s first varsity game, the Mountain Valley freshman came to win. By scoring 18 points in the second and third quarters, Sevigny put her actions where her thoughts were, leading the Falcons to a 53-42 win over rival Dirigo High School to open the MVC season. “I think in rivalry games […]
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Mountain Valley Boys' Basketball
No one needs to remind the Mountain Valley Falcons that almost doesn’t count in basketball. Seven of the their 11 losses last year were by six points or less. Those near-misses became even more painful when they came up shy of a berth in the tournament by one spot. The Falcons have several good reasons […]
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H.S. Wrestling team previews
Dirigo Co-coaches: Dana Whittemore and Gunnar Bradbury (first year) Conference: Mid-State; Class: B South Last year’s results: 20-11 duals, 4th B South, 6th Class B. Returning athletes: Seniors — Jon Wainwright, Dalton Berry; Juniors — David Pelletier, Wyatt Lufkin, Nolan Degroot; Sophomores — Dimitri Harvey, Jacob True. Key losses: Bryce Whittemore, Hunter White, Colin Woodhead, Jon Flagg. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Trevor Brown, […]
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D South quarterfinal: Falcons run through Phoenix, 26-6
Mountain Valley’s Jacob Blanchard, left, uses a stiff arm against Spruce Mountain’s Brandon Frey to get extra yards during Friday night’s football game at Hosmer Field in Rumford. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — What was expected to be a smashmouth Class D South quarterfinal on Friday night between No. 5 Spruce Mountain and No. 4 […]
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Game of the Week: Phoenix at Falcons is Mountain of a matchup
When Class D South schedule was released last summer, football fans in Rumford, Mexico, Jay and Livermore Falls were left scratching their heads. How could the slate not include a meeting of two teams, merely separated by a half-hour drive, who have met eight times in six years, through two classes? The schools tried to […]