READFIELD — In the first quarter Friday night, Maranacook couldn’t stop Poland big man John Fossett, who outscored the entire Black Bears roster in the period. After that, Maranacook stopped letting Fossett get the ball, and turned defense into offense on its way to a 57-54 victory in a Class B South boys’ basketball game. […]
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Maranacook (Winthrop) Alpine Skiing
Coach: Ron Gifford (12th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys — Second at KVAC, first at states. Girls — Third at KVAC, fifth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Matt Gyorgy, Connor Ireland,, Zach Lacasse, Hazen Searway; Juniors — Nathan Delmar, Avery Howe, Dennis Chiappetta, Andrew Coulombe, Drew Davis, Liam McNamara, Isaiah Weston, […]
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Maranacook Nordic Skiing
Coach: Steve DeAngelis (31st year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B. Last year’s result: Boys were KVAC and State Class B Champions. Girls were KVAC Champions and 3rd in Class B. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Luca DeAngelis, John Parent; Juniors — Zach Holman, Ruslan Reiter; Sophomores — Mark McLaughlin Girls: Seniors — Taylor Cray, Jaycee Greeley, Anne […]
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High School Boys’ Hockey Preview: Maranacook/Winthrop Black Bears
Coach: Chip Jones (third year) Region/Class: Southern Maine Class B Last year’s record: 1-17 Key returning athletes: Seniors – Zack Godbout (forward), Matt Ingram (defense); Junior – Sam Johnson (forward). Key losses: Lost eight seniors that were all core players. Promising newcomers: Many young players look promising, but none stand out yet. Season outlook: The […]
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Boys’ soccer: Maranacook blanks Gray-NG in B South semifinal
READFIELD – After two thrilling and nerve-wracking playoff wins, the season ended in unceremonious fashion Saturday for the Gray-New Gloucester boys’ soccer team. That’s what playing the two-time defending state champions can do to you. Top-seeded Maranacook took the lead in the first half and scored again early in the second half and never looked […]
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High School Football: Winthrop/Monmouth stuffs Maranacook
WINTHROP — It wasn’t always pretty, but Winthrop/Monmouth displayed the kind of football that wins high school playoff games in Maine. Led by a stout defense and a sustained offensive attack, the Ramblers pulled away from Maranacook, 27-3, in a Class D South quarterfinal at Maxwell Field on Friday night. The No. 4 Ramblers’ night […]
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H.S. Football: Arsenault, Robinson lead Dirigo comeback at Maranacook
READFIELD — Gavin Arsenault had a distinctively rural Maine description of how he felt during halftime Friday night at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams. “I had a wicked awful first half, and I just wanted to help out my team,” Arsenault said. “I just brought more energy. We all brought more energy, turned it up a […]
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H.S. Football: Halls perfect on fourth down as Lisbon routs Maranacook
LISBON — Whether by air or by land or by trickery, Lisbon quarterback and punter Tyler Halls owned fourth down Saturday at Thompson Field. The Greyhounds were a perfect 6-for-6 at converting get-to-the-stick-or-else plays Saturday afternoon, and Halls had a hand or feet in all of them to spark Lisbon’s 30-11 Class D South football win […]
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Ramblers connect with a last-minute victory
WINTHROP — Senior Ben Ames didn’t have time to worry when he saw the game-winning pass coming his way in a crowded end zone with 12.1 seconds left in a football game against Maranacook. Aimes’ primary concern was catching the ball, despite a host of defenders trying to get in his way. Matt Ingram lofted […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Ashley Mathieu, Kaitlyn Leclerc collect two goals each as Leavitt rolls
Or maybe all the credit goes to young, fearless Maranacook for being eager to break a sweat, but Leavitt didn’t look like itself in the first half of Tuesday’s KVAC field hockey game. “We’re usually a second-half team. Today we weren’t expecting them to be as strong as they were,” Leavitt senior Ashley Mathieu said. […]