JAY — Spruce Mountain is vertically challenged this girls’ basketball season, without any player standing taller than 5-foot-9. If you saw a 6-foot-2 senior on Lincoln’s bench and speculated that she might play a substantial role in the KVAC contest on Tuesday night at the Phoenix Dome, you guessed well. Samantha Burke provided 10 points on […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain holds off late Leavitt charge
JAY — Winless Leavitt almost came back in the end to earn its first victory of the season, but the Hornets ran into a Spruce Mountain team that played an end-to-end brand of basketball that was the recipe for success in a 52-46 KVAC boys’ basketball victory Tuesday night at the Phoenix Dome. The game […]
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H.S. Skiing: Edward Little skiers top alpine season opener
Bell slithered down the giant slalom course in a time of 34.41 his first time down the hill. He wasn’t as fast his second time down, and Spruce Mountain’s Lucas Alley came close in his second run with a time of 34.48, but Bell’s combined time of 1:09.03 topped the field. “He skied really solid,” […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain hangs on against Gray-New Gloucester
JAY — Spruce Mountain let Maranacook get away in the third quarter of a December boys’ basketball battle. Then the Phoenix blew a nine-point lead in the fourth period against Poland, only to back it up by wasting multiple chances to put away Gardiner in regulation. Three losses, three crises of confidence, all of which reared […]
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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain misses the mark against Gardiner
GARDINER — Spruce Mountain’s road woes continued on Thursday, as the Phoenix are still looking for their first win away from home. Their opponent in their latest road defeat was no slouch, however, as the Phoenix faced 5-1 Gardiner in a KVAC girls’ basketball clash. The Tigers kept their strong start going, as they finished off […]
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Boys’ basketball: Late comeback by Poland zones out Spruce Mountain
POLAND — Poland boys’ basketball considers the 1-2-2 halfcourt zone its emergency defense. Watching Spruce Mountain dribble around, nursing a nine-point lead with 4:30 to go in a game that neither team led by more three until the final tick of the third quarter clock, fit that description. “We know when we have to go […]
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Girls’ basketball: Phoenix feels right at home with win
JAY — Spruce Mountain didn’t lose a regular-season game last year. The Phoenix lost their first three this year, however, as much of the roster changed. What hasn’t changed in the five-year history of the program is the team’s dominance at home. That nearly changed Tuesday night. Spruce Mountain pulled away in the third quarter […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain comeback falls short at Maranacook
That isn’t a favorable situation against any Class B South boys’ basketball team, and especially not undefeated Maranacook, which was generous at the finish but held on for a 55-46 victory. “All of a sudden we decided to show a little bit of passion,” Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey said. “Our defense picked up, we […]
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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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Spruce Mountain Alpine Skiing
Coach: Bill Acritelli (First year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys: Fifth at KVAC and states. Girls: Fifth at KVAC, fourth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Stephen Sylvester, Chad Richards; Juniors — Devon Pomeroy, Lucas Alley. Girls: Seniors — Sam Slovak, Veronica Davis, Shae-Lynn Fortier, Emma Rodriquez; Sophomores — Allison Acritelli, Madeline […]