FREEPORT — First-night jitters — and errors — got the best of both teams Friday night as Poland opened its 2016-17 girls’ basketball campaign at Freeport High School. The Falcons and visiting Knights struggled mightily out of the gate, combining on just five points in the first seven minutes of play. By halftime, both sides […]
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Winter Preview: Poland boys’ basketball
The Knights’ hopes to advance past the preliminary round for the first time since their memorable run to the state championship game in 2014 were dealt a blow when senior Greg Leighton went down in the first week of preseason with a torn ACL. Leighton, who was their sixth man last year, was part of […]
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Winter Preview: Poland girls’ basketball
Nathalie Theriault is back, and that alone is a nice perk for Poland. As a sophomore last year, Theriault, a guard, led the Knights in scoring, assists and rebounds as they went 8-12 and reached the Class B South quarterfinals. Poland essentially returns the same team in 2016-17, and third-year coach Mike Susi hopes that […]
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Winter Preview: Class B girls’ basketball
Gray-New Gloucester coach Mike Andreasen recognizes the harsh reality of Class B South. “We can have a better team than a year ago, but have a lesser chance of winning the South,” Andreasen said. “Everybody will be better this year, everybody will be elevated.” The Patriots (17-5) captured the B South championship in 2016-17 before […]
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2016-17 Poland/Gray-NG/Oak Hill/Leavitt boys’ hockey preview
Coach: Joe Hutchinson (first year) Class/Region: A North Last year’s record: N/A Key returning athletes: Lucas Perry, Bailey Drouin, Drake Goupil, Brandon Michaud, Brandon Pelton, Connor Cyr, Hunter Soucy, Parker Springer. Promising newcomers: Nate Marcotte, Ashton Dozois, Theo Mahaleris, Austin Taylor. Season outlook: The Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill co-operative team has combined with Leavitt to take […]
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Boys’ Hockey: New Poland/Gray-NG/Oak Hill/Leavitt co-op looking for an identity
Thankfully for Hutchinson and hockey-playing hopefuls at Leavitt Area High School, there was another team facing the same stark reality. Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill also was dealing with low roster numbers. “We reached out to their schools, and it got all approved by their school boards, got approved by our school board, and it kind of […]
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2016-17 Poland cheering preview
Coach/years: Sarah Watson (second year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Team roster: Seniors — Klarissa Emery, Tess Gordon, Jaden Lajoie; Juniors — Emily Champagne, Alexis Verrill, Kaile Leighton, Aliyah Hamel; Sophomores — Hannah Gordon, Madi Haley, Amber Lauze, Chianne Hamel, Emmalinda Walchli; Freshmen — Autumn Willis, Kaira Thibault, Ashley Hemenway, Victoria Toothaker, Abby Champagne. Season […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets, Red Storm can’t settle the score
The game was competitive throughout — something neither team had seen much late in their previous games — and even went into overtime to try and settle the score. The extra session settled nothing, and the unbeaten teams skated to a 2-2 tie at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “(Our girls) knew coming into this game […]
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Winter Preview: Poland indoor track and field
Coaches: Rick Kramer (third season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys — 17th at state championship, 4×200 relay Class A state champion; Girls — 28th at state championship. Returning athletes: Seniors — Ben Bernier, Quinn Ferguson, Justin Gannon, Adam Kaczynski, Vincent Russo, Trystan Sanborn, Ben Simpson, Mercedes Archer, Hope Dubois, Elesha Pratt; Juniors […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland swarms Biddeford/Thornton
AUBURN — Shots are what a team strives for in hockey, but they don’t mean a thing if they don’t go in. Such was the situation Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland faced heading into the closing minutes of the first period in its game against Biddeford/Thornton Academy on Wednesday. The Red Hornets had put up 15 shots, but […]