Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant, center, drives to the basket past Lake Region’s Shauna Hancock, left, and Lauren Jakobs, right, last season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two major factors make Gray-New Gloucester an overwhelming favorite in Class B South this season. First, every player returns from last season’s top-seeded team. Second, the other top teams in last […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Ryan Wilkins (fifth year) Conference: East-West; Class: C Last year’s results: 1-17. Returning athletes: Senior — Hannah Shields; Juniors — Deja Bennett, Katy Henderson, Karen McNeil; Sophomore — Siana Jacobs. Promising newcomers: Senior — Soyoung Park; Juniors — Molly Bourget, Josephine Replogle; Sophomores — Cassidy Lowell, Shyloe Morgan; Freshmen — Kailie Bernard, […]
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Class C South boys’ basketball preview: Ramblers poised for another tournament ride
Andrew Shaw of Spruce Mountain gets a piece of Cam Wood of Winthrop last season in Jay. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) In a decade that began with a Dirigo dynasty, Class C South has evolved into one of the most competitive regions in the state over the last six years. Five different teams have won the […]
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2018-19 boys’ basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Kyle Rines (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: C South Last year’s results: 9-9, lost in C South preliminary round Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (5-9 guard), Hunter White (6-1 center), Abram Cormier (5-10 forward), Jacob Toomey (6-0 forward), Shawn Hardy (5-10 forward), Corey Umsteadt (5-10 forward); Junior — Tyler Gammon (6-2 forward), Dan Perry (6-0 forward); […]
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High school softball: Mustangs beat shorthanded Phoenix
JAY — Slowly but surely, the Spruce Mountain softball team is getting up to full strength. Between vacations, injuries and school issues, the Phoenix have not had a full roster all year, but Tuesday, Spruce Mountain had most everyone back. “We’re down to two,” Spruce Mountain coach Clint Brooks said. “At one point, we were […]
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High school softball: Phoenix fend off Black Bear rally
Phoenix coach Clint Brooks wanted his kids to stay calm and composed with a two-run lead on Maranaccok with three outs to get. That quickly changed when the Black Bears put two lead runners on base. “We talked about it before we went onto the field,” Brooks said. “I said, ‘Just remember, we’ve got a […]
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2016 Spruce Mountain softball preview
Coach: Clint Brooks (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s record: 7-9 Returning athletes: Seniors — Grace Ryan (C), Kaylee Leclerc (2b), Avery Goding (OF), Mikala Holt (OF); Juniors — Alex Bessey (P), Emily Hogan (1b); Sophomores — Allison Acritelli (OF), Hailee Perkins (3b); Key losses: Kailee Newcomb (OF), Patti Ryan (OF), Katie Gordon […]
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2015 Winter Preview: Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball
Coach: Chris Bessey (second year) Conference: KVAC B, Class: B South Last year’s result: 18-1, lost in Western B quarterfinals. Returning athletes: Seniors – Emily Hogan (5-4 guard), Rylee Moore (5-10 center); Junior – Alex Bessey (5-8 guard). Key losses: Nicole Hamblin (guard), Kailee Newcomb (guard), Vanese Barnes (forward), Emily Keene (forward), Sam Richards (center), […]