Sport: Boys basketball

Coach: Mark Karter

Last year’s record: 11-9

Key players: Dominic Borelli, Nich Jobin, Tyler Kelly, Christian Hamilton, Jose Nouchanthavong

Key games this season: Contests against Portland, Cheverus, Windham, Bonny Eagle, Thornton Academy, Gorham, South Portland and Deering are all big games for the Blazes this season

Season outlook: “We return two starters and are a relatively young team – our goal is to improve as the year progresses and look to be a tournament team at the end of the year, Karter said. “We have decent height, and need to get good guard play to compete in a very talented SMAA conference.”

Girls basketball

Coach: Troy Dunphe (first season)

Last year’s record: 13-5, finished as the No. 5 seed in Class A, defeated No. 4 Scarborough in a quarterfinal game before losing to No. 1 Deering in the Class A West semifinals

Key players: Emily Wight, Meliah Leighton, Ashlyn Bourgeois

Key games this season: Dec. 30 @ Deering, Jan. 2 vs. Scarborough, Jan. 9 @ South Portland

Season outlook: The Blazes lost three starters from last year’s semifinal team, including top players Cynthia Wescott and Audrey Shutts, who are now teammates at USM. In addition, the Blazes have also lost senior Erin Murphy, who will be sitting out the season due to knee surgery.

Even with those losses, the Blazes, behind first-year coach Dunphe should have enough experience to make some noise come tournament time.

Sport: Boys and girls swimming

Coach: Dana Barrows, Andy McBrady

Key swimmers: Girls: Kelly Smith(senior), Britt Holtan(senior) and Emma Levinsky (junior)

Boys: senior Kalin Lancaster,Kyle Goan (senior), Derek Hawkes (junior), Keegan Goan (junior) and Nick Adrience (senior)

Key meets this season: Both teams are training to focus their efforts towards the state Class A meet in February at Bowdoin College.

Season outlook:

Girls: “Our girls have a great team,” Barrows said. “We have a group of girls who really enjoy being in the water and also enjoy each other’s company. I hope to have the majority of our girls qualify for the state meet this year. Unfortunately, we have been bit by the injury bug and will be missing two key performers from last year’s team in Steph Lamson and Lauren Blais.”

Boys: “The boys will be extremely competitive this year. We can swim with anybody,” Barrows said. “Our numbers are the Achilles heel of the program. All of our swimmers have an opportunity to achieve a state qualifying time this year. The boys have great senior leadership. Kyle Goan emerged last year as one of the best swimmers in the state. He was a double winner last year at the state meet. This year he has set his goals even higher and really will be fun to watch.”

Sport: Wrestling

Coach: Ryan Hutchins (3rd year)

Last year’s record: 10-10 dual meets, 8th Place – Class A State Tournament

Key wrestlers: Zach Huggard (senior) 135 / 140; Andrew Drouin (junior) 189 /215; Harrison Strondak, (junior) 145 /152; Cole Larrivee (junior) 125 / 130; Glenn Emery (sophomore) 112 / 119

Key meets this season: Westbrook Invitational – Dec. 6, Southern Maine Classic Jan. 24, Western Maine Regional – Jan. 31, Class A state tournament – Feb. 7, SMAA dual meet tournament – Feb. 14

Season outlook: “We are still very young, with only one senior and 20 9th and 10th graders,” Hutchins said. “However, several of the younger wrestlers gained valuable experience at the varsity level last year, which will give the team a boost this season. Westbrook returns multiple state qualifiers in Drouin (second in state at 189), Strondak (third in state at 135) and Emery (qualifier at 103). These three, along with a solid core group of returners will help lead the young team through a competitive schedule. It should be an exciting season for us as we look to improve on last year’s results.”

Sport: Boys hockey

Coach: Travis Jalbert

Last year’s record: 10-10-1

Key players: Goalies- Zach Joy (senior), Preston Peabbles (junior); Forwards – Tyler Rand (senior), Josh Caron (senior), Tommy Lemay (sophomore), Scott Heath (sophomore); Defense – Shayne Nealey (junior), Devan Rodrigue (junior), Justin Dube (senior)

Key games this season: Gorham, Cheverus, Portland

Season outlook: Westbrook returns Rodrigue, Heath, and Caron who missed all of last season and will all be major contributors to the team’s success. With two quality goalies and plenty of speed and size they should be among the best of tier II. Playoff success will depend on the development of some of the younger players.