Boys Cross Country

Coach: Jason Tanguay

Last year’s record: 11-2

Key athletes: Ben Foster (sr.), Drew York (sr.), Matt Esposito (sr.), Mitch Rossignol (sr.), Jesse Southard (jr.), Cam Tracy (jr.), Spencer Linscott (jr.), Sean Pratt (jr.), Ben Bradshaw (jr.), Collin Jones (jr.)

Key meets: Festival of Champions, Western Maine Regionals

Outlook: The Rams lost two of their top five seniors to graduation in June. “They’ll be hard to replace,” Tanguay says, “but we had many boys running this summer. I’m looking for these boys to fill those spots.” Tanguay also sees a tough regular season standing between his squad and regionals, “but I believe this team can put in the hard work necessary to qualify for the state meet.”

Girls Cross Country

Coach: John Caterina (second year)

Last year: 14th in Class A West; missed States

Key athletes: Kristen Benson (sr.), Ashley Woodbury (sr.), Meghan Hanley (sr.), Diana Albanese (jr.), Maddie Dewitt (jr.), Sarah Flanders (jr.), Bridget Rossignol (fr.), Anna Slager (fr.)

Outlook: After a rough 2013, Caterina is optimistic about his squad’s chances in 2014, calling the Lady Rams “a small but talented group.” Caterina hopes to add a few more names to his roster, and his fingers are crossed for a healthy season. If those pieces fall into place for the team, he expects them to vie for a top slot in A West, saying they “could be the biggest surprise in the SMAA this year.”

Field Hockey

Coach: Becky Manson-Rioux

Last year’s record: 8-7-1

Key players: Charlotte Smith (sr., Captain, F); Megan Baker (sr., Captain, G); Andrea Stemm (sr., M)

Key games: Westbrook, Biddeford, Thornton

Outlook: The Lady Rams have a seven-woman-strong returning contingent this year, and so look to build on last year’s success, earning another playoff berth and hopefully penetrating closer to everyone’s ultimate goal.

Football

Coach: Andrew Hager (first year)

Last year’s record: 0-8

Key players: Zach Mills, Stephen Burns, Trevor Nelson, Billy Ruby, AJ McKay, Brenden Mercier, Gunder Sandeno

Key games: Falmouth, Hampden, Greely

Outlook: Hager and the Rams are starting from somewhere near scratch, this year. “We’re a young team with a core group of dedicated athletes looking to establish an identity and rebuild a football program from the ground up,” he says.

Golf

Coach: Rick Altham

Last year’s record: 8-2

Key players: Kenny Tuttle, John Ennis, Tim O’Neill, Max Johnson

Key matches: Greely, Thornton, Windham

Outlook: Altham likes the lineup of his team this year: “A good mix of upper- and lower-classmen.” His four returning seniors invested considerable effort in their games in the off-season, he says, and “understand that hard work and leadership are the keys to being competitive.”

Boys Soccer

Coach: Tim King (15th year)

Last season: 12-4-1, fell in A West Semis

Key players: Nate Roberts (sr.), Cole Houghton (sr.), Matt Hooker (sr.), Cody Elliott (jr.), Jackson Fotter (so.), Tyler Richman (so.)

Key games: At Scarborough, at Deering, at Noble, Portland

Girls Soccer

Coach: Jeanne Zarilli

Last year’s record: Fell in the quarterfinals, 2-1 to (eventual State Champs) Windham

Key players: Emily Lewis, Kate Hopkins, Kiana Plumer, Renae Staples, Cady Houghton, Lizzie Sullivan, Narissa Libby, Emma Smith, Emily Esposito

Key games: Windham, Thornton, Scarborough, Deering, Marshwood

Outlook: “We’re young and athletic and a work in progress,” Zarilli says, capturing some of her squad’s assets and liabilities in a single sentence. The team inspires confidence in her: “We should be competitive in every game.”

Volleyball

Coach: Nicole Rizzo

Last year’s record: 5-9

Key players: Cassidy Landry, Diana Kolb, Mackenzie Bowers, Maddie Bennett

Key matches: Scarborough, Greely, Falmouth

Outlook: Rizzo and her girls are both positive and hopeful this year. “We feel like we have a lot to prove, and we are ready to show everyone the hard work we have put into the season already,” Rizzo says.

SCHEDULES

Cross Country

Aug. 28 Wilkinson Invitational 4 p.m.

Sept. 4 SMAA Relays 4 p.m.

Sept. 12 @ Westbrook (Deering, Noble) 4 p.m.

Sept. 19 @ Marshwood (McAuley, Biddeford) 4 p.m.

Sept. 26 South Portland (Sanford, Portland) 4 p.m.

Oct. 4 Belfast Invitational TBA

Oct. 10 @ Cheverus (Cheverus, Massabesic) 4 p.m.

Oct. 17 @ Bonny Eagle (Scarborough, Windham) 4 p.m.

Oct. 20 Second 7 Meet TBA

Oct. 25 Regionals TBA

Nov. 1 States TBA

Nov. 8 New Englands TBA

Field Hockey

Sept. 4 @ South Portland 4 p.m.

Sept. 8 Thornton 4 p.m.

Sept. 10 @ Westbrook 4 p.m.

Sept. 16 Biddeford 4 p.m.

Sept. 18 @ Bonny Eagle 4 p.m.

Sept. 22 McAuley 4 p.m.

Sept. 23 @ Cheverus 4 p.m.

Sept. 27 @ Deering 9 a.m.

Sept. 30 Windham 4 p.m.

Oct. 2 @ Marshwood 4:15 p.m.

Oct. 6 Massabesic 4 p.m.

Oct. 8 @ Noble 4 p.m.

Oct. 10 Portland 4 p.m.

Oct. 14 Sanford 7 p.m.

Football

Sept. 5 Falmouth 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 @ Hampden 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 Greely 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 @ Mt. Ararat 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 @ Morse 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 Marshwood 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 Oceanside 7 p.m.

Oct. 25 @ Fryeburg 1:30 p.m.

Golf

Sept. 3 Westbrook 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 8 @ Bonny Eagle 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 Windham 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 @ Greely 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 Thornton 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 @ Westbrook 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 Bonny Eagle 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 @ Windham 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 Girls Qualifier 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 Greely 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 2 @ Thornton 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 SMAA Qualifiers 10 a.m.

Oct. 8 SMAAs TBA

Oct. 11 Team States TBA

Oct. 18 Individual States TBA

Boys Soccer

Sept. 6 @ Marshwood 11 a.m.

Sept. 9 @ Bonny Eagle 6 p.m.

Sept. 11 South Portland 6 p.m.

Sept. 16 @ Deering 6 p.m.

Sept. 18 Westbrook 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 @ Biddeford 10 a.m.

Sept. 25 Windham 6 p.m.

Sept. 30 Sanford 6 p.m.

Oct. 2 @ Scarborough 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 Portland 6 p.m.

Oct. 9 @ Noble 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 14 Thornton 6 p.m.

Oct. 16 @ Massabesic 6 p.m.

Oct. 21 Cheverus 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer

Sept. 6 Marshwood 10 a.m.

Sept. 10 Bonny Eagle 6 p.m.

Sept. 13 @ South Portland 12 p.m.

Sept. 17 Deering 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 @ Westbrook 6 p.m.

Sept. 23 McAuley 6 p.m.

Sept. 26 @ Windham 7 p.m.

Oct. 1 @ Sanford 6 p.m.

Oct. 3 Scarborough 6 p.m.

Oct. 7 @ Portland 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 Noble 6 p.m.

Oct. 15 @ Thornton 6:15 p.m.

Oct. 21 @ Cheverus 4 p.m.

Volleyball

Sept. 5 @ Scarborough 6 p.m.

Sept. 9 Biddeford 6 p.m.

Sept. 11 @ South Portland 6 p.m.

Sept. 16 @ Greely 6 p.m.

Sept. 18 Windham 6 p.m.

Sept. 23 @ Kennebunk 6 p.m.

Sept. 25 Yarmouth 6 p.m.

Sept. 29 @ Thornton 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 1 @ Cheverus 6 p.m.

Oct. 3 Lake Region 6 p.m.

Oct. 7 @ Cony 6 p.m.

Oct. 9 Cape Elizabeth 6 p.m.

Oct. 14 Falmouth 6 p.m.

Oct. 16 South Portland 6 p.m.