Brunswick — If you take a look at the local high school cross country teams, you’ll find quite a pool of talented young student-athletes. Individual runners like Lisandro Berry-Gaviria, Will Shaughnessy, Will Perkins, Leah Wescott and Martin Horne, all who placed in the top 12 of their respective state class meets, look to compete near the […]
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Manuel finishes second in Match Play Invitational
Casco — Will Kannegieser rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole Thursday to defeat Caleb Manual in the championship match of the Maine State Golf Association Match Play Invitational at Point Sebago. Kannegieser, a senior at Williams College, trailed by two holes with three to play, but made a 40-foot birdie putt […]
H.S. golf preview — Driving down the fairway
BRUNSWICK — As high schools prepare for the start of their fall sports regular season, local golf teams officially open the campaign this week with their first team matches. Defending Class A champion Mt. Ararat returns a solid core this season, while Freeport, which finished third in Class B, also brings back a group of talented […]
Field hockey teams show all the right moves in dance off
WINSLOW — Saturday just before noon, the most competitive event of the high school sports preseason, if not the entire fall, took place at Winslow High School. The participants look forward to this all off season. For the winner, it can set the tone for the season to come. Of course, we’re talking about the annual […]
Photos — Eagles soar into first week
MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL athletes are off and running this week for the fall sports season. Athletes are practicing locally on campus and nearby fields to get ready for their campaigns.
A time to remember: Manuel closes out big week
BRUNSWICK — Soon, Caleb Manuel will tee it up for his senior golf season at Mt. Ararat High School. However, the busy golfer has been just that … busy! Last week, Manuel opened things by breaking the course record at Brunswick Golf Club by shooting an amazing 60. Playing with Eagles teammate Eli Schoenberg, Manuel eagled […]
Frank True back with the Mt. Ararat Eagles
TOPSHAM — Over the years, Frank True has literally bled for the Mt. Ararat High School football team. Since his graduation in 1986, the Mt. Ararat alum, former Bath Iron Works employee, fireman and now the Fire Department Program Manager, has stayed close, assisting the Eagles football program, becoming the head coach, and later coaching in […]
Photos — Girls hoops camp held in Topsham
New Mt. Ararat High School girls basketball coach Julie Petrie held a girls youth basketball camp inside the high school gymnasium last week, with several SAD-75 players participating. In the photos, clockwise from the top left, Sylvia Keller shows her dribbling skills; Kamryn Chase gets low during a drill; and Amia Kennedy keeps her eyes up.
Lisbon and Mt. Ararat’s Petrie has a full slate
TOPSHAM — On Aug. 19, the familiar whistle and vocal leader of the Lisbon High School field hockey team, Julie Petrie, will be heard as she runs her Greyhounds through their paces on the opening day of fall practice. However, come late November, Petrie will be patrolling a different court when the girls’ basketball season kicks […]
Consistent Paine wins Maine Junior Championship, Manuel second, Charron tied for third
CUMBERLAND — With a one-shot lead over Thomas Higgins and four over Caleb Manuel, Conner Paine knew he had to get a lift somewhere, somehow in the blistering heat to hold off the talented golfers behind him. The 18-year old from South China found that jolt, eagling the fourth hole, followed by a birdie on the […]