Archive for ‘Sports’

  • LR basketball: Smith hits big shots, makes big stops in win; LR girls declaw York

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sam Smith did whatever it took Saturday to land the Lakers into the win column. He showed the confidence of a senior by sticking several big jump shots with the game in the balance. He played with a lot of grit, knocking the ball away from a York […]

  • FA basketball: Raider boys now 3-0; girls still searching for their first

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Sedge Saunders and his Raiders are in a strange place right now. They are 3-0. They are playing an aggressive style of basketball that is resulting in good scoring balance and gritty defensive pressure. And, they are coming together as a team. Coach Saunders, however, is worried […]

  • Preview: Fryeburg Academy wrestling

    VARSITY WRESTLING Head Coach: Bryce Thurston, fifth year Team record from a year ago: First in Class B West Regionals, second in Class B State Meet Returning wrestlers: Tom Remedis, sophomore, 126 pounds; Conor Smith, junior, 132 pounds, third at Regionals; Ryan Buzzell, senior, 145 pounds; Matt Boucher, sophomore, 152 pounds, third at Regionals, second […]

  • Fryeburg Academy rises to the occasion, downs Lakers

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sedge Saunders is used to dealing with adversity at the start of most basketball seasons. Usually, his Raiders face a brutal five- to six-game span to open the year, and Saunders is busy trying to meld several “dorm students” — translation, foreign players — with local hoopsters. This year, […]

  • Presssure D propels Lakers past Raider girls

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sean Watson thought he had a good game plan to slow down Lake Region’s Big 3 — center Tiana-Jo Carter and guards Sarah and CeCe Hancock. “Our rules for the game were, if you were guarding anyone not named Hancock, you were going to double down fully on Carter. […]

  • Winter Previews: Fryeburg Academy

    VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Head Coach: Sean Watson, second year Assistant Coach: Billie L’Heureux JV Coach: Steve Bush Team record last year: 4-14 (wins over Yarmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Sacopee Valley and Poland) Returning players: Skye Dole, senior center (Third Team WMC, second leading rebounder in WMC); Sarah Welch, senior forward; Sydney Charles, senior guard; Makayla Frost, […]

  • Winter Previews: Lake Region High School

    Head Coach: Paul True, 10th year Assistant Coach: Doug Banks JV Coach: Pauline Webb Team record last year: 19-3, won the Class B West title; lost in the Class B State Finals to Presque Isle Top returnees: Tiana-Jo Carter, senior center, First Team All Conference; Miranda Chadbourne, senior forward; Lucy Fowler, senior guard/forward; Jordan Turner, […]

  • Winter Preview: Merger to give Ice Cats more life

    VARSITY ICE HOCKEY Head Coach: Dave Lepage, ninth year Assistant Coaches: Mike Misner, Jeff Lovering and Tavish Leland Team record from a year ago: 3-14-1 Returning players: Dakota Russo, senior, forward; Donnie Eaton, junior, forward; Evan Kellough, junior, defense. Top newcomers: Nick Bowie, senior, forward; Davis Turner, junior, defense; Noah Smith, junior, defense. Other varsity […]

  • St. Jude’s Turkey Day Run/Walk

    Harrison, Nov. 28 Course: 2.3 miles, Greenwood Manor Inn, up and back along Route 117, finish at the Inn Benefit: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital 1. Andrew Cutter, Gorham, 15:04.5 2. Logan Hallee, Harrison, 15:09.8 3. Addie Blais, Naples, 16:31.0 4. Laura Pulito, Bridgton, 17:08.0 5. Joshua Tucker, Gray, 17:44.8 6. Sarah Parks, Bellingham, MA, […]

  • December 5, 2013