Sports
River Valley Outdoors
May 06, 2011 12:00 amDoes this warming, spring weather scream out to others like it does to me? As I sit on the back porch pecking away at the computer, I can almost hear the call of the wild in the air – “William, what are you doing? Get out here and play.”
Let's get ready to tumble!
May 06, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- The Greater Rumford Community Center hosted the YMCA State Gymnastics Meet last weekend at Mountain Valley High School.
The meet consisted of some 280 gymnasts from greater Rumford, Auburn, Bath, Bangor, Central Lincoln County, Down East, Old Town, Oxford Hills and Waterville.
Following the singing of the national anthem, public address announcer Craig Zurhorst, mimicking all-star wrestling, said, "Let's get ready to tumble!"
Falcon girls hold on for lacrosse win
May 06, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- There are two halves in girls' lacrosse and Mountain Valley certainly pulled together in the first half. However, a lack of concentration in the second half Saturday almost proved to be costly.
The Lady Falcons built up a 10-4 lead after Ayla Allen scored the eventual gamewinner 8:25 into the second period and they held on for a 10-9 win against Fryeburg. Mountain Valley beat the Raiders 8-4 last spring.
Track meet
May 06, 2011 12:00 amMountain Valley's Shannon Santillo is seen here completing her shotput throw in track meet held at Hosmer Field last Friday. (Times photo by Bruce Farrin)
Sports Desk
May 06, 2011 12:00 amIt will certainly be a challenge but the Mountain Valley baseball team isn’t backing down. There will be a new look because graduation took its toll, but the Falcons still believe they will make their presence known in the Mountain Valley Conference.
A group of six returning lettermen is a good place to start with seniors Cam Kaubris (shortstop) and Brandon Jacques
(third base/pitcher); juniors Izaak Mills (catcher/pitcher) and Zack Radcliffe (second baseman); sophomores Adam Volkernick
(centerfielder/pitcher) and Ryan Nicols (leftfielder/pitcher).
Dirigo girls tennis opens
May 06, 2011 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- The Dirigo girls' tennis team opened with a 4-1 win at Mt. Abram before getting defeated by 4-1 in a home match with St. Dom's.
On April 25 against Mt. Abram:
Singles -- Betsy Noyes (D) defeated Staci Plogg, 6-2, 6-4; Meredith Brown (D) defeated Brandy Pease, 6-2, 6-1;
and Maggie Elliott (MA) defeated Emily Ray, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles -- Cassidy Bigos and Ryanne Dailey (D) defeated Mariah Kendall and Lakeesha Woodcock, 6-2, 6-1; and Coral Howe and Grace Hebert (D) defeated Lindsey Benoit and Aisha Gill, 6-0, 6-0.
On April 27 with St. Doms:
Cougar boys rally past Wiscasset
May 06, 2011 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- Ben Holmes hit a two-single for the eventual winning runs and Arik Fenstermacher pitched two and one third innings to earn a save as the Dirigo baseball team rallied for a 9-5 win against Wiscasset at rainy Harlow Park.
The tide turned as Dirigo scored six runs in the bottom of the third and fourth innings. Every Cougar player contributed in some capacity.
Cougars win softball opener
May 06, 2011 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- It’s always an advantage to start off on a positive note and the Dirigo softball team received a strong effort when it was needed to make a statement. The Lady Cougars found a diamond in the rough in their regular-season opener and posted a 13-1 win against Wiscasset at cozy Marble Park.
Falcon boys climb past the Andies
May 06, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- Attention to detail can make a difference and the Mountain Valley baseball team made the right moves by using every available player which ultimately proved to be the difference.
The Falcon offense came alive with three runs in the third inning, highlighted by Kyle Gauvin’s RBI double to score Brandon Jacques with the eventual game-winning run in the season opener, a 6-4 triumph over Livermore Falls at Hosmer Field.
MV boys' lacrosse downed by St. Doms
May 06, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- The Mountain Valley boys' lacrosse team prepared for a challenge. However, the atmosphere shifted dramatically when Saint Dominics controled the action Wednesday afternoon.
The trio of Troy Haefele, Matt Adams and Anthony Fagone combined for every goal and the St. Doms defense proved to be up to the task in a convincing 14-2 triumph over Mountain Valley under sunny skies.
St. Doms (2-0) were a more skilled team, enhanced by a stronger passing attack around the perimeter. Mountain Valley defenders Nathan and Scott Nicols rotated back into the zone.
