Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Fryeburg Academy weekly sports recaps

    CROSS-COUNTRY This week’s meet at Gray-New Gloucester revealed to Coach Bill Reilly what his Raider runners really need to work on for the big meets. “In the less competitive meets, our pack feels strong since the number of high performing runners is less. Friday’s meet was a reality check against Yarmouth and York, both of […]

  • Lakers unable to overcome turnovers, fall to Yarmouth in opener

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer YARMOUTH — There was one glaring number on Brian Jahna’s stat sheet that helped explain Lake Region’s 31-13 loss to Yarmouth Friday night. 4 turnovers, 21 points. The Laker’s head coach could barely believe what he was seeing in the first 12 minutes as his club coughed up the […]

  • Fryeburg Academy fall previews

    GIRLS’ SOCCER Head Coach: John Atwood, 30 plus years JV Coach: Corrie Hennessy Key players: Solid core of returning seniors Lexi L’Heureux-Carland, McKenna Gerchman, Sage Bovin, Emery O’Connell, Megan Fuller, all defenders; Julia Quinn, Katherine Parker, Esmeralda Hernandez Carolyn Gray, midfield; Orie Inirio, Anna Mahanor, Bridget Bailey forwards; juniors Mackenzie Buzzell, Kaylin Delaney, Abby Davis, […]

  • Lake Region fall preview

    CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach: Dan Dors Assistant Coach: Kurt Peterson Girls’ roster: Seniors Audrey Blais, Haewon Kim, Leyla Seitova; juniors Addie Blais and Jen Springer; sophomore Samantha DeSouza; freshmen Kennedy Brake, Emily Colson and Olivia Toole. Boys’ roster: Senior, Nick Scarlett; freshmen, Aaron Black, Alex Creaser, Andrew Gianattasio, Deryn Hatch, Tim Halbrook and Cameron Meserve. […]

  • Bottomley wins Naples Causeway 5K

    Naples Causeway 5K Pete Bottomley, 53, Cape Elizabeth, 17:47 Todd Lytle, 45, South Casco, 18:22 Kyle Rhoads, 45, Windham, 18:23 Brendan Surette, 17, Woburn, MA, 18:31 Kyle Conforte, 58, Bridgton, 18:33 Erik Martin, 35, Naples, 19:17 Nick Obie, 20, Poland, 19:47 Jackson Fortin, 23, Jefferson, 20:02 Matthew Greear, 33, Auburn, 20:06 Lauren Murray, 36, Metheun, […]

  • Naples Causeway 5K race this Sunday

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Around 160 runners are registered for the first-ever Naples Causeway 5K Walk or Run this Sunday, Aug. 30, and more are likely to come forward on race day. The race starts at 8 a.m. between Brays Brewpub and Moose Landing Marina on Route 302, and will travel a course up […]

  • Olympian Kris Freeman sets Great Adventure Challenge record

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When they hopped into their kayaks, pushed off the Alpine Village beachfront and paddled to the imaginary starting line on Moose Pond, Kris Freeman and Chace Conroy had very different thoughts on their mind. Freeman, an Olympic cross-country skier, was in it to win it. The Thornton, N.H. resident […]

  • Olympian in the Great Adventure Challenge mix

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Kris Freeman could easily have given up on his dream. When he was 19, Kris had just walked away from a full scholarship at the University of Vermont to pursue Olympic cross-country skiing. A routine blood test (by the Olympic ski team prior to the 2002 Olympics in Salt […]

  • Could this be the final Tour de Lovell? Riders hope not

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer LOVELL — For Mark Huston of Jamaica Plain, Mass., the Tour de Lovell is the sporting highlight of his year. “I can play out my Walter Mitty Tour de France fantasies. I am 59 years old and have been cycling since I was a teenager. My wife and I […]

  • FA fall sports preseason start times

    Turning the calendar to August, high school sports preseason will soon open. Fryeburg Academy begins preseason on Monday, Aug. 17. Practice times are as follows: Girls’ Soccer: Coach John Atwood will hold double sessions — Academy field from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., and Route 302 field from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer: Coach Tim […]