Football
Coach — Frank True.
2012 highlights — 0-9.
Personnel lost — Jake Liedman (QB), Ryan Smith (RB), Greg Wallace (DL), Joey Burr (LB), Brandon Wyatt (WR), Ryan Moody (OL), John Dietlin (OL), Tyler Norko (OL), Zach Gray (OL), Brenden Jasper (OL).
Newcomers — Seniors Brady Murray (OL/DL), Tim Larose (RB/LB), Adam Smith (WR/DB), Aaron Kluckow (RB/LB), Colin Hovey (RB/LB).
Coach’s comments — “Our main goal is to play at a high level at all three phases at every game, Our expectation is be competitive in all of our games, and if we play to our potential we have a chance to earn a few wins and possibly a playoff berth.
“And, since Brunswick is in a different division now, we’re looking to renew our rivalry with Morse.”
Season opener — Sept. 6 (at Skowhegan).
Key dates — Sept. 20 (H, Fryeburg Academy), Sept. 27 (at Gorham), Oct. 25 (at Morse).
Boys soccer
Coach — Rick Renaud.
2012 highlights — 12-1-1. Beat Brunswick 4-2 in Eastern A semifinals, toppled Lewiston 2-1 in East finals, lost to Scarborough 4-0 in state title game.
Personnel lost — Gabe Pelletier (GK), Dan Purinton (M), Dylan Michaud (D), Will Hirnak (MF), Alex LaPierre (D), Nate Santeramo (F), Eric Bowie (D), Jason Tome (MF), Jamie McCracken (MF), Brian Johnson (F), Ben Volk (F), Ryan Emmons (D), Blaine Miller (D).
Personnel returning — Seniors: Eric Knight (B), Ty Veno (B), Joe Thomas (M), Isaac Bradshaw (M), Justin Pierce (M), Griffin Stockford (F); juniors Mason Griffin (GK), Jon Roux (GK), Chris Pepin (M), Alex Halladay (B), Mike Crawford (M), Andrew McCracken (M), Robbie Small (F), Dan Pelletier (F).
Newcomers — Senior Sean Bolduc (B); juniors Trevor Mayo (B), Kenny Stimpson (B), Avery Desjardins (M), Devon Drew (B); sophomores Shy Ulrickson (F), Stephan Peters (M), Eli Timberlake (M); freshmen Jimmy Pelletier (M), James Hutchinson (M), Cole Guerin (F).
Coach’s comments — “Our goal is to get better every game and be able to be in a position at the end of the year to be able to compete in the playoffs. We are fairly young this year, so it may take some time to jell.
“Lewiston, Hampden, Brunswick and Bangor should all be very competitive. The league schedule has changed this year, so we will be playing some teams in the regular season that we haven’t played in a while.
“I have a very skilled group of kids, hopefully they will understand how hard they have to work to be successful, and if I can get them to work hard we will have a very good season.”
Season opener — Sept. 7 (at Messalonskee).
Key dates — Sept. 11 (at Brunswick), Sept. 27 (H, Bangor), Oct. 8 (at Lewiston), Oct. 22 (season finale, H, Brunswick).
Girls soccer
Coach — Sam Chard.
2012 highlights — 9-5 regular season. Beat Edward Little 2-0 in Eastern A prelim, lost to Bangor 4-2 in quarterfinals.
Personnel lost — Sydni Clark (F), Maddison Prescott (F), Sonia Robert (F), Kristi Willey (M), Chelsea Crawford (F), Celia Ouellette (F).
Personnel returning — Juniors Katie Labbay (A), Libby Ouellette (A), Christine Levesque (M), Dani Krause (M), Lauren Williams (GK).
Newcomers — Senior: Nicole Ross (M), freshmen Lauren Labbay (M), Anna Manuel (D), Katelyn Cox (D) Nikki Bradstreet (M), Kate Guerin (GK), Ana Knight (A).
Coach’s comments — “We think we’ll do much better this season than last. We definitely have more offensive power and a deeper bench.
“Our midfield should be our strength as well as speed. Having a deeper bench also helps!
“We have a young team this year with 19 incoming freshmen. We’ll also need to have the upperclassmen step up into newer roles to lead the team. We lost our ‘D’ last year, so filling those positions will be hard. But we do have some newcomers willing to take on that task.”
“We think there is more parity this season and it’s up for grabs for anyone! Should be exciting to watch.”
Season opener — Sept. 6 (H, Messalonskee).
Key dates — Sept. 11 (H, Brunswick), Sept. 28 (at Bangor), Oct. 22 (season finale at Brunswick).
Field hockey
Coach — Kelly LaFountain.
2012 highlights — 10-4 regular season. Blanked Lewiston 4-0 in Eastern A quarterfinals, lost to Skowhegan 11-0 in semifinals.
Personnel lost — Charlotte Crosby (F), Lizzie O’Neal (M), Sarah Sandlin (D), Mallory Nelson (D), Katelyn Beedy (D), Micaela Mitchell (F), Taylor Pare (G), Kate Groh (D).
Personnel returning — Seniors: Caitlin LaFountain (M), Carly Raymond (F), Samantha Hamilton (D), Danielle Palmer (D), Paige Perry (D), Kristen Pierce (F), Kelly Richard (D), Renee Rossignol (GK); junior: Alyssa Curit (F); sophomores: Maddie Alexander (M), Sharley Moreland (D).
Newcomers — Senior: Nellie Hetherington (GK); juniors: Nicole Labbay (D), Maggie Vaillancourt (M/F); sophomores: Evangeline Jerome (M/F); Savannah Parry (M/D); freshmen: Haley Frizzle (GK), Porter Galvin (F); Rhiannon Hersey (F), Magan Thomas-Copland (D), Alana Weaver (M).
Coach’s comments — “We lost some key players who had a lot of varsity experience, but this group of returning players has played together since middle school so they work really well together. They want to build on the success we had last season, but know they are going to have to really work hard because of the high level of competition in our league. We have players who can score, but we will need to have more consistency defensively and continue to improve each time out. The big key will be how well the younger players adjust to the varsity level. They support each other on and off the field and are looking forward to the start of the season.
“Our goal isn’t any different than any other team. We want to make the playoffs. Offensively, we want as many people as possible scoring goals and defensively limiting the corners taken against us.
“Skowhegan, Messalonskee and Lawrence are the topthree teams to beat. The rest of the teams are pretty competitive with each other and will battle all season long. It wouldn’t surprise me to see a couple upsets this year to the top teams.”
Season opener — Sept. 4 (at Cony).
Key dates — Sept. 14 (H, Skowhegan), Sept. 19 (at Brunswick), Oct. 12 (H, Brunswick).
Cross country
Coach — Diane Fournier.
2012 highlights — Girls seventh in State Class A meet, boys ninth. Top runners were Kelly Lynch (18th) and Olivia Swan (31st) for the girls; Sam Wood (24th) and Nathan MacKenzie (32nd) for the boys.
Personnel lost — Colton Burne, Zach O’Connor, Danny Catlin, Steve Fisher, Lukas Frenzel, Kevin Nolan, Joey York; Kordana Jones, Olivia Swan, Lauren McNett, Eslie Morgan, Brennie Radulski, Addie Schneider, Lizzie Swanholm.
Personnel returning — Girls: Seniors Alicia Caterina, Emma Chase, Emmie Cox, Dani Ingle, Kelly Lynch, Amy Segars, Bailey Sullivan, Olivia Watson; sophomores: Reyanne Brooks, Bronwyn Caswell Riday, Sara Lamb, Emma Levy.
Boys: Seniors Jake Demosthenes, Jonah Levy, Nate Mackenzie, Shea Nelson, Jake Papa, Nick Rogers, Sam Wood; juniors Ted Burns, Thomas Emerson, Matt Gott, Kellen Radulski; sophomore Eddie Van Note.
Newcomers — Girls: Senior Antonia Dipietro; juniors Emma Etnier, Sarah Chadwick; freshmen Lindsey Papa, Isabella Blessington; Boys: Juniors TJ Ackerman, Nathan Sprague, Steven Johnson; sophomores Matt Berger, Griffin Thurston; freshmen Chris Cooper, Tim Cox, Eagan Eldridge, Edwin Ickes-Coon, Cameron Meier.
Coach’s comments — “Boys will be competitive in the league, and as the season develops will do well in the regional and state meet. For the girls a building year … a big loss with no Olivia Swan and just a few freshman girls coming up from the middle school. Missing a few girls who ran last year, one going to her former sport and the other just choosing to not run. Great group of girls, just need to be patient in their growth.
“We want to keep everyone healthy, and progress to top performances at the end of the season. This will be a coaching challenge.”
Season opener — Aug. 30 (Laliberte Invitational).
Key dates — Oct. 19 (KVAC Championships), Oct. 26 (Eastern Class A Regional at Belfast); Nov. 2 (State Championships at Twin Brook in Cumberland).
Golf
Coach — Rick Bartlett.
2012 highlights — 2-8, no postseason.
Personnel lost — Ben Foley.
Personnel returning — Seniors Jeremy Williams, Nick Dow; junior Tyler O’Connor.
Newcomers — Senior Zach Miller; sophomore Thomas Eagan; freshman Cam Cox, Steven Schuman, Sawyer Watson, Jason Magno, Mark Abreu.
Coach’s comments — “Tyler O’Connor is a strong player who should be one of the top players in the state this year. Jeremy Williams and Nick Dow both improved during last season and should continue to this year. The key to the season will be how the new players come along over the course of the season. Both Cam Cox and Steven Schuman have looked good early.
“I hope we can have a 6-6 record during the regular season and qualify for the states as a team. In our division, I think Oceanside will be strong and probably Camden Hills.”
Season opener — Aug. 29 (at Lincoln Academy).
Key dates — Sept. 5 (at Brunswick), Sept. 16 (at Morse), Oct. 8 (KVAC Qualifier).
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