TOPSHAM — Athletes in their first year of high school are often timid and uncertain, just hoping to fit in with more mature peers. Lisandro Berry-Gaviria of Bowdoinham was nothing like that when he arrived at Mt. Ararat High School’s preseason cross country sessions two years ago. Already he had read and digested The Youth and […]
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Area Runner Makes Good: Lisandro Berry-Gaviria of Mt. Ararat qualifies for Nike Cross Country Nationals
WAPPINGER FALLS, N.Y. — Mt. Ararat High School’s Lisandro Berry-Gaviria has qualified for the Nike Cross Country Nationals. On Saturday at Bowdoin Park, Berry-Gaviria placed third in the Nike Cross Northeast Regional, finishing in 16:10. The Nationals will be held in Portland, Ore., this upcoming Saturday. Berry-Gaviria, a junior, won the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, […]
High School Hockey: Girls hockey opens this weekend for area teams
BRUNSWICK — As most Maine high school athletic teams opened practices for its winter sports teams around snowflakes this week, girls hockey squads have been practicing for a couple of weeks now. After early morning practices and a rather quick preseason, the 2018/19 season opens this weekend with Brunswick, Mt. Ararat/Morse and Yarmouth/Freeport all hitting the ice. Here’s a […]
Winter Offerings: Topsham Recreation has several fun Winter programs
TOPSHAM — The Topsham Recreation Department has several winter programs on the docket. For more information, call the Rec. at 725-1726. Eagles Coed Basketball The Eagle Hoops seventh- and eighth-grade program is for students within the SAD-75 school district. Participants will receive skills instruction and scrimmage play. Coaching and skills will be provided by the Mt. Ararat varsity […]
Mt. Ararat Boys Basketball: A new, but familiar face leading the Eagles
TOPSHAM — There will be a new coach patrolling the sidelines on the basketball courts this winter for Mt. Ararat High School. While he is new to the varsity head coaching position, David Dubreuil is a familiar face in the boys program. The 2001 Mt. Ararat graduate began the 2018/19 season on Monday, holding his first […]
Short Football Numbers: Greely ponders its high school football future
CUMBERLAND — Greely High School’s football team has been celebrated for doing a lot with a little. But next year’s varsity roster is expected to be even smaller than this year’s band of 22 Rangers. Administrators, coaches and booster members in Cumberland said they have to start looking at options — including joining forces with another […]
Class A North Boys Soccer: Mt. Ararat Eagles come up a goal short against Lewiston, 1-0
Mt Ararat’s Mason Brigham, left and Lewiston’s Hussein Hassan battle for the ball during Wednesday’s championship game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON – On a night when the ghosts and goblins were out collecting candy, the Lewiston High School boys soccer team scored the least scary goal of the season. A penalty kick goal just […]
Class A Boys Soccer Regional: Lewiston faces worthy foe Mt. Ararat Eagles
Lewiston — No team has been a thorn in the side of defending Class A boys soccer state champion Lewiston this year like Mt. Ararat. The Eagles were one of two teams to play the unbeaten Blue Devils to a draw, and later bested them in the exhibition KVAC championship game — with both results coming […]
High School Soccer: Mt. Ararat Eagles put away Bangor, 3-2, in boys soccer semifinal
BATH — There were few secrets heading into Friday night’s Class A North boys high school soccer matchup between third-seeded Bangor and No. 2 Mt. Ararat at McMann Field. In an early season encounter in Topsham, it took a Travis Nadeau double-overtime goal to lift the Eagles to a 1-0 win, and through 40 minutes of […]
Class A Cross Country: Mt. Ararat’s Berry-Gaviria wins again
Belfast — Lisandro Berry-Gaviria’s plan worked to perfection. As for Sofie Matson’s face-plant, that worked out as well as could be expected. In the end, both runners successfully defended their Class A cross country state championships on a raw Saturday morning, with times faster than any others who followed in the other meets at Troy Howard […]
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