BOYS’ BASKETBALL Coach: Joe Russo (34th year, 463-193 overall record, five state championships) 2022-23 record: 16-6 (Lost, 52-42, to South Portland in Class AA state final) Top returning players: Pepito Girumugisha (Senior), Jeissey Khamis (Senior), Kevin Rugabirwa (Senior), Drew Veilleux (Junior) Pivotal games: Dec. 15 @ Edward Little, Dec. 19 DEERING, Dec. 21 CHEVERUS, Dec. […]
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Waynflete Flyers Winter Athletes of the Year
A hockey hero and top skier get this year’s nod.
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Freeport Falcons Winter Athletes of the Year
A multi-sport standout and basketball leader extraordinaire are this year’s winners.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Quarry Road Trails is a Nordic skiing gem
When our friends, John and Diane Stokinger, invited my wife, Nancy, and me to join them for Nordic skiing and snowshoeing at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville, I was skeptical. Although vaguely aware of the existence of ski trails in that central Maine community, I didn’t know anything about them. The Stokingers knowledge was also […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Nordic skiing Narrow Gauge Pathway
When the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society winter outings schedule was planned last October, I volunteered to coordinate a Nordic ski trip at a location to be determined on Jan. 15. At the time, it seemed reasonable to expect there would be several options to choose from. Not this winter. Acceptable snow for Nordic skiing […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: ‘The best Nordic skiing this side of the Rockies’
The Facebook page for the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center announces, “The best Nordic skiing this side of the Rockies.” That’s a fairly bold declaration, but it may be true this winter. Beginning in early December, I started watching the weather and checking Nordic ski areas in search of decent snow. There hasn’t been much. After […]
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Deering Rams Winter Athletes of the Year
A basketball standout and top skier (again) are this winter’s recipients.
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Yarmouth native Sophia Laukli earns spot on U.S. Olympic Nordic ski team
The 2018 Yarmouth High grad has made a rapid ascent on the World Cup circuit in the past year.
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Varsity Maine Spotlight: Patrick Bergen, Yarmouth
The Yarmouth High senior has a passion for Nordic skiing – and for a new sport he’s introduced at the school.
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Maine Outdoor Wellness Center a dream come true for Varney family
Roy Varney’s family, community honor champion skier who died in a farm accident.