Boys Basketball
2006 record: 17-3
Coach: Jim Ray
Season highlights: “I think it was the way we finished down the stretch with Greely, York and Falmouth. Those were three very competitive games and we won them all. Particularly, senior night against Falmouth was great.”
Seniors: Nick Ray, Kevin Martin, Matt Allen, Ben Poirier, Liam O’Shea, Joe Geoghegan, Ben Rautenberg, Andrew Webster
Awards: Kevin Martin – coach’s award; Matt Allen – Kevin Brady Memorial Award; Joe Geoghegan – team co-MVP; first-team all WMC, McDonald’s senior all-star, academic all-state; Liam O’Shea – team co-MVP, second-team all WMC
Coach’s comment: “There were high expectations put on us from the very beginning, but you still have to play the games. In the postseason meetings I had with the players I talked about how I think our mental preparedness was there sometimes and not others. But when you step back and reflect it was just a fantastic group of kids. It’s easier said than done to bring that intensity every night. So I told the kids and parents at our end of the year banquet that I’m so lucky to have such quality kids.”
Girls Basketball
2006 record: 3-16, lost to Mountain Valley in the preliminary round of the Western Maine Conference playoffs
Coach: Ron Keirstead
Season highlight: Getting into the playoffs
Seniors: Rachel Budkiewicz, Samantha Welch
Awards: Rachel Budkiewicz – team co-MVP; Brennan Balfour – team co-MVP, third-team all WMC
Coach’s comment: “It was a pretty good season. We competed with a lot of teams and just didn’t finish at the end of those games. We had nine games that were decided by 10 points or less. It was disappointing at times. In games that we should’ve won, it didn’t happen. But overall I thought the player’s played their hearts out for me.”
Boys Ice Hockey
2006 record: 16-7
Coach: Jason Tremblay
Season highlight: Winning a second straight state title
Seniors: Ross Negele, Mike Kertes, Ryan Tremblay, Joel Balfour, Zack Juliano, Kyle Dancause, Drake Livada, Matt Bernstein, Ryan Hatch, Jon Newell
Awards: Ryan Hatch – all WMC; Zack Juliano – all WMC; Ben Davis – all WMC; Mike Kertes – all WMC; Drake Livada – all WMC; Andrew Gibson – all WMC; Tom Rich – all WMC
Coach’s comment: “Basically, we started off with a tough schedule and we had problems. We were 5-6 at one point and we dealt with a lot of problems, internal and external mid-season. We were trying to find an identity and the seniors took over. We needed people to step up and the seniors did. It was just a tremendous attribute to what they were able to do.”
Girls Ice Hockey
2006 Record 10-10
Coach Cade Blackburn
Season Highlight Our best effort of the year was against Greeley, a 3-0 shutout.
Seniors Julia Elliott, Stephanie Desantos, Hanna Landis and Sarah Landis
Awards MVPs: Hanna Landis and Sarah Landis; Most Improved: Emma Logan
Coach’s Comment “The seniors were very effective leaders on and off the ice, so I think the younger girls learned a lot from them. We’ll need the younger players to step up next year and take more responsibility. Everyone had fun this year and each person contributed to the success of the team; from solid effort in games and practices to fundraising, it all counts. If we can continue to improve our skills and learn to play better as a team then we should see more success in the future.”
Boys Indoor Track
2006 record: 14-5
Coach: Doug Worthley
Season highlights: “Kevin Harrison was undefeated all season in the long jump and the triple jump until the last jump of states where he came in second in the triple jump.”
Seniors: Kevin Harrison, Ben Weimont, Jon Butterworth, Evan Bagley, Kyle Toot, Doug Ginn, Justin Rogers and Matt Yantakosol
Coach’s comment: “We had spectacular performances all year by Kevin Harrison, Evan Bagley, Pat Murphy, Tucker Emerson and Dave Register. Injuries hurt us hard this season. We look forward to a rebuilding year next year.”
Girls Indoor Track
2006 record: 11-8
Coach: Doug Worthley
Season highlight: Blair Griffin won the Class B 200 meter run as a sophomore and placed in the 55 meter, along with Grace Needleman.
Seniors: Carly Rapaport, Grace Needleman, Alison Meehan, Kyra Tuttle, Kristen Howe
Coach’s comment: “It was a very good season that had many ups and downs. We had a lot of great individual performances both week to week and in the championships. Blair was a standout, as were the senior girls. We’re all looking forward to a great spring and next year.”
Girls Swimming
2006 record: 10-1
Coach: Kerry Kertes
Season highlight: Finished second in the conference and second at the state meet
Seniors: Jess Danielson, Abby Delahanty, Alice Evans, Chelsea Stephenson, Abby Theriault, Laura Williamson
Awards: Nora Daly – all state; Kinsey Tarbell – all state; Laura Williamson – all state; Jessica Danielson – Southern Maine swim official’s scholarship winner; Jess Danielson – academic all American; Abby Delahanty – academic all American; Alice Evans – academic all American; Chelsea Stephenson – academic all American
Coach’s comment: “It was a great season. Everyone had personal best swimming and diving performances, and we had the best GPAs ever.”
Boys Swimming
2006 record: 9-1
Coach: Kerry Kertes
Season highlight: Finished second in the conference and third at the state meet
Seniors: Eli Ratner, Reilly Taylor, Joe Goodglass
Awards: Reilly Taylor – Southern Maine swim official’s scholarship winner, academic all American; Joe Goodglass – academic all American
Coach’s comment: “It was a great season. Everyone had personal best swimming and diving performances, and we had the best GPAs ever.”
Boys Nordic Skiing
2006 record: WMC champs, Class B state champs
Coach: Deven Morrill
Season highlight: “The highlight of the season was the boys scoring 25 total points in the classic race. Tike Maccoll came through with an 11th place finish with Colman Hatton and Stanis Moody-Roberts finishing in the top six.”
Seniors: Colman Hatton, Chris Miller
Awards: Colman Hatton – team MVP
Coach’s comment: “This was the fourth and hardest year I have had to coach. We had zero snow during the season with unseasonably warm temps and were unable to make it. This meant we had to run though the majority of the season. Keeping them motivated through dry spells made it tough. We were unable to train classic technique and had very few days on snow.”
Girls Nordic Skiing
2006 record: Class B state champs
Coach: Deven Morrill
Season highlight: Winning states. “The girls hadn’t won a race all season and thought they were out of it. After a stellar classic race they pulled off the impossible.”
Seniors: Mary Kate Huebener, Dana Riker, Clare Egan, Blake Kast, Jean MacDonald
Awards: Clare Egan – team MVP
Coach’s comment: “This was the fourth and hardest year I have had to coach. We had zero snow during the season with unseasonably warm temps and were unable to make it. This meant we had to run though the majority of the season. Keeping them motivated through dry spells made it tough. We were unable to train classic technique and had very few days on snow.”
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