Sport: Boys basketball
Coach: Joe Johnson
Last year’s record: 12-6, lost in the preliminary round
Key players: Seniors: Garrett Alofs, Ian Philbrick, Craig Robinson and Peter Tuma; junior Conor Sullivan; sophomores Kyle Kelley, Zach Bean and Kevin Philbrick
Season outlook: The Red Storm are looking to get their season off to a good start on Friday night (Dec. 5) as they host Marshwood in the season opener. First-year coach Johnson called the SMAA a very competitive league and said that every game will be a tough one. “At the end of the season we plan on being in a position to make the playoffs,” Johnson said.
Sport: Girls basketball
Coach: Jim Seavey
Last year’s record: 13-6 (lost in the Western Maine quarterfinals)
Key players: seniors: Reegan Brackett, point guard; Abbey Pelletier, forward; Melissa Bowen, guard; Chelsea Kothman, guard; juniors: Christy Manning, forward; Jenn Colpitts, guard; Heather Carrier, guard; Brittany Ross, point guard; Sarah Moody, forward; sophomore:Dani Foster, guard / forward and freshmen: Emily Kothman, forward and Mo Hannan, point guard
Key games this season: The Storm have circled the Deering and South Portland games as well as the two against Biddeford as key games on the 2008-2009 schedule.
Season outlook: Seavey has high hopes for the Red Storm girls. “We have the potential to once again finish in the top four,” he said. “We have a very athletic and team-oriented bunch of young ladies.”
Sport: Wrestling
Coach: Phil Hamilton, head coach; Matt Guinta, assistant coach
Last year’s record: 6-12
Key wrestlers: Seniors: Brian Smiley, Pete Doyer and James Publicover; juniors: Glen Googins, Sean Northgraves;sophomores: Kyle Jamison, Mike Cyr, Anthony Cofone, Scott Merrill
Key meets this season: Dec. 6 – Westbrook Tournament, Dec. 13 vs. Kennebunk and Deering, Jan. 31- regionals, Feb. 7- states
Season outlook: Senior Brian Smiley and Junior Glen Googins will anchor a much-improved squad featuring 10 returning starters from last season along with several experienced freshmen and newcomers. Hamilton has high hopes for the Red Storm wrestling team this year. “The majority of the wrestlers worked hard this summer in preparation for what could shape up as the best team in the school’s history,” he said.
Sport: Boys and girls swimming
Coach: Bill Stone (6th year)
Last year’s record: Girls: 7-1, won Southwestern championship, finished second at state championships.
Boys: 4-3, finished second at Southwesterns and fourth at state championships
Key swimmers:
Boys
Nick Twomey, senior: freestyle, IM, backstroke
Thomas Spencer, senior: freestyle, butterfly
Craig Delisle, senior: breaststroke, IM, butterfly
Mark Endrizzi, sophomore: freestyle, backstroke
Jack Clark, sophomore: freestyle, breaststroke
Matt Couillard, senior: breaststroke, butterfly
Jarrett Odden, senior: backstroke, freestyle
Dan Friedman, sophomore: IM, breaststroke, backstroke
Adam Saltz, junior: freestyle, backstroke
Girls
Christine Beecher, senior: IM, freestyle
Samantha Couillard, freshman: breaststroke, IM and freestyle
Dayna Ankermann, freshman: backstroke, freestyle
Maya Glab, sophomore: IM, breaststroke, freestyle
Michaela Wood, senior: diving
Julie Passarelli, senior: breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle
Alison Reynolds, sophomore: freestyle, breaststroke
Anna Wagner, junior: IM, breaststroke
Shelby Wheeler, junior: IM, breaststroke, freestyle
Key meets this season: The Red Storm are looking to get their season off to a fast start with the season opener on Dec. 6 against Kennebunk
Season outlook: Stone said he has high hopes for the Red Storm swimmers this season as the girls look to repeat as Southwestern champions and win the state title and the boys look to improve on last season’s finish. “Both teams look to be competitive in the regular season, at conferences, and at states,” Stone said. “We have several returnees who scored at states last season and some new swimmers who will score for us their freshman year.”
Sport: Ice hockey
Coach: Jay Mazur [6th Season]
Last year’s record: 8-11-1
Returning Players: Matt Mayo, Connor Gullifer, Brendan O’Brien, Buddy Reid, Jim Soules, Nick Tolman, Nate Gadbois, Trevor Hoxsie, Brett Leighton, Sean Milligan, Andrew Nigro, Zach Pettingill, Neil Ravin, Jake Rutt, Nate Tolman, Hunter Wood
Key games this season: Mazur said that all of the games on the schedule will be big ones for the Red Storm
Season outlook: For the Red Storm to make some noise this season, Mazur said that the Storm need help from every player on the roster. “We will need contributions from everyone and a focused team approach in order to be competitive in what is an extremely talented, balanced and competitive conference,” the coach said.
Sport: Girls indoor track
Coach: Ron Kelly
Last year’s record: During the regular season, Scarborough went undefeated and won the SMAA title. Then for the fourth season in a row, the Red Storm brought home the Class A state championship
Key meets this season: The Red Storm will be focused on the state championship meet once again this year, hoping to bring home a fifth consecutive title.
Season outlook: The Red Storm have built quite a dynasty in indoor track over the past several years, and Scarborough should be a contender for the state championship once again this season. While three members of the state championship 4×200 relay team (Kira Gordon, Alexandria Laniewski and Annie Mills) have graduated, leaving senior Lauren Blaisdell to anchor the relay team, the Storm do return shot put state champion Catie Funk, who returns for her senior season after winning the state championship with a throw of 36-1 last season.
The Storm will also be looking for strong seasons from returning athletes Abby Chick, Jenna Van Dam, Meghan Summerson, Whitney Chamberlain, Melissa Dellatore and Libby Davis, among others.
Kelly said he expects big things from the Storm again this season. “We will continue to be very strong this season. A very good freshman class will add depth to the team in the sprints and jumps,” Kelly said. “The 800 relay and 3,200 relays will be strong. We will need to develop pole vaulters to fill the gap of seniors that graduated. We will be solid in the distance races as well as the long jump and triple jump.”
Sport: Boys indoor track
Coach: Derek Veilleux
Last year’s record: The Red Storm finished second overall at both the SMAA championship meet and the Class A state championship meet
Key runners: Nate Hathaway (distance), Brad Nakanashi (pole vault, 4×800), Sam Chick (triple jump, 800, 4×800), Alex Dulac (high jump), Ian Ramsdell (triple jump, 4X200), Brian Woodbury (shot put), Billy Gorman (shot put), Jimmy Rouse (4×200/sprints) and James Wright (4×800)
Key meets this season: While the regular season meets at the Portland Expo are all important ones, the Red Storm will once again be focusing on the SMAA and state championship meets as the boys look to get over the hump and bring home the state title.
Season outlook: While the girls indoor track squad has run off an impressive run of state titles, the boys team has also emerged as one of the top teams in the state, and will continue to be so this season.
The Storm came just two points shy of winning the SMAA championship, losing to Gorham on the meet’s final event, and Scarborough should have the experience to make up the difference this season.
We have an experienced and talented team returning, with several state meet scorers returning from last year’s state runner-up team,” Veilleux said. “We have a well-rounded squad which will be able to cover most of the events. Staying healthy will be the key to us achieving success at the end of the year. Our goal is to improve each meet and prepare for the championship meets. We have great leadership with all the seniors; they have worked hard for four years and are motivated to capture a state title.”
Last season, the 4×800 team of James Wright, Sam Chick, Brad Nakanishi and Nick Violette won the state title with a time of 8:22.3. All of those runners should have a shot at defending their state title again this season.
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