Lewiston High School Lewiston Girls’ Soccer Coach: Butch Dow (third year) Last year’s record: 4-10 Returning players: Seniors — Mariah Carrier (ST), Tori Denis (MF), Emily Paione (FB/MF), Brianna Lajoie (MF); Juniors — Maegan Mathon (F), Morgan Bowen (F), Cassie Regner (FB), Samantha Cote (MF), Jess Cote (MF), Mikaela St. Laurent (MF); Sophomore — Erika Lemieux (FB). Key losses: Kenzi Masselli (G), Kayla Hamel
(MF), Shae Godbout (SW), Kenzie Sullivan (MF). Promising newcomers : Seniors — Audrey Jumper (F), Lex Jimenez (G); Sophomores — Gabby Barrett (F), Heather Kendall (FB), Kyleigh Letourneau (F), Hailey Lebel (MF); Freshmen — Kristina Blais (F), Kelsey St. Cyr (FB). Outlook: The Blue Dev i ls added a couple more wins last year and hope to continue that progression. Lewiston lost some key players but
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(WR/DB), Kevin St. Pierre (LB). Promising newcomers: Juniors — Ryan Allen (QB), Eddie Emerson (QB), Nate Freve (C/G/ DT); Sophomores — Sheon James (TB/DB), Quintarian Brown (TB), Ace Curry (WR/CB). Outlook: This is Lewiston’s youngest team in years, but the talent level is electrifying. County said that his two-fisted tailback combo of Brown and James were “lethal” as freshmen and that Brown has “Jared Turcotte potential,” a reference to the former Blue Devil who won the Fitzpatrick Trophy and starred at the University of Maine. Curry, the younger brother of former Lewiston QB Ronnie Turner, transfers from EL and adds blistering speed. Patrie is a three-year starter on both sides of the ball. Uncertain areas
Coach: Bill County (13th year) Last year’s record: 5-4 Returning players: Seniors — Steven Patrie (TE/ DE), Brian Wigant (G/DT) Zach Phelan (G/LB), Nick Perreault (TB/S), Colton Bernier (TB), Tom Hird (DE/K/P); Juniors — Gabe Johnson (FB/ MLB), Ben Howell (WR/CB). Key losses : Jef f Turcotte (HB/LB/DE), Joe McKinnon (FB/CB), Matt Therrien (HB/CB), Chris Madden (QB), Caleb Johnson (WR/FS), Rudy Pandora (T/DT), David Demers (T), Leo Gaghan (G/DT), Mike Nazaroff (G/LB), Nick Ross (NG), Matt Bowen (C/LB), Steven Hinkley
Lex Jimenez
Maegan Mathon
still have a solid group returning that should help the team continue to improve. Coach’s comment: “The season looks promising. We are rebuilding with many returning players
Brian Wigant
Colton Bernier
include the offensive line, where Phelan moves from fullback to fill one void, and quarterback, where Allen and Emerson are in a derby for the starting job. The Devils might be a year away from contending for the PTC title, but they’ll be
Mariah Carrier
Tori Denis
and some new faces coming in. We hope to better last season as we have better numbers and seasoned athletes.” — Coach Butch Dow.
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entertaining to watch in the here-and-now. Coach’s comment: “They are talented, but a lot of them have never been here before. When we got off the bus in Bangor (for the first scrimmage), I saw some wide-eyed kids.” — Coach Bill County.
Lewiston Cross Country Coach: T.J. Niles (second year) Last year’s results: Boys — Eighth in Class A; Girls —12th in Class A. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Mohamed Barre, Mohamed Awil, Andrew Balsamo, Jordan Balsamo; Junior — Mohamed Mohamed; Girls: Juniors — Mana Abdi, Faith Shaw, Taylor True; Sophomore — Courtney Allen. Key losses: Kevin Lavertu, Matt Chouinard, Nicole Court Menendez. P rom i si ng ne wc omer s : B oy s : Ju n ior — Abdifata h Moha med; Sophomore —Isa ia h
Harris; Girls: Sophomores — Norah Schlax; Nicole Footer; Freshman — Danielle Bellegarde. Outlook: Lewiston’s boys have more than just qualifying for states for the eighth year in a row on their to do list. KVAC and regional titles are reasonable goals, and challenging for a state title isn’t out of the question. Barre should be one of the top runners in the state. Awil, Mohamed Mohamed and the Balsamo brothers could help vault the Blue Devils into contention for their first state title since 2007. With the junior trio of Shaw, Abdi and True forming a solid top
Faith Shaw
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three, the girls could suprise, especially if they add some depth. Coach’s comment: “I think the boys are going
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to be very good this year. I think they have a shot at winning most if not all of their meets.” — Coach T.J. Niles.
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Coach: Bob Blanchette Last year: 9-3 Returning athletes: Seniors — Cameron Marquis, Tyler Houle, Evan Bourassa; Juniors — Jacob Cloutier, Taylor Vaillancourt. Key losses: Brandon Tiner, Matt Myrick. Cameron Marquis Evan Bourassa Matt Poulin Tyler Houle Promising newcomers: Juniors — Ma x Bolduc, Matt Poulin; Freshmen — Sam Zahut, Andrew Loisel. Coach’s comment: “It’s a good balance and a wonderful group of Outlook: The Blue Devils have depth and experience, and with a kids. They are A students.” good group of veterans on board, the team should be as competitive — Coach Bob Blanchette. as last season.
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