Mtn. Valley Girls’ Basketball Coach: Tammy Gallant (first year) Last year’s record: 14-5, lost in Western B quarterfinal Returning letter winners: Seniors — Ayla A llen (5-10 for ward), Chrissy Briggs (59 guard), Kaitlin Armstrong (5-7 guard), Ma kayla W hite (5-5 g uard); Juniors — Ma kenzie Ga llant (5-8 g ua rd/for wa rd), Darbi Brown (5-7 guard), Brooke Dolloff (5-10
Mtn. Valley Boys’ Basketball Coach: Rick White (third year) Last year’s record: 16-3, lost in Western Class B quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Zak Radcliffe (5-8 guard), Andrew Child (6-1 forward), Isaac Roberts (6-2 forward); Juniors — Jacob Theriault (6-1 g uard), Ryan Nicols (5-9
Mtn. Valley Wrestling Coach: Chris Bean (first year) Last year’s record: Class B champions, Western B champions, second in Mid-State League Returning letter winners : Senior — Joe Provencher (138) ; Juniors — Nicole Burgess (106), Jon Petrie (220), Anthony Boucher (182), Austin Varnum (220), Sophomores — Jake Thornton (120), Zach Cross (170).
Mtn. Valley Cheering Coach — Linda Burns (11th year), Assistant coach — Kassie Burns. Seniors — Kate Cote, Melanie McDiffett, Heather Theriault, Emily Gallant, Whitney Ruff; Juniors — Sam Sorensen, Kori Thomas,
forward), Abby Day (5-5 guard); Sophomore — Katie Puiia (5-3 guard). Key losses : McKenzie Paterson (guard), Lindsay Gallant (guard) Promising newcomers : Junior — Addy Gorham (5-10 for ward); Sophomores — Brena Brown (5-4 guard), Jena Plourde (5-10 forward). Outlook: The Falcons have become a regular in the Western B tournament in recent years and return much of last year’s club, including Allen, an all-MVC player. Briggs, Armstrong and White were all regular contributors last year. Gallant says the Falcons have the MVC championship game in their sights and hope
guard). Key losses: Cam Kaubris, Izaak Mills, Justin Carter. Promising newcomers : Juniors — Sean Murphy (5-9 g ua rd), Colin Merrill (5-9 guard), Milo Jodrey (6-1 forward), Aaron Benson (6-0 for ward), Scott Nicols (5-9 guard); Freshmen — Bradley Marshall (5-11 forward), Tom Marshall (5-9 guard), Jacob Yates (6-3 center). Outlook: The Falcons took a huge hit with the graduation of scoring and assist leader Kaubris, now at Bates College. Then its
Key losses: Ryan Burgess (112), Cody Magoon (125), Josh Thornton (145), Taylor Carey (171), Josh Allen (189), Christian Durland (215), Ryan Glover (285). Promising newcomers : Sen ior — Kyle Golden (195); Sophomore — Mike Theriault (160); Freshmen — Dakota Jacques (113), Nate Boucher (125), Brandon Gill (132), Ian Austin (145). Outlook: An assistant for the last decade, Bean inherits a defending state champion in rebuilding mode. Some eligible talent did not come out for preseason, so as of press time, the Falcons have lost nine starters, including five state champions and two others who
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for a return to the Western B tourney. Coach’s comment: “We want to focus on tough defense, because it leads to a transition offense. We will focus on doing the basics
second-leading scorer Mills, a streak y outside shooter, chose not to rejoin the team this year. The end result is a young group that should remain competitive in the MVC. Radcliffe, Roberts and Theriault all saw time in the starting lineup last year. MV will continue to employ its up-tempo style at both ends of the floor in hopes of goading its opponents into turnovers and fatigue. Coach’s comment: “As the season goes on, we feel the bench will develop and give us the depth that we need to play the up-tempo
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well. We want to shoot the ball 50 percent more than our opponent.” — Coach Tammy Gallant
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style that we want to play.” — Coach Rick White
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placed. Burgess and Provencher were fourth at states last year. The freshman class is strong and should contribute immediately, and there are a number of first-time wrestlers who could add depth.
Coach’s comment: “We’ve got a good young group coming up. We’re spread out pretty well. We’ve got some hard workers.” — Coach Chris Bean
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A d r i a r n a Ro s s , Ma k a i l a C on le y, Christa Vattes, Katlyn Burgess, Renee Knox; Sophomores — Kayla Pingree, Jordan True, Sara-Mae Parlin, Kelsey Bla ncha rd ; Freshma n — Shelby McDiffett, Leah Perry.
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