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PublishedApril 23, 2011
Lions roar from gate with sweep of rival Mustangs
It always is fun when longstanding Waldo County high school athletic rivals Belfast and Mount View meet, but Friday afternoon’s season-opening diamond games in Thorndike and Knox proved more fun for the visitors than the hosts. That is because the Lions secured a pair of road victories by winning the softball game 9-3 and prevailing in the baseball contest 8-1. The Lions (1-0) led 3-2 after the first inning …
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PublishedMarch 7, 2011
Sixth sense: South Hope outplays South Liberty, serves up another state title
What a way to end a program. The South Hope Christian School volleyball squad earned its sixth straight Athletics for Christian Education League state championship Saturday afternoon in a best-of-three match victory over the Pioneers of South Liberty Baptist Academy at Lisbon Falls Baptist Church. The Royals won the first two games — 25-20 and 25-12 — to earn their sixth straight state crown and improve their …
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2011
What a finish: Mustang boys outkick Lions for thrilling season-ending win
There was no advancement in the playoffs or even a postseason berth for the winner. However, despite those scenarios, it was not just another game Thursday night as the Mount View and Belfast boys basketball teams battled in their “playoff” — with all-important Waldo County bragging rights on the line. Neither the Mustangs nor Lions will qualify for the upcoming Eastern Class B tournament, but that did not stop …
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PublishedOctober 23, 2010
Mustang field hockey gallops way to regional championship game
Every athletic season during the school year, each varsity team in the state has three goals: namely to win league, regional and state titles, with the final being the most coveted. For most, those dreams are not a reality. But for the Mount View field hockey squad, those lofty visions are still in clear view. The Mustangs earned a spot in the Eastern Class B championship game with a hard-fought 1-0 overtime …
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PublishedJuly 21, 2010
Unbeaten Rockport Automotive drives in as state’s best
After putting the finishing touches on an unbeaten season, Rockport Automotive claimed its rightful crown as the state Senior League Babe Ruth champions over the weekend, fittingly, on its home field. No. 1 Rockport beat No. 2 Farmington 10-4 in the championship game of the three-day state tournament played on Tolman Field at the Marge Jones Recreation Facility. The weekend games pitted Rockport Automotive, …
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PublishedJuly 12, 2010
Boat captains leave competition in wake
There were no lobsters to be harvested from mid-morning to mid-afternoon July 10 in Searsport Harbor because many of the boats used to do that work were traveling much to fast. In fact, catching lobsters was the last thing on most of the captains minds as they had engines to roar and wakes to create. Thus was the scene July 10 as Searsport hosted one of the latest in a series of events by the Maine Lobster Boat …
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PublishedJune 30, 2010
Midcoast student-athletes rule as KVAC standouts
As usual, Midcoast high school student-athletes more than hold their own among the top Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference spring honorees, including having a bundle of first-team all-conference selections and two coaches of the year. Athletes from Medomak Valley, Camden Hills, Rockland, Mount View in Thorndike and Belfast are among those honored by the league in baseball, softball, tennis, track and field and …
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2010
Mustang boys lone Tuesday night Waldo County winner
The Mount View boys basketball squad continues to play impressive ball and secure Heal Point-worthy victories. The latest was Tuesday night’s two-point victory over Maranacook of Readfield. In other Waldo County high school hoops Tuesday, the Belfast boys and Mount View and Belfast girls all came up short in their court games. Boys Mount View 55, Maranacook 53 … At Readfield, even though the Mustangs led …
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