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The Weekly PacketApril 24, 2014

Varsity Baseball/SoftballApr. 12 Stearns 1:00

14 Narraguagus 4:3016 Belfast 4:3017 @ Bangor

(baseball only) 4:0019 Ellsworth (2) 11 & 122 Sumner 4:3024 @ MDI26 @ Wash. Academy 1:0030 Orono 4:30

May 5 Central 4:307 Bucksport 4:309 Dexter 4:30

12 @ Deer Isle-Ston. 4:3016 Wash. Academy 4:3019 @ Orono 4:3021 MDI 4:3024 @ Dexter 1:0027 @ Sumner 4:3030 @ Central 4:30

June 2 @ Bucksport 4:304 Deer Isle-Ston. 4:30

10 Prelim games12 Quarterfinals14 Semifinals17 Regional finals21 State finals

Coach: Dan Kane

Boys and Girls VarsityTennis

Apr. 12 @ UMO w/ Fort Kent, Old Town, Orono 12:00

17 @ Deer Isle-Ston. 4:0025 Dexter 4:0029 Sumner 4:00

May 1 Orono 4:006 Lee Academy 4:008 @ Orono 4:00

13 Deer Isle-Ston. 4:0015 @ MDI 4:0017 Singles tournament19 @ Dexter 4:0021 Lee Academy 4:0023 @ Sumner 4:0026 Ellsworth 4:00

June 3 Prelims5 Quarterfinals7 Semifinals

10 Regionals at Colby14 State champ. at Bates

Coaches: Larry Gray, Tim Farrar

SailingApr. 5 SailMaine team race Portland 9:00

6 Herreshoff qualifier girls fleet 9:009 Regatta at MDI 3:30

12 Marblehead team racing 11:0013 Marblehead team racing 8:0016 Regatta at MDI 3:30 19 Clipper challenge JV fleet 9:0026 O’Day qualifier in Portland 9:0027 O’Day champ. 9:0030 Regatta at MDI 3:30

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10 Breakwater Blast JV fleet 9:0010 NNE Champ. Portland 9:0011 Herreshoff Champ. girls fleet 9:0011 NNE champ. Portland 9:0017 Downeast regatta at MMA 9:0018 Downeast regatta at MMA 9:0021 Home regattaat MMA 3:3024 Regatta at MDI 9:0028 Regatta at MDI (Welles Cup) 3:30

June 4 Regatta w/MDI at MMA (Welles Cup) 3:30

Coach: Tom Gutow

Outdoor TrackApr. 26 @ Brewer 11:00May 2 @ MDI 3:30

16 @ MDI 3:3023 @ Bucksport

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@ Foxcroft 3:307 State championships

Coach: Erich Reed

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The Eagles baseball team—front Row, left to right: Nick Bianco, Kelsey Allen, Will Ricker, Harrison Vinall, Finn McMahon-Allwine, Will Entwisle, Jake Keenan, Garrison Looke, Sawyer Houghton; back row, left to right: Dakota Chipman, Wesley Herrick,Tim Cousins, Cooper Smallidge, Anthony Bianco, Tyler Webber, Jacob Reynolds, Justin Willis. Photo by Franklin Brown

Seniors providinggood leadership,Coach Kane says

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—With a core of four

returning seniors—Finn McMahon-Allwine,Cooper Smallidge, Tyler Webber andAnthony Bianco, the Eagles baseball team isgetting in shape for the season, Coach DanKane said.

“The seniors are providing good leadershipand play very important roles in the line up.”

Bianco is returning as pitcher, as arejuniors Kelsey Allen and Will Ricker. Theyare joined by returning varsity players suchas junior Harrrison Vinall, giving “moredepth on the pitching staff and in positionplayers,” Kane said.

In an early practice game againstNarraguagus, the Eagles won 7-1 playing ontheir home field.

“We have looked pretty good in the pre-season scrimmages,” Kane commented.

The team went 10-6 last season headinginto the playoffs, where they lost in the quar-terfinals to Bucksport.

“We proved we were one of the better teamsin the league,” Kane said after the seasonended. This year, the “goal is to be a solidplay-off team with a chance to go deep.”

Softball team is young and hard-working

Front row, left to right: Melanie Hipsky, Alissa Muise, Sarah Mullen, Emma Weed, Katrina Limeburner, Allyson Snow, KatrinCote; back row, left to right: Coach Chris Nile, Olivia Stevenson, Adreanna Simmons, Kassandra Rouff, Morgan Dauk, MeganNowland, Brenda Gray, Briana Stahre, Lily Cox. Photo by Franklin Brown

Coach Nile: ‘Thisyear they’re reallygoing to play’

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—The Eagles softball team

roster shows one particular characteristic—not one senior player is listed.

“I think they’re young,” said Coach ChrisNile. “And they’re hard workers.”

I have a couple of veterans who haveplayed for me the last two years,” Nilecontinued, speaking of junior KassandraRouff and sophomore Olivia Stevenson.“And I’ve got four pitchers returning; theyall look really good.”

Behind home plate, Nile has a new,untested catcher in freshman Morgan Dauk.

“She wants to be the best catcher we’vehad,” Nile said. “She kind of pusheseveryone else.”

In a scrimmage game at home on April 14,the girls crushed Narraguagus with 16 runswhile allowing their opponents to score onlyone.

“Seeing that game…it’s the best they’veplayed,” said Nile, who has been holding thefirst practices indoors because of weatherand the GSA field condition.

The girls are batting better than inprevious years, Nile said, pointing especiallyto junior Andrea Simmons. “Andrea’sbatting has already improved from last yearto this year so much,” he said.

What does the team need to work on?

“Base running,” said Nile. “The new [girls]haven’t played a lot, so that’s a big thing.”

Even with a younger team, Nile is lookingfor them to go deeper into the playoffs thanthey have in the last two years.

“My first year we didn’t make it, last yearwe went in at eight,” he said, before losing inthe quarterfinals to top-ranked Calais.

“This year, I think we should go in[ranked] at six,” Nile said. “I think we havethe potential to do it, if the girls put ittogether. I think they will.”

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17 Megan Nowland 114 Kassandra Rouff 111 Adreanna Simmons 11

18 Brianna Stahre 1015 Brenda Gray 103 Lily Cox 109 Allyson Snow 108 Olivia Stevenson 10

5 Katrin Cote 1010 Katrina Limeburner 1014 Morgan Dauk 97 Melanie Hipsky 9

11 Alissa Muise 93 Sarah Mullen 9

12 Emma Weed 9

Coach: Chris Nile

Baseball Roster# Name Grade10 Finn McMahon-Allwine 1225 Cooper Smallidge 125 Tyler Webber 128 Anthony Bianco 12

18 Justin Willis 12

23 Kelsey Allen 1112 Tim Cousins 111 Harrison Vinall 1126 Wesley Herrick 117 Will Ricker 116 Sawyer Houghton 119 Jacob Reynolds 11

4 Nick Biano 1011 Will Entwisle 103 Dakota Chipman 102 Garrison Looke 914 Jake Keenan 9

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Boys tennis team should have “good, deep” season

The Eagles boys tennis team—front row, left to right: Tate Yoder, Alex Heilner, TimDentino, Nathanial Boechat; middle row, left to right: Coach Larry Gray, Peter Wu,Matt Stephens, Lucas Theoharidis, Aiden Byrne, Jack Gong; back row, left to right,Ben Politte, Arlo Stabler, Beowulf Urban, Rowan Le Vangie Thomas, EdwardLameyer, Willem Hilliard, Leo Yuan. Not shown: Terry Tian. Photo by Anne Berleant

Coach Gray: “We’ll be a threat”for playoffs

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—The Eagles boys tennis

team graduated its top singles player lastyear, but with 11 players returning to thevarsity squad, Coach Larry Gray said theteam “should be good [and] deep.”

Well, that’s nothing new.The Eagles have captured the Class C

Eastern Regional title for four years running.Their victory over Madawaska last yearbrought them their seventh regional title ineight years.

“We’ll be a threat to do that again,” Graysaid.

With last year’s top singles player JohnnyXue having graduated off the team, seniorAlex Heilner and junior Tate Yoder havemoved up one spot to fill the number one andnumber two spots.

“Alex [Heilner] is ready to take over thetop spot,” said Gray. “He is a very goodplayer.”

Seniors Edward Lameyer returns to thefirst doubles team, joined by sophomoreLucas Theoharidis. Senior Leo Yuan, a firstdouble team player last year, will swingbetween third singles and playing seconddoubles team with junior Timothy Dentino,with junior Nathaniel Boechat sharing thatthird singles spot. Third doubles team is

Girls team has “good mix” of veterans and new players

The Eagles girls tennis team—front row, left to right: Linda Zhang, Maggie Keating, Charlotte Reiter; back row left to right: SophiaChen, Adrian Van der Eb, Madison Politte, Katama Murray, Abigail Frost, Hunter Morris, Jenna Gray and (in back) Clare Xin.Photo by Anne Berleant

Coach Farrar looksto strong playoffperformance

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—With a combination of

varsity veterans and experienced juniorvarsity players, the Eagles girls tennis teamhas good depth going into the spring season.

“We have a really good mix,” said CoachTim Farrar.

Farrar is a veteran himself, coaching thegirls team since it began in 1996. Last year,he guided the girls to a 10-2 season andplayoff quarterfinal finish.

His goal for 2014 is to “go deep into theplayoffs.” Seasoned varsity singles players,and seniors, Charlotte Reiter and MaggieKeating return to the top two spots, withjunior Sophia Chen moving from doubles totake the third singles spot.

Adrian Van der Eb is back on the firstdoubles team and Madison Politte joins herfrom the second doubles team. Both playersare juniors.

Last year, Farrar intentionally kept thevarsity squad small, with seven players.Thirty-six girls gained court experience asjunior varsity players. Six of them havemoved up this season.

Junior Clare Xin and sophomore AbigailFrost are in the second doubles spot, whilejuniors Katama Murray and Linda Zhang

and sophomores Jenna Gray and HunterMorris are varsity alternate players.

The girls’ season began on a winning notewith Eagles winning all three singles andboth doubles matches against Deer Isle-Stonington for a 5-0 victory on April 17.

“I’m very optimistic we’ll have asuccessful season,” Farrar said. “I thinkwe’ll be very competitive.”

Girls Tennis RosterGrade 12: Maggie Keating, CharlotteReiter. Grade 11: Katama Murray, Shuxin (Sophia)Chen, Maddie Politte, Adrian Van der Eb,Xin (Clare) Yue, Wanlin (Linda) Zhang.Grade 10: Jenna Gray, Hunter Morris,Abigail Frost.

Coach: Tim Farrar

sophomore Beowulf Urban and senior JackGong.

New varsity players Matt Stephens andAidan Byrne, both sophomores, juniorsRowan Le Vangie Thomas and Peter Wujoin juniors Willem Hilliard and Terry Tianto round out the team. Ben Politte and ArloStabler will swing between the junior varsityand varsity squads.

“Almost everyone on the team has a lot ofexperience,” Gray said.

That experience showed in their firstmatch against Deer Isle-Stonington on April17 where they won all three singles and bothdoubles matches for a perfect 5-0.

Boys Tennis RosterGrade 12: Edward Lameyer, Tianjian (Leo)Yuan, Alexander Heilner, Jinran (Terry)Tian, Xingjian (Jack) Gong.Grade 11: Rowan Le Vangie Thomas,Willem Hilliard, Tate Yoder, Xuezhi (Peter)Wu, Timothy Dentino, Nathaniel Boechat.Grade 10: Matt Stephens, Beowolf Urban,Lucas Theodaridis, Aidan Byrne. Grade 9: Arlo Stabler, Ben Politte.

Coach: Larry Gray

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Sailing team has depth and experience

The Eagles sailing team—front row, left to right: Kyle Arbuckle, Cedar Slagle, CecilyPage, Catarina LaFranchi, Rachel DesFosses, Clover Slagle, Coach Tom Gutow; backrow, left to right: Karina Steenberg, Yvonne Rogers, Keenan Hilsinger, NicholasSteenberg, Dillon Morey, Alex Wang, Gordon Lameyer. Not shown: Michael Salois,Alessandro Areangeli and Caitlyn Morey. Photo by Anne Berleant

Goal is to qualify forNew England Fleet RacingChampionships

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—The goal for the Eagles is

to qualify for the O’Day Regatta, which isthe season’s New England Fleet RacingChampionships, Coach Tom Gutow said. “Ithink we have one of the stronger teams asfar as team depth.”

The Eagles travel from Portland to CapeCod to Marblehead, Massachusetts tocompete in New England Schools SailingAssociation regattas.

The team also hosts regattas against localteams out of Maine Maritime Academy, andcompetes locally at Mount Desert Island.The regatta held on MDI on April 9 “wentwell,” Gutow said. In windy conditions, “wesplit the [races].”

The Downeast Regatta, which the Eagleshost, brings teams from New England andMaine to Castine Harbor for two days ofracing. It’s always a goal for the Eagles to dowell there, Gutow said.

Seniors Gordon Lameyer, Nicholas

Steenberg and Cecily Page skipper, withClover Slagle, Cedar Slagle, Dillon Moreyand Keenan Hilsinger as crew.

The girls also race to qualify for a chanceto compete in the women’s Herreshoff Cupin Hyannis. In the first qualifier, held onApril 6 at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts,windy conditions and lack of time on thewater kept skippers Cecily Page and CorinneSteenberg and crew Cedar Slagle and CloverSlagle from a qualifying finish.

But there are two more qualifying regattasand Gutow thinks they have a chance, even ifthe winds are rough. “With more practice, Ithink our girls will be equal to sailing in highwinds,” he said.

Sailing RosterGrade 12: Gordon Lameyer, Kyle Arbuckle,Keenan Hilsinger, Clover Slagle, NicholasSteenberg.Grade 11: Alessandro Areangeli, CaterinaLanfranchi, Cedar Slagle, Dillan Morey,Cecily Page, Michael Salois.Grade 10: Bolin (Alex) Wang, RachelDesFosses, Karina Steenberg.Grade 9: Caitlyn Morey, Yvonne Rogers.

Coach: Tom GutowAssist. Coach: Garsten Steenberg

Track team is expected to qualify for states

The Eagles track team—Front row left: Eason Ye, Oliver Scott, Philip Shaheen, Hannah Peasley, Emma Larson-Whittaker, MariahReinke, Liza Moore, Marena Koenka, Amber Moir, Anna Ludlow, Abby Andrews, Marinda Boechat, Abigail Jakub, Caroline Bull,Hannah Maiden. Second row left: Head Coach Erich Reed, Coach Carol Plohr, Baxter Forrest, Alex Taylor-Lash, Alice Dillon,Jessica Soukup, Bella Cimeno, Grace Hylan, Oliver Dillon, Madison Cole, Zyanya Holman, Christian Smit, Alyssa Chesney, BrionnaBlodgett, Aphelion Crampton, Chelsey Staples. Third row left: Coach Anne Piazza, Ben Burton, Johnson Chen, Devon Oppedisano,Brier-Rose Werner, Catherine Nevin, Taylor Venema, Jennifer Burton, Erik Taylor-Lash, John Larson, Merrin Brache, Tyler Ray,Cameron Gordon, Walker Ellsworth, Savannah Leaf. Back row left: Bradley Gale, Stephen Krichels, Jordan Soper, Jim Zhu, SageShaheen, Marvin Merritt, Maya Sealander, Peter Zhang, Megan Gale, John Hassett, Finn Davis-Batt, Frank Schweitzer, Ata Bahar,Aylen Wolf, Jasper Benson-Sulzer, Griffin Shute, Devlin Valle, Jacob Witting, Layne Smith Missing: Assistant Coach Sarah Rizzo,Spencer Bowden, Jakob Grindle, Julian Lindholme-Fiske, Alex Overlock, Andre Reinero, Nicholas Szwez, Emily Coleman, LucieDomina, Abigail Ford, Hanna Jordan. Photo by Anne Berleant

Coach Reed: ‘We’rebuilding our team’

By ANNE BERLEANTBLUE HILL—With 10 more track team

members than last year, this year’s team isthe largest and youngest, with an excellentcore of freshmen, said Coach Erich Reed.

“We have a young sort of team,”continued Reed. “Probably two-thirds of theteam are freshmen.”

Many of those have graduated from theBlue Hill Consolidated School trackprogram, and are “coming with goals tobegin with.”

Middle distance runner Alice Dillon, ajunior, is the team’s returning scorer at lastyear’s state meet, but she should have morecompany this year, Reed said, includingseniors Devon Oppedisano (hurdles), PhilipShaheen (middle distance), Andre Reinero(sprints), Chelsey Staples (throws), andStephen Krichels (jumps).

Last year, the Eagles placed 10th overallout of 33 teams at the state championships,with 4x400 meter relay team of Alice Dillon,Madison Cole, Sage Shaheen and LucyJakub placing fifth. Reed expects both the4x400 and 4x800 meter teams to performwell this year.

Senior Aphelion Crampton is also strongat the high jump, he said, and a new event forthe team is the pole vault.

The team has “a strong sense of owner-ship,” Reed said. “They have been focusedand motivated, not deterred by the earlyseason weather.”

Boys Spring Track RosterGrade 12: Devon Oppedisano, BradleyGale, Jingzhe (Peter) Zhang, StephenKrichels, Jiajun (Johnson) Chen, AndreReinero, Oliver Scott, Philip Shaheen.Grade 11: Baxter Forrest, Ata Bahar,Christian Smit, Jordan Soper, Zixuan (Jim)Zhu, Jasper Benson-Sulzer, Finn Davis-Batt.Grade 10: Marvin Merritt, Nick Szwez,Jacob Witting, Spencer Bowden, AlexOverlock, Frank Schweizer, Griffin Shute,Layne Smith, Devlin Valle, Aylen Wolf.

Grade 9: Merrin Brache, Ben Burton, OliverDillon, Walker Ellsworth, Jilian Lindholm,Fisk, Cameron Gordon, Jacob Grindle, JohnHassett, John Larson, Tyler Ray, Alex Taylor-Lash, Erik Taylor-Lash, Jingyu (Eason) Ye.

Girls Spring Track RosterGrade 12: Abigail Ford, Brionna Blodgett,Chelsey Staples, Aphelion Crampton,Savannah Leaf.Grade 11: Abby Andrews, Emily Coleman,Jennifer Burton, Madison Cole, Zyanya

Holman, Caroline Bull, Catherine Nevin,Alice Dillon, Hannah Maiden, AnnaLudlow, Taylor Venema.Grade 10: Alyssa Chesney, Lucie Domina,Megan Gale, Grace Hylan, Abigail Jakub,Maya Sealander, Sage Shaheen, Brier-RoseWerner.Grade 9: Marinda Boechat, Bella Cimeno,Hanna Jordan, Marena Koenka, EmmaLarson-Whittaker, Amber Moir, Liza Moore,Hannah Peasley, Mariah Reinke, JessicaSoukup.