The annual Alumni Hockey Game will be played at the Travis Roy Arena at NYA at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 24th. All hockey alums, male and female, are welcome to play.
The cost will be $20.00 per player, $15.00 for alumni/ae in Classes 2012-2016. Players who graduated in EVEN numbered years should wear a dark shirt, ODD numbered years should wear a light-colored shirt.
Robert Hack passed away on July 11, 2016 while camping on Lanes Island. He is survived by his father Robert, and his sister Christine ’84.
Saturday, November 5th saw the Yarmouth Clippers bring home two soccer championships and two individual championships in cross country in Class B competition.
Let’s start with soccer. Both the Girls and the Boys played at Hampden Academy, the Girls against Waterville, the Boys against Winslow. Perhaps due to the 9:30 am start time, the Girls got off to a slow start, and trailed 1-0 at the half despite outshooting the Panthers. But the Clippers completely dominated the second half, scoring three goals in the space of ten minutes, two by Katie Clemmer ’17 and one by Sara D’Appolonia ’18, to seal a 3-1 victory. This is the first state championship for the Girls since 2003, a real thrill for senior starters Ella Antolini, Gretchen Barbara, Katie Clemmer, Abby Condon, and Corey Langenbach, as well as first year coach Josh Thornton.
The Boys game followed at 12:30 pm. Unlike the Girls, the Boys scored two goals halfway through the first half, and added a third after a Winslow goal to lead 3-1 at the half. The Clippers kept up the pressure in the second half, tallying two more goals to complete a 5-2 victory, the third consecutive Class B championship for the Clippers. YHS has won eleven State Championships, ten in Class B and one in Class C. Seniors Henry Coolidge, Matt Dostie, Gibson Hartnett, Chris Romano, and Tucker Whitney anchored the team for Coach Mike Hagerty, but a strong group of underclassmen puts the Boys in good shape for next year and beyond.
Both cross country team competed for the Class B championship. The Girls, the defending champions, gave Greely a tough fight, but the Rangers prevailed, beating the Clippers by eleven points. However, Abby Hamilton ’17 won the race with a time of 18:05:31 for the 5K distance, the best time in any class for the day. The Boys placed fifth of seventeen schools. Luke Laverdiere ’18 won the boys race in a time of 15:49: 59.
Sherry Lapointe, 56, passed away on September 30th, 2016 at her home in Pownal after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. In her twenty-five years in the Yarmouth schools, Sherry had a profound effect on many students with various disabilities. A number of those students joined hosts of family, friends, colleagues at her memorial service, held in the Yarmouth Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 15th.
Among her survivors are her sons Cody ’07 and Logan ’09. A full obituary can be found in the Portland Press Herald.
Both the boys and girls lacrosse teams will play for their respective State Championships on Saturday, June 18th at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.
At 12:30 pm the girls will face an undefeated Kennebunk team who beat them by a score of 9-5 three weeks ago. The team finished the regular season with a record of 9-3. Seeded #3, they sailed through three rounds of the Class B North championships with victories over Freeport, St. Dom’s, and Morse.
At 3:30 pm the boys will play Falmouth, who defeated YHS 12-7 early in the season. They finished the regular season with a record of 7-5. Seeded #3 for the play-offs, they defeated NYA, Gardiner, and Marancook decisively to advance to the State game.
The other spring sports teams enjoyed considerable success as well. Here are the records:
Baseball Regular season record:10-5-1. Entering the play-off as the #6 seed, they defeated Fryeburg in the Prelims, but lost to #3 Greely in the Quarters.
Softball Regular season record: 12-4. As the #2 seed in Class B South, the girls defeated Leavitt in the Quarterfinals, then lost to Greely in the Semifinals.
Boys Tennis Regular season record: 5-7. Lost to Cape Elizabeth in the Class B Quarterfinals.
Girls Tennis Regular season record: 8-4. Beat Oak HIll in Class B South Quarterfinals, lost to Cape Elizabeth in Semifinals.
Boys Track The team placed 5th in the Western Maine Conference Division II meet, and 9th of twenty-six teams in the State Class B meet. In the State meet Luke Laverdiere ’18 won both the 800m and the 1600m, and Taj Garvery ’18 won the 400m. Ian Murrin ’16 was a consistent scorer throughout the season in the discus and shot put.
Girls Track The girls results mirrored the boys: 5th in WMC meet, 9th of twenty-six teams in the States. In the State meet, Emma Egan ’16 completed her record-setting track career by winning the High Jump (5’6″) and placing third in the 55m. Abby Hamilton ’17 won the 3,200m and Anneka Murrin ’18 won the 1,600m.
Sailing The Club won the State regatta in Castine.