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Class B wrestling championships: Belfast places second; Ripleys make history
Mon, 02/20/2023 - 10:45pm

History was made at the Class B state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 18 as Maddie Ripley of Oceanside became the first female to win a co-ed state wrestling crown in the state and also was part of the first brother-sister duo to win state crowns. The top three teams were Wells (181 points), Belfast (63.5) and Mattanawcook/Lee (62). Oceanside and York tied for fourth with 59 points while Medomak Valley placed eighth with 46.5 points and Mount View tied for 17th with 20 points. ...
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Belfast wins Class B North wrestling crown
Mon, 02/13/2023 - 11:30pm

The Belfast high school wrestling program won the Class B North championship Saturday, Feb. 11 while Mount View, meanwhile in seventh place.
Belfast, Medomak Valley, Mount View also participated
Camden Hills, Oceanside win KVAC wrestling crowns
Sun, 01/29/2023 - 11:00am

AUGSTA — Wrestling teams from around the state, including five from the Midcoast, competed Saturday, Jan. 28 for the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships at Cony High School. Camden Hills emerged as the Class A champion while Oceanside won the Class B crown. Pat Kelly, the head coach of the Camden Hills squad, was named KVAC Class A coach of the year while Jason Yates, head coach of the Oceanside team, was named KVAC Class B coach of the year. Shea Farrell of Mt. Ararat (Class A)...
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Belfast wins Nokomis Warrior wrestling tournament
Sun, 01/08/2023 - 11:30am

NEWPORT — The Belfast and Mount View wrestling programs traveled Saturday, Jan. 7 to compete in the Nokomis Warrior Club wrestling tournament.
Windjammers second, Lions fourth in Belfast wrestling meet
Mon, 12/12/2022 - 9:15am

BELFAST — The Camden Hills and Belfast varsity wrestling programs competed Saturday, Dec. 10 in Belfast.
Trio of area wrestlers qualify for New England regional tournament
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 9:45pm

BATH — A trio of Midcoast high school wrestlers earned at the Maine’s New England qualifier tournament the opportunity to represent Maine at the upcoming New England regional wrestling tournament, according to results shared March 1 with PenBayPilot.com. The qualifying tournament was held Saturday, Feb. 26 at Morse High School in Bath. Representing the Maine and the Midcoast at the regional tournament will be Gavin Ripley of Oceanside, Henry Pharris of Camden Hills and Julian Henderson of...
Area wrestlers thrive in Belfast tournament
Thu, 12/23/2021 - 11:30pm

BELFAST — Wrestling teams from around the state gathered Saturday, Dec. 18 in Belfast to compete in the Belfast Wrestling Tournament. Teams participating in the event, for which results were just made available, included Belfast, Oceanside, Mount View, Mount Ararat, Skowhegan, Erskine Academy, Lawrence, Gardiner and Oxford Hills. Below are the individual results of area competitors. 106 pounds: Hagen Chase (BEL) pinned Emma Shaw (SKOW) and Layla Purcell (MTA) to claim first...
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18 area wrestlers compete at New England Qualifiers
Sun, 03/01/2020 - 11:15am

NORTH BERWICK — Eighteen area high school wrestlers representing Camden Hills, Belfast, Oceanside, Medomak Valley and Mount View competed Saturday, Feb. 29 at the New England Qualifier wrestling meet at Noble High School in North Berwick. As teams, Camden Hills placed seventh with 48 points, Medomak Valley tied for eighth place with 40 points, Mount View placed 16th with 23 points, Belfast placed 18th with 17 points and Oceanside tied for 19th place with 16 points. Placing individually for...
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13 local wrestlers shine at girls state championships
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:30am

WINDHAM — Thirteen high school wrestlers representing Camden Hills, Belfast, Mount View and Medomak Valley traveled Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Windham High School to compete in the girls individual state wrestling championships. Placing for Camden Hills were Emma Vydas (first), Kristina Kelly (third), Meg Gleasner (third), Hayleigh Martz (third) and Nina Fantini (second). Placing for Mount View were Emma Fonger (second), Morgan Fonger (third) and Hailey Wood (fourth). Placing for Medomak Valley was...
Oceanside and Mount View finish in top 15
Belfast and Medomak Valley place top five in Class B wrestling state finals
Sun, 02/16/2020 - 7:30pm

FRYEBURG — Wrestlers from Oceanside, Belfast, Mount View and Medomak Valley traveled Saturday, Feb. 15 to Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg to compete in the Class B state championships. As teams, Belfast finished tied for third with 83 points, Medomak Valley finished fifth with 69.5 points, Oceanside finished 11th with 29.5 points and Mount View finished 13th with 28 points. Placing individually for Oceanside were Carter Fogarty (second) and Matt Spear (third) Placing individually for Belfast were...
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Belfast wrestling secures Class B North regional crown
Sun, 02/09/2020 - 9:45am

CARIBOU — The Belfast Area High School wrestling program traveled Saturday, Feb. 8 to participate in the Class B North regional championships in Caribou. The trek was fruitful for the Belfast wrestlers as the Lions secured the Class B North regional championship crown with 174.5 points. Placing for the Lions were Connor Fournier (third), Gavynn Young (first), Michael Ham (third), Jonah Lovejoy (third), Gabe Kelley (third), Elijah Charbonnier (fourth), Brian White (second), Nathaniel Porter (...
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Midcoast wrestlers excel at KVAC tournament
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 11:00pm

AUGUSTA — Five area high school wrestling teams hit the road Saturday, Feb. 1 to compete in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships at Cony High School in Augusta. As teams, regardless of classification, Camden Hills placed second with 151 points, Belfast placed third (128 points), Medomak Valley placed ninth (70 points), Mount View placed 10th (55 points) and Oceanside placed 14th (27 points). Among Class A schools, Camden Hills finished second. Among Class B schools, Belfast...
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Belfast wrestling earns trio of wins at home event
Mon, 01/27/2020 - 11:00am

BELFAST — The Belfast Area High School wrestling program competed at home against three other teams Saturday, Jan. 25. The Lions collected wins over Penobscot Valley, Maine Central Institute and Caribou. Belfast 71, Penobscot Valley 12 106 pounds: Junne Robertson-McIntire (BEL) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Rylee Harding (PV) 126 pounds: Timothy Smith (BEL) won by forfeit 132 pounds: Codi Fanning (PV) won...
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Belfast wrestling posts 4-0 record in Rockland
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Belfast Area High School wrestling team hit the road Monday, Jan. 20 to compete against four other teams at Oceanside High School in Rockland. The Lions swept the competition with wins over Mt. Blue, Oceanside, Skowhegan and Gardiner. Belfast 72, Mt. Blue 12 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) pinned Jacob St. Pierre (MB) 113 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Junne Robertson-McIntire (BEL) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Timothy Smith (BEL) won by...
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Belfast wrestling finishes 3-1 at Bath event
Sat, 01/18/2020 - 10:30pm

BATH — The Belfast Area High School wrestling team traveled Saturday, Jan. 18 to Bath to compete at an event hosted by Morse High School. The Lions posted a 3-1 record with wins over Bucksport, Lincoln Academy and Morse. The team suffered a loss to Oxford Hills. Belfast 72, Bucksport 12 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Kaleb Nightingale (BUCK) 120 pounds: Travis Hutchinson (BUCK) pinned Haley Wood (BEL) 126 pounds: Timothy...
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Belfast wrestling splits mid-week event in Topsham
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 10:15am

TOPSHAM — The Belfast wrestling program hit the road Wednesday, Jan. 15 to Topsham to compete against Mount Ararat and Skowhegan. The Lions walked away from the mid-week event with one victory and one loss. Mount Ararat 48, Belfast 36 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) pinned Caleb Chamberland (MA) 113 pounds: Kaiden Beasely (MA) pinned Hagen Chase (BEL) 120 pounds: Brycen Kowalsky (MA) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Aaron Ruby (MA) 132 pounds: Shea...
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Belfast wrestling goes 4-0 at Waldoboro event
Sun, 01/12/2020 - 11:15am

WALDOBORO — The Belfast Area High School wrestling program traveled Saturday, Jan. 11 to Waldoboro to compete against wrestlers from Morse, Winslow, Erskine Academy and Medomak Valley. The Lions swept the competition with victories over each of the other four teams competing. Belfast 54, Morse 30 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) pinned Chase Nicolino (MOR) 113 pounds: Junne Robertson-McIntire (BEL) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Taiton Schutt (MOR) 126...
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Windjammers finish 13th, Lions 14th at Spartan Invitational
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 7:30pm

SANFORD — The Camden Hills and Belfast wrestling programs traveled to Sanford to compete in the Spartan Invitational wrestling event Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 4. As a team, Camden Hills finished in 13th place with 63 points, while Belfast finished in 14th place with 61.5 points. Placing for Camden Hills individually were Julian Henderson (sixth), Eric Andrews (fourth), Josh Saucier (fifth) and Ian Henderson (fifth). Placing for Belfast individually were Brian White (second) and Cam...
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Belfast wrestling sweeps Nokomis, Winslow at home event
Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:00am

BELFAST — A trio of high school wrestling programs took to the gymnasium at Belfast Area High School to compete Wednesday, Jan. 8. For the host Lions, the event was successful as they swept the competition with wins over Nokomis and Winslow. Belfast 63, Nokomis 18 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) pinned Gabriel Randall (NOK) 113 pounds: Junne Robertson-McIntire (BEL) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Calvin Peck (NOK) pinned Caleb Hayes...
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Belfast wrestling finishes fifth in Noble Invitational
Sat, 12/28/2019 - 5:30pm

NORTH BERWICK — The Belfast wrestling program traveled to North Berwick to compete in the annual Noble Invitational held Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28 at Noble High School. The Lions sent 19 wrestlers to compete in 12 weight divisions. Following the two days of the invitational, the Lions finished in fifth place as a team with 119 points. Placing for the Lions were Connor Fournier (fourth), Jonah Lovejoy (sixth), Gabe Kelley (sixth), Elijah Charbonnier (sixth), Joshua Fairbrother (sixth...
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Four local wrestling teams excel in Rockport
Sun, 12/22/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKPORT — Four local high school wrestling teams converged on Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport to compete Saturday, Dec. 21. By day’s end, Belfast posted a 3-0 record, Camden Hills went 1-1, Oceanside went 1-2 and Mount View went 0-2. Camden Hills 54, Oceanside 24 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Kayden Scudder (OS) 113 pounds: Emma Vydas (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) pinned Carter Fogarty (OS) 126 pounds: Devin Hutchinson (CH) pinned...
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Belfast wrestling splits mid-week event
Thu, 12/19/2019 - 12:15pm

AUGUSTA — The Belfast varsity wrestling program hit the road Wednesday, Dec. 18 to compete against Cony and Maine Central Institute at Cony High School in Augusta. By the end of the event, Belfast posted a record of 1-1 after defeating Maine Central Institute and falling to Cony. Belfast 63, Maine Central Institute 18 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Hagen Chase (BEL) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Jon Johnson (MCI) 126 pounds...
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Belfast wrestling finishes fifth at Tiger Invitational
Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:45am

GARDINER — The Belfast wrestling program traveled Saturday, Dec. 14 to compete in the Tiger Invitational at Gardiner High School. By the end of the meet, the Lions had secured fifth place with 79 points. Placing in the meet for Belfast were Connor Fournier (second), Gavynn Young (first), Brian White (third) and Cam Watts (second). 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (Belfast) pinned Jacob St. Pierre (Mt. Blue), defeated Alissa Caltagirone (York) and lost to Ostin Smith (Monmouth)...
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Belfast overwhelms Erskine, Mount View in mid-week wrestling
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 11:30pm

THORNDIKE — A trio of high school wrestling teams met Wednesday, Dec. 11 in Thorndike to compete. Belfast participated against Erskine Academy and Mount View and won both of those contests by large margins. Belfast 68, Erskine Academy 3 106 pounds: Connor Fournier (BEL) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Gavynn Young (BEL) pinned Jake Emond (EA) 120 pounds: Caleb Hayes (BEL) pinned Nathaniel Solorzano (EA) 132 pounds: Timothy Smith (BEL) pinned Patrick Hanley (EA) 138 pounds: Kaden...
oceanside, medomak valley, belfast competed
UPDATED: Trio of local wrestling squads compete in Belfast
Sun, 12/08/2019 - 10:30am

BELFAST — Wrestling teams from six high schools converged on Belfast Area High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, including a trio of area teams. Participating in the event were Belfast, Oceanside, Ellsworth, Foxcroft Academy, Medomak Valley and Mount Desert Island.
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Camden Hills wrestling wins Oxford Hills preseason dual tournament
Mon, 12/02/2019 - 10:00am

NORWAY — A trio of area wrestling teams participated Saturday, Nov. 30 in the Oxford Hills preseason dual tournament Saturday, Nov. 30. Participating from the area were Belfast, Oceanside and Camden Hills. Camden Hills collected its second preseason tournament victory, while Belfast finished sixth. Below are team results that were reported to the Pilot sports department. Camden Hills defeated Dirigo (50-24), defeated Erskine Academy (45-24), defeated Oxford Hills 42-39 and defeated Massabesic (...
Updated with full results; girls from Medomak Valley, Belfast and Mount View also competed
UPDATED: Multi-sport standout Kristina Kelly secures wrestling state crown
Sat, 02/23/2019 - 4:00pm

HOWLAND — Months after winning a third consecutive state championship with the Camden Hills varsity girls soccer team, junior Kristina Kelly secured a girls wrestling state championship Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Penobscot Valley High School in Howland. Kelly, who has netted 110 goals through three varsity soccer seasons, wrestled Wednesday in the first state championship tournament for female wrestlers, which included 10 wrestlers from the Midcoast. This was the first season the...
Mount View, Oceanside, Belfast also competed
Medomak Valley wrestling third at Class B state championships
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 11:00am
LINCOLN — Wrestlers from Medomak Valley, Mount View, Oceanside and Belfast traveled to Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln on Saturday, Feb. 16 to participate in the Class B state championships.
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Belfast wrestling sixth in B North regional meet
Sun, 02/10/2019 - 11:30am
ELLSWORTH — The Belfast wrestling team hit the road Feb. 9 to Ellsworth for the Class B North regional wrestling championships.
Oceanside, Mount View, Belfast also competed
Camden Hills, Medomak Valley win KVAC wrestling crowns; Richards, Elias earn individual accolades
Mon, 02/04/2019 - 4:15pm

AUGUSTA — Five local wrestling programs hit the road Saturday, Feb. 2 to Cony High School in Augusta to compete in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. Additionally, two local members of the wrestling community were awarded accolades for their success during the season.
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Belfast wrestling earns 2-2 record in Topsham
Sat, 01/12/2019 - 11:00pm
TOPSHAM — The Belfast wrestling team hit the road Saturday, Jan. 12 to compete in a wrestling event at Mount Ararat in Topsham.
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes seventh, Belfast 17th at Spartan Invitational
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 11:30am

SANFORD — The Belfast and Camden Hills wrestling programs traveled to Sanford to participate in the Spartan Invitational on Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5.
Medomak Valley also competed
Camden Hills, Belfast wrestling collect first wins of 2019
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 10:30am
The varsity wrestling season continued on Wednesday, Jan. 2 with Camden Hills, Medomak Valley and Belfast competing in meets across the state. Here are results from those events as reported to our sports department.
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes second in Noble Invitational, Belfast places 10th
Sun, 12/30/2018 - 12:00pm

NORTH BERWICK — The Camden Hills and Belfast wrestling programs ended the calendar year by participating in the Noble Invitational, a two day event hosted by Noble High School in North Berwick.
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Lovejoy, Curtis boost Belfast wrestling to 10th place finish
Sun, 12/16/2018 - 10:00am
RUMFORD — The Belfast wrestling team hit the road Saturday, Dec. 15 to participate in the Franklin Savings Bank Classic hosted by Mountain Valley in Rumford. As a team, the Lions finished in 10th place with a score of 30 points. Individually, Jonah Lovejoy earned third in the 138 pound division, while Patrick Curtis secured second in the 152 pound division. Below are the individual results with Belfast wrestlers listed first. 106 pounds: Connor Fournier pinned by Jake Emond (...