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COPPER, Col. — Ben and Emily Eames strapped their snowboards on recently at Copper Mountain, home of the 2009 United States of America Snowboard Association Championships, to take on the top ranked snowboarders from regional snowboard divisions from across the country. More ... STEAMBOAT, Col. — Myles Silverman, an 11-yearold who lives in Brunswick and Carrabassett Valley, won the NASTAR National Snowboard Racing Championship for boys ages 11 to 12 recently. Despite competing with a broken wrist, Silverman's time was also faster than all the 13- and 14-year-olds. More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — "Don't put away those racing skis yet!" said Jane Wilkinson, an organizer for the McKay-Waddle scholarship races, which are being held this year April 18 on Competition Hill at Sugarloaf. The scholarships funded by these races are awarded each year to help young racers who are in pursuit of their dreams in the ski world, Wilkinson noted. More ... The Heat team under the coaching of MTA senior Roadrunner captain Sam Simpson won the regular season and the championship game by defeating the Cavs in the final game of the program. In a very well played game on both sides, the Heat was able to squeak by with the win after the Cavs stepped up competition in heart and spirit. Pictured are the gold winning members (back, left to right) Kevin Smith, Ethan Boyd, Amos Withee, Cal Dixon and Head Coach MTA Roadrunner Sam Simpson; (front) Andrew Murphy and Jonny Hart. (Heidi Murphy photo) More ... Members of the Cavs won their preliminary game in the districtwide MTA basketball development program for middle school athletes looking to get more game time and advance their skill development. The advancement to the championship game came with the buzzer-beating jumper by Cav guard Trevor Brackley to win the game. The Cavs made it to last Wednesday's championship game against the undefeated Heat team. Pictured are (back, left to right) Ian James and Head Coach, MTA Roadrunner Jim Barker; (middle) Arthur Ryan, Sol Fast, Chad Fenwick; (front) Dan Rivera, Bryson Walker and Trevor Brackley. (Heidi Murphy photo) More ... CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Association will be sponsoring its annual Spring Fling including a dance, a raffle and one of its famous potluck dinners at the Stratton-Eustis Community Center April 25. Happy hour kicks off at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and desserts. More ... STRATTON-EUSTIS — The Flagstaff Area ATV Club is inviting all interested parties to its second meeting of the 2009 season. The meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month with two exceptions this year: Easter and Mothers Day. These meeting dates will be one week later than usual: April 19 and May 17, respectively. More ... Phillips eighth grader Lindsay Beane (#5) goes up for a rebound against Ian James (#10) of Phillips after Strong's Miranda Smith (right) shot on net. The eighth graders were participating in a district-wide boys verses girls scrimmage game last Saturday. The girls' team has been working with MTA head coach Doug Lisherness during the off-season. The boys are the older group from the new MTA Development Program. In this game, some say the girls may have let the boys win by the score of 45-37. A strategically well-played game was hard fought by both teams. Smith was the team high scorer with 12 points followed by Annie Dexter of Strong with nine. James led the boys' team with 12 points followed by Ethan Boyd of Strong with 10. Both squads hope to match-up again sometime after vacation. (David Hart photo) More ... KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Quad Runners will be holding its 2009 monthly meetings at the Kingfield Fire Department at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month May through October. The above is a change from the previous announced meetings being on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. More ... |
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