Athletics

Final Senior events of the week saw Baseball ⚾️ and Softball 🥎 in action as they welcomed the Crusaders to Victory Field. Seniors celebrated on the Softball team, while baseball paid respect to the 2021 State Champs with a ceremonial first pitch. Pictures are coming, but we wanted to thank all our Senior Softball players, the leadership and lessons they have given to our program! and by the way - ⚾️ 8-0 W, 🥎 15-0 W

Thursday saw the first round of Senior celebrations for the Spring Season with the Tennis 🎾 team playing host to FA for the final match of the season at Home! Both teams lost 4-1 on the day.... Very proud of our seniors and what they have given to our program. On to the post season!

The Girls and Boys Outdoor Track teams closed out the regular season today at home with their senior meet, with both teams coming away with first place team finishes. For the girls, who won their 4th consecutive meet, Olivia Lizzotte was 1st in the 100 & Jav and 2nd in the 200, Elyannah Briggs was 1st in the HJ with a New School Record jump of 5'-5", 2nd in LJ & 3rd in the 400, Addison Hill was 1st in the 100 Hurdles & 2nd in the 300 Hurdles, Lucy Vellieux was 1st in LJ & 2nd in TJ, Ruby Whitmore was 1st in the 300 Hurdles, 2nd in the 100 Hurdles and 6th in LJ, Liz Preble was 2nd in the 1600 & 3200, Linzy Heitmann was 1st in the 1600 Racewalk, Taylor Loring was 2nd in the 800, Lily Heitmann was 3rd in the 3200, Izzy Howard was 4th in the 1600, Chloe Henry was 4th in the 3200, Willow Connolly was 3rd in TJ & 4th in LJ, Carina Albu was 5th in the 400, Natalee Underwood was 6th in the 1600 Racewalk, Ava Harvey was 6th in TJ and the girls got 1st place finishes from the 4x100 relay team of Lizzotte, Libby Saucier, Hill & Veilleux, the 4x400 relay team of Loring, Albu, Saucier & Briggs and the 4x800 relay team of Loring, Henry, Howard & Lilly Hallett. For the boys, who won their 2nd meet of the season, Noah Briggs was 1st in the 110 Hurdles, LJ, TJ and was 2nd HJ, DJ Davis was 1st in the 100 & 2nd in the 200, Mackinnon Speed was 2nd in the 400, Carter Osnoe was 2nd in SP, Hunter Stoup was 2nd in PV & 6th in TJ, Marcus Cote was 2nd in the 300 Hurdles, Austin King was 4th in the 100 & 200, Maximus Ramos was 3rd in the 1600, CJ Yanush was 3rd in the 110 Hurdles, Owen Dunn was 4th in the 400, Mason Choiniere was 5th in the 800, the 4x800 Relay team of Choiniere, Dunn, Speed & Ramos finished 1st and the 4x400 relay team of Yanush, Cote, Speed & Ramos finished 2nd. The team and coaching staff would like to thank our seniors, Olivia L, Libby S, Chloe H, Elyannah B, Taylor L, Ava H, Carina A, CJ Yanush, Hunter S, Josh W and Parker D for their dedication and commitment to the outdoor track program. Next up is the PVC JV Championship in Hampden on Wednesday and the PVC Large School Championship Meet in Hermon next Saturday.

Scores from Wednesday, 5/20 Varsity ⚾️ MDI 15-0 OTHS Varsity 🥎 OTHS 13-4 MDI JV ⚾️ OTHS 16-2 Searsport

LMS Track & Field had a great showing in their last regular season meet of the season. Top 10 finishes were had by:
Faelynn Briggs- 1st 55m Hurdles, 1st High Jump, 1st Long Jump
Libby Lebsack- 10th 55m Hurdles
Lucy Heitmann- 3rd 1600m, 4th Long Jump, 10th Shot Put
Heidi Carlson- 6th 1600m
Edi Lannon- 6th 100m
Lainey Folsom- 9th 200m
Cadence Drost- 6th Long Jump
Zoey Stoup- 9th Long Jump, 8th Shot Put
4th 4x100m Relay team made up of Stoup, Drost, Folsom & Briggs
Avery Dearborn- 10th 55m Hurdles, 10th 1600m
Stephen Cormier- 1st 1600m, 1st 800m
Connor Wilson- 5th 1600m, 6th 800m
Vance Carlson- 6th 1600m
RJ Meigs-McDonald- 8th 1600m
Alex Gelo- 1st 100m, 1st 200m
Caleb Heitmann- 2nd 100m, 1st 200m, 2nd Discus
Maddox Ewer- 4th 100m, 3rd High Jump
Keagan Benson- 7th 100m, 3rd 400m, 6th 200m
Jack Horton- 5th 400m
Prince Guatlo- 3rd 50m
Ty Mangandy-Lincoln- 5th 50m, 9th Discus
Danny Pelletier- 9th 50m
Jack Stevens- 7th 800m
Beau Merry- 4th Discus, 3rd Shot Put
Luke Merry- 7th Long Jump
Henley Ferro- 9th High Jump, 8th Long Jump
Graysen Henderson- 8th Shot Put
James Moran- 10th Shot Put
1st 4x100m Relay team made up of Ewer, Gelo, Heitmann and Karter Hashey.
Almquist Championship is Tuesday 5/26 at UMaine 3:30.
https://milesplit.live/meets/742974/events/13/results/F/M

LMS Baseball and Softball teams began their long stretch of road games in Newport last night as the faced the Nokomis Warriors. Tough night for the Coyotes as both team ended with a loss.
Baseball- 9-1
Softball- 17-0
The teams travel to Doughty on Friday.

Hermon came to Victory Fields for some Baseball/Softball action for the Varsity teams... Baseball had a hard time getting going as Hermon clipped away manufacturing runs - 4-0L and move to 6-3 on the season. Stable pitching, but a couple errors hurt the Coyotes in a 3-1L v. Hermon and move to 6-3 on the season as well....

Scores from the Day! Varsity Boys Tennis 🎾- OTHS 5-0 Ellsworth Varsity Girls Tennis 🎾- Ellsworth 5-0 OTHS JV Baseball ⚾️ @ Hermon - Hermon 8-0 OTHS

LMS Athletics Weekly Calendar May 18-22

Update - Tennis 🎾 Tuesday @ JB will be Wednesday @ JB at 3 PM....

Events of the week for 5/18 Week!

I have some scores to update, and my apologies for the delay! Teams are playing strong and consistent: Proud of them JV Softball - Brewer 20-3L, PI 1 18-6W, PI 2 21-8W JV Baseball - JB 18-12W, PI 1 9-8L, 12-2L Var Baseball - FA 11-0 - 5th Heals Var Softball - FA 17-5 - 6th Heals Tennis - rained out! If I missed something I apologize!

The OTHS Girls and Boys Outdoor Track teams traveled to MDI on Friday for regular season meet number four. The girls team had another strong performance, scoring over 200 points for the 3rd consecutive meet on their way to another 1st place team finish. Scoring points for the girls were, Ely Briggs 1st in LJ, HJ & 300H, Olivia Lizzotte 1st in Jav & 2nd in 100 & 200, Olivia Ketch 1st in SP & Disc, Addison Hill 1st in 100H, 3rd in 300H & 4th in 200, Ruby Whitmore 2nd in 100H & 300H, Lucy Vellieux 1st in TJ, Willow Connolly 2nd in TJ & 3rd in LJ, Lily Heitmann 1st in 3200 & 4th in Jav, Lilly Hallett 1st in 1600 & 5th in 800, Liz Preble 2nd in 1600, Chloe Henry 2nd in 3200, Linzy Heitmann 1st in 1600RW, Carina Albu 2nd in 400, Taylor Loring 2nd in 800, Natalee Underwood 2nd in 1600RW, Phoebe Yerxa 3rd in Disc, Libby Saucier 5th in 100 & 200, Meredith Cyr 4th in 800, Emma Ketch 3rd in HJ, Copelyn Feero 4th in 400, Ava Harvey 4th in TJ, Izzy Howard 4th in 1600, a 1st from the 4x100 relay team of Lizzotte, Saucier, Hill & Veilleux and the 4x800 team of Preble, Henry, Yerxa & Cyr and a 2nd from the 4x400 relay team of Briggs, Albu, Saucier & Feero. Scoring points for the boys team, which also had a 1st place team finish, were Noah Briggs 1st in TJ and 2nd in LJ & 110H, DJ Davis 1st in 100 & 2nd 200, Maximus Ramos 1st in 800, Hunter Stoup 2nd in TJ & PV, Carter Osnoe 2nd in SP & Disc, CJ Yanush 1st in 110H, Austin King 1st in 200 & 5th in 100, Owen Dunn 2nd in 400, Mason Choiniere 2nd in 800, Marcus Cote 3rd in 400, Josh Wolfertz 3rd in Disc, Logan Dodge 5th in 200, Sian Barrera 4th in Disc, a 1st place from the 4x400 relay team of Yanush, Cote, Mackinnon Speed & Ramos and the 4x800 team of Choiniere, Speed, Dunn & Ramos and a 2nd from the 4x100 relay team of Dodge, King, Davis & Yanush. The teams close out the regular season, with their senior meet, next Saturday at home.

LMS Baseball and Softball teams tried to avoid the rain as they played host to Cohen this afternoon. The boys started the game in a 5-0 hole, but battled back for a 5-3 loss. The girls got the bats going tonight, finishing with their first win of the season 8-4! Teams are in the road Tuesday at Nokomis.

LMS is searching for a new Boys Soccer Coach for the fall 2026 season! Use the link below for more information.
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Tonight we had the opportunity to honor those student athletes going on to play in college/university next year. The class of 2026 has nine student athletes who will represent the Coyotes at the next level of play! Congratulations and you all make us proud! #yotenationstrong

LMS Track & Field competed in their 3rd meet of the season at Hermon High School yesterday afternoon. Top 5 finishes uncluded:
Faelynn Briggs- 1st 55m Hurdles, 1st High Jump and 1st Long Jump, Stephen Cormier- 2nd 1600m, 2nd 800m, Alex Gelo- 3rd 100m, Keagan Benson- 3rd 400m, 3rd Boys 4x100m Relay team made up of Gelo, Benson, Karter Hashey and Caleb Heitmann. Great job everyone!
The team is back home next week for their last regular season meet of the season.

JV ⚾️/ 🥎 on the cross town trip to take on the Crusaders - Softball finished up first with a great 9-5W fed by offense and grit! Baseball on the diamond at Husson had to make it interesting with a 18-12W, being up 18-7 in the final inning... But the Coyotes dug in and manufactured a W!

LMS Baseball and Softball teams took to the field this afternoon at home vs. Troy Howard of Belfast. The girls got down early but battled back at to tie things up at the halfway point. Ending with a 8-6 loss. Shout out to Coach Milligan and the OTHS Varsity team for the support! The baseball squad made things interesting with the lead changing 4 times over the course of the game. Ultimately ending with a 6-5 Coyote win! Team are home again Friday vs. Cohen.

OTHS Tennis 🎾 v. MDI on the community courts saw a dominant 4-1W for the Boys Varsity Team, moving to 4-4 on the season. Girls had another tough one with a 5-0L, still looking for the first W of the year.... Next match on Wednesday for Senior Day!