Athletics

The OTHS Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams wrapped up the regular season late Saturday night at the UMaine Fieldhouse with each team finishing 1st in their respective meets for the 5th time this season. Leading the girls to their victory were Lucy Vellieux with 1st place finishes in the Long Jump & Triple Jump, Ely Briggs with a 1st in High Jump & a 3rd in Long Jump and Olivia Lizzotte 2nd in the 55 & 3rd in the 200. Other point scorers for the girls were Izzy Howard 2nd in the 2 Mile and 5th in the Mile, Addison Hill 3rd in the Hurdles and 6th in the 200, Willow Connolly 3rd in the Triple Jump, Lindsay Mockler 6th in both the 55 & Long Jump, Olivia Barthelemy 5th in the 800, Copeland Feero 4th in the 400, Ruby Whitmore 4th in the Hurdles, Chloe Henry 4th in the 2 Mile, Ava Harvey 5th in Triple Jump, Lily Heitmann 5th in the 2 Mile and Meredith Cyr 6th in the 800, while the 4x200 Relay team of Lizzotte, Barthelemy, Mockler & Hill finished 2nd. Leading the way for the boys were Noah Briggs who finished 1st in both the High Jump & Triple Jump, Cullen Lothian 2nd in Long Jump & 3rd in the 400, Aidan Sucy 3rd in both the 55 & 200, Cooper Neely 1st in the 400, Maximus Ramos 3rd in the 800, Parker Day 3rd in Triple Jump & 5th in Long Jump, Carter Osnoe 2nd in Shot Put, CJ Yanush 3rd in the Hurdles and the 4x200 Relay team of Sucy, Neely, Lothian & Ramos which finished 2nd. The teams return to UMaine next Saturday night for the PVC Large School Championship Meet.

OTO on ice 🧊 at the Alfond tonight playing the multi school co-op Titians for the first time this season - Couple of losses for the Black Bears tonight, 11-0L Varsity, 4-2 JV - We Play, We Learn, We Move Forward....

NPV Swim in action tonight playing host to Erskine Academy - A pair of wins for the RiverHawks - NP Girls 39 - Erskine 28 NP Boys 34 - Erskine 22 Senior Meet for the team and we got to celebrate them in the best fashion - some flowers, some pictures, a jump off the blocks, and a little Senior Diving Comp -

LMS cheering team competed in their last competition of the season at the Doughty Invitational today at Bangor High School. The team claimed another 4th place! Congratulations to Faelynn and Harper for earning the spirit award! Thank you to our 8th graders for your dedication to our cheering program. Shout out to Abby, Layla and Faelynn! Great season ladies, you represented our school with class!

LMS girls basketball team got a glimpse of the next level for their practice tonight. Thank you OTHS girls for a night of learning!

Another Senior Recognition tonight for our Coyotes as we got to celebrate the World Famous Coyote Pep Band Members - An extension of the court, these members are responsible for creating the best atmosphere in Northern Maine Basketball - Thank You to our Pep Band Senior Members - your sound and support will eco in the walls of Mackenzie for eternity!

Busy day in Mackenzie as the Coyotes welcomed the Witches for a 3 game series - Tough night for the Yotes - going 0-3 against the Witches 1st Team - 41-26 L JV - 46-30 L Varsity - 52-40 Final home game on Saturday as we welcome the Crusaders to Mackenzie!

LMS basketball didn't have much time to rest as they were back on court vs. Cohen this afternoon. The boys played on the road where they finished with a couple hard fought losses. The girls played home and faced a tough Eagles squad. Even though the score didn't show it, our girls never gave in and kept their heads held high. Shout out to our 8th graders who played in their last home game as an LMS coyote. Thank you to Cassidy, Emilee, Holly and Zoey for your dedication to our basketball program!

LMS basketball teams took to the hardwood for a few games vs Hermon this afternoon. The girls played on the road and after a couple of hard fought games, came away with a pair of losses. The boys played home were both teams finished with decisive victories. B team final 33-23, A team final 63-47. Team are back in action tomorrow vs. Cohen.

Final event of the night took place down the interstate at PIA - we got to say thanks and show our Coyote LOVE to the one we dub "The Trader" - Lily Rand Senior game was played for the PIO's tonight, she gave us 3 solid years at OTHS before finishing her career out with Orono - Thank you Lily and you will always be a Coyote regardless of what your diploma reads and the door is always open to our pep band!

Senior Night in Mackenzie for our competition cheer team - Tonight we get to say farewell and good luck to our 4 Senior Ladies as they cheered the final game of the winter season in Mackenzie - Ms. Hill, Ms. Whalen, Ms. Trimm, and Ms. Pooler - thank you and best of luck - Good Luck to the team on Saturday as they Travel south for the north B regional competition!

Need to grab an aspirin to calm the old ticker down after those two games- Lady Coyotes making Mackenzie tense for both the JV and the Varsity games - JV lost with under a second on the board 31-30L - Varsity said, hold on watch this.... The game came down to the wire and OT Ladies pulled out a 50-48W.... 1 game left in the regular season and then tournament time as OTHS is looking to go in #2 in class B North

Coyotes all over the UMaine campus last night, well short of.... Our Co-Op teams in action last night on the Campus of UMaine - Scores from the Night! MDI girls 117 - NP girls 62 MDI boys 89 - NP boys 63 Cony 13 - 0 OTO Senior Events coming for our programs this week!

RSU 34: One hour delay for RSU 34 schools on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

RSU 34:: One hour delay for RSU 34 schools on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

Events - Jan 26th Week!

Good afternoon! RSU 34 schools will be closed Monday, 1/26/2026, due to the storm forecast. Stay warm!

- Senior Recognition - The last games of the night in Mackenzie featured our Boys Basketball 🏀 program welcoming Caribou - Senior Night for the Yotes as we celebrated our class of 2025 Members - Boys played hard to a 78-47 L, JV played the last games of the day and fought hard to a 64-49 L - Thank you to our two Seniors and the time/effort they gave to the program over the years. Onto the next!

A day of celebration of OTHS Athletes past and present - First we honored the Historic 2025 Girls 🎾 Tennis 🎾 Program as they earned the programs first ever undefeated season, first ever Northern Maine Championship, and First ever Class B State Runner-Up Title - the members of the team were recognized at halftime of the girls basketball 🏀 game. OTHS was honored to recognize the Class of 2025 Inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame - this class saw 27 Regional and State Championships - Congratulations on OTHS newest members - Andy Sibley ('96), Eric Hoogterp ('15), Coach Jenn Plourde, Paul Bouchard ('71), Brooke Salinski ('17), and Corey Thibodeau ('93) - Well Deserved