The OT boys basketball teams made the trek to East Machias for a battle with the Washington Academy Raiders.
The first team kicked things off with a 45-42 victory. Our JV team was next up and came away with a 59-39 win. The varsity took the floor and won a hard fought back and forth game, winning 47-44 to complete the sweep. The boys move to 8-7 and collect a road win at a time when every victory matters, as the slimmest of margins currently separates all of the teams between 4th place and 8th place in Class B. Next up is a trip to Houlton on Thursday.
Great win, Guys!
Our Coyotes girls' basketball squads were on the hardwood tonight taking on the Raiders from Washington Academy. The JV team breezed to a 61-30 victory.
The varsity had to dig a little deeper against a scrappy WA team, but they pulled away in the 2nd half for a 49-37 win. They move to 11-4, with a trip to Hermon on Tuesday.
Nice Job Ladies!
LMS Cheering represented our school well at the Bucksport Invitational yesterday afternoon. The team had a great routine that landed them in 4th place! Awesome job team!
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams returned to action today, after a week off, in a 10 team meet at UMaine. The girls' team finished 1st overall in their meet, led by Ely Briggs with 1st place finishes in the High Jump and Long Jump and a 3rd in Triple Jump, Olivia Lizzotte with a 2nd in Long Jump and 3rd in the 55M and Mikayla Johnston with a 4th in the 200M and 6th in the 55M, while Kylee Murray in Shot Put, Olivia Barthelemy in the 400M, Chloe Henry in the 800M, Liz Preble in the Mile and Crystal Thacker in Shot Put all finished 4th and Emily Wheeler was 5th in the 200M. Also, for the girls, the 4x200M Relay team of Lizzotte, Johnston, Barthelemy & Wheeler and the 4x800M Relay team of Preble, Barthelemy, Henry & Lily Heitmann both finished 2nd. The boys' team finished up in 4th place in their meet, just 5 points out of 2nd, receiving 1st place finishes from both the 4x800M Relay team of Cooper Neely, Kaiden Plourde, Kameron Plourde & Hayna Francis, with a new school record time of 8:39.04, breaking their previous record by 9 seconds and the 4x200M Relay team of Aidan Sucy, Neely, Kaiden Plourde & CJ Yanush. Individually for the boys, Francis was 2nd in Long Jump and 3rd in the 400M, Yanush was 2nd in the Hurdles and 4th in Long Jump, Noah Briggs was 3rd in High Jump, Killian Pottle was 3rd in Shot Put, Neely was 4th in the 400M, Kaiden Plourde was 5th in the 800M and Joey Porter was 6th in Shot Put. The teams close out the regular season next Saturday, back at UMaine.
OT Cheer in action at Stearns for the PVC Cheer Competition - Another Comp on the books in preparation for the North Regional competition- 4th Place finish for the Coyotes! North Regional at the Cross Center next week!
NPV Swim 🏊 taking on Bangor High School at Husson University tonight - Team swam strong against the cross town rivals - Boys swimming away with a 89-72W and Girls floating to a 85-65W - Senior Meet next week for the team as they host Ellsworth
LMS Athletic News:
Todays LMS girls basketball make-up games at Ellsworth have been canceled. There will be no girls practice tonight.
The Hermon Hawks flew into MacKenzie Gymnasium this evening hoping to claw out a valuable win as we approach the home stretch of the season with all eyes looking toward tournament positioning. Hermon won the JV contest 48-37.
The OT varsity was fueled by a great crowd, a rocking band, and the cheers of many future Coyotes on Youth Night.
They won a hard fought defensive battle pulling away in the 4th frame for a 39-30 win to sweep the season series against Hermon. The boys move to 7-7 on the season with their fourth win in the last five games. They travel to Washington Academy on Saturday night. Let's keep the streak going!
And the commitments keep coming - Ava Brasslett will be a Mustang next year as she continues her Softball at the next level. Congrats Ava! Coyote Proud!
Mackenzie Gym was a jumping tonight as we welcomed back the World Famous OT Pep Band and Sideline Cheerleaders to Mackenzie as the Coyotes looked to take on the Lady Ponies - JV up first on the hardwood with some solid offense earning a 46-20 W - Varsity playing an interesting game that saw a very low scoring game, but we squeak out a 27-21 W and move to 10-4....
Another night of exciting hoops for the LMS Coyotes as they faced the Doughty Bulldogs. The girls teams battled but unfortunately fell short. B team final 27-24, A team final 55-43. The boys played host again tonight where the B team started things off with a tough loss 50-45. The A game came down the wire with the Coyotes coming out on top 47-45! Teams have a late season rest and are back in action Thursday 1/30.
Youth Night - Jan 23rd in Mackenzie Gym - Come watch the Coyotes take on the Hawks and represent your future team! Wear your Youth Jersey for FREE admission into the event! Introductions at Halftime!
We have another Coyote committed to play in college! Emily Wheeler to be a Husky next year and play USM Softball! Congratulations Wheels!
A couple of games tonight on the hardwood of Mackenzie as the Boys Basketball 🏀 welcome John Bapst - JV dominated the floor tonight with a 75-46W, Varsity attempting to claw back to .500 with an impressive 68-58W and moving to 6-7 on the season. Back in action on Thursday as they welcome the Hawks to Mackenzie!
Breaking LMS Athletics News:
The LMS girls basketball games at Ellsworth that were postponed on 1/9, will now be played Friday 1/24.
First events of the busy week saw Lady Coyotes taking on the Crusaders in Mackenzie Gym - JV fought hard and got back in the game, but fell 46-36L, Varsity hit the Mackenzie floor running and never looked back - moving to 9-4 with a 46-28 W! Back in action Wednesday!
Updated Schedule for Week of Jan 20th
Events for Jan. 20th - WE WILL BE MAKING A DECISION REGARDING GAMES/PRACTICES TOMORROW IN THE AM - BEFORE 10 AM - WEATHER IS GOING TO BE A FACTOR FOR AM EVENTS AND PRACTICES tomorrow.
Mackenzie Gym was jumping as OTHS Cheer welcomed The Big East Cheer Competition- This was the first competition in Mackenzie in the past 7 years and it was a great success - Girls had a solid performance finishing 5th overall as they constantly prepare for PVC's and States! - many thanks to all the people that made this happen today, the Cheer Village is Strong 💪
The LMS boys and girls basketball teams were back in action yesterday vs, Hermon. The girls made the journey and came away with a pair of losses. A team final 59-37, B team final 43-27. Coaches were proud of how the girls playe, commenting that they brought the “grit”. The boys hosted the Hawks here at OTES for two close games that were super fun to watch. Unfortunately both teams ended with a loss. A team final 53-49, B team final 49-46. We had some great half time entertainment put on by Mrs. Mitchell and Dr. Tuell Tuell-1, Mitchell-0
