Ummmmm did we play a game tonight? Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup! Yotes traveled across the River and through the woods to the Red Riots and boy did they show up... Fast start and solid shooting earned the Coyotes a 54-40 W, finishing 16-2 and currently in 3rd place - JV also livened up the place with an exciting 54-41 W.... Exciting times for Yote Nation
And just like that - OTHS Girls JV move onto the next round with a 49-22 W against F.A. - Girls play the winner of Bangor/Orono on Monday, Feb. 13th at 4 PM.
OTHS Cheer Update - Cheerleaders will perform at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday Feb. 11th - 4 PM Performance - 11 AM Bus
A part of athletics offer at OTHS have to do with individual/team Co-Ops - One of the better known teams is our OTO Hockey Program - Well folks, let me introduce you to OTHS very own Lida Kanoti and her top 5 finish at the KVC Regional XC 5K Freestyle Race - this finish qualifies her for the state competition - Go Lida Go!
Tonight was not about the scores, but the history that was made. 2023 Girls Basketball team will go down in OTHS Athletic History as the 2nd team, behind the 1979 Girls Team, to go 18-0, undefeated, in the regular season. The win tonight in Orono capped off the best season the Coyotes have had in recent years and has them going into the tournament as the #1 seed - Congratulations Ladies on your historic run. JV picked up the 62-27W as well tonight!
OTO Black Bears hosted Cony tonight on the frozen water of the Alfond… Team came out hot scoring 2 goals per period finishing with a 6-1 W for the Black 🐻’s - St. Dom’s up next on Thursday at 6:30 PM
JV Post Season play for the basketball 🏀 Boys Basketball 🏀 v. ELL today in Mackenzie - The gents made it exciting to the last second pulling out a 60-58 W and moving on to the next round v. Bangor on 2/10 at 4:30 PM
Man, it has been a wild ride for the OTHS Cheer Team as they head into Comp. season and the ride got harder tonight - after suffering another significant injury to a teammate, having to stop the routine, redo the routine, and go last - the team still finished 5th and improved 12pts from PVC Comp! Way to go ladies!
Huge road win for the Yotes tonight as they travel to Pony country - Boys Basketball 🏀 moves to 15-2 with a 67-51 W at Foxcroft - JV suffered its 2nd L of the season falling with a 68-64 L - Big game down the river on Wednesday as the Yotes wrap up the regular season at Orono…
A couple of changes for the next couple of days events -
- Boys Games tonight at FA are 5/6:30 PM
- Unified Game at FA tomorrow is postponed
- The JV Boys Basketball game was moved to a 4:30 PM start for Tue 7th
- OTO Hockey @ P.I. will be Feb. 17th at 5:45 PM
I think that is it!
Beginning of Championship Week! Athletics Feb 6th Week
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams wrapped up the regular season last night with 2nd place finishes in their six team meets at U. Maine. The girls team received strong individual performances from seniors Grace Willey with firsts in the Hurdles & Long Jump and a 5th in the Triple Jump and Kayleigh Johnston with a 2nd in the 200M & a 3rd in the 400M and also received double-digit points from Mikayla Johnston, Alexis Wesley, Olivia Lizzotte and Ely Briggs, and got a 1st place finish by the 4x200M Relay team of Kayleigh & Mikayla Johnston, Wesley and Lizzotte. The boys team was led by seniors Corbin Flewelling with a 1st in the Long Jump, a 1st in the Triple Jump breaking his own School Record with a Jump of 45' 1.50" and a 2nd in the High Jump, James Cote with a 2nd in the Hurdles & Long Jump and a 3rd in the High Jump and Wyatt Byther with a 1st in the 800M Run. Next up is the
PVC-EMITL Large School Championship Meet next Saturday night back at U. Maine.
Tonight the Yote basketball teams converged on Mackenzie Gym for the last time this season, playing host to Bucksport. Senior Night for the teams and our Pep Band Senior members - GJV 53-16W/ GV 60-30W/ BJV 70-20/ BV 89-44W - OTHS athletics thanks all the members of the Senior Class for basketball and pep band for the leadership, drive, and success shared over these past 4 years. Best of luck in the future!
Somehow we kept the water liquid last night for the OTHS Senior Swim Meet v. ELL - Boys 59-87 ELL, Girls 32-113 ELL - Congratulations to the Senior members of the OT Swim Team - Annie Roach, Conner May, and Andy Koch - Thank you for the years of dedication!
OTHS Cheer Update - Northern Maine Class B comp has been canceled for today, the comp date is moved to Monday, Feb. 6th at Ellsworth HS - our team is the last session, 7:20 PM start
Boys Basketball 🏀 travel down I95 to the big city and visit the Crusaders at the Cross Center tonight… JV opened the Wins with a 10pt 63-53W, paving the way for the Varsity team to take the court next… Varsity moving 13-2 with a 71-32W tonight… Senior games on Saturday at 4 PM, Mackenzie Gym
My favorite time a year! 🏀 Unified Basketball 🏀 across the river to Orono High School for the first game of the season…. YOTES learning the court and learning the game tonight and could not imagine doing it with a better program. Thank you Orono HS for the opening game, YOTES back for another great Unified season!
Great road win for the Black Bears 🐻 tonight @ Gardiner - Bears Battled back from a slow 2-0 start fueled by a 3 goals from D. Davis and a final goal recorded by A. Redding , first of his High School career! Black Bears win 4-2 @ Gardiner… Team on the road to the County Friday!
OTO Hockey at home at the Alfond, playing host to H.A. - 6-1 L for the Black Bears 🐻 as they struggled to find the net - JV with a well skated to a 4-0L - On the road to Gardiner on Wednesday…
Events - 1/30 Week
