hall of fame

Class of 2023

Heather Brewer Richards '92

Heather was a 3-sport athlete at Old Town High, participating in field hockey, basketball, and softball.

On the basketball court, Heather was the first four-year starter in school history, boys or girls. She was twice named Big East 1st team, Bangor Daily All-State 3rd team her senior year and honorable mention as a junior. In her senior season, she led the team to the semifinals and was named to the All-Tournament team. She capped her senior season by being named to the McDonald’s All-Star team.

Heather was selected to the All-State team and the PVC 1st team in her senior season in field hockey.

On the softball field, she was named to the PVC All-Star team all four seasons.

Heather’s high school career ended by receiving the Top Female Athlete award.

Not only did she excel in athletics, but she also served as Class President, was on student council, graduated with honors, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Following high school, Heather took her talents to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where she was a 4-year starter in both basketball and softball. In basketball, she led the conference in steals and assists, was a second-team selection to the Maine Athletic Conference, and was team MVP and captain. In 2008, she was inducted into the UMaine Presque Isle Hall of Fame.

She was named conference rookie of the year in softball, selected to the District 5 All-Star team, the Maine Athletic Conference All-State team, and named team MVP and captain.

Heather has been the girl's varsity basketball coach at Old Town High for the past 11 years and recorded her 100th win as a head coach this season. 

Matt Petrie '04

While at Old Town, Matt participated in Soccer, basketball and track and field.

Matt made a name for himself on the soccer field where he was a 4-year starter for Coach Mark Graffam. As a sophomore he was named to the PVC 2nd team, and in his junior year was named PVC 1st team. Matt received Eastern Maine Class A honorable mention honors and still holds the school record for most games, starting with 61 and most points scored with 42.

On the track Matt received All-Conference honors in multiple events his junior and senior years, won the PVC Championship in the high jump, and a member of two PVC Championship relay teams.

In addition to track and field, Matt played 4 years of high school basketball and was named to the class A All-Defensive team as a junior.

After leaving Old Town, Matt attended the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where he captained the men's soccer team his junior and senior years and was named an NCAA All-Conference player.

Following his collegiate career, Matt spent 4 seasons as the varsity soccer coach at Oceanside High School and is currently a physical education teacher in the Wiscasset school system. 

Patty Blumenstock Gaynnor '79

Patty did not let the grass grow under her feet while at Old Town High School as she participated 4 years in swimming, 3 years in field hockey, 3 years in spring track, and would be named the 1979 Athlete of the Year.

It would be the swimming pool where Patty would make a name for herself as one of the pioneers of that sport. As a senior, she set the record in the 100 butterfly, which would stand for nearly 10 years before it was eclipsed in 1989.

After high school, Patty joined the University of Maine swim team, which she co-captained in her junior and senior years. She led the Black Bears to the New England Championships, where she was 3rd in the breaststroke, 4th in the 200 breaststroke, and 6th in the 100 breaststroke.

Patty’s competitive flame continued to burn after college as she competed in countless master's events, setting national records and placing in the top nationally in several events. In addition to swimming competitions, Patty also participated in many triathlons with several top 3 finishes.

Professionally, Patty spent 30 years in sales with 25 of those in pharmaceuticals. Her accomplishments include: 
> Top sales rep Eastern Security Systems Portland, ME
> Schering Plough Pharmaceutical District rep of the Year 2000
> Fresenius Medical Care. Presidents Club Northeast Winner 2009
> 6 leadership awards with Pfizer.
                                                                                                     > 2015-2021 Pfizer National Field Faculty Trainer 

Andre Miller '16

Andre Miller participated in football, basketball, track and field and baseball at Old Town High. He was an unstoppable force on the football field where, as a senior, he led the team to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the class C North championship. He finished the season with 49 receptions for 1,068 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was named an All-USA selection and earned a spot on the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl team. In the shrine game, he caught 7 passes for 207 yards and 4 touchdowns, earning him the MVP award.

On the basketball court, Andre used his size, speed, and strength to help lead the team to the team to the 2014 Class B North championship and the 2014 Class B state championship.

Andre earned All-Conference honors in four events in outdoor track, was a member of the PVC champion relay team, and placed in all four of his events in the State Championship meet.

Following high school, Andre would play one season of football at Husson University before transferring to UMaine, where he made an instant impact. During his time as a Black Bear, he had 1,848 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. His receiving total places him 14th on the school’s all-time list, and he holds the school record for longest touchdown reception of 90 yards. He was also a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association selection and pre-season All-American.

Following his UMaine career, Andre spent parts of the last two seasons with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers.

Andrea Pardilla Sockabasin '98

Andrea was a two-sport athlete at Old Town participating in basketball and track and field. However, basketball is where she stood out amongst the rest. You could say Andrea liked to break the mold, or be the first to achieve significant accomplishments.

In her senior season, Andrea helped lead the team to an undefeated regular season and Big East Conference Championship. The only loss that season came in the Eastern Maine Championship against the Cony Rams. During that season Andrea would score her 1,000th career point and broke the school record by scoring 35 points in a game, not once, but twice. Her post season accomplishments included winning Miss Maine Basketball, and today remains the first and only Old Town girls player to win that prestigious award. She was also named Big East Player of the Year, an All-Tournament Team selection and chosen for the McDonald’s Senior All-Star game.

Following high school Andrea would continue her basketball career at the University of Maine playing for some of the most prolific teams in school history. In the 1998-99 season, Andrea was part of the team that made program history by winning its first ever NCAA tournament game by beating Stanford, something no other UMaine team has done since.

Oliviah Damboise '18

Oliviah’s legs were in constant motion during her time at Old Town High, where she competed in soccer, indoor track, and outdoor track. In addition to athletics, she was also in the band, Key Club, student council, National Honor Society, and class Vice President.

On the track, Oliviah won 9 individual state championships, 4 in outdoor track, and 5 indoor titles. She was one of the most dominant forces in the state, being named All-State 10 times for indoor track and 12 times for outdoor track.

She was named All-Conference an incredible 24 times combined for winter and spring track.

To this day, she still holds the indoor and outdoor school records in the long jump, triple jump, and pole vault.

Oliviah qualified twice in the long jump, four times in the triple jump, and twice in the pole vault for the New England Championships.

Following her high school career, Oliviah was a 4-year member of the University of Maine indoor and outdoor track team.

Today she is a successful real estate agent for Next Home Realty.

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