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maddie ripley wins another state crown
Trio of local girls compete in girls state wrestling championships
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 11:00pm

WELLS — A trio of local athletes competed Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the girls state wrestling championships with two of the three placing at the title event.
Henderson, Pease place first for Windjammers in state wrestling championships
Sun, 02/19/2023 - 9:00am

SANFORD — The Camden Hills wrestling team traveled to Sanford to compete Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Class A state wrestling championships. Two Windjammers won individual crowns while three more placed at states. Camden Hills finished fourth in the meet with 71 points, behind Noble (110), Massabesic (89) and Sanford (72). Results 113 pounds: Aaliyah Ten Broeck pinned by James Blood (Sanford) and pinned by Sam Lafavor (Cony/Messalonskee). 126 pounds:...
Belfast, Medomak Valley, Mount View also participated
Camden Hills, Oceanside win KVAC wrestling crowns
Sun, 01/29/2023 - 11:00am

AUGSTA — Wrestling teams from around the state, including five from the Midcoast, competed Saturday, Jan. 28 for the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships at Cony High School. Camden Hills emerged as the Class A champion while Oceanside won the Class B crown. Pat Kelly, the head coach of the Camden Hills squad, was named KVAC Class A coach of the year while Jason Yates, head coach of the Oceanside team, was named KVAC Class B coach of the year. Shea Farrell of Mt. Ararat (Class A)...
Windjammers second, Lions fourth in Belfast wrestling meet
Mon, 12/12/2022 - 9:15am

BELFAST — The Camden Hills and Belfast varsity wrestling programs competed Saturday, Dec. 10 in Belfast.
Trio of wrestlers compete in New England regional tournament
Sun, 03/06/2022 - 12:15am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A trio of Midcoast high school wrestlers traveled March 4-5 to Rhode Island to represent Maine at the New England regional wrestling tournament. The regional tournament was held at the Providence Career and Technical Academy in Providence, Rhode Island with wrestlers competing from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Representing the Maine and the Midcoast at the regional tournament were Gavin Ripley of Oceanside, Henry Pharris of...
Trio of area wrestlers qualify for New England regional tournament
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 9:45pm

BATH — A trio of Midcoast high school wrestlers earned at the Maine’s New England qualifier tournament the opportunity to represent Maine at the upcoming New England regional wrestling tournament, according to results shared March 1 with PenBayPilot.com. The qualifying tournament was held Saturday, Feb. 26 at Morse High School in Bath. Representing the Maine and the Midcoast at the regional tournament will be Gavin Ripley of Oceanside, Henry Pharris of Camden Hills and Julian Henderson of...
five other area wrestlers also competed
Mark Ward places sixth at New England wrestling championships
Sun, 03/08/2020 - 3:45pm

METHUEN, Mass. — Six high school wrestlers from the Midcoast competed Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 in the 56th annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships at Methuen High School in Methuen, Massachusetts. Competing in the championships are wrestlers from Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Five of the six local wrestlers were eliminated during the opening day of competition. The lone wrestler to advance to the second day of...
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Six area wrestlers to compete at New England wrestling championships
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 7:45pm

METHUEN, Mass. — Six high school wrestlers from the Midcoast will compete Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 in the 56th annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships at Methuen High School in Methuen, Massachusetts. Competing in the championships will be wrestlers from Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Camden Hills will be represented by three wrestlers: Julian Henderson (106 pounds), Eric Andrews (113 pounds) and Joshua Sauicer (126...
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18 area wrestlers compete at New England Qualifiers
Sun, 03/01/2020 - 11:15am

NORTH BERWICK — Eighteen area high school wrestlers representing Camden Hills, Belfast, Oceanside, Medomak Valley and Mount View competed Saturday, Feb. 29 at the New England Qualifier wrestling meet at Noble High School in North Berwick. As teams, Camden Hills placed seventh with 48 points, Medomak Valley tied for eighth place with 40 points, Mount View placed 16th with 23 points, Belfast placed 18th with 17 points and Oceanside tied for 19th place with 16 points. Placing individually for...
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13 local wrestlers shine at girls state championships
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:30am

WINDHAM — Thirteen high school wrestlers representing Camden Hills, Belfast, Mount View and Medomak Valley traveled Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Windham High School to compete in the girls individual state wrestling championships. Placing for Camden Hills were Emma Vydas (first), Kristina Kelly (third), Meg Gleasner (third), Hayleigh Martz (third) and Nina Fantini (second). Placing for Mount View were Emma Fonger (second), Morgan Fonger (third) and Hailey Wood (fourth). Placing for Medomak Valley was...
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UPDATED: Camden Hills wrestling finishes seventh in Class A state championships
Mon, 02/17/2020 - 11:30am

SANFORD — The Camden Hills wrestling program sent seven of its wrestlers to compete at Sanford High School on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Class A team state championships. As a team, the Windjammers finished in seventh place with 58 points. Placing individually for the Windjammers were Eric Andrews (second), Julian Henderson (third), Griffin Carnell (fourth), Ian Henderson (fourth) and Henry Pharris (fourth). 106 pounds: Julian Henderson won by majority decision against Alex...
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Camden Hills wrestling second in Class A North regional finals
Sun, 02/09/2020 - 10:00am

SOUTH PARIS — The Camden Hills wrestling program hit the road Saturday, Feb. 8 to participate in the Class A North regional championships at Oxford Hills in South Paris. The Windjammers finished second with 156.5 points in the competition. Placing individually for Camden Hills were Julian Henderson (first), Eric Andrews (first), Joshua Saucier (second), Griffin Carnell (second), Ian Henderson (first), Henry Pharris (third) and Benjamin MacWilliams (fourth). 106 pounds: Julian...
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Midcoast wrestlers excel at KVAC tournament
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 11:00pm

AUGUSTA — Five area high school wrestling teams hit the road Saturday, Feb. 1 to compete in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships at Cony High School in Augusta. As teams, regardless of classification, Camden Hills placed second with 151 points, Belfast placed third (128 points), Medomak Valley placed ninth (70 points), Mount View placed 10th (55 points) and Oceanside placed 14th (27 points). Among Class A schools, Camden Hills finished second. Among Class B schools, Belfast...
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Camden Hills wrestling sweeps competition at Foxcroft event
Sun, 01/26/2020 - 10:30am

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Camden Hills wrestling program hit the road Saturday, Jan. 25 to Dover-Foxcroft to compete against a trio of teams at Foxcroft Academy. The Windjammers swept the competition and earned a trio of victories over Foxcroft Academy, Calais and Mount View. Camden Hills 57, Foxcroft Academy 24 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Kholton Perry (FA) 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Kai Sassa (CH) pinned Skylar Gibbs (FA) 126 pounds:...
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Camden Hills wrestling collects three victories in Thorndike
Tue, 01/21/2020 - 9:30am

THORNDIKE — The Camden Hills wrestling team traveled to Thorndike to compete against five other programs Monday, Jan. 20. The Windjammers collected victories over Mount View, Morse and Nokomis. Results from matches against Maine Central Institute and Mt. Ararat/Brunswick were not available. Camden Hills 52, Mount View 27 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Joshua Saucier (CH) won by technical pin against...
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Camden Hills wrestling earns three victories in Farmington
Sun, 01/19/2020 - 7:00pm

FARMINGTON — The Camden Hills wrestling team traveled Saturday, Jan. 18 to Farmington to compete at Mt. Blue High School. The Windjammers collected victories against Nokomis, Mt. Blue and Piscataquis. Camden Hills 48, Nokomis 36 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Joshua Saucier (CH) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Calvin Peck (NOK) pinned Devin Hutchinson (CH) 132 pounds: Tyler Preble (NOK) won by forfeit 138...
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Camden Hills wrestling posts 2-0 record in Augusta
Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Camden Hills wrestling program traveled to Augusta to compete Tuesday, Jan. 14 against Cony and Oxford Hills. The Windjammers collected a pair of victories with a win over both Oxford Hills and Cony. Camden Hills 42, Oxford Hills 27 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Bryce Atkisson (OX) 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) pinned Jared Bellemare (OX) 120 pounds: Rocco Hayden (OX) pinned Kristina Kelly (OX) 126 pounds: Joshua Saucier (CH) pinned Caleb Evans (OX)...
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UPDATED: Camden Hills wrestling finishes 4-0 at Gardiner event
Mon, 01/13/2020 - 4:00pm

GARDINER — The Camden Hills wrestling team hit the road Saturday, Jan. 11 to compete against wrestlers from Gardiner, Oxford Hills, Lincoln Academy and Maine Central Institute in Gardiner. By the end of the day, the Windjammers had amassed four victories. Camden Hills 50, Oxford Hills 30 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Bryce Atkisson (OX) 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) pinned Jared Bellemare (OX) 120 pounds: Rocco Hayden (OX) pinned Kristina Kelly (CH) 126 pounds:...
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Camden Hills wrestling tops Morse in mid-week event
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 7:45pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling program hosted a mid-week wrestling event against Morse and Skowhegan at its campus in Rockport on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The host Windjammers collected a victory over Morse and also competed against Skowhegan, though information was not available on how the Windjammers did against Skowhegan. Camden Hills 60, Morse 18 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Chase Nicolino (MOR) 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Kristina...
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Windjammers finish 13th, Lions 14th at Spartan Invitational
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 7:30pm

SANFORD — The Camden Hills and Belfast wrestling programs traveled to Sanford to compete in the Spartan Invitational wrestling event Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 4. As a team, Camden Hills finished in 13th place with 63 points, while Belfast finished in 14th place with 61.5 points. Placing for Camden Hills individually were Julian Henderson (sixth), Eric Andrews (fourth), Josh Saucier (fifth) and Ian Henderson (fifth). Placing for Belfast individually were Brian White (second) and Cam...
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes sixth at Noble Invitational
Sat, 12/28/2019 - 5:45pm

NORTH BERWICK — The Camden Hills wrestling program traveled to North Berwick to compete in the annual Noble Invitational held Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28 at Noble High School. The Windjammers sent 11 wrestlers to compete in nine weight divisions. Following the two days of the invitational, the Windjammers finished in sixth place as a team with 117 points. Placing for the Windjammers were Julian Henderosn (first), Eric Andrews (third), Josh Saucier (sixth), Devin Hutcheson (third) and...
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Four local wrestling teams excel in Rockport
Sun, 12/22/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKPORT — Four local high school wrestling teams converged on Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport to compete Saturday, Dec. 21. By day’s end, Belfast posted a 3-0 record, Camden Hills went 1-1, Oceanside went 1-2 and Mount View went 0-2. Camden Hills 54, Oceanside 24 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) pinned Kayden Scudder (OS) 113 pounds: Emma Vydas (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) pinned Carter Fogarty (OS) 126 pounds: Devin Hutchinson (CH) pinned...
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Camden Hills wrestling tops Lincoln Academy
Thu, 12/19/2019 - 3:00pm

NEWCASTLE — The Camden Hills wrestling team hit the road Wednesday, Dec. 18 to compete at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. The visiting Windjammers defeated Lincoln Academy. Camden Hills 63, Lincoln Academy 18 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Margaret Gleasner (CH) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Joshua Saucier (CH) pinned Bao Dang (LA) 132 pounds: Devin Hutchinson (CH) pinned Sullivan Anderson (LA) 138 pounds:...
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UPDATED: Four local wrestling teams compete in Topsham
Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:00pm

TOPSHAM — Four local high school wrestling programs hit the road Saturday, Dec. 14 to compete at Mount Ararat High School in Topsham. Participating in the event were Camden Hills, Mount Ararat/Brunswick, Medomak Valley, Winslow, Oceanside and Mount View. Camden Hills 48, Winslow 30 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Joshua Saucier (CH) pinned Samuel Schmitt (W) 126 pounds: Devin Hutchinson (CH) won by...
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Camden Hills wrestling sweeps competition in mid-week event
Sun, 12/15/2019 - 9:15pm

GARDINER — The Camden Hills varsity wrestling team hit the road to Gardiner for a mid-week wrestling event Wednesday, Dec. 11 against Gardiner and Mount Blue. The Windjammers swept the competition by defeating both of their opponents. Camden Hills 54, Gardiner 24 106 pounds: Julian Henderson (CH) won by forfeit 113 pounds: Eric Andrews (CH) won by forfeit 120 pounds: Margaret Gleasner (CH) won by forfeit 126 pounds: Joshua Sauicer (CH) pinned Cole Brann (GARD) 132 pounds:...
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Camden Hills wrestling sweeps competition in home meet
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 7:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling team hosted three other high school wrestling teams Saturday, Dec. 7 and collected a trio of victories.
belfast, oceanside also participated
Camden Hills wrestling wins Oxford Hills preseason dual tournament
Mon, 12/02/2019 - 10:00am

NORWAY — A trio of area wrestling teams participated Saturday, Nov. 30 in the Oxford Hills preseason dual tournament Saturday, Nov. 30. Participating from the area were Belfast, Oceanside and Camden Hills. Camden Hills collected its second preseason tournament victory, while Belfast finished sixth. Below are team results that were reported to the Pilot sports department. Camden Hills defeated Dirigo (50-24), defeated Erskine Academy (45-24), defeated Oxford Hills 42-39 and defeated Massabesic (...
Medomak Valley also competed
Camden Hills wrestling wins Dexter preseason dual meet
Mon, 11/25/2019 - 10:30am

DEXTER — The Camden Hills and Medomak Valley wrestling teams hit the road Saturday, Nov. 23 to Dexter to compete in the Dexter preseason dual meet. The showing was the first of the preseason for both area squads. In pool play, Camden Hills defeated Dexter (57-18), Medomak Valley (48-33) and Nokomis (60-24). In pool play, Medomak Valley defeated Nokomis (60-22). The Panthers lost to Camden Hills (48-33) and Dexter (48-36). In the championship, Camden Hills bested Mattanawcook (64-18). The...
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Lang collects two national accolades for wrestling, academic achievements
Fri, 05/10/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKPORT — Though the high school wrestling season is over, the accolades continue to pour in for one local wrestler. Camden Hills senior wrestler Noah Lang was Maine’s 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient. The award is presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, who selects a wrestler from each state based on their wrestling and academic achievements, in addition to their community involvement. The award was established in 1996 to honor Olympic and World champion Dave...
Three Windjammers, two panthers, one mustang competed
Noah Lang finishes fourth at New England regional wrestling championships
Sun, 03/03/2019 - 7:45pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Six high school wrestlers from the Midcoast traveled to Providence Career and Technical Academy in Providence, Rhode Island to participate in the 55th Annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships, a two-day regional wrestling championship tournament taking place Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. Wrestlers from Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts competed in the double-elimination style tournament. Local wrestlers that...
Three Windjammers, Two Panthers, One Mustang
Six local wrestlers qualify for New England championships
Sat, 02/23/2019 - 11:00pm
SOUTH PARIS — Following a Saturday filled with wrestling featuring some of the top wrestlers in the state at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Feb. 23, six local wrestlers earned the opportunity to challenge themselves against some of the best wrestlers from around the New England region. Maine wrestlers that placed within the top three for each weight classification at the Feb. 23 New England qualifiers earned slots for the 55th Annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling...
Updated with full results; girls from Medomak Valley, Belfast and Mount View also competed
UPDATED: Multi-sport standout Kristina Kelly secures wrestling state crown
Sat, 02/23/2019 - 4:00pm

HOWLAND — Months after winning a third consecutive state championship with the Camden Hills varsity girls soccer team, junior Kristina Kelly secured a girls wrestling state championship Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Penobscot Valley High School in Howland. Kelly, who has netted 110 goals through three varsity soccer seasons, wrestled Wednesday in the first state championship tournament for female wrestlers, which included 10 wrestlers from the Midcoast. This was the first season the...
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes third at Class A state championships, Lang claims individual crown
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 6:15pm

AUGUSTA — Nine members of the Camden Hills wrestling team hit the road Saturday, Feb. 16 to Cony High School in Augusta to compete in the Class A state championships.
Lang wins 200th match, Hutchinson wins 100th
Camden Hills wrestling wins Class A North crown
Sun, 02/10/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling team hosted the Class A North regional championship on Saturday, Feb. 9 and secured the regional championship with 166 points.
Oceanside, Mount View, Belfast also competed
Camden Hills, Medomak Valley win KVAC wrestling crowns; Richards, Elias earn individual accolades
Mon, 02/04/2019 - 4:15pm

AUGUSTA — Five local wrestling programs hit the road Saturday, Feb. 2 to Cony High School in Augusta to compete in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. Additionally, two local members of the wrestling community were awarded accolades for their success during the season.
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Henderson wins 100th match, Windjammer wrestling earns 6-1 record in two days
Sat, 01/19/2019 - 9:15pm

WALDOBORO and FARMINGTON — The Camden Hills wrestling team participated in two road events this week and earned a 6-1 record while away from home.
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Dawson Allen earns 150th win as Camden Hills wrestling sweeps home meet
Sun, 01/13/2019 - 12:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling program hosted a five-team meet on Saturday, Jan. 12 in Rockport with Medomak Valley, Morse, Lincoln Academy and Winslow competing.
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes seventh, Belfast 17th at Spartan Invitational
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 11:30am

SANFORD — The Belfast and Camden Hills wrestling programs traveled to Sanford to participate in the Spartan Invitational on Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5.
Medomak Valley also competed
Camden Hills, Belfast wrestling collect first wins of 2019
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 10:30am
The varsity wrestling season continued on Wednesday, Jan. 2 with Camden Hills, Medomak Valley and Belfast competing in meets across the state. Here are results from those events as reported to our sports department.
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Camden Hills wrestling finishes second in Noble Invitational, Belfast places 10th
Sun, 12/30/2018 - 12:00pm

NORTH BERWICK — The Camden Hills and Belfast wrestling programs ended the calendar year by participating in the Noble Invitational, a two day event hosted by Noble High School in North Berwick.
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Camden Hills wrestling raising funds for program
Fri, 12/21/2018 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling team is in the process of raising $3,500 as the team has nearly 30 wrestlers this season and needs to raise additional funds due to the larger-than-anticipated roster. According to a GoFundMe page, the program had to order 10 new sets of warm ups and singlets previously not budgeted for. Furthermore, the fundraising page noted the budget is being stretched them thanks to the cost of sending the team to overnight tournaments at Noble and Sanford High Schools...
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Camden Hills wrestling sweeps competition in home meet
Thu, 12/20/2018 - 9:30pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills wrestling team hosted a meet Wednesday, Dec. 19 with Morse and Maine Central Institute and went 2-0 on the day.
Midcoast Athletics
Kelly, Godspeed collect 300th coaching victory, Lang 100th pin
Sat, 12/15/2018 - 7:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Camden Hills wrestling squad traveled to nearby Oceanside on Saturday, Dec. 15 to compete against the host Mariners, Medomak Valley, Winslow and Mount View. It was a noteworthy meet for Camden Hills coaches Patrick Kelly and Perry Goodspeed as the duo each collected their 300th coaching victory. Also on Saturday, Camden Hills wrestler Noah Lang, who recently won his 150th high school match, claimed his 100th pin. As of publishing time, team and individual results were not...
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Noah Lang wins 150th wrestling match as Windjammers sweep season opener
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 9:45pm

FARMINGTON — The Camden Hills wrestling team hit the road on Saturday, Dec. 8 to Mount Blue High School in Farmington to compete in a regular season opening meet. Camden Hills swept the competition with a 4-0 record with victories over Oxford Hills (66-18), Nokomis (53-27), Mount Blue (48-33) and Erskine Academy (60-24). Noah Lang won his 150th high school wrestling match, which is “a very rare occurrence for a Maine wrestler,” according to Glenn Lang. Reach the sports department at:...
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Camden Hills wrestling wins preseason tournament
Sun, 12/02/2018 - 8:15pm

SOUTH PARIS — The Camden Hills wrestling team hit the road on Saturday, Dec. 1 to participate in the Oxford Hills preseason tournament in South Paris. By the end of the day, the Windjammers were team and pin champions after going 4-0. “Truth be told, there were some very good teams at the meet as well as some fantastic individuals, so I knew it would not be an easy day on either front,” said Camden Hills head coach Patrick Kelly. "The only thing that can stop this team is the team itself.” The...