NOVEMBER 2008 ARCHIVE
Windham 3/4 Graders Open Falmouth Sunday
League Season
Youth Basketball
November 30,
2008

Coaches
Peter Brown and Dave McGowan teaching the
players at halftime of Windham v.
Scarborough game.
Falmouth ME: A
team of Windham and Raymond 3rd and 4th
grade boys opened their season in the
Falmouth Sunday League on Sunday November
30, 2008.
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Basketball Dunk
Video
Ethan
Spaulding serves up Alley-oop at Basketball
academy.
Video
The Windham Eagle Boys
Basketball Freeport League defeated
Cumberland 34-33.
Travel Basketball - Eight Grade Boys
November 29,
2008
By David Field

Dylan
Weisser defends Cumberland's #13. Weisser
had a stellar game scoring 9 points, two
steals and two defensive rebounds and a
blocked shot. Photo By David Field
FREEPORT ME: This game
really wasn’t as close as the score
indicates. Windham took control early in
the game and seemed to let Cumberland back
in just before the half with the score
20-19.
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THANKSGIVING DAY COLORING CONTEST
Monks Fall to Beavers, 69-56
Men's College Basketball
www.mainesportspages.com
November 25,
2008
STANDISH, ME -
Four Farmington players netted double-digits
to help the visiting Beavers (2-1) defeat
Saint Joseph's (2-1), 69-56, on Tuesday
evening at the Alfond Center. Elbie Murphy
'09 (Loudonville, NY) paced the Monks with
17 points in the losing effort and Andrew
Dean ’11 (Gorham, ME) led the visitors with
16 points.
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“Home of the Monks” Gains National
Recognition
Larry Mahaney Diamond Receives ABCA/TURFACE
Field Maintenance Award
Men's College Baseball
www.mainesportspages.com
November 25,
2008
STANDISH, ME –
The American Baseball Coaches Association
has announced that Saint Joseph’s College
has been awarded the 2008 College Division
ABCA/TURFACE Field Maintenance Award for
Larry Mahaney Diamond. The prestigious honor
is granted on a yearly basis to one college
recipient across all divisions. Along with
the award, Saint Joseph’s will receive one
ton of TURFACE MVP infield conditioner and
$400 to be spent on maintenance equipment.
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D’Ascanio and Gajewski Claim GNAC Weekly Honors
Women's
College Swimming
www.mainesportspages.com
November 24, 2008
STANDISH, ME – The Great
Northeast Athletic Conference has announced its weekly
awards and two Saint Joseph’s swimmers, Lindsay
D’Ascanio ‘11 (Kennebunk, ME) and Hannah Gajewski ‘12
(Biddeford, ME/McAuley) have been honored.
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Jordan
Selected to Play in NEWISA Senior Bowl
Women's
College Soccer
www.mainesportspages.com
November 24, 2008
STANDISH, ME – Saint
Joseph’s senior Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA) has been
selected to play in the New England Women’s
Intercollegiate Soccer Association Senior Bowl. The
game, which features the top senior women’s soccer
players from the region, will be played at Salem State
College on December 11th at 11:00 AM.
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Yarmouth Holds off Windham Rally
Travel Basketball - Fifth Grade Boys
November 23,
2008
By JT Turner

Photo By
Karen Leavitt
In a hard
fought game, Yarmouth prevailed over Windham
at Harrison Middle School by the score of 38
– 31.
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Video Highlights of Windham vs. Thornton
Academy
November 8, 2008
By Shawn
French
Shawn French
was kind of enough to share this video
highlight reel of the Windham vs. Thornton
Academy playoff game on November 8, 2008.
Thank you Shawn!
Watch Video on WSP
View more of Shawn's Videos
Fifth Grade Girls Off To 3-0 Start
Travel Basketball - Fifth Grade Girls
November 22,
2008
By Elaine
Herzig

Photo By
Elaine Herzig
The Windham
5th grade girls travel basketball team,
coached by Lana Merchant and assisted by
Danny Merchant and John Linevitch, is off to
a strong start.
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ADULT RUNNING (WALKING/JOGGING) GROUP
November 21,
2008
The Adult running/walking group will be
meeting for the third straight weekend. All
levels are welcome.
Saturday 11/22
9:00AM High School Track
Sunday 11/23
10:00AM Gambo (Mt. Div. Trail)
Discuss in Running Forums

WINDHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
ANNOUNCES 1ST QUARTER
HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to all of the students whose
hard work is recognized by making the Honor
Roll.
2008 - 2009 1st Quarter
Honor Roll
Archives
Gajewski Earns Second Conference Honor
Women's College Swimming
www.mainesportspages.com
November 19,
2008
STANDISH, ME -
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has
named Hannah Gajewski '12 (Biddeford, ME/McAuley)
as the Swimming Rookie of the Week for the
second time this season.
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Windham Notches Three Victories Over the
Weekend
Travel Basketball - Sixth Grade
November 19,
2008
By Lisa Davis

Josh Dugas
goes to the hoop. Photo by Dan Joseph
WINDHAM ME:
Windham defeated Greely 31-20 in a sixth
grade boys travel basketball game.
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WINDHAM
HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL ANNOUNCED
November 19,
2008
Congratulations to all of the students whose
hard work is recognized by making the Honor
Roll.
2008 - 2009 1st Quarter
Honor Roll
Archives
Two Windham Freshman Lead Teams to Victories
AAU Basketball
November 19,
2008
Congratulations to two Windham freshman for
leading their teams to victory in the MBR
2012 future games.
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DARE: DRUG AWARENESS SESSION
For all
Windham Parents
Wed November
19, 2008
6:30 - 8:30
Windham High
School Auditorium
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Saint Joseph's Nowell Named NFHCA All-Region
Women's College Field Hockey
www.mainesportspages.com
November 17,
2008
STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph’s sophomore
Kayla Nowell (Bridgton, ME/Lake Region) has
been named to the Longstreth/National Field
Hockey Coaches Association New England West
All-Region Team.
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Eighth Grade Boys Suffer First Loss of
Season
Travel basketball - Eighth Grade
November 16,
2008
By David Field

L-R: 15
Jordin Allen, 5 Spencer Noel, 23 Dylan
Weisser, 2 Isaac Gurney, 33 Brad Carpentier,
32 Calvin Field, 20 Jake Perry
Coaches: L
Mike Weisser and R Matt Noel Photo by David
Field
The 8th Grade Boys
suffered their first loss of the season
against Cape Elizabeth 40-33.
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Windham Eighth Grade Boys
Play in Freeport League and Continue Winning
Ways from Football.
Travel Basketball - Eighth Grade
November 15,
2008
These boys were supposed
to start play last week, but deferred due to
the football championship. They took to the
court this morning without even having had a
practice and faced a squad from Mt. Ararat.
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St. Joe's Wins See-Saw Opener with Buzzer
Beater
Women's College Basketball
www.mainesportspages.com
November 15,
2008
STANDISH, ME -
Meagan McDevitt '12 (Cumberland, ME/Greely)
sank a 15-foot jumpshot as time expired to
lift Saint Joseph's (1-0) to a 68-66 victory
over Maine-Fort Kent (0-1) on Saturday
afternoon at the Harold Alfond Center.
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Lady Monks Fall to Endicott in ECAC Semi,
1-0
Women's College Field Hockey
www.mainesportspages.com
November 15,
2008
BEVERLY, MA -
With a goal from Megan McBride in the 33rd
minute, top seeded Endicott College (17-5)
defeated #4 Saint Joseph's (15-6) in an ECAC
Tourney Semifinal matchup on Saturday
afternoon.
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St. Joseph's Men's and Women's Basketball
Schedules
College Basketball
www.mainesportspages.com
November 12,
2008
St. Joseph's
College released their
Men's and
Women's 2008-09 Basketball Schedules.
Lady Monks Blank Lancers in ECAC
Quarterfinal
Women's College Field Hockey
www.mainesportspages.com
November 12,
2008
STANDISH, ME - St. Joe's (15-5, 5-1 NAC)
used two second-half goals to defeat
Worcester State (11-10, 3-2 MASCAC) in an
ECAC Tournament Quarterfinal match-up on
Wednesday afternoon at Lakeside Field.
Courtney Rague '11 (Old Orchard Beach, ME)
netted the game-winning goal in the 53rd
minute for the Lady Monks.
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WINDHAM BATTLES TO THE END IN SEASON OPENER
Travel Basketball - Sixth Grade Boys
November 8,
2008
By Lisa Davis

Derek
Hammond dribbles the ball with Jack Giampino
looking on. Photo by Dan Joseph
CASCO ME: The
sixth grade boys travel team played their
1st game of the season Saturday against
Leavitt at Lake Region Middle School.
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WYBA 5th Grade
Travel Opens Season with Victory
Travel Basketball
November
9, 2008
Lake
Region ME: Windham 5th grade travel
basketball team opened the season by
defeating Yarmouth 32-16 at Lake Region
middle School on Sunday.
GNAC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Announced
Women's College Soccer
www.mainesportspages.com
November
11, 2008
STANDISH,
ME – The Great Northeast Athletic
Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference
teams have been announced and four
players have been selected to represent
Saint Joseph's College.
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NEW ADULT RUNNING (WALKING/JOGGING) GROUP
Paula Pock is
starting an adult running (walking/jogging)
group. This is from an email she has asked
everyone to forward. Please consider
participating and forwarding this to your
friends and family.
More Information /
Discuss in Running Forums
WINDHAM WINS SMYFL
CHAMPIONSHIP 27-6 OVER SACO
Windham Middle School Football
November 9, 2008
By David Field

Windham
Middle School Football Team 2008 SMYFL
Champions Photo by David Field
Windham-On a soggy field
and mild temperature afternoon, Windham MS
football continued their dominance in SMYFL
in defeating number two seed Saco 27-6 to
claim the first gold ball in Windham
football history.
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Congratulate the team in the forums
Thornton Academy Wins in Comeback Thriller
High School Football
www.sacosportspages.com
November 8,
2008

SACO ME:
Thornton Academy (10-0) came back from
behind twice to upend Windham (7-3) 35-28.
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Photo Gallery
Waterville Ends
Gorham's 70 Game Unbeaten Streak
High
School Girls Soccer
www.mainesportspages.com
November 8, 2008
BATH ME: Waterville (18-0)
upended Gorham (17-1) 5-1 to win the Maine Girls Soccer
Class A State Championship. Gorham had gone 68-0-2 since
their last loss in the first game of the 2005 season.
EAGLE PRIDE: Dawn of a Football Town
Middle and High School Football
November 7,
2008
By David Field
The Windham MS Squad held
their final practice today before the SMYFL
Championship game on Sunday.
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Defensive Line Sets the Tone for the Season
Middle School Football
November 7,
2008

Penetrating
the backfield with the linebackers is this
squad's responsibility. Not much has gotten
by them this season in the way of
touchdowns.
L-R #67
Josh Rickett, #66 Jared Libby, #59 Matt
Aldrich, #54 Joe Francoeur Photo by David
Field
WINDHAM ME:
All great defenses have something in common;
a superior defensive line.
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Offensive Linemen: The Unsung Heroes
Middle School Football
November 4,
2008

The
powerful line of Windham's offense is from
L-R #16 Nick Sundquist, #66 Jared Libby, #56
Shawn Francoeur, #51 Jake Perry, #54 Joe
Francoeur, #59 Matt Aldrich and #89 Brad
Carpentier. These guys do the hard work so
the running backs can score the touchdowns.
Missing from photo is #50 Tyler Pennanen.
Photo by David Field
Windham ME:
Football is the ultimate team sport. Eleven
offensive positions, eleven defensive
positions, special teams players and
substitutions rotating in and out depending
on the situation in the game.
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