Mother Nature threw a curve at us this week that lead to us losing our home ice - But that did not stop OTO Black Bears 🐻 from hosting Brewer at PCIA in Dover - Bears 🐻 didn't get the outcome they wanted with a 5-2 L - the bears back at it after the holiday's!
Lady Coyotes hosting FA at Mackenzie tonight - JV with most exciting W of the night 27-24 - Varsity cruising to a 56-17 W moving 5-0 on the season, but more importantly they earned Hall of Fame Coach Heather Richards in her 100th Win of her career! Coach Richards In her 11th season is 100-83 all time, going 40-1 in the last 3 regular seasons, and 80-13 in the regular season over the past 5 seasons. An unbelievable run for our fearless leader of Coyote Nation! Congratulations Coach!
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams were back in action today at U.Maine in another ten team league meet, including strong Class A schools Bangor and Hampden, with the girls team finishing up in 4th place, while the boys team finished 6th. Leading the way for the girls were Lucy Veilleux with a 1st in the Triple Jump and a 3rd in the Long Jump, Ely Briggs 1st in the High Jump, Kylee Murray 2nd in the Shot Put, Lilly Mitchell 3rd in the Hurdles and the 4x800M Relay team of Chloe Henry, Liz Preble, Phoebe Yerxa & Lily Heitmann who finished 3rd. For the boys, the 4x200M Relay team of Andrew Wolfertz, Cooper Neely, Kaiden Plourde & Hayna Francis and the 4x800M Relay team of Neely, Kaiden Plourde, Kameron Plourde & Francis both finished 2nd while Noah Briggs finished up 3rd in the Triple Jump. The teams are back at U.Maine next Friday afternoon.
LMS Basketball teams will now play Brewer on Wed. Jan 10.
Girls play at Brewer at 3:30. A/B
Boys play Home at 3:30. A/B
Coyote Boys Basketball 🏀 continued on the W train tonight in Mackenzie Gym as the team moved to 4-0 with a 51-34 win over Houlton - JV on a hot streak with every member posting points tonight with a 81-33 W - Ponies attempt to ride into town on Saturday!
Being in Education we are always telling kids to follow dreams and move toward goals - What better way to solidify the point then to show them in your own gym. Coyote Nation being represented tonight by our very own Mr. Scott Gordon, following his dream and representing his community! Coyote Nation is proud of you!
Girls Basketball 🏀 on the road to the county - Shiretowners welcoming the Coyotes - Varsity moving to 4-0 with a 62-25 W, JV didn't fair so well with a 32-24 L - A little Pony Action at home on Friday!
Athletics Update: Practice and Games
Girls Basketball 🏀 @ Houlton - on as scheduled
OTO Hockey - Practice 7:50 PM @ PIA
Track Practice - UMaine - 7:15 PM
NPV Swim - 3:45 - 5:15 PM
Boys Basketball 🏀- JV 3-4 PM Varsity 4-5:30 PM
Cheer - LMS - 5-7 PM
Wrestling - Still on at the moment, more to come
Pio Practice - 3:20-4:50 PM
OTHS Sports Update!
OTO Hockey 🏒 @ St. Dom has been postponed
OTHS Girls Basketball @ Houlton - 5:30/7 PM - still on and going
Practices can be held today, but all practices are not mandatory and athletes should stay safe. Coaches will be in contact regarding practices plans
LMS Boys & Girls Basketball games vs. Brewer have been postponed. Make up date is to be determined.
There will be no after school practices for any team this afternoon 12/18.
All afterschool activities are canceled for RSU 34 - Boys basketball game at Bucksport is postponed, more information to come pertaining to a date to be made up!
Events for the Week!
Final event of the day - XC Ski ⛷️ with an icy event at Sugarloaf that was extremely altered because of available snow ⛄️- more of a hill climb time trial for OT's own Lida Kanoti as she finished 17th out of 39 and improved to 16th out of 39 on the second lap - way to go Lida!
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams opened up the season in a ten team meet Saturday night at the New Balance Fieldhouse at U.Maine with a strong 3rd place finish from the girls team and a 6th place finish from the boys team. For the girls, Lucy Veilleux finished 2nd in both the 55M Dash and Triple Jump, while they also received 2nd place finishes from Lexi Wesley in the 800, Ruby Whitmore in the Long Jump, Kylee Murray in the Shot Put, the 4x200M Relay team of Rhiannon Bousquet, Mikayla Johnston, Wesley & Whitmore and the 4x800M Relay team of Lily Heitmann, Liz Preble, Phoebe Yerxa & Chloe Henry. The boys received 2nd place finishes from the 4x200M Relay team of Andrew Wolfertz, Cooper Neely, Kaiden Plourde & Hayna Francis, and the 4x800M Relay team of Kameron Plourde, Kaiden Plourde, Neely & Francis. The teams are back at U.Maine next Friday afternoon.
OTO home opener v. Bangor Rams today at the Alfond - Strong Bangor team and great competition for the Black Bears 🐻 - 4-1 L for the team, moving to 0-1-1 on the season - JV followed and are still undefeated with a 1-1 tie - St. Dom's up next!
Wrapping up the day in Mackenzie Gym were the lady Coyotes hosting Caribou - some dominate performances by the ladies, both on JV and Varsity - JV came away with a 36-21 W - Varsity moving to 3-0 on the season with a 64-40 W featuring a 3-fest from Makay-Kay Emerson - on the road to Houlton Wednesday!
Big Shoutout to the Green, White, and Glitter ✨ on the sideline all day cheering 📣 while most of our students are involved in athletics on this busy Saturday... thanks for the all day support Girls!
Vikings rowed into Mackenzie Gym today for a couple of boys basketball 🏀 games v. the Coyotes - JV had a game, losing at the buzzer 53-50 - While Varsity wanted to keep playing as they went to double overtime, but stay 3-0 with a 66-58 W! Bucksport on the road Monday!
On a night we host the home opener for NPV Swim, we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Girls Swim at OTHS by welcoming back on deck Laura Blumenstock Branch class of 76 who swam on the first girls team. NPV swim celebrated with 2 wins for both the Men's and Women's program!
OTO with the first game of the 23-24 season on the road to Sawyer Arena to face John Bapst - Varsity took it to overtime and ended all square 3-3 - JV remains unbeaten with a solid 4-0 W - Bangor Rams roll into town for the home opener on Saturday at the Alfond!
