VOLLEYBALL:
The Gorham volleyball team had an exceptional and exciting season with a final record of 16-1, losing only in the State final. The team made it to the State Championship game for the first time in Gorham history. Coach Emma Tirrell said, “The girls were focused the whole season! We are proud of our results.” Tirrell, the SMAA Coach of the Year, noted that the team went from a 9-5 regular season record in 2017 to a 14-0 record this year. The Rams beat Cheverus in the quarterfinals and Scarborough in the semifinals. “Both were hard fought matches and the game against Scarborough was the best we have ever played,” Tirrell said. Gorham lost to Falmouth in the Class A State Championship, ending their chances for an undefeated season.
Photo credit Amanda Landry PhotographyThe GHS volleyball team celebrated a spectacular season despite a loss in the State Championship game on October 27.
CROSS COUNTRY:
The boys’ cross country team had an outstanding showing at the Southern Regional Championship. They were seeded 9th and moved
up three spots to number 6 which qualified them for the Class A State Championship. Coach Jason Tanguay said, “It took a total team effort.” The varsity runners that day were Jacob Sladen, Tom Nelson, Reed Henderson, Josh Lehmann, Andrew Tinkham, Zach Green and Zack Brown-Davis.
“The girls’ cross country team had back-to-back outstanding weekends,” Tanguay said, also placing 6th in the Southern Regional Championship, four places higher than their 10th place seed. The following weekend, they came in 7th place overall at the Class A State Championship. The varsity runners were Kate Tugman, Iris Kitchen, Emily Paruk, MacKenna Homa, Carson Battaglia, Molly Eaton, Stefanie Meacham and Libby Knudsen.
Tanguay shared, “Individually, Kate Tugman was runner-up at both the Regional and State Championships. Iris Kitchen also had strong performances coming in 4th at Regionals and 7th at States. Both of these young ladies qualified to compete at the New England Championship in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 10.”
BOYS’ SOCCER:
Boys’ soccer ended the regular season as SMAA South champs with an undefeated 13-0-1 record. The quarterfinal playoff game was
a 1-0 OT win against Scarborough on an Andrew Rent goal assisted by Brady King. In the semifinal game, the Rams came away with a 2-0 victory over Cheverus; both goals were scored by Andrew Rent, with one assisted by Brendan Waterman. The Southern Maine Regional final was a 1-0 victory over Portland. Coach Tim King shared it was on a “beautiful Ryan Farr goal from a Brady King cross on an Andrew Rent redirect.”
The Rams went up agains the defending State Champions, the Lewiston Blue Devils, at the State Championships game in Bath on November 3. It was a rainy day and Gorham played a great game. Unfortunately the Rams came up short after a late Lewiston goal gave the Blue Devils a 1-0 victory.
Photo credit Amanda Landry PhotographyThe boys’ soccer team captured the Class A South title on October 31.
GIRLS’ SOCCER:
The Lady Rams finished 10-2-2 in the regular season. Coach Jeanne Zarrilli shared the team came in 2nd in SMAA South. During the season, the team had 10 shut-outs with Lily Courtney in goal. In the post season, the Rams tied Marshwood in the quarterfinals, finally winning in penalty kicks. In the semifinals, the Rams were up against an aggressive Cheverus team and ultimately lost 2-0.
Zarrilli said, “Leading scorers were Emma Forgues and Hallie Shiers with key contributions from Caitlin Chasse, Lauren Fotter, Maddie Michaud and Olivia Michaud. Key defensive contributors were Katie Kutzer, Maddie Sweatt, Gracie Forgues and Avery Germond. Caroline Gross, Brooke Woodbury and Brittany Desjardins were our versatile players, also contributing in several key spots this year.”
GOLF:
GHS varsity golf ended the season strong finishing 3-1 in the final four matches. Coach Scott Nevers said, “The varsity team qualified for the State Golf Tournament at Natanis finishing 6th out of 18 teams in the SMAA, and 8th out of 11 teams at the State Tournament.”
The JV Team finished their season at 8-1-1 and won the JV Jamboree Tournament at Gorham CC. Tyler Haines and Lydia Drew qualified for the State Individual Tournament. Haines finished 11th in the state, and Drew finished in 14th.
FOOTBALL:
Gorham football went 4-8 in the regular season with some impressive wins. Those wins included a shutout against Westbrook in the second game of the season, and a 35-7 win against Noble in the last game of the season which ended an 18-game losing streak for Gorham against the Knights.
In the Class B quarterfinal game, the Rams lost to Marshwood 61-6. The second-seeded Hawks (8-1) overpowered the seventh-seeded Rams (4-5). The Rams continue to improve and look to come back even stronger next year.