By SHS Teacher Lauren Roy

The following athletes had a standout week as the opening of the Winter Sports season 2025 – 2026. This series will run from the previous week’s Friday-Thursday and be posted on Mondays during the winter sports season. *to provide coverage on all Winter Sports, some weeks we may recap on the most recent if no other competitions have occurred.

Boys Basketball 

The boys’ basketball team continued its winning streak last week, starting with a game against Cheverus at home last Friday. They had a dominant first half and didn’t let up the lead for the entirety of the game. 

Against Kennebunk away on Tuesday, Dylan Gendron scored an impressive 19 points, Ryan Alexander and Carter Giroux added 14. With this win, the Spartans add another to their undefeated record. 

Bryce Adams, this week’s standout athlete, has been “outstanding on both ends of the floor. Defensively, he has consistently limited opposing teams’ top players to single -digit scoring and low shooting percentages, and offensively has impacted the game in every way, leading the team in assists and averaging nearly 15 points per game, said Coach Morgan, also acknowledging that given his potential, he has “plenty of room to grow.” 

Girls Basketball 

The girls battled a tough game in their first loss against Cheverus last Friday. Mollie Puffer had 16 points at the end. The game was close during the first half, before Cheverus eventually pulled away with a win. 

However, on Tuesday against Kennebunk, Puffer scored 16 points with the help of four 3-pointers, Paige Sevigny added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spartans pulled away with a win. 

Ella Tederous, our standout of the week, had 14 points against Cheverus in a double-double, rebounding and showing her strength. Against Kennebunk, she scored 9 points and 10 rebounds, almost earning another double-double in the process.

Wresting 

Sanford wrestling had a successful week, improving their record to 8-0.  Winning their meet at Bonny Eagle this week on Wednesday, winning 62-22. Earlier last week, they beat York 66-12. 

Ricky Callis, wrestling’s standout athlete, got a “big league win” against Sawyer Rose for Bonny Eagle on Thursday, said Coach Smith. “Callis continues to dominate, undefeated on the season. He racked up three more pins and was the Champion at the Londonderry tournament,” added Smith.

Sanford Indoor Track 
*running one ahead based on available meets

This Saturday, Sanford competed in a meet against Biddeford, Falmouth, Massabesic, and Portland at the USM Fieldhouse. 

Avery Wedge earned 1st place in the boys’ 55-meter dash with 6.76 seconds. Mattea Peters earned 1st place in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.62, a full 6 seconds ahead of her peers. Grace Eaton also earned 1st in the Open Girls 600-meter run. 

But this week’s featured athlete, Isaac Pelletier, earned first place in both the boys one-mile run with a 4:38, the closest contender being at 4:50, and 1st place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56:39. 

Sanford Swim (Combined with Massabesic + Marshwood)
*running one ahead based on available meets

In their first meet against Thornton, Noble, Wells, and Biddeford, the Swim team earned 2nd place in men’s and women’s divisions. A relay made of all Sanford swimmers earned 2nd place with participants Caity Szymbor, Amalia Fajardo, Rachel Tanguay, and Claire Pordon in 2:25. Charlie Puffer, a new Sanford swimmer, earned 1st place in the 50-yard free and was 1 second away from qualifying for states in his first meet. 

This week’s standout athlete, Clare Pordon, earned first place and qualified for states with her time in the 200-yard IM, swimming it in 2:30 when the qualifying time was 2:50, twenty seconds above her showing. She also earned first place and qualified for states with a time of 1:07.55  when the qualifying time was 1:19. 

Note*

Sanford Cheer’s first competition is at Gorham High School on January 17th.