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Varsity Sports Recap: Jan 3-11

Boys Basketball On Saturday, Jan. 4, the Spartans traveled to Greely and lost 56-43. The top performer was Luke Gendron with 19 points, which included 5 three pointers. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, they traveled to Deering and lost 76-56. Top performances came from Dylan Gendron with 15 points and Ryan Alexander with 11 points, both […]

Varsity Sports Recap: Dec 18 – Jan 2

Spartans battled it out over winter break Boys Basketball On Thursday, Dec. 19, Sanford fell to Bonny Eagle in overtime 72-65. Sanford was paced by Brady Adams with 19 points, Dylan Gendron with 17 and Luke Gendron with 12. On Friday, Dec. 20, the Spartans had a tough loss to South Portland 63-46. Brady Adams […]

Varsity Sports Recap: Dec 6-14

Spartan Winter Sports off to a strong start for the 24-25 season By Hunter Walker and Brianna Burby, SPORTS WRITERS Boys Basketball On Friday, Dec. 6, the varsity boys basketball team traveled to Thornton Academy, defeating the Trojans 76-71. Brady Adams led the Spartans with 25 points, followed by Dylan Gendron and Ryan Alexander who […]

Varsity Winter Sports Preview

Winter programs are gearing up for the 2024-2025 season Sanford High School’s winter sports season has begun and there is a lot to get excited about. We’ve reached out to each varsity coach on their team’s goals, expectations, and challenges for the upcoming season. If you aren’t already, be sure to follow @Sanford_Athletics on Instagram […]

Nate Smith named State Wrestling Coach of the Year

Sanford High School’s Wrestling Coach Nate Smith was selected for the Maine State Wrestling Coach of the Year By Brianna Burby, STAFF WRITER Sept. 23, 2024 SANFORD, Maine – Sanford High School Wrestling Coach Nate “Smitty” Smith was selected as the Maine State Wrestling Coach of the Year. The honor comes from a pool of outstanding […]

Athletics host Winter Sports Banquet

Coaches and athletes celebrate the conclusion of the 2023-24 season On Monday, March 4, the annual Winter Sports Banquet took place in Sanford High School’s Performing Arts Center. The event brought together all winter sports teams for coaches to provide recaps of their seasons and hand out individual athlete awards. Below are some of the […]

Athletes of the Week: Feb. 12-21

Dual-athlete Mason Van Gieson and Basketball’s Julissa McBarron named Spartan Athletes of the Week Dual-Sport Athlete Mason Van Gieson (wrestling and indoor track) and Basketball’s Julissa McBarron have been named by The Spartan Times and Sanford Athletics as “Athletes of the Week” for their performances in late February. Van Gieson, a senior dual-athlete, predominantly wrestled […]

Varsity Sports Recap: Feb. 12-21

Boys Basketball The boys fell to Deering 65-53 in a home playoff game on Thursday, Feb. 15. Dylan Gendron led the Spartans with 19 points. Tanner McCann added 10 and Makai Bougie and Brady Adams both added 9. The team finished the season 9-10. Girls Basketball The team defeated Thornton Academy with a thrilling 63-59 […]

Athletes of the Week: Feb. 5-10

Wrestling’s Richie Simpsons and Basketball’s Ava Hudson named Spartan Athletes of the Week Wrestling’s Richie Simpson and Basketball’s Ava Hudson have been named by The Spartan Times and Sanford Athletics as “Athletes of the Week” for their performances Feb. 5-10. Simpson, a junior on the team, was the fourth seed in the 175 lb bracket […]

Varsity Sports Recap: Feb. 5-10

Boys Basketball The boys defeated Deering 58-49 at home for their senior recognition game is at home against Deering on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Makai Bougie led the team with 20 points, followed by Tanner McCann and Brady Adams with 11. They fell to South Portland 74-46 on the road in the last game […]