Gannett's ownership also saw the paper become less politically biased. His holdings included the Portland Press Herald and, after 1929, the Sentinel's in-county competitor, the Kennebec Journal. In 1911, a financially ailing Davis sold the paper to bond holders ten years later, it was bought by Guy Gannett, who was in the process of building a newspaper, radio and television empire in Maine. Murphy - the Waterville Morning Sentinel, within a year, grew from a three-desk operation to requiring its own building, on Silver Street. Eugene Thayer, leavened by newspaper veteran Thomas F. Senator Charles Fletcher Johnson and future mayor L. Originally founded in 1904 by officials of the Waterville Democratic Party - Waterville mayor Cyrus Davis future U.S. The paper is printed at the Kennebec Journal press in Augusta, Maine. The newspaper covers cities and towns in parts of Kennebec County, Somerset County, Franklin County and Penobscot County. From 1998 to 2009, it was owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times Company. The Morning Sentinel is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Waterville, Maine, USA. Thomas Aquinas was eliminated in the second round of the duals by Miami Southridge.March 2, 1904, as Waterville Morning Sentinel There were no teams at the state competition from Class 2A. “For us, it was a wake-up call before our individual postseason run begins.” “We ran into a heck of a team,” said Wellington coach Travis Gray. Their wins came from Patrick Jones (113), James Marvel (126), Ethan Howard (138), and Juan Granados (145). The Wolverines fell to Fort Pierce Central 51-20. Wellington advanced to face Fort Pierce Central at state with a 75-3 win over Stoneman Douglas and a 36-31 win over Olympic Heights. They are state champs for a reason and if we want to get to that level we need to compete with the best.” “I thought my team battled,” said Cypress Bay coach Allen Held. He was ranked top 3 in the state for his weight class. The Lightning also suffered a blow when senior Jared Courson (170 pounds) was lost for the year in the regionals when his patella tendon flipped in a match. South Dade also recorded five pins and three forfeit wins. It was also the fourth straight time the Lightning lost to South Dade.Ĭypress Bay recorded wins against the Buccaneers by Javier Varas in the 285-pound division and by Andrew Punzalan in the 106-pound division. In Class 3A, Cypress Bay fell to four-time defending state champion South Dade 62-9 in the state quarterfinals. We might be a young team, but these wrestlers have continued to prove how capable they are of closing those gaps.” I’m excited to see how the team responds to this setback. “Somerset is a team full of experienced wrestlers that capitalized on our fixable mistakes. “Regardless of the team score, I think my team wrestled well,” said Cardinal Gibbons coach Jamel Morris. In the victory over Cardinal Gibbons, Somerset recorded wins by Fretwell (106), Solis (120), Caban (132), Gillis (145), Diaz (152), Estevez (160), Sean Concepcion (182), Oyeneye (195) and Jimenez (285).Ĭardinal Gibbons responded with wins by Nicholas Yancey (113), Sajid Mabud (126), Tyler Cabral (138), Daniel Korchensky (170), and Jack O’Keeffe (220). Somerset Academy reached the final by defeating rival Cardinal Gibbons 40-21 and then Lemon Bay, 67-9. “I know this year isn’t perfect, but this is a great feeling,” said Estevez, who is 273-43 for his career with 153 pins. We were determined to wrestle and ready to travel.”Įstevez, who is 28-1 this season with 15 pins, is a two-time state runner-up in the individual state wrestling championships. We tried to go to a tournament every weekend, and if that got canceled, we went to another one and made plans at the last minute. “I have a great administration and a great athletic department. “We have been blessed to wrestle every weekend,” Blasucci said. “It’s big for a minute and tomorrow and Monday we are back in the room getting ready for March. Estevez made the varsity as a seventh-grader. “I felt this was our time,” said Blasucci, who started the program at the school 10 years ago. The win by Estevez was the fourth straight by a Somerset grappler and Panthers coach Joe Blasucci forfeited the 160-pound match since they had already clinched the title. It was the school’s first state championship in any sport. Somerset Academy senior Darian Estevez literally had a walk-off win against Palm Bay’s Jack Dinberg and handed the Class 1A Dual State Wrestling Championship to the Panthers at Osceola High School in Kissimmee on Saturday evening.Įstevez’s 12-2 majority win over Dinberg capped a comeback that saw Somerset Academy rally from a 22-17 deficit en route to a 33-28 victory.
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