Mattanawcook Jr. High School

The girls soccer team pulled out another impressive win last night over Ridge View 7 to 1. The girls' strength in passing and communicating helped them to have over 20 shots on goal. The offense was led by Vanessa Morse and Kalista Lazo with 2 goals each, Natalie Cloukey and Khloe Maris each with one goal, and Taelyn De La Cruz scoring her first goal of the season. Goals were assisted by Vanessa Morse, Dylanie Landry, Rylee Cyr, Taiwan Rich and Miah Clapp. Ryleigh Springer had her A team debut in goal and Izzie Morin did a great job on defense. It was a great game for players to try different positions. GO BOBCATS!

Due to a bus issue, the Girl's B soccer game at Central has been moved to a 4:30 start time. The bus will depart between 3:15 and 3:30. The athletes will stay with their coach until it's time to leave.

Please see the follow-up communication from 9/27/23.

Please see the communication to families.

On Tuesday night, MJHS Golfer Grant McIntyre picked an excellent time to play his best golf of the year. Grant shot a one under par 26 through 6 holes to earn individual honors for the males. 6th grader Dustin Hanscom finished second in the event with a 29, his lowest round of the year. Cody Wilcox’s 30 earned him third place, narrowly beating teammate Jacoby Crosby’s 31. Isabella Graham led the ladies finishing in second place. As a team, the Bobcats posted a score of 167, beating Hichborn’s 203, and Central’s score of 245. GO BOBCATS!

The girls soccer team defeated Central last night 6 to 1. Leading the offense was Vanessa Morse with 3 goals and Rylee Cyr with two goals. Kalista Lazo scored her first goal of the season and Natalie Cloukey had two assists, Tiawna Rich, Lazo and Cyr each had an assist as well. Strong midfield play by Dylanie Landry, Khloe Maris, Phebie Melvin, and Elsie Fullerton helped to keep the Bobcats in control of the ball the majority of the game. The defense was led by Bella Kronholm, Leah Stevens, and Gwen Melvin. Come out and support the girls today as they take on Sedomocha at 3:30. GO BOBCATS!

The boys soccer team ended their game against Central with a 3-3 tie. Anther great game with good effort and hustle by all. Our offense was led by Max Fitch's 3 goals assisted by Zach Brehaut and Xandir Springer. Great defensive effort by all, especially Blake Cloukey and Brady Cox. Our goalie Landon Landry had 12 saves on 15 shots. The Bobcats put several good shots on goal this game and should be proud of themselves! GO BOBCATS!

SCHEDULE CHANGE! The order of tomorrow's soccer games against Sedomocha has been changed. The girls will play first at 3:30 followed immediately by the boys. GO BOBCATS!

Yesterday the MJHS Football Team travelled to Dexter and improved to 3-0 on the season. The offense struck first and was extremely efficient, scoring on every possession in the first half en route to a 34-7 victory. They were led by great blocking from Eric Ayotte, Ethan Pelkey, Reed McIntyre, Cooper Jordan, and Maddox Arthers. A balanced running attack was led by Bennett Libbey, Bennett Harper who had a rushing touchdown, Landon Krawietz, who also had a rushing touchdown, and Ryan Thibodeau's 2 offensive touchdowns. Jordan also converted 2 PAT kicks to round out the scoring. Defensively the Bobcats played very well, stopping Dexter on several 4th down plays and forcing them to punt on 4th and long. The defense was led by Ethan Pelkey, Tyler Smith, Gabe Fiske, Krawietz and Thibodeau who scored a TD on a scoop and run. GO BOBCATS!

Today's soccer games vs. Warsaw have been rescheduled for 9/29. The boys will play at 3:30 followed by the girls at approximately 4:45. GO BOBCATS!

The 6th grade MOEP field trip for Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Moon's homerooms has been rescheduled for the next available date, Wednesday, October 11th. Students will be bringing home new permission slips this week, and we hope the weather will be better in October.

Boy's soccer practice and football practice are cancelled for today, 9/18. GO BOBCATS!

Due to transportation issues for Ridge View, the soccer games scheduled with Ridge View today, 9/18, have been rescheduled for 9/27. The girls will play at 3:30, followed by the boys at 4:45. GO BOBCATS!

The MJHS Girl's Cross Country team also hosted LMS, Medway and Hermon for a 1.92 mile course at MA. Overall the Cats earned first place! Laila MacDonald paced the girl's team by finishing in third place with a time of 16:02. Justine Thompson finished fifth in 18:27, followed by Isla Albert(7th, 18:46), Emily Oldenburgh(8th, 18:46), and Tenley Oliver(10th, 19:42) to round out the top 10. Harmony Wright(21:17), Bree Hunington(23:35) and Kahlila Clapp(24:36) all finished with strong times to round out the scoring for MJHS. GO BOBCATS!

MJHS hosted Lincoln Middle School, Medway, and Hermon for a cross country meet at Mattanawcook Academy featuring a 1.92 mile course. The Bobcats boy's team finished in second place, just behind Hermon. Brady Cox paced the Cats by finishing first place with a blazing time of 12:45! Second place for the meet went to Carter Cox, who's time was 14:15. Also running hard and completing the course for the Bobcats were Colby Thompson(19:56), Steven Burns(20:41), Ashton Osnoe(22:34) and Camden Chambers(27:34). GO BOBCATS!

Next Thursday, September 21, is sports picture day. Picture forms will be distributed to the teams on Monday. Photos will be taken during the school day, so make sure your student athlete brings their uniform to school. Please email jweatherbee@rsu67.org with any questions.

The MJHS Football Team played their home opener against a tough Bucksport team. The Bobcats gained momentum early and never looked back, coming out with a 20-0 win to improve to 2 and 0. The offense was efficient all night with a balanced attack led by Ryan Thibodeau, who had 2 touchdown runs and a conversion, Quarterback Wyatt Keegan, Cam Thompson, who ran a kick back for a touchdown, and Ashton Dill, who scored on a conversion. The defense was once again stifling all game, flying to the ball and tackling well in space. The secondary stepped up and made plays consistently and was led by Gabe Fiske, Tyler Smith, and Ryan Thibodeau. Cooper Jordan, Eric Ayotte, Maddox Arthers, Gabe Lazore and Trent Lyons all pitched in defensively as well. Great team win Bobcats! GO BOBCATS!

The boys soccer team endured a hard fought loss to Sedemocha Tuesday night 2-0. The Bobcats held Sedomocha scoreless until about 16 minutes left to go in the game when they scored two goals back to back. London Landry played an amazing game in the goal, considering the wet and rainy conditions, stopping two penalty kicks and countless other shot attempts. A great defensive effort was led by Blake Cloukey, Phillip Bryant, Jakobe Hodsdon, and Brady Cox. Our offense showed some great improvement working the ball up the field displaying some great through passes to set our striker up for a shot attempt. The Bobcats only had one sub for this game so a majority of the players never got a break but they never stopped hustling. They left it all on the field and are ready for round 2 with Sedomocha at home! GO BOBCATS!

The girls soccer team defeated Sedomocha last night 5 to 3 for their first win of the season. Natalie Cloukey opened up the scoring by firing one off her left foot to the corner of the net off a Kalista Lazo cross. Rylee Cyr, Dylanie Landry, Lazo and NCloukey all worked together to create many scoring opportunities by continuously passing and crossing the ball. Vanessa Morse scored next with a deep and hard shot to the right upper corner to make it 2-0. Even with the opponent’s strong 5 forward line, defenders Bella Kronholm, Ryleigh Springer, Bree Skidmore, Gwen Melvin and Izzy Morin in goal, the Bobcats were able to stop their forwards and keep the score in our favor for most of the first half. Cloukey scored again off a rebound in front of the goal to put the Bobcats in the lead. Sedomocha put in a quick goal before the half ended and the game was 3 to 1 at halftime. During the second half, Hope Grey, Tiawna Rich and Lazo stepped up their defensive efforts and helped stop the opponent's runs. Morse scored again with a deep shot outside the 18 yard line. Sedomocha snuck in two quick goals to tie up the game. Morse scored again to complete the hat trick off a perfectly placed corner kick that deflected off a defender to bring the score to 5 to 3. The girls were able to hold onto the win. GO BOBCATS!

The girl's and boy's soccer games at Sedomocha are on as scheduled today. GO BOBCATS!