We send our condolences to the Green family upon learning of the death of Veronica and Bryan's father Rod on February 22. He died of heart failure. Rod, a veteran, will be remembered as a true patriot and a strong supporter of the school. Our sympathy goes out to Sunney, Veronica, and Bryan at this most difficult time. ****************************************************************************************************************** NECAP results, the standardized tests taken in October, have finally been released. Come by the school to receive your child's results. All 3rd-8th graders took these tests. Our school did an excellent job. Thanks for everyone's support for our basketball teams this year. The home games were well attended, and we added to our athletic fund with great concession proceeds and generous donations. Thank you! The Mathcounts team: Isaiah, Oliver, Laddy, and Skyler. Isaiah - 16th out of 74 students, and the team - 9th out of 11. School Spelling Bee: Isaiah - champion, Oliver - runner-up. School Geography Bee: Ayana - champion, Isaiah - runner-up. Ayana took a test to see if she will compete in the state Geobee. The last day of School before February vacation is February 17; it is a full student day.
SPORTS
Winter Sports (Updated 2/16) Basketball We had six players compete in the Shooting Competitions at Dedham Wednesday, February 15. Sam was able to win the foul shooting by making 13 of 20 shots. Christian (3-pt), Skyler (Knockout), Irene (Foul shooting), Laddy (3-pt), and Veronica (Knockout) were other other competitors. We will have a Parent-Kid game shortly in March. Peewee basketball will be starting when we get back after break. Unfortunately both teams lost Friday in their opening playoff games. The boys played better than previously against a very athletic Calvary team falling 41-15. In the later game, the girls lost 20-19 in a real nail-biter. Non-league games with Cave Hill turned into amazing games. Unfortunately the Jets ended up on the losing end in both games by one point! Both squads were preparing for their respective playoffs and provided the most thrilling games of the year. A last second shot in the girls' game by Laddy went in and out. They came up just short after rallying from 8 down with less than 90 seconds to go. The final league games were played Tuesday, January 24 at the Veazie School. Both Jets' squads lost, but the games were both entertaining and competitive. The girls finished with a 3-6 league record good for 7th place and will be the number two seed in the lower bracket. The boys finished 1-7 and 8th in the nine team boys' league. The playoff schedule shall be determined next week - hopefully by Tuesday. Last week at the Calvary Chapel School the Airline Jets basketball teams had mixed results. The girls' team won their third straight league game, while the boys fell to Calvary boys. Both Airline teams won against Beech Hill Wednesday, January 18. The girls pulled away in the second half, while the boys were able to outlast the battling Bucks 43-40. The boys relied on Sam's key steals and Christian's career high of 11 points. In the girls' game Veronica was the leading scorer. The girls basketball team defeated Penobscot Christian 40-38 on Tuesday, January 10. The PC team got out to a quick 9-0 lead before the Jets went on a 24-8 spurt to lead by seven at half time. In the third quarter the Penobscot Christian team rallied to tie it. But the Airline Jets were not to be denied as they pulled ahead and held on for a two point victory. Laddy (16), Veronica (12), and Ayana (8) all made clutch shots at key times. Natalie played great defense and Irene played scrappy at both ends of the floor. This was the first league win of the season for the Jets. The basketball teams returned from break to play tough Indian Island teams. Unfortunately they both lost, but there were many positives for both teams. In the boys' game, Skyler had his best shooting performance of the year, Sam was again the high scorer, and Christian had his best overall game to date. On the girls' side, Irene had her best game, Ayanna was terrific on the defensive end, and Laddy led the way with 14 points. Friday, December 16, the Airline teams gave great efforts before finally losing their basketball games to Greenbush. In the girls game, the Jets led early but succumbed to the pressure from the Lady Panthers. Veronica led the team in scoring. In the nightcap the Greenbush boys raced to an early lead and then had to fend off a feisty and shorthanded Jet squad. Austin was the high scorer for the boys making up for Skyler's absence from a hand injury and Sam playing hurt with a recently dislocated finger. On Tuesday, December 6 the Jet teams defeated the Beech Hill school teams. The girls won comfortably 45-16, while the boys held on to a three point victory 26-23. Previously the teams lost their league and home openers to All Saints on December 1. The boys fell to a much taller All Saints squad in the opener while the girls lost by six in the nightcap in a rematch of last year's championship game. Sam led the boys' team in scoring while Laddy paced the girls. The basketball season opened November 17 with games at Indian Island. Both teams fell to the Warriors, nevertheless both teams showed improvement throughout their games and took away positives that will help them in their upcoming league schedule. Sam, Oliver, Zack, Max, Skyler, and Josh all scored points while Christian, Gabe, and Austin all helped out on defense against the much-taller opponents. All nine players are back from last year's squad and look improved over their past performance. The girls' game saw the Jets fall 48-37. Laddy scored 21 points including five three-pointers! Veronica added ten in defeat. Upper-classmen Ayanna, Irene, Mia, and Savannah played hard throughout while fourth-graders Natalie, Jayde, Brooke, and Kristen got a chance to play in their first-ever game. They battled hard the whole way and gained valuable experience for their season ahead.
Final League Records: Girls 3-7, Boys 1-8 Chess The All Saints Winter Warmup Chess Tournament is Saturday, February 25. Airline attendees will have an entry fee of $5. Try to attend if you are planning on attending States the following Saturday. We need to get some competitive games in before states. Check with Mr. Bryan (570-6016) if you want more information. The last open chess at Ellsworth Middle School is Monday, February 13. There will be a bus to Ellsworth on Monday. On Sunday, January 8 four students and two former students played in the chess tournament at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. Zack and Max came home with the second and third place trophies in the U600 section, while Anna Bryan won the second place trophy in the U1200 section. The Aurora Winter Solstice was held Sunday, December 11 at the school. We had an unexpected Expert stop in to play with two of the top ranked players in Maine. Ted Belanoff chose our tournament as his Maine tournament en route to playing in all 50 state during his year off from college. He was unable to secure the top spot when both Matthew Fishbein and Roger Morin were able to play him to a draw. Max was able to win the U600 section of the tournament. Fourteen chess players went to Ellsworth on the 12th to play with students from many other schools. We had an excellent time and look forward to our next chance to play. There is also chess club after school on select Fridays. Many chess dates are listed below, and also check the Activity Calendar for other opportunities to play chess. ChessMaine.net is still the best source for USCF rated events.
Chess (2/16) February 25 All Saints Winter Warm-up 8:30 March 2 Chess Club 3-4:00 March 3 State Teams - UMaine March 9 Chess Club 3-4:00 March 16 Chess Club 3-4:00 March 17 State Individuals - UMaine Alumni Athletes (2/22) Anna Bryan finished 9th in the Class B Indoor Track state championships in the shot put. Ciara Petrello (800 Meter) qualified for the state Class B track meet at Bates College but was unable to attend. Coral Guerrero just missed qualifying by two seconds. They all have had excellent indoor track seasons. Haley DeLuca Lowell and Andrew Jones are both played freshmen basketball at John Bapst this winter. Haley's team won their league championship. Maggie Bryan (Bowdoin College) ran in New England Division III Championships and her relay teams finished 2nd and 5th. She will be running in New Tork City at the ECAC Division III championships March 3. Another former runner, Ben Shorey, competed in the Olympic Trials Sunday, January 29. He finished third just out of qualifying, but he lost to two past champions and insists that he will be back and better, Fall Sports Soccer wins championship! The soccer team scored early in the championship game and never looked back winning 6-0 to complete the season undefeated and untied. It was a total team effort as everybody contributed in the final game of 2011. 8th graders Laddy, Isaiah, Christian, and Gabe were all instrumental in the victory and will be missed next fall. It is hard to single any one individual for this great season because it was truly a TEAM effort. If not for the well-rounded play, it would not have been an undefeated team. Sam and Max led the team statistically on offense, but many of the crucial goals were scored by others - Ayanna in the semi-final and Laddy in the championship. Midfielders Oliver and Isaiah did an excellent job of moving the ball into the offensive end while Christian, Veronica, and Ryan were there to clear the defensive end. Zack in the goal was spectacular throughout with aggressive play and excellent saves. Skyler, Gabe, and Savannah also played important roles in the team's offensive success. Coach Christy did a great job of finding the right spots for her players and getting them to understand positioning. It will be a long while before anyone forgets this season. Go Jets! What an exciting semifinal soccer game between Indian Island and the Jets! Airline won 4-2 in overtime. Indian Island led 1-0 at halftime before Max scored to make it 1-1. Then late in the second half Sam converted on a penalty kick to give the Jets their first lead. With time winding down Indian Island was able to push the ball just over the goal line for the equalizer. In the second half of overtime Ayanna scored to put the Jets ahead for good. Sam added insurance with his second goal of the game with a little over a minute remaining. The soccer team finished the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record defeating Indian Island 3-2. Building a 3-1 lead going into the second half, the Jets gave up a goal with 11 seconds remaining for the final margin. They also beat the Beech Hill Bucks 5-0 Friday afternoon. It was a complete team effort as each player seemed to have one of their better games. 2011 Soccer Results September 6 Away Airline 3 Indian Island 2 September 16 Away Airline 6 Penobscot Christian 0 September 19 Away Airline 4 Highview Christian 1 September 27 Home Airline 4 Penobscot Christian 2 September 30 Home Airline 2 Highview Christian 0 October 3 Away Airline 5 Beech Hill 2 October 7 Home Airline 5 Beech Hill 0 October 11 Home Airline 3 Indian Island 2 October 20 Playoff - Airline 4 Indian Island 2 OT October 25 Championship - Airline 6 Penobscot Christian 0 10-0-0 record. Mid-Maine League Coed ChampionsCross Country The last meet took place October 27. The Airline Invitational saw 295 runners from 19 different schools brave the cool weather and perform like champions. Camden-Rockport traveled the farthest, but that did not stop them from sweeping both races. In the girls' race the competition was close as All Saints was only 9 points behind. Erica Jensen from Waterville won the girls' race, while Colin Glencross of the Doughty School in Bangor was the boys' winner. Many Airline runners had their personal bests for their home course; Jayden, Kristin, Max, Zack, Ian, and Laddy in her last race all bettered their previous marks. Oliver, Sam, and Natalie also competed and had very good times for such a cold day. The Coastal Cross Country Championships were held October 19 on the Airline course for the 21st straight year. There were 286 runners from 15 schools. The Bay School won the boys' competition while Dedham won the girls. Laddy, Savannah, and Jayden received ribbons in the girls' race while Oliver garnered the only ribbon for the Airline boys. On Thursday October 13 over 230 runners and 18 schools attended the PVMSCCL Small School Championships. The Bay School from Blue Hill won the boys' team competition with All Saints Catholic School from Bangor came in second. In the girls' competition All Saints prevailed followed closely by Dedham. Isaac Christiansen from Mountain View won the boys' race while Amanda Boyd of Dedham won the girls' race. Check http://www.sub5.com/pvcxc/results/results11/results11.htm for full results. Laddy led Airline girls to an 8th place finish coming in 14th while Oliver's 29th spot led the boys to a similar team standing. Both Airline cross country teams came in second at Cave Hill Thursday, October 6 in a four school meet just like the previous Thursday at Dedham. Laddy won at Cave Hill and finished 3rd at Dedham while Savannah was 5th and 9th, Jayden 8th and 13th, Natalie 10th and 14th, and Kristin 20th and 26th. Oliver (8th), Sam (14th), Max (18th), Trevor (19th), Zack (20th), and Bryan (21st) also had excellent times for the boys at Dedham. On Monday, September 26, Sumner High School saw over 300 runners from 15 different schools compete in the 14th Parker Pruett Cross Country Invitational. Laddy finished 15th out of 170 girls and Oliver finished 26th out of 130 boys. The boys team finished ninth while the girls finished eleventh. September 22 the girls cross country team finished second in a meet with five other schools. They were paced by Laddy's second place finish. Savannah, Jayden, Natalie, and Kristin were the other scorers for the team. Brooke also ribboned. In the boys race Oliver again led the way. In the heavy rain September 15 at Ellsworth, Laddy (3rd) led the way for the girls. On the boys' side Oliver paced the team with a 6th place finish. 2010-11 Wrapup The girls' softball team had an excellent season that ended in the league semifinals. There were many memorable moments and top performances, and the team also earned the league Sportsmanship Award for their efforts. Anna pitched the first perfect game in school history in
their last regular season game striking
out 14 of the 18 batters she faced. Haley did an excellent job of preserving the perfect game with her catching.
At the Almquist Invitational Track Meet Anna and Haley received
medals while Savannah, Laddy, Christian, Alina, and Adrianna turned in
excellent performances. Anna was second in both the discus and shot
put, while Haley finished third in the shot put. The track season,
plagued by poor weather, still went well. There were sixteen members of
the squad including Cayd from Dedham.
The Airline Jets girls basketball team defeated All Saints 24-21 to win
the Division II Championship of the Mid-Maine League. It was a great
team effort as the girls led from start to finish holding off a late
surge by the Saints. Two three pointers were just off the mark in the
waning seconds. This is the first championship for the girls in a
number of years. The roster included just eight girls: Anna, Haley, Adrianna,
Alina, Laddy, Veronica, Savannah, and Mia. The Airline boys fell in their opening round game to Calvary
Chapel and finished with a league mark of 1-8.
The coed soccer team finished with an overall record of 5-3. They
received both the Runner-up Trophy as well as the Sportsmanship Trophy
for the Mid-Maine Coed Soccer League. The team consisted of 14 players: Anna, Andrew, Haley, Adrianna
(8th Graders), Gabe, Christian, Laddy (7th Graders), Irene, Veronica,
Oliver, Sam, Skyler (6th Graders), and Max and Zack (5th Graders).
The cross country team was led by previous outstanding performers Haley and Oliver. Sam, Trevor, Zack, Max, and Savannah also ran this year. Haley set a personal best in her final home meet.
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