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Welcome to the Mountain Valley Conference web site. Established in 1964 to serve schools in Western Maine, the charter members were Farmington High School, Gould Academy, Hall-Dale High School, Jay High School, Livermore Falls High School, Mexico High School, and Wilton Academy. We have gone through several changes over the years, and we presently have a 12-school membership. We hope our site will be a great resource for players, fans, coaches, and the media.
Winthrop Wins MVC Golf Crown
Drew Mertzel Defends Individual Title with a Round of 66
Winthrop sophomore Drew Mertzell led the Winthrop Ramblers to the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference Golf Championship at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro on October 1st. It was the second year in a row that Mertzell had the top score, having won the event in 2025 with a score of 69. At age 6, the Rambler lefty was ranked the #13 golfer in the world (https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/10/06/high-schools-monday-winthrop-freshman-wins-medalist-honors-at-mvc-qualifier-2/),
Monmouth's Patrick Murphy and Winthrop's Lincoln MacArthur tied for second place with scores of 79. Maranacook's Jack Fontaine and Josh Herzing were tied for fourth at 81 with Rambler Parker Dow scoring an 83 for the Champions. Ethan Merrill shot an 85 to round out the scoring for Winthrop. Also shooting 85s were Tom Cote of Monmouth and Madison's Brayden Furbush.
Winthrop took the title with a team score of 313, while Maranacook took second with a 334. Winthrop had a 348 and Madison a 392 to round out the team scoring.
It was the second day in a row that Winthrop excelled. One September 30th, Kay Allarie played in Central Maine girls qualifying tournament. Kay shot 78, finishing first in a field of Class A and Class B players.
Monmouth Softball Wins 2026 MVC Championship
Defeat Cougars 7-4 for title
The Monmouth Academy Mustangs defeated Dirigo High School 7-4 to capture the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference title. Monmouth, the visiting team, opened the game with a run in the first inning. Kaitlyn Frost singled, stole second and scored on a double by sophomore Evelyn Pettengill.
They scored 2 more runs in the third, with Lillian Palleschi and Lauren Burnham each crossing the plate to take a 3-0 lead.
The winners made it 5-0 in the fourth inning after Olivia Kilton singled and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Palleschi. Hayli Pardis, who had reached on an error, scored on a single by Frost.
Monmouth added their final 2 runs in the sixth inning befroe Dirigo finally got on the scoreboard with one run in the bottom half of the stanza.
Dirigo rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh, before Monmouth got the final out and the victory in the Championship.
The 15-1 Cougars, whose only loss in the regular season was to Monmouth, are ranked #1 in Southern Maine Class C and will host #8 Sacopee Valley on June 11. Monmouth, ranked #2 with a 14-2 record, will host #7 Carrabec on the same day.
Maranacook Defeats Winthrop for Baseball Crown
Repeat as champs with 14-0 victory
The Maranacook baseball squad won their second consecutive Mountain Valley Conference Baseball Championship, defeating Winthrop 14-0. The game, which was played at Oak Hill High School, saw no scoring in the first inning. With one out in the second inning, Jack Spellman walked and took third on a single by Cameron Jones. After Jones was thrown out on an attempted steal of second, freshman Carter Nelxon singled to drive home Spellman with what would be the winning run. Alex Spaulding was hit by a pitch to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Then with the bases loaded, Noah Longfellow singled to drive home two more runs to make it 3-0.
The Black Bears added 5 runs in the third inning and 6 in the fourth for the victory.
Maranacook finished the regular season with a 14-2 record and is ranked #2 in Southern Maine Class C. They will take on MVC rival Lisbon in the state tournament on Thursday, June 11. Winthrop, ranked #9, will play a prelim game with Mt. Abram, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinal game against #1 Monmouth Academy.
Winthrop Boys and Lisbon-Oak Hill Girls Win 2026 MVC Track Titles
The Winthrop Boys and the Lisbon/Oak Hill Girls captured the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference Track and Field Championships. 
The Championships were held at Maranacook High School on May 27th. The Ramblers scored 114 team points to earn the title over defending champion Lisbon/Oak Hill, who came in second with 109 points. Taking the third slot was the Mountain Valley Falcons.
The Lisbon/Oak Hill girls ran away with the title, scoring 149 points, nearly doubling the total of second place Hall-Dale, who had 77 points. Third place went to host Maranacook with 76 points.
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Maranacook Girls Capture 2026 Tennis Championship
Defeat Hall-Dale 3-2 to Claim MVC Title
The Maranacook High School Girls Tennis team defeated the Hall-Dale Bulldogs 3-2 to win the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference Championship.
In the first singles match, Lydia Garofalo of Maranacook defeated Sierra Gibbons 6-3, 6-1.
The Black Bears’ Julia Thaller won the second match over Marinn Perry, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
I the final singles match, Leah Hildebrandt defeated Hall-Dale’s Robin Asch, 7-5, 6-3.
In the first doubles match, The Bulldogs' team of Lily Drouin-Scease and Gabby Russell won over Maranacook's Eva Morrill and Katie Payne, 5-7. 6-2, 6-3.
The second doubles match was captured by Hall-Dale's Paryla Clark and Haven Desrosiers as they defeated Olivia Welch and Mia Cony, 6-0, 6-2.
This was the 3rd straight MVC Championship for Maranacook. The 12-0 Black Bears finished the regular season with a 12-0 record and are ranked #1 in Southern Maine Class C. The Bulldogs, 10-2, are ranked #2 in Southern Maine Class C. Hall-Dale's only two losses came at the hands of Maranacook by identical 3-2 scores.
Boothbay Boys are 2026 Tennis Champions
The Seahawks' Cole Hyson won the third match over Cru Presti, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4.
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