The Club, located on the Old Route 26 (Centennial Springs Road) is part of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, an organization dedicated to helping the local community. Many of the efforts of the club include raising funds to help such charities as Camp Sunshine, the Fight Against Cancer, and the Ronald McDonald House, as well as local organizations like the Gray and New Gloucester fire and rescue departments, the Gray and New Gloucester libraries and Opportunity Farm. More than $20,000 was given out last year to national, state and local causes.

All registration and medical forms are available on the Patriot Grandstand Club Web site, www.gngfootball.org. All required forms and fees must be turned in by the first day of practice in order for players to participate.

For Joe, this summer will be a time to continue working and saving money - adding to the scholarship dollars he received from Opportunity Farm for his college education. Joe is working as a summer counselor at the Lewiston YMCA's Camp Connor where he will begin pursuing his dream of being a teacher.

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED AT THE 2ND ANNUAL PINELAND TRAIL CHALLENGE BBQ. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

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Youth Football Press Release: The Patriot Grandstand Club, sponsors of Gray – New Gloucester Patriots football, is bringing youth tackle football to our area this fall. According to Club president Barney Stilphen, the continued improvement of the Gray – New Gloucester interscholastic teams depends upon introducing football to younger athletes. “Football is a game of skill that is developed through time and experience,” Stilphen says. “The earlier an athlete is introduced to football, the more effective he will be at the high school level.” The Club will begin its foray into youth football with a team open to fifth and sixth grade boys and girls. In future years, the Club hopes to add teams for even younger players. The young Patriots will compete in the Maine Youth Football League, which is made up of teams from Portland, South Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Cumberland, Lisbon, and Rockland. According to middle school coach Terry Bowen, the 5th/6th grade team will begin practicing in mid-August and will likely practice five evenings a week until Labor Day. After Labor Day, practices will drop to three evenings per week. Games will be scheduled for either Saturdays or Sundays from mid-September through early November. Registration Night for the youth team is Tuesday, June 12th from 5:30 to 8:30 in the Dunn School cafeteria. Parents will need to bring their child’s birth certificate, health insurance information, and evidence of a physical exam within the last two years. A printable brochure and all necessary forms can also be downloaded from the Club’s website, www.gngfootball.org. The 2007 registration fee is $100. The Club will provide all equipment except cleats. The Patriot Grandstand Club is also sponsoring a football camp for incoming 5th and 6th graders this summer. The camp will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 pm on July 9th through July 13th at Gray – New Gloucester High School. The cost is $25, and each participant will receive a t shirt. Download Youth Football Brochure Here Congratulations to our GNG Patriots Football Players who also participate in outdoor track. Photos from the 1st meet below. Congratulations to the following 2007 High School Award Recipients: Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award - Sam Christy American Citizenship Award 9th Grade - Nate Parker American Citizenship Award 10th Grade - Scott Albert American Citizenship Award 11th Grade - Jon Preble State Math Team Member - Jon Preble Oakhurst Dairy H.S. Senior of the Week Congratulations to Joe Menard #52 who was chosen as Oakhurst Dairy's athlete of the week. Joe will be attending Husson College after graduation. Congratulations to our H.S. players on the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Senior: Sam Christy Junior: Jon Preble - **High Honors** Sophomore: Scott Albert Sophomore: Jeremy Klar Sophomore:Cory Rucker Freshman: Nathan Parker Freshman: Nathan Rowe Congratulations to our M.S. players on the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Robbie Sutherland 8th Grade **High Honors** Heath Martel 8th Grade Honors Aaron Boulos 7th Grade **High Honors** Alex Gaskell #99 7th Grade **High Honors** Patrick Haley 7th Grade **High Honors** Dalton Myers 7th Grade **High Honors** Colbey Bowen 7th Grade Honors Roman Latno 7th Grade Honors Parker Dunn 7th Grade Honors Average Austen Keenan 7th Grade Honors Average Jordan Rouillard 7th Grade Honors Average Randall Stephens 7th Grade Honors Average WHERE ARE THEY NOW ? updated April 2007 If you have news about previous GNG Patriots football players, email rgarcia@gngfootball.org 2005 team/2006 graduates: #63 Chris Bagley is attending the University of Maine Orono #47 Matt Brookes #87 Alex Drew is also attending the University of Maine Orono #50 Cory Googins attends the Maine Maritime Academy and is a member of the Men's Cross Country team. #58 Chad Kelsey attends Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and plays Outside Linebacker for the Rensselaer Engineers #57 Wil Kramlich attends Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts #30 Mike Thomas 2004 team/2005 graduates: #77 Josh Amergian #86 Air Force Airman Philip Scott Bolduc has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas #7 Mark Brookes #49 Jamie Hatheway #69 Gary Pulcifor 2003 team/2004 graduates: #53 Andrew Stout #97 Ben Christy plays Outside Linebacker and Defensive Tackle for the University of Maine's Tackle Football Club, part of the Northeast Independent Football League (NIFL), a "AA" Semi-Pro division league #23 Chris Porter #99 Darren Whitman #8 Jason Lavigne #46 Joey Drew #30 Lance Cpl. Stuart Dipaolo is stationed in Okinawa, Japan as an automotive organizational mechanic with 3rd Materiel Readiness Battalion #81 Seth Harrington #50 Mike Higgins Oakhurst H.S. Senior of the Week Congratulations to Peter DeJager #88 who was chosen as Oakhurst Dairy's athlete of the week. GNG Patriots Football Player selected as Lobster Bowl All-Star Gray-New Gloucester senior, Eric Doyle, will be one of 44 West players to play in the 2007 Shriner's Lobster Bowl. Doyle is the latest Patriot senior chosen to represent the GNG Football Program at the all-star football game. Last year, Chad Kelsey played in the offensive line for the West. Shriners from the Kora Temple Shrine will hold the 18th annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic on July 27, 2007 at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford at 7:30 P.M. More than 800,000 children have been helped by the Shriners Hospitals for Children, which is a network of 22 pediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico that provide specialized care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. All services are provided at no charge. The Lobster Bowl is the only Kora sponsored hospital fundraiser where 100% on net proceeds from the game goes to support Shriners Hospitals for Children. Over $313,000 has been raised during the past 17 games. To purchase general admission ($7) or reserved seating ($10) tickets, Click HERE Oakhurst H.S. Senior of the Week Congratulations to Sam Christy #10 who was chosen as Oakhurst Dairy's athlete of the week. Sam will be attending the University of Maine this fall. The Monument March 29, 2007: Patriot Grandstand Club annual meeting, April 10 The Patriot Grandstand Club, sponsor of Gray-New Gloucester Patriots Football, will be holding its annual meeting on Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gray-New Gloucester high School cafeteria. The business of the annual meeting will include, but not be limited to, annual reports from the current officers, election of officers for the next fiscal year, and amendments to the bylaws. The club is seeking nominations for the following offices: at least one president, at least one vice-president, one secretary, one treasurer, and at least two trustees. Each position has a one-year term and is a member of the Club's Board of Directors. Candidates must either be a parent of an active football player in good standing, or a parent of an athlete who will be new to the football program for the 2007 season. Anyone interested in Gray-New gloucester Patriots Football is invited to attend this annual meeting. The club is always looking for volunteers to plan and staff fund-raising events and to participate in a variety of other club activities. For more information, contact Anne Rowe, Treasurer at abrowe@maine.rr.com or 657-4056. From Jenny Sherwood, Secretary, Patriot Grandstand Club: I just wanted to let you all know that Anne (Rowe) did a phenomenal job of presenting our program to the Board of Education last night at a workshop. She put together an amazing power point presentation that explained the costs to run our program, the amount of fund-raising that we have done, comparison of price per player with other sports, how other schools fund their football programs and the amount of overall funding for sports at GNG in comparison to other schools. She also showed how much the general boosters have made for all sports at the snack shack during football games. As always, her attention to detail and thoroughness were demonstrated. She did a professional presentation and many board members commented and thanked her. Geoff (Robbins) was there to represent all sports, but also demonstrated full support for the football program answering any questions the board members had. The school board has very tough decisions to make as many departments have requests that they must prioritize and they are reviewing the total cost to run our school system, the amount of money they will receive from the state, and the amount of money they must ask the taxpayer for, but you should all know we were represented superbly! They will now consider through on going workshops what requests will move forward in the budget. I am sure Anne and Geoff will keep us all posted. What can you do? Appreciate any school board member, no matter what items move forward, they all have a good cause for some child in our community. Be sure and go out to cast your vote to pass the school budget. Due to personal reasons and effective immediately, Barney Stilphen has decided to resign as co-President and board member of the Patriot Grandstand Club. As you all know, Barney has been an extraordinary leader and supporter of our program. He has devoted countless hours to our organization and has been one of the pillars that keep our program up and running. From his famous fishing derby to bottle drives to cookouts to painting fields to going to court, Barney has done it all. I will sure miss seeing him around our club events and meetings. Please join me in wishing Barney well in his future and if you see him out and about, please be sure to thank him for being such a wonderful and caring neighbor and for helping start a truly outstanding program for our children. Will Garcia Patriot Grandstand Club helps out a player and his family As you may know, the rental home of one of our high school football players, Matt Tilly, was destroyed by fire last week. The family lost all of their belongings. The Red Cross only was able to provide them with $800 and three nights’ stay in a motel. The GNG Athletic Boosters and the Patriot Grandstand Club have both voted to give them a donation. If anyone is interested in supplementing the football donation, I’m more than willing to collect the funds and present them to the family. Also, this will allow your contribution to be tax deductible. If you want to make a donation to Matt and his family in this fashion, please make your check payable to The Patriot Grandstand Club and send it to P.O. Box 909 in Gray. I’ll prepare a card that lists the names of all contributors. Thanks for supporting our team members. Anne Rowe Congratulations to Freshman football player #49 Mike DeJager who was awarded the Coach's Award for GNG High School Winter Track by Coach Fancher. Keep up the great work Mike! Congratulations to Senior football player #89 Will Rowe who was this week's Oakhurst Dairy H.S. Senior Athlete of the week. Will reported that he'll be attending Maine Maritime Academy this fall and that his favorite subject is physics. Good luck Will! 2007 Ice Fishing Derby Photos Start Over GNG Football Patriots Fishing Derby Results by Anne Rowe The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots Football Program held their fourth annual ice fishing derby on Upper and Middle Range Ponds on Saturday, February 10th. The derby was also a Department of Inland Fisheries' Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs ³Learn To Fish² day. About 325 participants took part in the event. First prize in the Adult Division was awarded to Butch Davenport of Auburn for a 5 pound 7.5 ounce togue. Second prize was won by Todd Boothby of Steep Falls for a 5 pound, 4.5 ounce togue. Third place went to Eric Ray of New Gloucester for a 4 pound, 11.5 ounce brown trout. First prize in the Youth Division was awarded to three-year-old Griffin Buckwalter of New Gloucester for a 3 pound, 2 ounce smallmouth bass. Second prize was won by Alex Page from Bath for a 3 pound largemouth bass. Third place went to Matt Berube of Auburn for a 2 pound, 1.5 ounce smallmouth bass. Daniel Dunnells of Parsonfield won $227.50 in the Derby 50/50 raffle drawing. Mr. Dunnells also won $225 of car care products in a second Derby raffle. Derby participants took home 60 door prizes valued at over $1,500. The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots Football program would like to thank all our derby sponsors and participants for their continuing support. Major Sponsors: Knowles Industrial Services, Gorham The Telephone Guys, Buxton Pine Tree Networks, New Gloucester FET, Inc., Scarborough TD Banknorth, Portland Bluestone Rock Quarry, Cape Elizabeth The Boulos Company, Portland Mailings Unlimited, Portland Jeff Preble Concrete, Gray Bill Dodge Auto Group, Westbrook The Flying Lobster Restaurant, Poland Door Prize Sponsors: Tailgate Bar & Grill, Gray Manely Men Haircuts, Gray Skillins Greenhouses, Cumberland Touchstone Bodyworks, Gray The Village Kitchen, Poland Mario’s Pizza, New Gloucester Allen Farms, Cumberland Portland Sea Dogs, Portland Brian Pasanen Flies, Gray Peter DeJager Bulb Company, South Hamilton, Mass Dry Mills Store, Gray Portland Pirates, Portland Poland Store & Grill, Poland Whip’s Right Time Café, Portland Mooney’s Bait Shop, New Gloucester Dag’s Bait Shop, Auburn Stone’s Pet Supply Outlet, Lewiston Thank you to the moms who baked so many yummy goodies for the Bake Sale. High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll - Congratulations to the following players for their academic achievements:   Seniors: Sam Christy Travis Horr Will Rowe   Juniors: Jon Preble   Sophomores: Scott Albert Casey Kramlich Ben Randall Tom Rich Cory Rucker   Freshman: Ryan Blenk Nate Parker Taylor Valente THE LURE OF ICE FISHING By JUSTIN ELLIS, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald Thursday, February 15, 2007   February in Maine means consistently cold temperatures, thick ice and ice fishing. The month of February is a busy one for ice fishing on Maine's lakes and ponds, with derbies and tournaments scheduled around the state. There's no better example than the Sebago Lake area, where ice fishing shacks dot Lower Bay, Jordan Bay and Moose Pond. The annual free ice fishing days are this weekend throughout the state. On Saturday and Sunday anyone, with the exception of people with suspended licenses, can get out and fish. The Otisfield Volunteer Firefighter Association has a tournament scheduled this weekend on Pleasant Lake and Thompson Lake. On Sunday, the Denmark Lions Club is hosting its fishing derby on Moose Pond. On Feb. 23, the Sebago Lake Rotary Club Derbyfest is scheduled to take place on Sebago Lake. Tom Noonan, the organizer of Derbyfest, said the event typically draws between 4,000 and 5,000 people on Jordan Bay and throughout Sebago Lake. Noonan said the event has become a family activity since it started as a fundraiser in 2001. The derby will be accompanied by Maine Winterfest, which will take place at Point Sebago Resort in Casco. Though they have added new events each year, Noonan said the biggest draw continues to be fishing. "It has always been a family pastime," he said. On Feb. 10, more than 300 people took part in the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots Football Program's annual ice fishing derby on Upper and Middle Range ponds. Barney Stilphen, an organizer of the derby, said this year's derby included an educational event for kids called "Hooked on Fishing -- Not on Drugs." The program, created by the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is designed to get kids interested in fishing at an early age, Stilphen said. Stilphen said it's also a way for families to spend time with each other. "It gives them an opportunity to go fishing and gets them out of the house," he said. Jason Luce of the Maine Warden Service said the most important thing for people to remember is to check ice conditions before they go out. Ice must be at least 2 inches thick for one person on foot and up to 15 inches for a heavy truck, he said. Luce said recent cold weather is firming up ice, but people should always use caution and make sure someone else knows where they are going. "Most people take the extra time to check up before they go out," he said. "Most pay attention to everything and are going out to have a good time." HS Football Players in Winter Sports Excellent job staying in shape for the upcoming football season! January Winter Track Results: Jan 5, 2007 GNG vs York, Freeport, Traip Academy, North Yarmouth Academy, Wells & Sacopee Valley Sr. Shot Put - 1st Will Rowe, 6th Chase Hill Jr. Shot Put - 2nd Travis Horr Jr. High Jump - 5th Mike DeJager Jr. 800 Relay - 1st Mike DeJager & Zeth Horr Jr. 55 Hurdles - 3rd Nate Rowe Pole Vault - 2nd Mike DeJager Jan 12, 2007 GNG vs Wells, North Yarmouth Academy, Traip Academy, Freeport, York & Cape Elizabeth Pole Vault - 5th Mike DeJager Sr. Shot Put - 4th Will Rowe Jr. Shot Put - 2nd Zeth Horr Jr. 800 Relay - 4th Mike DeJager & Zeth Horr Jr. 55 Hurdles - 3rd Nate Rowe, 6th Scott Albert Jan 19, 2007 GNG vs Traip Academy, Freeport, Falmouth & Wells Pole Vault 2nd - Mike DeJager Sr. Shot Put - 1st Will Rowe Jr. Shot Put - 2nd Zeth Horr 5th Joey Cleaves Jr. 800 Relay - 2nd Mike DeJager & Zeth Horr Jr. 55 Hurdles - 1st Nate Rowe, 4th Scott Albert Basketball: Taylor Valente, Nate Parker & Nick Audet; Nick is averaging 4.5 points per game. Congratulations everyone on your hard work! 2006 SEASON Head Coach Hank Girardin gives last words of advice to the 8 seniors who will graduate in June 2007. The seniors will play their last Varsity game of the 2006 season tonight. The seniors take their last lap around the field and will play their last High School Varsity football game tonight. WHERE ARE THEY NOW ? updated April 2007 If you have news about previous GNG Patriots football players, email rgarcia@gngfootball.org 2005 team/2006 graduates: #63 Chris Bagley is attending the University of Maine Orono #47 Matt Brookes #87 Alex Drew is also attending the University of Maine Orono #50 Cory Googins attends the Maine Maritime Academy and is a member of the Men's Cross Country team. #58 Chad Kelsey attends Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and plays Outside Linebacker for the Rensselaer Engineers #57 Wil Kramlich attends Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts #30 Mike Thomas 2004 team/2005 graduates: #77 Josh Amergian #86 Air Force Airman Philip Scott Bolduc has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas #7 Mark Brookes #49 Jamie Hatheway #69 Gary Pulcifor 2003 team/2004 graduates: #53 Andrew Stout #97 Ben Christy plays Outside Linebacker and Defensive Tackle for the University of Maine's Tackle Football Club, part of the Northeast Independent Football League (NIFL), a "AA" Semi-Pro division league #23 Chris Porter #99 Darren Whitman #8 Jason Lavigne #46 Joey Drew #30 Lance Cpl. Stuart Dipaolo is stationed in Okinawa, Japan as an automotive organizational mechanic with 3rd Materiel Readiness Battalion #81 Seth Harrington #50 Mike Higgins Congratulations to the following players for their academic achievements Nov. 2006 Seniors: High Honors Will Rowe Honors Sam Christy   Juniors: Honors Jon Preble   Sophomores: Honors Scott Albert Honors Jeremy Klar Honors Casey Kramlich Honors Tom Rich Honors Cory Rucker Honors Lenny Sherwood   Freshman: Honors Ryan Blenk Honors Eric Fotter Honors Nate Parker Honors Taylor Valente After regular football season, the players and a few brave fathers played flag football on Sunday mornings at the H.S. field. More Flag Football Photos Congratulations to the following players for 2006 awards: JV Coaches Award - Ryan Blenk JV Most Improved Award - Scott Albert Varsity Coaches Award - Taylor Valente Varsity Most Improved Award - Brent Sawyer Varsity Offense Player of the Year Award - Shane Beal Varsity Defgense Player of the Year Award - Eric Doyle Congratulations to you all!! 11/22/2006 The Monument - By Carl Pepin Beal selected as conference all-star Shane Beal of the Gray-New Gloucester football team was selected to this year's Campbell Conference All-Star football team. The Patriots senior helped his team win four of it's last six games to finish with a 4-5 record. Beal was a running back on offense and a corner back on defense. Beal was the spark plug offensively for the Patriots. He had over 240 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the mid-season win over Lake Region. He added two more scores and more than 200 yards rushing in a win one week later against Falmouth. And he helped the Patriots to back-to-back wins in weeks eight and nine of the regular season with impressive back-to-back performances out of the backfield. He rushed for over 130 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Fryeburg and followed that up with a 135-yard night with another two scores in the win over Poland that closed out the season. Bolduc beats basic Air Force Airman Philip S. Bolduc has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Phil and Pat Bolduc of Woodman Road, New Gloucester, and a 2005 graduate of Gray-New Gloucester High School. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force.   CONGRATULATIONS 2006 SENIORS ! Congratulations to Oakhurst High School Senior of the week, #67 Travis Horr Travis plans to go on to college after the Marines. On June 26, 2007 he will go into basic training. November 2, 2006 The Monument Patriot gridders trounce Poland, win "Shaker Chair" By Anne Rowe, Contributing writer The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots ended their season Friday night with an impressive win against the Poland Knights. The Gray-New Gloucester/Poland Rivalry has been dubbed, “The Battle for Shaker Hill,” and the Patriots took possession of the game trophy, a miniature Shaker chair. In the first quarter, Freshman Taylor Valente ran 55 yards for a touchdown on the Patriots’ first possession. Poland also scored a touchdown in the first quarter, making the score Poland 7, Gray-New Gloucester 6. In the second quarter, sophomore Nick Audet scored a 25-yard touchdown an d Taylor Valente rushed for the two-point conversion. Audet scored again several minutes later on a 12-yard run. At halftime, the score was Gray-New Gloucester 20, Poland 7. In the third quarter, senior Shane Beal ran 5 yards for another Patriot touchdown, and senior Joe Menard kicked the extra point. In the fourth quarter, Beal scored a 23-yard touchdown, and Valente also scored again on a 40-yard run after intercepting a Poland pass. Poland scored one more touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The final score was Gray-New Gloucester 39, Poland 15. Shane Beal ran for 138 yards in the game, and Taylor Valente ran for 150 yards. At the end of the game, Gray-New Gloucester Athletic Director Geoff Robbins presented the Shaker chair to the Patriots players and the Patriots coaches, Hank Girardin, Mike Lance, John Reidy, and Mike Fullerton. The Patriots, in only their second year of varsity play, ended the season with a record of 4 wins, 5 losses. Above, No. 35 Nick Audet runs for his second touchdown of the night. Below, No 30 Taylor Valente runs for a first down. Below, No. 10 Sam Christy tosses the ball to #24 Casey Kramlich. 10/28/2006 The Patriot Grandstand Club would like to take a moment to show our appreciation to the families of three of our seniors: Barbara, Steven, Ben, and Sam Christy – The Christy family has supported the club participating in and helping to organize many fundraising events over the past four years. Mrs. Christy and her son, Ben, were instrumental in the start up of the football program at GNG. Ben attended many informational meetings to gain parent interest in the community. Barbara Christy has served as a board member since 2003. She was a member of the board during our first two years, during which, we raised $50,000 in start up costs. Sam is probably best known to most of you as the quarterback of our team, and one of the team captains, but he is best known to the club for cutting bags and bags and bags of potatoes in the middle of the night for our hunter’s breakfast and returning at 4am! Anne, Stephen, Will, Nate, and Danny Rowe – Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have supported the club with significant financial donations. Anne Rowe has served as a board member since 2004. She was also a member of the board during the start up of our program. Her financial background helped us to project and plan for the increased costs as we moved into our first varsity year. Her vision of football at GNG continues to inspire all of us as we work hard to improve the program every year. Her photography in the local papers and on our website is expert quality. Anne is available to parents and coaches on a daily basis and serves as a tremendous stabilizing member of our club. Will and Nate have been a tremendous help at every fundraising event. Will is also a team captain, but keeps us all warm annually at the fishing derby by keeping fresh coffee brewed. Danny Rowe can be seen everywhere from inside the bottle barn box reaching those last bottles to selling you a 50/50 ticket tonight. Regina and Will Garcia and Peter and Mike DeJager – Almost every parent, at one time, asks “Who does your website?” The answer is Regina Garcia. Regina has spent countless hours creating and updating our wonderful website at www.gngfootball.org. She is also the graphics department as well as the team seamstress. Will Garcia has served as the club’s co-president during our first two years as a varsity program. Most of his relentless work is done behind the scenes painting fields on the weekends or evenings, shopping for groceries for fundraising events, and in the bleachers videotaping. Regina and Will have made significant financial contributions to the program that have been matched by their employer, Verizon through The Verizon Foundation. Pete and Mike DeJager have also been a tremendous help at fundraising events and their dad, Peter DeJager has helped sponsor the program and fishing derby annually. We can’t forget Maddy, Sydney, and Ashley, the triplets who have entertained us all on a regular basis. The Rowes and the Garcias have to stick around a few more years as Nate Rowe and Mike DeJager are just freshman, but we will certainly miss the Christys. These three families have demonstrated, through personal sacrifices, the love of the game of football and given up to 75 students a year an opportunity to play. The Patriot Grandstand Club salutes you! October 5, 2006 The Monument Winners Again!Another Patriot Win! By Anne Rowe, Contributing writer All those who thought the nail-biting victory over Lake Region two weekends ago was a fluke, question no more.The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots football team earned an easy win over the Falmouth Yachtsmen last weekend. Up next: Wells Warriors. The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots won their second football game of the season last Friday night at the home game against the Falmouth Yachtsmen. The Yachtsmen scored early in the first quarter to take an 8-0 lead. In the second quarter, the Patriots scored a touchdown on a 30-yard run by freshman Taylor Valente, with a two-point conversion by senior Shane Beal. Later in the second quarter, Gray-New Gloucester scored its second touchdown on a 45-yard run by Beal, with an extra point kick by senior Jow Menard. At half time, the Patriots led the Yachtsmen by a score of 15-8. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter Beal scored again on a 68-yard run and Joe Menard kicked another extra point. The final score was Gray-New Gloucester 22, Falmouth 8. Three New England Patriots cheerleaders appeared at Friday's game and signed autographs and posed for pictures to raise money for the Gray-New Gloucester football program. An autographed game shirt from New England Patriot Troy Brown, which was donated to the club by TD Banknorth. The winner of the raffle was Lisa Mallia of Gray. The Patriots' next game is Friday against the Wells Warriors in Wells. The next home game is Saturday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. against the Cape Elizabeth Capers. No. 10 Sam Christy holds the ball for No. 52 Joe Menard's extra point kick. No. 30 Taylor Valente carries the ball. No. 10 Quarterback Sam Christy hands off to No. 23 Shane Beal with blocking from No. 46 Zach Parker. New England Patriots Cheerleaders pose with (three of the four) GNG coaches Mike Lance, Hank Girardin and Mike Fullerton. September 29, 2006 Portland Press Herald Player of the week: Shane Beal Shane Beal, Gray-New Gloucester: Beal scored three TDs and finished with 245 yards rushing as the Patriots edged Lake Region 21-20 for the program´s first on-field win. September 29, 2006 The Gray News More than a game, more than cheerleaders - Staff Friday's Gray-New Gloucester High School home football game has a late attraction. You could win a football autographed by New England Patriot great Troy Brown, donated by TD BankNorth. And if you do win, you'll get the ball directly from the hands of the New England Patriots Cheerleaders. Even if the G-NGHS Patriots weren't coming off their first win ever, this would be a game worth going to! The fun begins at 5:45 P.M. September 29 at the High School. September 28, 2006 The Monument Breakthrough Victory - Patrios football notches first-ever win By Anne Rowe, Special Contributor The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots won their first varsity football game in the team's two-year history last Friday night against the Lake Region Lakers. In the first half, the Lakers scored twice and Gray-New Gloucester scored once on a touchdown run by senior Shane Beal and an extra point kick by senior Joe Menard. At half-time, the score was Lake Region 12, Gray-New Gloucester 7. In the third quarter, Shane Beal scored another touchdown for Gray-New Gloucester on a 95-yard run from scrimmage. The extra point attempt was blocked, making the score Gray-New Gloucester 13, Lake Region 12 after three quarters. Lake Region got into the endzone again early in the fourth quarter, but Gray-New gloucester answered with a touchdown of its own on a 15-yqard run by Shane Beal. Beal also scored a two-point conversion, bringing the score to Gray-New Gloucester 21, Lake Region 20. The Lakers took the ball down the field on their next possession but fumbled on the 1-yard line. The fumble was recovered by freshman, Taylor Valente. Lake Region was able to stop the Patriots on their next drive, but a 50-yard punt by Gray-New Gloucester senior Will Rowe forced the Lakers to go to their passing game. With a little over a minute to play, the Laker's quarterbacl threw a pass which was intercepted by Shane Beal, allowing the Patriots to clinch a 21-20 victory. The Patriots amassed more than 300 yards of total offense in the game. Senior running back Shane Beal gained 245 yards, scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion, and made one interception. Senior Will Rowe recovered two fumbles, and senior Zach Parker and freshman Taylor Valente each recovered one. Sophomore Casey Kramlich also made one interception. The Patriots' next game is this Friday, Sept. 29 at home against the Falmouth Yachtsmen. Three New England Patriots Cheerleaders will attend the Sept. 29 game and will be signing autographs and posing for pictures. All proceeds will go toward the Gray-New gloucester football program. The Patriots Cheerleaders appearance is sponsored by Gray Supermarket, Athlete Success, Gray Physical Therapy, Bruns Borthers, Jess 'n Nic's and The Hearth Doctor. Gray New-Gloucester High School's fledgling football program scored a nail-biting 21-20 victory last Friday night against Lake Region. Here, No. 23 Shane Beal breaks out with the blocking assistance of No. 10 Sam Christy. The victory was the first-ever for the Patriots which is in its second year of interscholastic play. #10 Quarterback Sam Christy throws a pass as #23 Shane Beal blocks Gray-New Gloucester scores a two-point conversion #35 Taylor Valente carries the ball with blocking help from #46 Zack Parker, #56 Eric Doyle, and #89 Will Rowe. September 21, 2006 The Monument Patriots buried under Mountain Valley avalanche By Anne Rowe, Special Contributor The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots football team took on the Mountain Valley Falcons last Friday before a very large Homecoming crowd. The Patriots' offense moved the ball well but ultimately the team wasn't able to score against the more experienced Falcons defense. The final score was Mountain Valley 42, Gray-New Gloucester 0. During halftime of the game, John Rand of the Rand Insurance Agency in Gray, presented the Patriot Grandstand Club with a $600 donation from Allstate Insurance. This Friday the Patriots take on the Lake Region Lakers in Naples. The Patriots' next home game is Sept. 29 against the Falmouth Yachtsmen. Three New England Patriots Cheerleaders will attend the Sept. 29th game and will be signing autographs and posing for pictures. All proceeds will go toward the Gray-New Gloucester football program. The Patriots Cheerleaders appearance is sponsored by Gray Supermarket, Athlete Success, Gray Physical Therapy, Bruns Brothers, Jess 'n Nics, and The Hearth Doctor. The Patriot Grandstand Club President Barney Stilphen accepts a $600 donation from Allstate Insurance from John Rand of the Rand Insurance Agency in Gray. Photo courtesy of Anne Rowe #23 running back Shane Beal takes the handoff from #34 quarterback Nate Rowe. Photo courtesy of Anne Rowe #30 running back Taylor Valente pushes through the Mountain Valley defense. Photo courtesy of Anne Rowe September 19, 2006 The Gray News Patriots break a bad habit Staff The Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriots won their first varsity football game in the team's brief two-year history last Friday night against the Lake Region Lakers. In the first half, the Lakers scored twice and G-NG scored once on a touchdown run by senior Shane Beal-you'll hear that name again-and an extra-point kick by senior Joe Menard. At halftime, the score was Lake Region 12, G-NG 7. But in the third quarter, Beal scored another touchdown for G-NG on a 95-yard run from scrimmage. The extra-point attempt was blocked, making the score G-NG 13, Lake Region 12, after three quarters. Lake Region got into the end zone again early in the fourth quarter, but G-NG answered with a touchdown of its own on a 15-yard run by Beal. Beal also scored a two-point conversion, bringing the score to G-NG 21, Lake Region 20. The Lakers took the ball down the field on their next possession, but fumbled on their 1-yard line. The fumble was recovered by G-NG freshman Taylor Valente. Lake Region was able to stop the Patriots on their next drive, but a 50-yard punt by GNG senior Will Rowe forced the Lakers to go to their passing game. With a little over a minute to play, the Lakers' quarterback threw a long pass which was picked off by Beal, allowing the Patriots to clinch a 21-20 victory. The Patriots piled up over 300 yards of total offense in the game, mostly due to Beal, who gained 245 yards, scored 3 touchdowns and a two-point conversion, and made one interception. Senior Will Rowe recovered 2 fumbles, and senior Zach Parker and freshman Taylor Valente each recovered one. Sophomore Casey Kramlich also made an interception. The Patriots' next game is this Friday, September 29, at home against the Falmouth Yachtsmen. Three New England Patriots Cheerleaders will attend the September 29th game and will be signing autographs and posing for pictures. All proceeds will go toward the G-NG football program. The Patriots Cheerleaders' appearance is sponsored by Gray Supermarket, Athlete Success, Gray Physical Therapy, Bruns Brothers, Jess 'n Nic's, and The Hearth Doctor. Shane Beal as he appeared most of the game-with LR tacklers trailing (Photo staff) September 19, 2006 The Gray News More than a game, more than cheerleaders Staff Friday's Gray-New Gloucester High School home football game has a late attraction. You could win a football game shirt autographed by New England Patriot great Troy Brown, donated by TD BankNorth. And if you do win, you'll get the ball directly from the hands of the New England Patriots Cheerleaders. Even if the G-NGHS Patriots weren't coming off their first win ever, this would be a game worth going to! The fun begins at 5:45 P.M. September 29 at the High School. September 14, 2006 The Monument Patriots lose to York, Homecoming next weekend. The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots football team lost to the York Wildcats in their home opener this past Friday night before a large crowd. The Wildcats, who lost to the Brewer Witches in the State Class B title game last year, are considered one of the best teams in Class B again in 2006. Before the game, the Gray Fire Department color guard presented the flag for the playing of the national anthem, and the crowd observed a moment of silence for the late Gray Fire Chief Jon Barton. The Patriots scored two touchdowns in the game, both by senior running back Shane Beal. The final score was York 42, Gray 12. The Patriots’ next home game is this Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. against the Mountain Valley Falcons, marking the beginning of Homecoming weekend. #30 Taylor Valente tackles the York runner while #74 Lucas Chase assists. #23 Shane Beal runs for a touchdown. Patriots Cheerleaders perform at half-time. The Gray Fire Department color Guard presents the flag. #52 Joe Menard kicks off for the Patriots. September 7, 2006 The Monument Patriots show well in Sept. 1 opener The Gray-New Gloucester High School football Patriots had a strong showing in their opening game against the Greely Rangers last Friday night in Cumberland. The Patriots’ 45-man roster, depleted by 15 players due to injury and academic ineligibility, was still able to score three touchdowns against the more experienced Greely team. All three touchdowns were scored by senior running back, Shane Beal, with one two-point conversion scored by sophomore running back Casey Kramlich. The final score was Greely 32, GNG 20. The Patriots’ home opener is this Friday, September 8, at 7 P.M. against the York Wildcats. #23 running back Shane Beal receives the handoff from #34 quarterback Nate Rowe #89 Will Rowe punts the ball for Gray-New Gloucester #30 running back Taylor Valente receives the handoff from #34 quarterback Nate Rowe #24 running back Casey Kramlich scores a 2-point conversion Fire Chief Jon E. Barton, 6/20/1935 - 8/10/2006. An honor guard marched ceremoneously at the Patriots vs York varsity football game on Friday, September 8 and a moment of silence was observed in his memory. We would like to thank the following parents, players and siblings for your hard work at the bottle drive collecting and sorting bottles and cans. Some people whose houses the players stopped at didn't have cans & bottles to donate and gave cash contributions for a total of $95. As many of you saw, Barney & James Stilphen drove off in a very full flatbed, followed by a procession of four pickups and a trailer that were equally full. They came back with $1078! Thank you everyone for cleaning up so quickly and to Jeff and Jon Preble for taking all of the trash to the dump after a hard days' work. Scott Albert Julie, Elizabeth, and Nick Audet Mary and Ryan Blenk Kelley and Colby Bowen Linda and Lucas Chase Barbara Christy Joey Cleaves John and Ryan Cogswell Pete and Mike DeJager Derrick Down Karen and Eric Fotter Regina and Will Garcia Coach Hank Girardin Steve, Cathy, and Ben Grannell         Lisa and Roman Latno Heath Martell Trevor McCutcheon Joe Menard Jeff and Jon Preble Jordan Rouillard Corey Rucker Brent Sawyer Jenny and Lenny Sherwood Tyler and Marianne Snow Barney and James Stilphen Anne, Nate, Will and Danny Rowe Maureen Tibbetts David Whitney Thank you to the following sponsors for sponsoring GNG football players: Sponsors for Dalton Myers: Robert S. Morris, Auburn Claire & Ron Morris, Auburn Carolyn & Donald Myers Sr., Cumberland Beverly Morris, Auburn Olga & Gerald Myers, Gray Sponsors for Mitchell and Randall Stephens: Katherine Stephens, Raymond Holly & Mike Stephens, Gray David & Sheryl Wilbur, Gray Sponsors for Cody Snyder: MSEA-SEIU members Sponsors for Heath Martell: Mary Conroy, Portland Bruce Martell, Saco Judy Azevedo, Milford, MA Sponsors for Nate Fogg: Tri Tank Welding & Fabrication, Westbrook Ken Fogg, Raymond Katrina & Randel Hale, Standish Suzanne O'donnell & Jeff Verrill, Saco Sponsors for Chris Mitaly Dale & Ann Johnson, Belchertown, MA LouDonna Johnson, Keene, NH From The Gray News: September 1, 2006 G-NG football squad routs Freeport in scrimmage by Ray Clark and Nathan Tsukroff What does a coach do when his starting quarterback goes down with an injury? Well, what Gray-New Gloucester High School coach Hank Girardin does is hand off the ball to freshman Nate Rowe. Then he stands back and watches the youngster lead his team to a solid 36-8 win over Freeport high in a preseason scrimmage. And two more freshman running backs carried the scoring load: Trevor McCutcheon, scored three touchdowns and Taylor Valente drove into the end zone twice. Photo above: Freshman quarterback Nate Rowe hands off to senior fullback Zach Parker in last week's defeat of Freeport  Nate Tsukroff Photograph THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS OF OUR 4TH ANNUAL PATRIOT GRANDSTAND CLUB FALL CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT: BILL DODGE AUTO GROUP GEORGE "DO DO" BROCKMAN'S FREEPORT BOAT OUTLET JEFF PREBLE CONCRETE KNOWLES INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP MAILINGS UNLIMITED UPSTAIRS COMPUTERS We would also like to thank parents, players, coaches, and school members who helped at the golf tournament this weekend as well as everyone who got hole sponsors, made signs, made ad forms, bought supplies, sponsored teams, and did advertising: Lisa Rucker and Corey Rucker, Geoff Robbins, Coach Girardin, Barbara Christy, Barney Stilphen, Will Garcia and Regina Garcia, Jenny Sherwood, Steve and Tammy Lauritsen, Jeff Preble, Anne Rowe, Lisa Malia THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH THE POST 4TH OF JULY BOTTLE DRIVE The Patriot Grandstand Club held the first after-the-fourth-of-July bottle drive which will probably be an annual event due to the huge success. Each vehicle made 2 rounds in different neighborhoods as the back of pickups and minivans were packed full and overflowing after only 1 trip each. If we had more players and parents, we could have covered much, much more of Gray & New Gloucester and may have been able to triple or even quadruple what we were able to collect. Thank you very much to the following players, siblings and parents who collected $750.00 worth of bottles and cash donations from people who didn't have any bottles for the drive, but donated cash! Thank you players & siblings: Scott Albert, Nick Audet, Mike & Pete DeJager, Nate Fogg, Jeremy Klar, Nate, Will & Danny Rowe, Cody Snyder, Lenny Sherwood, James Stilphen, Tyler Snow, Eric Fotter Thank you parents: Julie Audet, Karen Fotter, Will & Regina Garcia, Shannon Klar, Anne Rowe, Jenny Sherwood, Barney Stilphen, Marianne Snow, Stephen Fogg. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS OF 2006 GNG PATRIOTS FOOTBALL PLAYERS: * Graduated with Honors ** Graduated with High Honors & in the Top 10% of the Class of 2006 Left to Right: Will Kramlich** (#57), Chad Kelsey** (#58), Chris Bagley* (#63), Alex Drew* (#87), Cory Googins** (#50), Mike Thomas*(#30) and Matt Brookes (#47). We wish you every success! The following local Scholarships were also received: Chad Kelsey: National Semiconductor Technology Achievement Award, Charles F. Barker Memorial Scholarship, Mary Higgins Scholarship Fund, Gray Grange #14 Scholarship Chris Bagley: Hancock Lumber Scholarship Cory Googins: Adam Worth Sherlock Scholarship, Brian E. Nugent Memorial Scholarship, Mary Higgins Scholarship Fund, Western Maine Conference Awards Matt Brooks: Opportunity Farm for Boys & Girls Will Kramlich: Sons of American Legion Post #86 Scholarship Congratulations to you all! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH THE BBQ AT THE 25K & 50K TRAIL RACE AT THE YMCA AT PINELAND The Patriot Grandstand Club held a BBQ for runners, their families, volunteers and spectators at the First Annual Pineland Farms 25K and 50K Trail Challenge on May 27th. The race was sponsored by the YMCA at Pineland Farms, the Maine Running Company, Pineland Farms, the Maine Track Club & the Road Runners club of America. A portion of the proceeds from the race entries were donated to the YMCA at Pineland Farms to help local children attend a ten-week YMCA summer camp. All of the runners were just terrific in their efforts and ran during a beautiful 79-degree day . The entire day was a huge success and we thank Phil Dirusso and the YMCA at Pineland for giving us the opportunity to be a part of this great event! We look forward to next year's race. Thank you parents & siblings: Stephen and Cathy Grannell Shannon Klar Mary and Eliza Blenk Mark Lambert Karen Fotter Peter Hill Susan Parker Julie and Elizabeth Audet Tammy McGrath Barney Stilphen Anne and Danny Rowe Will and Regina Garcia Barbara Christy Jenny Sherwood Alma Cleaves The Gray News - June 16, 2006 Boosters name top student-athletes of the year for scholastic achievement, leadership and athletics: Junior Class - William Rowe Senior Class - Chad Kelsey CORY GOOGINS WINS CITIZENSHIP AWARD Western Maine Conference sponsors an awards banquet to honor students from each school in the conference. Those schools are asked to select two graduating seniors to be honored. Cory Googins, along with Amanda Barton, were selected for their overall contributions to their school in academics, athletics, leadership and extracurricular activities, as well as for their attitudes and consideration of others. CONGRATULATIONS! COLLEGE BOUND Congratulations to Chad Kelsey who will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering in Troy, N.Y. this fall. We wish him all the best as he will be playing football for the RPI Engineers now. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PLAYERS ON THE TRACK TEAM WILL ROWE, THROWING THE JAVELIN. Congratulations to alex drew, who placed 1st in the high jump (12' 0"), chad kelsey, who placed 1st in shot put (41' 5 1/4"), and 2nd in discus (116' 0") and to will rowe who placed 3rd in javelin (130' 10") and 3rd in shot put (36' 71/2") GNG PATRIOTS HONOR ROLL Congratulations to the following gng patriots football players for their academic achievements: HIGH SCHOOL HIGH HONORS: CHASE HILL   HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: CHAD KELSEY WILL KRAMLICH  WILL ROWE CHRIS BAGLEY CORY GOOGINS SAM CHRISTY JEREMY KLAR   MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS: ERIC CLANCY WILL DANIELI HEATH MARTEL BRENT MAURICE TAYLOR VALENTE High School Player Science Fair Evaluator Thanks to Chase Hill, along with several other HS students, for being project evaluators at the Russel School science fair. The K through 2nd graders had some impressive, educational and entertaining displays for their parents and teachers. March 17, 2006 The Gray News Grandstand Club ready for some football The Patriot Grandstand Club will be holding its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30 P.M., in the Gray-New Gloucester High School cafeteria. The business of the meeting will include, but not be limited to, annual reports from current officers, election of officers for the next fiscal year and amendments to the Club's bylaws. The Patriot Grandstand Club is a nonprof