One recurring theme for Wiscasset High School's sports teams was that neither the boys soccer team nor the girls soccer team ever failed to show up for a game.

On Thursday, Nov. 13 they again proved that, as the teams filled the Wiscasset High School cafeteria for the soccer awards dinner.

Both boys coach Chris Cossette and girls coach Duane Goud stressed that while neither team made it to the playoffs, it wasn't due to a lack of commitment or heart.

That commitment earned starter Brycson Grover a second team all-conference nod and honorable mentions for Alex Webber and Kevin Lynch.

For the boys team, the most improved player took a roundabout route to the field.

“Before the year started, I told my guys ‘I need a manager, I need a manager,'” Cossette said. “And in comes Chayse (Reed). The first day (the team was practicing) he didn't even have shoes on. Then he decided to suit up and eventually, he started a few games.”

The coaches awards went to Russell Marr and Grover, both of whom gave the Wolverines an edge in competitiveness, Cossette said. The sportsmanship award winner was Webber, the co-captain.

The captains award, which is selected by the team's captains, was given to Nate Woodman.

“We picked someone who showed sportsmanship and kept the team,” Webber said. “If he was having a bad day, the team was having a bad day. But when he was on the field he was always positive. It didn't matter if we losing 8-0 or 2-0, he would always come back and say 'We can win this one.' That's why we picked Nate Woodman.”

On the girls team, Hanna Foye and Miranda McIntire were named to the Mountain Valley Conference's second team, and Maeve Carlson and Kayla Gordon were given honorable mentions. Foye, McIntire, Gordon, Carlson, Katie-Lyn Mills, Tylan Onorato and manager Hannah Welborn were all academic all-stars.

The most improved player went to Onorato, a senior, whom Goud said improved each year, but especially in her senior year.

The sportsmanship award went to Gordon, who was the team's keeper for the past two years.

The coaches awards went to Foye and McIntire, and the decision was made easily due to the amount of recognition the pair earned in their four years.

Goud said Foye's multiple selections to the second team all-conference made other coaches very wary of sending players against her, while McIntire, who scored 26 goals in her high school career, was marked from the start of each game.

Carlson was given the Wolverines award, which Goud said best exemplified the school's values and best represented Wiscasset.

For boys golf, coach Gregg Wood gave both the coaches award and the sportsmanship award to Grant Hefler, who was also a second-team all-conference player.

Good sports

The boys and girls cross country teams held their annual awards ceremony earlier in the week, with Coach Warren Cossette handing out awards to the top Wiscasset runners.

The most valuable runners were Amanda Marcus and Brandon Goud, the most improved were Logan Orr and Ella Jones, the coaches award went to Ridge Barnes and the sportsmanship awards went to Noah Jones and Marcus.

Barnes also earned his way onto the all-academic team, while Goud was named a second-team all-conference runner. Marc, Noah Jones and Angus Putnam were all honorable mentions.

But the greatest award went to the entire team: The Wolverines were picked as co-winners of the Mountain Valley Conference’s sportsmanship banner.