Click on the following link to check out McAuley Basketball’s latest video montage of its 12/23/11 game against Bonny Eagle.  Included in the footage is the unveiling of the team’s 2010-2011 Class A Championship Banner.

Keep up the impressive momentum, ladies!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_MCvEzosA&feature=share&noredirect=1

Congratulations to McAuley senior, Alexa Coulombe, who recently signed her National Letter of Intent to attend and play basketball at Boston College.

Supporting Coulombe, and sharing in her excitement, are (bottom l-r) sister, Lauren ’14, and parents, Mandi and Dennis, along with (top l-r) Joseph Kilmartin, McAuley Athletic Director, Bill Goodman, McAuley Varsity Coach, Dudley Davis, past coach, and Kara Leary, AAU Coach.

Kudos on this fantastic honor, Alexa!  The McAuley family is filled with Lion pride!

On Sunday, July 10, 2011, AAU Girls Basketball team, the Maine Firecrackers, defeated Team Ohio 55-48 to win the 9^th grade Division 2 National Championship game at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. McAuley rising sophomores, #4 Allie Clement, and #11 Olivia Smith, are two of the Maine Firecrackers team members. These Lady Lions are primed to carry this winning momentum to McAuley for another championship year in basketball! Great job, ladies; the McAuley community couldn’t be prouder!

Click on the link below to check out the winning highlights of our McAuley Lady Lions on ESPN:

Team Ohio vs Maine Firecrackers: 2011 AAU Girls Super Showcase

If you are wondering what a championship school looks like, and would like to see school spirit at its best, click on the links below! These are clips from McAuley’s journey to a championship year in Basketball. They are also reflections of dedication, courage, and support: Mercy values that embody each student here at Catherine McAuley High School, both on and off the court.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WePaHyNfQGgfeature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbqxL_t_CHU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay32Cv1OnDQ&feature=related

Catherine McAuley High School has hired Bill Goodman as its head Varsity Basketball Coach, McAuley’s Athletic Administrator Joe Kilmartin announced on Friday, June 3.

“Bill’s proven ability to lead talented athletes, his coaching background and personal character made him the correct choice for McAuley at this time.  I believe his overall experience will insure that McAuley basketball and its student athletes will continue to prosper and grow.”

Mr. Goodman comes to McAuley from Greely High School where he served as Varsity Coach for three years and led the Rangers to the Western Maine Finals twice and the Semi-Finals this past year.  Before heading to Greely, Goodman had been a long time assistant coach at Deering High School.

Coach Goodman replaces Amy Vachon, who is now an assistant coach at the University of Maine.  Amy was Coach Goodman’s assistant for two years at Greely before leading McAuley to the State of Championship this past winter.

Mr. Goodman lives in Falmouth with his family and also coaches the Deering golf team.

Congratulations to the McAuley Lions: the

Girls’ Class A State Basketball Champions and

recipients of the

Good Sportsmanship Award!

The McAuley community is bursting with Lion pride!

A hearty congratulations is extended to McAuley’s Varsity Basketball Team for defeating Deering in the Western Maine championship game.  Their blend of skill, athleticism and sportsmanship came out on top throughout the competition itself and in overtime (41-40).

The McAuley community wishes the team luck as they play for the state title on Saturday, March 5 at 4:00 PM at the Augusta Civic Center. Join us in your best green and gold as we show our true Lion pride!

Tickets will be available later this week at McAuley.  Please call 797-3802 for details.

For the full Press Herald article by staff writer Mike Lowe, please access the following link:

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/good-to-the-last-shot_2011-03-01.html#.

Go Lions!

Want to read the latest on the McAuley Lions?  Access the most recent Press Herald and Forecaster links below:

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/lions-on-go-from-get-go_2011-02-09.html#

http://www.theforecaster.net/node/80859

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/knight-provides-light-for-lions_2011-02-04.html#

http://www.theforecaster.net/node/80421

Kudos to Class of 2007 graduate, Abby Wentworth, for being featured in the February 3rd edition of the Press Herald.

Wentworth, a senior at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY, is proving that success on the basketball court comes not only from skill, but from dedication and team spirit.

Here’s to a great season, Abby!

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/there-are-players-coaches-then-there-are-coaches-players_2011-02-03.html#

McAuley’s Varsity Basketball Team is expected to make a run at the state title this winter!

For WMTW’s ( Channel 8 ) coverage on this, please access the following link:

http://www.wmtw.com/r-video/26006450/detail.html

And for the Portland Press Herald’s coverage, please click below:

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/great-expectations_2010-12-09.html

Catherine McAuley High School is pleased to announce that junior Alexa Coulombe has verbally committed to receive a full basketball scholarship to Boston College.

For the full article on Coulombe, published in the August 26 edition of the Portland Press Herald, please access the following link:

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/mcauley-player-decides-to-join-boston-college_2010-08-26.html

The McAuley community is proud of this tremendous accomplishment, Alexa!

Catherine McAuley High School is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Amy Vachon as its head Varsity Basketball Coach.

McAuley’s Athletic Administrator Joe Kilmartin believes that “Amy’s basketball background and personal characteristics made her the ideal choice for our school.  Her overall experience will ensure that McAuley basketball and its student athletes will continue to prosper and grow.”

Vachon comes to McAuley from Greely High School, where she served as an Assistant Varsity Coach for two years and helped the Rangers get to the Western Maine Finals.  Vachon has also assisted at Cony High School in Augusta and was Head Varsity Coach at Waterville High School for one year, prior to attending graduate school.

Coach Vachon’s athletic pedigree is outstanding.  Daughter of long-time Cony coach Paul Vachon, she played on two state championship teams in both basketball and field hockey.  In basketball, she was a four-year All-State Basketball Selection,  twice she was selected Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year (’95 & ’96), and she was Miss Maine Basketball and High School Athlete of the Year in 1996.

Vachon continued her career on a full basketball scholarship at the University of Maine under Coach Joanne P. McCallie, now head coach of Duke University.  While at Maine, Vachon’s teams advanced to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments and earned the first tournament win in Maine and America East History with a victory over Stanford University, where former McAuley standout Ashley Cimino will play her senior season next year.  Coach Vachon was a two time All-Conference Selection and the all-time assists leader for both Maine and America East.

Vachon continued her education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning her graduate degree in School Counseling.  She is employed as a Guidance Counselor at Westbrook Middle School and is the eighth grade Field Hockey Coach.