Surely it will not shock anybody who has digested my work in this space for a substantial length of time that my cynicism developed far ahead of my years. Take Santa Claus, for example. By the time I reached kindergarten, I was a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. How was a fat dude at the North Pole getting […]
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H.S. Football Player of the Year: Halls did it all — and well — for Lisbon
It seemed like like the Greyhounds’s senior captain was always on the field, but the kickoff was the one time he normally had a view from the sideline. After that, he was on the field, and everybody on and off of it knew it. Halls made his mark in every game situation — save for […]
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The Hot Corner: Saying goodbye to one great Greyhound
It took my heart about five minutes to begin the slow climb from the pit of my stomach after Lisbon’s how-did-that-just-happen loss to Maine Central Institute in the Class D football championship Saturday night. ‘Twas a powerless feeling, watching the screen in my lap, more than 1,000 miles away, and not being able to slap […]
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Huddle up: ‘Next’ is next for Mynahan after one last game
To hear Dick Mynahan tell it, the ending to Lisbon’s season and to his four-plus decades coaching football there sounded pretty familiar. “It ended with a good team making a good play,” Mynahan said. “They had a great second half. They’ve got some real talented athletes. And the kid knew what to do with it.” […]
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H.S. Football: Halls stepped up when he was needed the most
“He was bringing the team up,” Greyhounds coach Dick Mynahan said. “That’s what a leader does, he knows when you’re down, you need to be brought back up. Called it a great game, and a great game it was.” Shortly after the team exchanged handshakes at midfield, and just minutes after MCI’s Eli Bussell turned […]
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H.S. Football: MCI rallies, shocks Lisbon for Class D title
PORTLAND — Devon Varney was all set up to be the hero. The junior kicker for Maine Central Institute was lined up for a game-winning, 37-yard field goal with 3.1 seconds left in the Class D state championship game. But the snap was low and Eli Bussell couldn’t firmly grasp the ball. Instead of falling […]
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H.S. Football: Wells runs all over MDI to claim Class C crown
The closest competition of the game was between Dempsey and Whitten regarding who would have the most yards. Whitten finished with 219 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries, and Dempsey racked up 151 and one score on 21 carries. “We’ve always competed for yards,” Whitten said. “In eighth grade, we would do hitting drills, […]
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H.S. Football: Bonny Eagle powers past Portland for Class A title
The Scots scored on their final drive of the first half, then again on each of their first four drives of the second half to roll past Portland 34-14 at Fitzpatrick Stadium. Bonny Eagle senior quarterback Cam Day reached across the goal line for a 4-yard touchdown with less than a minute to play in […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon’s Tyrese Joseph is a force as a blocker and receiver
LISBON — Daylight was escaping quickly, but the Lisbon football team practiced on. Doing so was a privilege, and one that wasn’t lost on senior tight end Tyrese Joseph: The Greyhounds earned the right to practice in such conditions this week. “It’s weird. We’ve dreamt about it and talked about it for so long, it’s […]