The echo pervaded Callahan Family Gym. It was an unusual sound on Monday afternoon for this point in the preseason at Auburn’s Saint Dominic Academy. In previous years, the reigning Class C champions would have been limited to 10 designated players — eight pitchers, two catchers — for a week of advance workouts. Thanks to […]
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Unified Basketball: Hampden Academy stops Lisbon for state title
This was the second year the sport was sanctioned by the Maine Principals’ Association, and Hampden has taken both championships that have been handed out. The Broncos beat Lisbon last year as well, winning in overtime. “I could not be more proud of my athletes and partners. They are outstanding,” Hampden coach Andrea Lee said. […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon remains perfect in win over Oxford Hills
LISBON — Scoring points isn’t the type of thing that will get the Lisbon Unified basketball team fired up — they’re used to that. What will get student helpers like Tyler Halls and Austin Fournier pumped up, though, is when one of their teammates dives for a ball or blocks a shot. Those are the […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon, Oak Hill, Edward Little post wins
Brandon Paradis led the way for the Red Eddies (3-3) with nine points, while Ben Dumont and Carter Culleton each had eight points. Aleck Burnell paced the Knights (3-4) with eight points while David Ellington chipped in with six as the Knights scored all 20 of their points in the second half. Oak Hill 36, Oxford Hills […]
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Unified Basketball: Lisbon and Lewiston victorious Tuesday
BRUNSWICK — Wesley Lucas had 28 points to lead the Lisbon Greyhounds to a 52-36 victory over the Brunswick Dragons Tuesday afternoon. Jake Patenaude chipped in with 10 points while Dawson Martel had eight and Michael Farrington had six points. Tim Humphrey led Brunswick with 16 points while Tad Hugo dropped in eight points and […]
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Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Maranacook takes out Lisbon in third
Throw in an MVC opponent with whom the KVAC-mainstay Black Bears hadn’t crossed paths during the regular season and it’s probably no earth-shattering revelation that Lisbon hung around for half of Saturday’s Class B South quarterfinal at Portland Expo. Once the No. 2 seed had a chance to get inspired, irritated, or both, Maranacook looked […]
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Girls’ basketball: Carrabec sneaks past Lisbon
LISBON — When Kipri Steele darted to the basket and scored to give Lisbon a one-point lead midway through the third quarter, Carrabec High School girls’ basketball coach Skip Rugh called a timeout as the momentum had clearly shifted to the Greyhounds. From that point on, the Cobras struck back, using a 7-0 run to […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Lisbon
The Lisbon High School girls basketball team battled back against another talented team, cutting a 14-point halftime deficit down to just seven points versus Mountain Valley on Thursday in a Mountain Valley Conference contest. Unfortunately for the Greyhounds, the hard work that produced the comeback also tired the team out, and the Falcons showed another gear […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon fights off feisty Telstar
BETHEL — Lisbon and Telstar flirted with monumental upsets in the opening week of the MVC boys’ basketball season. Their collision on Monday night was a chance for each club to prove it is near the front of that second tier after Dirigo, Winthrop and Wiscasset. The Greyhounds, currently No. 5 in Class B South, delivered […]
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Girls’ basketball: Steele stands tall defensively as Lisbon brushes off Wiscasset
Commit to dogged, determined defense, however, and the payoffs typically are plentiful. Lisbon forced 31 turnovers on Friday night and made many of them hurt in a 45-35 MVC girls’ basketball triumph over Wiscasset. Juniors Kipri Steele and Kaylin Le led the Greyhounds (3-3) with 15 and 13 points, respectively, much of that offense resulting […]