WISCASSET — Playing its first road game of the 2015 high school boys’ soccer season, Dan Sylvester’s Lisbon squad talked about getting off to a quick start to quell the nerves that might have built up during the one-hour bus ride. A three-goal lead in the game’s first 10:04 seemed to do the trick as […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lisbon runs away from Wiscasset
WISCASSET — The first two games of the Mountain Valley Conference girls’ high school soccer season saw Lisbon miss chance after scoring chance in losses to Oak Hill and Boothbay The Greyhounds righted the ship a bit in a win over Dirigo on Monday, and seemed to really find their flow on Thursday, downing Wiscasset […]
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High school football: Lisbon holds off Old Orchard Beach
LISBON — The Lisbon High School football team won a defensive battle against Old Orchard Beach on Saturday in a Class D South showdown at Thompson Field, earning a 13-6 victory. All of the scoring came in the second quarter, with Tyler Halls leading the Greyhounds to the victory with both Lisbon touchdowns, including a […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill edges Lisbon
Naturally, the Raiders turned to a veteran … defender? “The defenders are just absolutely relentless,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They will get that ball, they are not afraid to come up the field, bring it up strong.” Brooke Surette won’t appear in the game’s box score. But the senior’s ability to tap dance […]
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H.S. Football: Tyrese Joseph, Lisbon stun Winthrop/Monmouth
WINTHROP — Tyrese Joseph wanted to play football for Lisbon as a sophomore. He made that decision after double sessions, which didn’t sit well with Dick Mynahan. Too late, the Greyhounds’s coach said, but you’re welcome to come back next year. Joseph returned 30 pounds lighter, and that level of fitness and commitment manifested itself in […]
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2015 Lisbon football preview
Coach: Dick Mynahan Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class D West final Returning players: Senior — Shawn Grover (RB), Henry Adams (WR/FS); Juniors — Tyler Halls (QB/CB), Tanton Mattson (G/LB/DT), Noah Francis (RB/LB/DT), Jared Glover (FB/LB). Key losses: Kyle Bourget (QB/DB), Joe Philbrick (FB/LB), Robert Wood (OL/DL), Darren Ward (OL/DL), […]
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Lisbon football: Shawn Grover, Henry Adams help Greyhounds overcome senior shortage
One of those maxims, after all, is that “you win with seniors” in high school sports. And if that were explicitly true, the Greyhounds might be in trouble. Only two seniors who suited up for Lisbon a year ago — tailback Shawn Grover and receiver and free safety Henry Adams — are on the roster. “We don’t […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon uneasy about numbers game at Winthrop/Monmouth
Having captained the Lisbon football ship for parts of four different decades, winning three state championships, Dick Mynahan has mastered the art of managing expectations. Well, more precisely, he may be the Campbell Conference equivalent of Lou Holtz, who had a knack for making his 1988 Notre Dame juggernaut sound like the underdog against Rutgers […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Lisbon High School Greyhounds
Coach: Jeremy Williams (second season) Conference : MVC Class: C Last year’s results: Boys took 3rd at MVC, 10th at Class B Regionals Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Nicholas Harriman, Jordan Cole, Brett Carter; Juniors – Silas Crosby, Michael Schlotterbeck; Girls: Seniors — Bree Sautter, Caitlyn Bundy. Key losses: Jeffrey Willey. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Geoffrey […]
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Field hockey: Lisbon stops St. Dom’s on opening day
AUBURN — The chances were few and far between for the Lisbon High School field hockey team in its Mountain Valley Conference opener at St. Dominic’s Academy on Wednesday. The Saints held a 9-0 edge in first-half penalty corners, 18-2 overall in the game, and outshot the Greyhounds by the count of 10-6. But, where […]