DIXFIELD — Dirigo’s season-opener in girls’ basketball was postponed twice, but Thursday night was worth wait for the Cougars. Jessica Conant, Kelsey Hutchins and Lauren Henderson combined for 54 points as in a 66-30 verdict over Lisbon at Defoe Gym. Dirigo (1-0) was anxious to see action and capitalized on Lisbon miscues. Conant (20 points), […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo thumps Lisbon
DIXFIIELD — A strong start usually means a victorious finish for Dirigo boys’ basketball, and that was true again Thursday night. The inside-outside work of Riley Robinson, who scored a game high 24 points, and Clay Swett , who added 12, steered Dirigo to a 79-31 triumph over Lisbon at Defoe Gymnasium. Dirigo (2-1) jumped […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon outlasts Oak Hill, 65-64
LISBON — In an entertaining game between neighboring boys’ basketball teams that never met a shot they didn’t like, the difference Monday night was the one Lisbon’s Josh Huston didn’t let Oak Hill take. After emerging from the timeout huddle, Huston anticipated an inbounds pass to Adam Merrill and knocked it loose with four seconds […]
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Lisbon boys’ basketball preview
Lisbon boys’ basketball is coming off its best season in many years with numerous holes to fill. Leading scorer Tucker Brannon graduated, and Kyle Bourget, who was likely to step up and help fill that void, was lost to a knee injury in the football playoffs. Experience and leadership are still strong, however, and Coach […]
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Lisbon wrestling preview
Coach: Ted Albasini (first year) Conference: MVC Class: C Returning athletes: Seniors — J.D. Martin. Colin Higgins, Josh Collier; Junior — Ashley Patten; Sophomores — Kurtis Bolton, Brandon Bartlett, Devin Libby. Key losses: Zach Stevens, Tyler Bard. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Jordan Cole, Sophomore — Nick Lerette; Freshmen — Ryan Dall, Cam Greene, Bradley Harriman, […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon High School’s Philbrick a blocking, tackling machine
LISBON — In Class D football, guards get moved to tailback and fullbacks are shuffled to tackle, sometimes within the confines of the same, 48-minute game. Lisbon followers have watched Coach Dick Mynahan move the pieces on his chess board for parts of four decades. He doesn’t get second-guessed loudly around these parts, but some […]
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H.S. Football: No secrets when Oak Hill Raiders, Lisbon Greyhounds meet
The first go-round was a controlled scrimmage. The second, a glorified exhibition, as it had no bearing on playoff positioning. This time, the Class D West championship lingers in the balance when defending state champion No. 3 Oak Hill (9-1) travels to No. Lisbon (8-1) for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff at Thompson Field. “I don’t […]
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Field hockey: Winslow holds off Lisbon to capture Class C state title
“I saw her coming, and I was saying, ‘Brooke (Haskell) behind you, Brooke behind you,’” Wood said. Too late for anything else, Wood asserted herself, cut down the angle and kicked Philbrick’s tip aside with 10:10 to play in regulation, turning back Lisbon’s last great scoring chance to help preserve for Winslow a 2-1 victory […]
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Western C field hockey final: Kahler leads the way for Lisbon
SCARBOROUGH — On opening day of fall tryouts, Arianna Kahler watched her teammates complete a timed run. She spent her time flicking balls into an empty cage, practicing skills that involved little movement. A leg injury prevented the expected leader of a young Lisbon front line from doing any more. And it killed her. Thursday, […]
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Western C field hockey final: Kahler’s goal in second OT lifts Lisbon past Oak Hill
“I just sprinted in there. It happened it was coming to me. I looked up and I saw (Arianna Kahler), and she yelled for a through, and I just hit it right to her,” Lawrence said. Kahler redirected the ball to Chase Collier, who returned the favor on a perfect give-and-go and Kahler buried a […]