Lisbon’s Isaiah Thompson soars through the air towards the end zone to score a touchdown against Oak Hill. LISBON — Perhaps Lisbon was feeling charitable Saturday. That would explain why it needed to overcome 15 penalties to rally past Oak Hill, 20-14. Officials were throwing pink flags to raise awareness for breast cancer, and the […]
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Lisbon edges Carrabec in girls' soccer prelim
LISBON — With six games remaining in the regular season, the Lisbon High School girls’ soccer team had a .500 record, coming off lopsided setbacks to Madison and Monmouth Academy. Since then, Jenniffer Perron’s squad has found that confident swagger, rolling off six straight wins, including Friday’s 2-0 Class C South preliminary win over 10th-seeded […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Saints fight off Lisbon to move the regional semifinals
AUBURN — St. Dom’s field hockey coach Brian Kay said Tuesday he looks at the first playoff game of the postseason as the toughest for a team to handle. The top-seeded Saints certainly had their hands full against No. 8 Lisbon at home, but ultimately had too much power for the visiting Greyhounds. Lisbon gave […]
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Boys' Soccer: Monmouth's victory comes at a price
MONMOUTH — It was a bittersweet victory on Monday afternoon for the Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer team. They defeated rival Lisbon 2-0 to finish the regular season with a 12-0-2 record and look to be a top seed in the Class C South playoffs. When they take the pitch next week for their quarterfinal contest, […]
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Lisbon mother charges football fans were insensitive to Native Americans
Lisbon football players Lucas Francis, far left, and Noah Francis, far right, stand with their family after a game in Lisbon earlier this season. Between them are stepfather Jeff Tuplin, mother Amelia Tuplin, and half siblings Jacoby, Jeffrey Jr. and Haley-Jane Tuplin. Lisbon football players Lucas Francis, far left, and Noah Francis, far right, stand […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Recovery is Hornets' goal after first loss
Leavitt’s Caleb Bowen leaps over Gardiner’s Collin Foye during Saturday night’s football game in Turner. The Leavitt Hornets went into the start of last week aware they would be without several key contributors for Friday night’s game against the top team in Class C North, Mount Desert Island. “We knew we were going to be […]
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Lisbon field hockey edges Traip in preliminary round
LISBON — Coach Julie Petrie was angry with her team. After her Lisbon High School field hockey squad practiced hard over the past couple days, the Greyhounds went out against a short-handed Traip Academy team and played a bit lost in the first half. Trailing 1-0 at the half, Petrie fired her team up, then […]
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H.S. Football: Warriors grind down Greyhounds with big plays
Wells hosted undefeated Lisbon in football. Lisbon quarterback #5, Lucas Francis, rolls out on a keeper while pursued by Wells defender Matt Tufts (44). WELLS — Lisbon was offering strong enough resistance to Nolan Potter’s inside running early in Friday night’s battle of unbeatens, and Wells wasn’t finishing off drives into the red zone as […]
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Boys' soccer: Lisbon blanks Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Junior Cam Poisson scored a pair of goals and assisted on the game-winner and the Lisbon defense remained tight in a 3-0 shutout over revenge-minded Mountain Valley on senior night at chilly Chet Bulger Field. Thursday’s matchup was important because it was the final opportunity for each team to try and earn a […]
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Game of the Week: Greyhounds, Warriors clash is a throwback
Miss the good old days when high school offenses tried to pound each other into submission? Have we got the game for you. Lisbon and Wells aren’t identical, but they will see a lot of themselves when they look across Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. Both teams boast a perfect 6-0 record into Week […]