The St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team knew it would be hard-pressed to top what it achieved last year. In their first year in the Mountain Valley Conference, the Saints won 12 games, took the top seed in Western C and won the MVC title. After losing an abundance of talent, the Saints might have been […]
jay maine
Posted inLocal Sports
Field hockey: Andies complete triple play against Tigers
LIVERMORE FALLS — Coaches get antsy about the prospect of a playoff rematch against a team they’ve soundly beaten twice, particularly when it’s a rival. Livermore Falls field hockey players wouldn’t admit to any anxiety about Tuesday’s single-elimination encounter with Jay. “It just pumps us up more,” said Kim Theriault. The No. 2 Andies gave […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Police investigate break-in at mill complex
JAY — Police are investigating a break-in at Otis Ventures LLC, the former Wausau Paper mill, that was reported late Sunday. Entry was forced, police Chief Larry White Sr. said Monday. “We believe there is more than one person involved.” Owners Mary Howes and her husband, Tim DeMillo, were still doing an inventory on Monday […]
Posted inLocal Sports
High school football: Jay jolts Winthrop
JAY — It came down to a little razzle dazzle in the drizzle. The Jay Tigers pulled a play out of the old trick bag Friday night and debuted it at just the right moment. The halfback pass caught the Winthrop defense and stunned the unbeaten Ramblers with 1:36 left in the game. Jordan D. […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Field Hockey: Area teams garner top seeds
The Livermore Falls field hockey team toiled all season long toward a perfect record. The Andies fell a single game short of that goal and, at 13-1, missed out on the top spot in Western Class C, finishing in second behind Telstar, which also finished at 13-1. The team’s reward for a strong second-place finish? […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Girls’ soccer: Tigers have senior moment
JAY — Four Jay High School seniors were part of a landmark first girls’ soccer game three autumns ago. None of them were about to let the Tigers fall short in their potential last home game Thursday afternoon. Beth Moore scored one of Jay’s goals and Alannah White assisted the other in a 2-0 Mountain […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Estate planning seminar slated
JAY — A presentation on “Why Have an Estate Plan?” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Androscoggin Bank Community Room. Erin Collins, vice president and trust officer of Androscoggin Bank, has more than 11 years of experience specializing in the areas of trust administration, estate planning and settlement, […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Football Notebook: Knights prove their mettle
Proving their mettle Losing football games can become a bad habit or part of a vicious cycle, but that doesn’t mean players or coaches ever accept it. Poland Regional High School coach Mark Soehren sensed that his team was headed in the right direction when he saw players well up with emotion after every loss […]
Posted inLocal Sports
High school football: Jay runs over Old Orchard
JAY – It didn’t take long for the Jay Tigers to let Old Orchard know what they planned on doing with the ball. Jay took the opening kickoff and marched down the field for an opening score just 2:11 into the game and never looked back. Jay ran out to a 19-0 lead after one […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Transportation change made to allow students to take courses
JAY — School Committee members voted Thursday to allow students to continue to drive themselves and passengers to class, if no Jay school bus is going to a Farmington vocational school. Students need parental or guardian permission to do so. It is a temporary solution until a new policy is approved to allow students who […]