LISBON — Talk to those who knew Gina Crafts Mason and you hear a swirl of stories, from ice-skating on a winter pond to preparing a float for the annual Moxie Festival parade, that are in some ways typical of small-town Maine — until you knit them all together. What made Mason, a state representative who […]
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Boys' soccer: Austin scores hat trick, Lisbon dominates Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Nico Soucy, left and Lisbon’s Glenn Hill battle for the ball during Saturday morning’s soccer game at Oak Hill. WALES — Lisbon boys’ soccer coach Dan Sylvester said that Noah Austin needs to step up in his role on the team this season after losing 16 players from last year’s squad. Austin answered […]
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Roundup: Edward Little doubles up Oxford Hills in girls' soccer
AUBURN — Piper Norcross netted a pair of goals Friday to lead Edward Little to a 4-2 girls’ soccer victory over Oxford Hills. Caroline Hammond and Lauren Berube also tallied for the Red Eddies (1-0) to complete the scoring. Julia Colby and Cecelia Dietrich scored for the Vikings (0-1) in the second half. Taylor Depot […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Greyhounds ready to step into void
Lisbon High School players work on a running play duroing a preseason practice. LISBON — As they enter the 2017 season, the Lisbon Greyhounds have every reason to turn the page from their still unfathomable 2016 postseason. In the course of seven days in November, the Greyhounds went from a miracle win in the regional […]
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2017 Lisbon football
Coach: Chris Kates (first year) Region: D South Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class C state championship Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Buiniskas (OL/DL); Morgan Perron (WR/DB); Cole Bolduc (OL/DL); Brad Harriman (RB/DB); Brandon Keith-Williams (WR/LB); Dakota Mckiver (OL/LB).; Juniors — Hunter Job (OL/DL); Lucas Francis (QB/LB); Isaiah Thompson (RB/DL); Kobe Hartford (OL/DL). Key losses: Tyler Halls (QB/S), […]
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Curtain closes on Drapeau's
LISBON FALLS — Nobody can say for sure how many people have suited up over the years with outfits from Drapeau’s Costumes. The Halloween season alone would see hundreds of rented costumes go out the door: Pirates. Ballerinas. Chewbacas, samurai warriors, Mutant Ninja Turtles and various incarnations of Elvis Presley, to name only a few. […]
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Fall preview 2017: Lisbon High School cross country
Coach: Jeremy Williams (fourth year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s results: Boys: Conference third, region seventh. Returning athletes: Boys: Junior — Geoffrey Shambarger. Sophomores — Izaya May, Michael Ray, Kadrian Rugullies, Alex Cole, Corbin Hall. Key losses: Boys: Michael Schlotterbeck, Kyle LaRoche, David Schlotterbeck. Promising newcomers: Boys: Sophomore — David Poulin; Freshman — Max […]
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Field hockey: Spruce Mountain beats Lisbon in return to MVC
LISBON — For 30-plus minutes, the Lisbon High School field hockey team held off every Spruce Mountain charge in the opening of the Mountain Valley Conference season on Wednesday. The Phoenix, who returned to the MVC after a few seasons in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, finally found the net, not once but four times […]
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Fall preview 2017: Lisbon field hockey
Coach: Julie Petrie (seventh year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 10-6 (Lost in Class C South semifinals). Returning players: Seniors — Morgran Fenderson (M), Mikaylia Harnden (G), Emily Brewer (D), Shelby Cyr (D), Savannah Czechalski (F); Juniors — Sydney Plourde (F), Mallory Fairbanks (M), Peyton Gosselin (M); Sophomores — Sadie Hardt (F), Timber Mattson […]
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Bicentennial in Mexico, Twisted Tea
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The St. Teresa of Calcutta Ladies Guild is sponsoring a tithe yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 2, in the parking lot of Our Lady of Ransom Church, Elm Street, Mechanic Falls, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tables are available at no cost. At the end of the day, simply donate 10 […]