The runway having been run, the fiberglass pole having been planted and bent, and the body having been flicked higher than it could ever go on its own. Then comes the euphoric payoff of pole vaulting. “It feels pretty cool,” Edward Little assistant coach Jaclyn Masters said. “When you’re falling after clearing a bar, you […]
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Monmouth girls, Lisbon boys win MVC track and field championships
Tori Spencer, left, of Monmouth Academy and Sydney Douglass of Lisbon High School compete during the 1600 meter racewalk during the MVC Championships in Lisbon on Thursday. Douglass passed Spencer on the final corner to win the event. Spencer came in second. LISBON — The Monmouth girls and Lisbon boys entered Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference […]
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Firefighters douse fire inside dryer at Dingley Press
LISBON — Firefighters knocked down a small, but difficult-to-reach fire inside a drying machine at Dingley Press on Sunday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Nathan LeClair said it started in a lower drying unit. The call came in at 2:53 p.m. “One of the byproducts in the drying process collected and caught fire,” he said. “It […]
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Softball: Lisbon runs past Mountain valley
LISBON — Senior Jasmin Le was a bit tired after Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference high school softball game. She had good reason. Along with catching for seven innings in the heat, Le got a workout running the bases, launching two triples and doubling in the Greyhounds’ 12-3 victory over Mountain Valley. “I was seeing her […]
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HS Baseball: Greyhounds bounce back by grounding Falcons
Lisbon High School pitcher Tyler Halls fires a pitch during a game against Mountain Valley High School in Lisbon on Friday. LISBON — Fresh off of a tough, one-run loss to Hall-Dale on Thursday, Lisbon turned to ace Tyler Halls and a relentless offense to bounce back against a rapidly progressing Mountain Valley team. Both […]
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H.S. track and field: Monmouth girls win nine-school meet; Lisbon boys, girls finish in top three
Mt. Abram High School’s Alice Cockerham, center, battles with Wiscasset’s Grace Webber, right, and Cony’s Erin Wathen for first place in the girls’ 100-meter dash at Lisbon High School in Lisbon on Tuesday. Webber won the race. LISBON — A strong all-around showing led the Monmouth Academy girls to victory at a nine-school track and […]
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Roundup: Winthrop tops Oak Hill in MVC softball
WALES — Amber Raymond had an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the sixth that brought home three runs as Winthrop defeated Oak Hill on Tuesday, 3-1. It was one of two hits the Ramblers got off Oak Hill starter Sadie Waterman. Waterman had a double as she tried to help her own cause. […]
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‘It’s never going to be overdeveloped’
The seeds of conservation and preservation have taken strong root on a ‘special’ 500-acre, 227-year-old farm in Lisbon that’s now up for sale. LISBON — Patrick Arras Jr. started the farm by squatting there, eventually paying $1 an acre when the state of Massachusetts threatened to kick him off. Two hundred years later, Ella Mae and […]
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Roundup: Oxford Hills softball holds off Edward Little
AUBURN — Anna Piirainen, Madison Starbird and Kenzie Kahkonen each doubled in Oxford Hills’ 7-5 victory over KVAC rival Edward Little on Thursday. Erin Morton, Hannah Kenney, Kasia Heikkinen had a pair of hits and an RBI each for the Vikings (4-4), as well. Emmy Lashua had three hits and four RBIs for the Red […]
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Mother son dance Saturday LISBON FALLS — A mother-son dance will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Recreation Center, 18 School St. There will be a DJ, raffles, flowers for mothers, cake and a photographer. Cost is $15 per couple at door and $5 per child. First Auburn Seniors to meet […]