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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Class A state championship North No. 1 PORTLAND (9-1) vs. South No. 1 BONNY EAGLE (10-0) Saturday, 11:06 a.m. This title game will be played at the home of the Bulldogs, and a place that Bonny Eagle coach Kevin Cooper has made feel like home, winning five titles in five tries. Both time like to […]
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Lisbon coach Dick Mynahan succeeded and brought out best in others
After 30 seasons, the venerable Greyhounds coach will lead his last game Saturday, in the Class D state championship at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. On a sweltering September Saturday in 2006, Lisbon High School coach Dick Mynahan and his charges emerged from the shady grove behind what was then a stone dust track, beyond the […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Lisbon’s miraculous win was filled with action and stories
Saturday’s Class D South regional championship game between Lisbon and Winthrop/Monmouth had so many twists and turns, and storylines galore, that one game story couldn’t possibly do the instant classic justice. Here are some leftover stories to tell from an “all-timer,” as one person described the game. Anatomy of a game-winning play Through 47 minutes […]
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H.S. Football: An unlikely hero named Bolton saves the day for Lisbon
“Where’s Kurtis?” several Greyhounds asked. Kurtis Bolton was still receiving congratulatory hugs and handshakes for his 55-yard reception on a desperation heave from Tyler Halls that put Lisbon at the 1-yard line with four seconds remaining. “I went down, beat the defenders, one of them tipped it,” Bolton said. “I just reached my hands out […]
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Huddle Up: A game worthy of legend, with leaders worthy of their position
The fans and players were almost all gone but the shock still hadn’t settled in after Mynahan’s Lisbon Greyhounds pulled off a stunning 20-17 comeback win over St. Hilaire’s Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers in the Class D South championship game. Having just finished patiently and thoughtfully answering questions from the media, both coaches stopped to chat in […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon shocks Winthrop/Monmouth in final seconds of regional final
WINTHROP — Lisbon quarterback Tyler Halls said he’s “never really been a believer of God.” But when the Greyhounds senior launched the ball into the waning autumn sunlight with the seconds ticking off the clock in the Class D South regional final against Winthrop/Monmouth on Saturday, he’s willing to admit that some higher power answered […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon and Winthrop/Monmouth set to finish what they started
When Winthrop/Monmouth and Lisbon faced off in the first week of the season, there was a thought that maybe the teams would likely meet again down the line, at some point in the postseason. That thought became a reality last Saturday, when the Greyhounds ousted Oak Hill, one day after the Ramblers downed Dirigo. That […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon’s Tanton Mattson back in middle of things
LISBON — Lisbon senior Tanton Mattson had a few firsts in last Saturday’s Class D South semifinal win over Oak Hill. His first career start at fullback. His first career interception. His first high school win over the Raiders. But first, Mattson had to deal with an injury during the season that made him miss […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Kramlich: It all. Comes down. To this! Oh sorry, I got stuck in movie trailer mode. But in all seriousness, we have two local teams left, and only one will be moving on after this weekend. And it should be a doozy. No. 1 Winthrop/Monmouth hosts No. 2 Lisbon in Class D South, to end the […]