NEWPORT — When Griffyn Smith stepped on on the mat Saturday, he had already decided he wasn’t going to take any thing for granted as a defending champion. The Dirigo standout wrestled with a purpose, and repeated as an individual champion at the Nokomis Warrior Clash in Newport. Skowhegan’s depth — with six individual champions […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon fights off feisty Telstar
BETHEL — Lisbon and Telstar flirted with monumental upsets in the opening week of the MVC boys’ basketball season. Their collision on Monday night was a chance for each club to prove it is near the front of that second tier after Dirigo, Winthrop and Wiscasset. The Greyhounds, currently No. 5 in Class B South, delivered […]
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Girls’ basketball: Steele stands tall defensively as Lisbon brushes off Wiscasset
Commit to dogged, determined defense, however, and the payoffs typically are plentiful. Lisbon forced 31 turnovers on Friday night and made many of them hurt in a 45-35 MVC girls’ basketball triumph over Wiscasset. Juniors Kipri Steele and Kaylin Le led the Greyhounds (3-3) with 15 and 13 points, respectively, much of that offense resulting […]
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Boys’ basketball: Wiscasset takes down Lisbon
LISBON FALLS — In Thursday night’s boys high school basketball game between Wiscasset and Lisbon, the first quarter belonged to the Wolverines. The second quarter belonged to Lisbon. Going into halftime, it was just a three-point game. But right out of the gates in the second half, Wiscasset reeled off 11 straight points, and from […]
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Lisbon council OKs school budget proposal
LISBON — The Town Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to present a $15.18 million school budget for 2015-16 to voters Jan. 12. It will be the fifth attempt to pass a budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1. Allen Ward, Kasie Kolbe and Normand Albert, who were elected in November, voted against […]
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H.S. Basketball: Lewiston, Edward Little girls win on road
AUGUSTA — Senior guard Kristina Blais scored a game-high 18 points to lead Lewiston to a 61-49 girls’ basketball victory over Cony on Tuesday. The Blue Devils (2-2) started slowly but picked up the tempo in the second quarter, outscoring Cony 20-5. Victoria Harris contributed a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Morgan […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon overwhelms St. Dom’s
AUBURN — After scoring 20 points in an overtime loss to Dirigo on Wednesday, Lisbon’s Tyrese Joseph popped in 20 more Friday in a 58-26 Mountain Valley Conference win over St. Dominic Academy. Joseph dominated the Saints in the paint, pulling down 11 rebounds for a double-double and adding four steals as the Greyhounds improved […]
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H.S. soccer: Shariff, Hassan, McGraw reap more awards for Lewiston
LEWISTON — It has been a season of firsts for the Lewiston boys’ soccer program. The Blue Devils finished their first perfect season while winning their first state championship. All of that was done while being nationally ranked for the first time in the program’s history. As if that weren’t enough, Lewiston continues to add […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth opens with win over Lisbon
LISBON — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team watched a 12-point first-half lead reduced to four points by Lisbon in the Mountain Valley Conference season-opener for both teams on Saturday. With the fans in the new Greyhounds’ home gym firmly behind their team, Lisbon went to the half down just five points behind and seemingly […]
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Boys’ basketball: Greyhounds howl in new gym
LISBON — A new gym and a really big win made the Lisbon Greyhounds’ Friday night. Ditto for fans on both sides of the gym. The Lisbon Greyhounds fended off Monmouth Academy in a Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball game and came away with a 48-39 victory. The roomy, pristine gym was undoubtedly an inspiration […]