LISBON — It seems like every great battle has a favorite and underdog. When the Lisbon High School boys’ soccer team meets up with rival St. Dom’s in a Mountain Valley Conference clash, the Greyhounds typically play the role of the underdog. In the latest chapter of this rivalry Friday, St. Dom’s toppled Lisbon, 2-0. […]
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Cross Country: Boothbay sweeps MVC team titles; Lisbon’s Harriman wins boys’ race
Freshman Faith Blethen out-distanced senior teammate Hannah Morley and the rest of the field as the Seahawks cruised to a team victory over St. Dom’s at the University of Maine at Augusta course. The Boothbay boys edged Lisbon for their title. The girls’ race, run first, belonged to the freshman phenom Blethen, who crossed the […]
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Daniel J. LeBlanc Jr.
1937 – 2015 LISBON FALLS — Daniel J. LeBlanc Jr., 78, of Lisbon Falls died Tuesday, Oct. 13, at his residence with his loving wife, Florence, children and grandchildren by his side. He was born in Rumford on July 26, 1937, a son of Daniel and Mary (Votour) LeBlanc Sr., and graduated from Stephens High […]
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H.S. Golf: Locals vie for individual titles
With the team championships wrapped up, the attention is now on the Individual Championships as the state’s best high school golfers descend upon Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. Class A and B boys’ golfers will take on the Tomahawk course once again, while the Class C boys and the girls’ will try to tame the […]
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Boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley escapes Lisbon in MVC showdown
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley tightened up its defense when it had to against a formidable Lisbon squad and came away with a well earned 2-1 win over the Greyhounds at Chet Bulger Field on Tuesday. The teams played a wide open first half with seeming reckless abandon, forcing each team’s keepers — Mountain Valley’s Jacob […]
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H.S. Football: Gilbert, Elwell turn tide with defensive gem as Oak Hill overtakes Lisbon
The play that turned another grueling installment of the Route 9 rivalry in the undefeated Raiders’ direction was a rare one in which the Greyhounds veered a different way. Connor Elwell jarred the ball loose from Tyler Halls’ grasp on an option keeper midway through the second quarter. Steven Gilbert cradled up the friendly hop […]
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Beverly E. Webster
1943 – 2015 LEWISTON — Beverly Elizabeth Draper Webster passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 23, 1943, the daughter of the late Evelyn A. (Hardy) and Ellis B. Draper. She was raised in Camden, where she attended farrier school. Bev […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon looks to break Oak Hill’s recent spell
It is the undercurrent or subplot to an NFL or major college football game almost every week: Teacher versus student. Assistant coaches grow under the tutelage of a wise, veteran coach, become students of the game and move on to hang their own shingle over a program. And of course they achieve varying degrees of […]
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Joseph W. Iler
1943 – 2015 LISBON — Joseph W. Iler, 72, of Lisbon passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Oct. 2. He was born on June 26, 1943, in Los Angeles County, the son of Joseph P. and Laura (Witham) Iler. He attended local schools and entered the U.S. Air Force, serving for eight years […]
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Field hockey: Fairbanks’ goal lifts Lisbon to crucial victory at Winthrop
“Who’s exhausted?” Most Greyhounds raised a right arm, confessing that they didn’t have much left to give at the end of Wednesday’s game against Winthrop. “Good!” No, great is more like it, if you’re a Lisbon fan. Mallory Fairbanks’ goal with 10:34 remaining in regulation gave the Greyhounds a 1-0 win over the Ramblers, cementing […]