1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Dorothy M. Nelson, 87, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Clover Manor. Born in Lisbon on Feb. 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Sadie (Quinn) Ridley. Dorothy was a lifetime resident of Lisbon and enjoyed her winters in Florida with her special dog, Dixie. […]
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Animal Tales: Volunteers help find lost pets
LISBON — When Apples the cat didn’t come home for three days this summer, Lacey Cornell panicked. She was used to the 6-year-old gray cat coming and going, but he’d never been gone for so long. Even though Apples spent much of his time prowling his Lisbon neighborhood, he almost always came home for breakfast. […]
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H.S. Football: Tyrese Joseph, Lisbon stun Winthrop/Monmouth
WINTHROP — Tyrese Joseph wanted to play football for Lisbon as a sophomore. He made that decision after double sessions, which didn’t sit well with Dick Mynahan. Too late, the Greyhounds’s coach said, but you’re welcome to come back next year. Joseph returned 30 pounds lighter, and that level of fitness and commitment manifested itself in […]
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2015 Lisbon football preview
Coach: Dick Mynahan Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class D West final Returning players: Senior — Shawn Grover (RB), Henry Adams (WR/FS); Juniors — Tyler Halls (QB/CB), Tanton Mattson (G/LB/DT), Noah Francis (RB/LB/DT), Jared Glover (FB/LB). Key losses: Kyle Bourget (QB/DB), Joe Philbrick (FB/LB), Robert Wood (OL/DL), Darren Ward (OL/DL), […]
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Lisbon football: Shawn Grover, Henry Adams help Greyhounds overcome senior shortage
One of those maxims, after all, is that “you win with seniors” in high school sports. And if that were explicitly true, the Greyhounds might be in trouble. Only two seniors who suited up for Lisbon a year ago — tailback Shawn Grover and receiver and free safety Henry Adams — are on the roster. “We don’t […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon uneasy about numbers game at Winthrop/Monmouth
Having captained the Lisbon football ship for parts of four different decades, winning three state championships, Dick Mynahan has mastered the art of managing expectations. Well, more precisely, he may be the Campbell Conference equivalent of Lou Holtz, who had a knack for making his 1988 Notre Dame juggernaut sound like the underdog against Rutgers […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Lisbon High School Greyhounds
Coach: Jeremy Williams (second season) Conference : MVC Class: C Last year’s results: Boys took 3rd at MVC, 10th at Class B Regionals Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Nicholas Harriman, Jordan Cole, Brett Carter; Juniors – Silas Crosby, Michael Schlotterbeck; Girls: Seniors — Bree Sautter, Caitlyn Bundy. Key losses: Jeffrey Willey. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Geoffrey […]
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Field hockey: Lisbon stops St. Dom’s on opening day
AUBURN — The chances were few and far between for the Lisbon High School field hockey team in its Mountain Valley Conference opener at St. Dominic’s Academy on Wednesday. The Saints held a 9-0 edge in first-half penalty corners, 18-2 overall in the game, and outshot the Greyhounds by the count of 10-6. But, where […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Lisbon High School Greyhounds
Coaches: Julie Petrie (fifth year) and Joanne Campbell Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 15-3-0 (Lost in Class C state final) Returning players: Seniors — Charlotte Mooney (F/M), Olivia Leduc (D), Riley Galipeau (M), Hannah Berube (F); Juniors — Kate Philbrick (F), Chase Collier (F), Bree Daigle (M); Sophomores — Emily Brewer (D), Morgan Fenderson […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Rangeley
Coach: Chip Smith (third year) Conference: East-West Conference: Class: D Last year: 8-6-1, lost in Western D semifinals. Returning players: Seniors — Blayke Morin (MF/ST) Maddison Egan (MF/F), Michaela Shorey (F); Juniors — Ashley Collins (FB), Mackenzie Gatcomb (F); Sophomores — Sydney Royce (G), Natasha Haley (MF), Dallas Libby (FB); Freshmen — Mary Page Swiney (F), Brooke […]