MONMOUTH — When Tia Day’s first shot fell, it was a hint of things to come. When her second 3 dropped less than a minute later, it was a full-fledged warning. In the first minute of the second quarter Saturday, the Monmouth girls’ basketball team tripled its lead, and the offensive burst was the start […]
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2014 Winter Preview: Lisbon girls’ basketball
Coach: Julie Petrie (fourth year) Last year’s record: 6-12 Returning players: Seniors — Mikayla Yanez G, Mia Durgin G; Juniors — Bree Sautter G, Katherin George G; Sophomores — Kaylin Le G, Jasmin Le F, Kipri Steele G/F, Kate Philbrick G/F. Key losses: Katelyn Fowley F, Abby Roy F. Promising newcomers: Senior – Victoria Swan, […]
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2014 Winter Preview: MVC Girls’ Basketball Preview
It will be a different looking Mountain Valley Conference this season. Between an abundance of new coaches, Spruce Mountain moving to the KVAC and Winthrop not fielding a varsity team, the MVC will be transforming this season. One constant is the fact that Madison and Carrabec should still be among the top teams. The Cobras […]
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Lisbon boys’ basketball preview
Lisbon boys’ basketball is coming off its best season in many years with numerous holes to fill. Leading scorer Tucker Brannon graduated, and Kyle Bourget, who was likely to step up and help fill that void, was lost to a knee injury in the football playoffs. Experience and leadership are still strong, however, and Coach […]
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Boys’ Hockey Preview 2014: Mt. Ararat/Lisbon
Coach: Mike Bishop Conference: Class A East Last year’s record: 9-9 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Ben Bishop (F), Kyle Lussier (F), Tyler O’Connor (D); Junior — Andrew Gardiner (D); Sophomores — Mark Abreu (F), Tyler Halls (F), Ryley Austin (D). Key losses: Bru Abreu, Sean Bolduc, Brett Gravel, Jason Kenney. Promising newcomers: Junior — Austin Fournier (F); Sophomores — Orion Sargent […]
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Lisbon cheering
Coach: Nicole Adams (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s result: The Greyhounds took second place in the Western regional and second place in states. Athletes: Seniors — Abby Curtis, Loren Grant, Taylor Martin, Mataia Shane; Juniors — Lexi McBride, Kaylan Pacheco; Sophomore — Alyssa Hall; Freshmen — Savannah Czechalski, Erin Davenport, Sydney Douglass, […]
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High school cheering: Lisbon hounded by one dream — a state title
The conversations become repetitive, with ‘state title’ bandied about every other sentence. For the Greyhounds, it is all about winning a state title, which has become their holy grail. Lisbon came pretty close last year and surprised itself at New Englands. The Greyhounds took second place in the Western regional and second place in states. […]
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Lisbon’s Very Merry Main Street offers free family holiday fun
LISBON FALLS — The sixth annual Very Merry Main Street will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Free activities will include horse-drawn carriage rides, musical performances and the chance to visit Santa. “Lisbon Falls is the perfect place to experience an authentic small town holiday celebration. As a family friendly destination, […]
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Court awards $5 million Lisbon project to low bidder
LEWISTON — A superior court judge has ruled that the Lisbon School Department violated state law in awarding a $5 million construction project to the next-lowest bidder rather than the lowest bidder, Landry/French Construction. On Monday, Justice Nancy Mills issued a restraining order barring Lisbon from awarding the contract to Ledgewood Construction and proceeding with […]
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Ending Hunger walk to finish up Dec. 3
LISBON — Recently, the 13th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour made a stop in Lisbon, one of nine communities in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties that was visited. Brenda Davis, one of the state’s leading ending hunger advocates, has been partnering with Maine’s credit unions to coordinate the Ending Hunger Walking Tour for […]