LISBON — Monmouth and Lisbon both showed up for a 9 a.m. Saturday boys’ soccer showdown wondering how they would answer the bell against a top-flight MVC opponent. The answer was a ringing endorsement for both sides. Mason Clement’s two late goals from Hunter Richardson gave Monmouth its fifth consecutive victory, 3-1, and knocked Lisbon […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Sult’s 25 saves preserve Lisbon tie with Monmouth
LISBON — Ties in high school soccer are all about interpretation. On one hand, Lisbon now sees that it has the scoring punch, rock-solid goalkeeping and toughness to confront anybody after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with fellow girls’ unbeaten Monmouth. And deep down, the Greyhounds probably knew that already. You don’t have to sweat too profusely […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt, Gardiner battle to deadlock in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Leavitt clawed back as the two squads ended up at a 2-2 deadlock in more girls’ soccer action Friday. Morgan Carver and Lauren Chadwick each scored for the struggling Bulldogs (0-3-2), while Amanda Poulin and Shannon O’Malley tallied for the Hornets (1-2-2). Lauren Boyington made […]
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Kaitlyn Hunter receives contemporary sculpture award
LISBON FALLS — The International Sculpture Center named Kaitlyn Hunter of Lisbon Falls as a recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2014. Currently a second-year Master of Fine Arts graduate student at West Virginia University, Hunter was nominated for the prestigious award by Assistant Professor Dylan Collins and Associate Professor […]
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Senter Fund seeking requests for grants
BRUNSWICK — The Alfred M. Senter Fund is a private charitable trust authorized to make grants to any public charity which provides a service in the State of Maine and which meets the requirements of the trust documents. The fund was established by Alfred Senter and it was his wish that public charities benefiting from […]
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H.S. field hockey: Kahler helping Lisbon hold the line
The dull thud of the ball smacking the board at the back of the cage was a signal for everyone to stop. Everyone, that is, but Kahler, who reached down, grabbed the ball and ran back to the center of the field, signifying that it was she who nudged it past the keeper. In a […]
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Cross country notebook: A season of coaching changes
Cross country running teams saw quite the turnover in terms of coaching for the start of the 2014 season. Of the 14 schools that offer the sport in the tri-county area, five have hired new coaches — Lewiston, Lisbon, Oxford Hills, St. Dom’s and Telstar. That doesn’t include Spruce Mountain, either, which just added the team […]
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Field Hockey: Kahler’s goal lifts Lisbon past Telstar
With 13:33 remaining in regulation, Kahler knocked in a rebound past Telstar goalie Meg Glover to break a scoreless tie and lift the Greyhounds to a 1-0 victory over the Rebels. “I said to them at halftime that I don’t care who scores,” Lisbon coach Julie Petrie said. “It doesn’t have to be pretty. We […]
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H.S. soccer notebook: Good start for Greyhounds
Winning can be the ultimate positive reinforcement, so a 3-0 start could be just the right kind of confidence-builder for a young Lisbon boys’ soccer team. The Greyhounds have opened the season with three straight victories, beating Oak Hill, Telstar and Winthrop. That kind of start is coveted by any team, but this Lisbon club […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Blue stuns Mt. Ararat in girls’ soccer
TOPSHAM — Eryn Doiron sliced through three defenders and scored just 7:52 into the game and the Mt. Blue defense held on from there as the Cougars topped Mt. Ararat 1-0 in KVAC girls’ soccer action Saturday. The win is only Mt. Blue’s second over Mt. Ararat in girls’ soccer. Keeper Addie Schanz made 13 […]