LISBON FALLS — Midway through the first half, the soccer game changed for Drew Stewart-Staples on Thursday. Lisbon’s sophomore defender was doing her job defending a potent Dirigo team, but she was relieved to have not drawn the toughest assignment of the day. That went to senior Chantal Bisson. Her task was to shadow Dirigo’s […]
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Field Hockey: Lisbon, Winthrop call it even
Lisbon’s Ali Bubar and Winthrop’s Shauna Carlson battle for possession in field hockey game played in Winthrop on Wednesday. WINTHROP — There were cheers and tears, bumps and bruises, even a few words exchanged in the heat of the moment. Wednesday’s field hockey contest had all the earmarks of a playoff game. And indeed it […]
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Tailgate Talk Class C: Dirigo hosts big showdown; Poland looks for the win column
Dirigo and Maranacook will meet in a test of the unbeatens in Western C, with the winner having the inside track at a top-two seed. Meanwhile, Poland looks to get into the win solumn, and Oak Hill and Lisbon clash in a key new/old rivalry contest.
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Fire damages Lisbon home
LISBON — A broken water main hampered efforts as firefighters battled a blaze at about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at 67 Frost Hill Road. Christina Siragusa, who owns the house, said she and her boyfriend, Jesse Doiron, were in the basement when they heard a loud bang upstairs. They went to investigate and found the garage […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Wolverines slow down Greyhounds
WISCASSET — When Lisbon High School boys soccer coach Dan Sylvester looks back on his 2012 Mountain Valley Conference season, he will more than likely ask the question, “What if?” What if his Greyhounds finished off the multitude of brilliant plays created during the season? What if his squad put up more goals in losses […]
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H.S. Soccer: Lisbon girls roll past Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Despite a solid 6-0-1 mark entering Monday’s key Mountain Valley Conference matchup with Wiscasset, Jake Gentle’s Lisbon High School girls soccer squad was looking for respect. Even though the Greyhounds had yet to lose, Lisbon sat in sixth place in the Western Maine Class C Heal Point standings, three places behind the Wolverines. […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Falcons continue turnaround, top Greyhounds
LISBON — Leaders of struggling high school sports teams, here’s a free tip from one of your brethren, first-year Mountain Valley boys’ soccer coach Todd Papianou: Do more kayaking. Hours after the Falcons’ most disheartening loss of the season, with appropriate permission, Papianou took a midweek afternoon off and let his team engage in an […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds clip Falcons
LISBON FALLS — In a five-minute span of the fourth quarter, Lisbon running back/safety Quincy Thompson experienced the trials and the rewards of high school football. With his team protecting a 31-22 lead in the fourth quarter, Thompson returned a kick 55 yards, and while fighting for extra yards, lost the ball, with Freeport’s Ryan […]
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Southern New Hampshire University dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following students have been named to the president’s list or dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Southern New Hampshire University. President’s list Auburn: Brandy Fulcher, Associate of Science business administration; Cameron Robichaud, Bachelor of Science sport management; Daniel Warner, Bachelor of Arts communication in public relations. Bridgton: Jennifer Laurent, […]
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Local residents attending Saint Joseph’s College
STANDISH — The following students have enrolled at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine beginning in the fall semester. Develan Abbott of West Paris, a student from Royal Academy, will major in history. Meghan Bradley of Fryeburg, a student from Fryeburg Academy, will major in psychology. Joseph Bryant of Gray, a student from Saint Dominic Regional […]