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H.S girls’ basketball: Monmouth remains unbeaten

MONMOUTH — Teams can’t help but enter the season full of questions. Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball was one of those clubs, wondering just what kind of season it could have with such a young team. Now after going 3-0 in the first week, the Mustangs have answered some of those questions but have raised a […]

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Boys’ basketball: Mustangs fight off Falcons, 52-49

MONMOUTH — Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball might be appropriately renamed the Fab Five this winter. With the quintessential quintet of Boothbay, Dirigo, Winthrop, Hall-Dale and Madison likely levitating above the pack, not necessarily in that order, any game between two teams in the next echelon is a donnybrook in the gotta-have category. So far, […]

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Pine Cone OES to meet Dec. 11 AUBURN — Pine Cone Chapter 26 Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Masonic Hall, 1021 Turner St. The chapter will celebrate Christmas and bring stuffed Christmas stockings for children to Officer Poulin of the Auburn Police Department. Pine Cone […]

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H.S. girls’ basketball: Monmouth shoots down Lisbon

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: Monmouth girls’ basketball

Coach: Scott Wing (fifth year) Last year’s record: 11-8 lost in Western C preliminary. Returning players: Seniors —Caroline Bonenfant G, Jenna Davies F;  Juniors — Mikayla Cameron G, Bri Gonzalez G/F, Maddie Stevens F, Haley West F, Sidney Wilson G. Key losses: Amanda Anair F, Ashley Coulombe G, Krystin Kemp F, Kylie Kemp G, Paxton […]

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Monmouth boys’ basketball preview

Overview: Monmouth has become a regular participant in the regional quarterfinals under Turner’s watch, reaching the civic center four of the past five years. The Mustangs have enough talent to make a return trip, but much of it is young and will need to progress as the season moves forward. Smith is a strong building […]