MONMOUTH — Upon his return home from volunteering with the Monmouth Lions Club on Saturday, Guy Piper thought something looked amiss on his property. While he was gone, someone had dumped 11 large stumps just beyond the woods line and left Piper with the mess. Piper’s land is across from Monmouth Academy and is clearly […]
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H.S. softball: Monmouth advances past Lisbon
Her drive toward deep left in the second inning felt good when it left the bat. As the senior catcher was supposed to be focused on running the bases, it was too tempting to keep an eye on her hit. Beck stopped watching when it landed on the other side of the left-centerfield fence. “I’ve […]
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H.S. Baseball: Gagne made his pitch, and Mustangs have made it work
MONMOUTH — Nate Gagne had a proposal for coach Eric Palleschi before the season. “I just want to pitch,” Gagne said. “I don’t want to hit. I don’t want to field. I just want to pitch.” Palleschi heard Gagne’s pitch and raised his own offer. “I’ll try to make it so you can pitch every […]
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H.S. Notebook: Andrews getting healthy at right time
Josef Andrews entered the Mountain Valley Conference track and field championships uncertain how his balky knee would hold up to the stress of two long races. Doctors, trainers and coaches will have the final word on that one. No need to ask the field that Andrews nearly lapped in the 3,200-meter final this past Thursday […]
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H.S. Tennis: Hammond slices into the semifinals; Smith, Grignon, Letourneau bow out
WATERVILLE — Running laps and wind sprints practice after chilly practice this season at St. Dominic Academy helped condition freshman Bethany Hammond for Saturday’s marathon day of tennis at the MPA singles championships. Three matches and three wins later, Hammond is on her way to the Maine Principals’ Association state singles tournament semifinal round in […]
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H.S. Tennis: Rain shortens first day of singles tourney; Letourneau, Smith among those advancing
Lewiston freshman Cole Ouellette went through it all Friday in his first foray into the MPA state singles tourney. And he came away from the experience ready to do it all over again. After breezing through his round-of-48 match against Alex Chamberland of Winthrop, 6-1, 6-2, Ouellette fell behind quickly in his second-round contest against […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth sweeps Lisbon, moves to top of Class C West
MONMOUTH — Nick Sanborn doesn’t mind being on the wrong side of the scoreboard, or making the quick transition from the bench to the belly of the beast. For the second time in as many weeks, the sophomore left-hander’s scoreless relief stint steered Monmouth to victory over a potential Class C West baseball playoff opponent. […]
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Monmouth medical center planning Community Health Celebration
MONMOUTH — DFD Russell Medical Center, 11 Academy Road, is hosting its first Community Health Celebration at the Monmouth center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31. The Community Health Celebration will offer events and activities for the entire family from crafts for children to yoga classes for seniors. Booths, tents and tables […]
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H.S. Baseball: Mustangs’ Gagne, Fletcher mow down Cougars
DIXFIELD — Nate Gagne and Kyle Fletcher came at Dirigo’s hitters from different sides and different angles on the mound. But their results were essentially the same. Gagne, Monmouth’s side-winding righthanded starter, and Fletcher, the Mustangs’ over-the-top lefthanded reliever, combined to strike out 16 Cougars and allowed just four hits for a 5-1 win in […]
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Longley-Dionne VFW meeting LEWISTON — The Longley-Dionne VFW Post 9150 will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All officers and members are encouraged to attend. Lisbon public walking tour LISBON — As part of the Lisbon Downtown Plan Update, a public walking tour to […]