Monday, Alie Martell swept the ball into the cage with a half-second remaining in the first half for the game-winner as the Patriots vanquished rival Poland 3-2 in a Western Maine Conference showdown. The win is the fourth in a row for the Patriots, helping the team far surpass its total from the previous two […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Spruce Mountain survives turnovers, holds off Lake Region, 30-21
Spruce Mountain 30, Lake Region 21 NAPLES — The turnover bug bit the Spruce Mountain football team again Friday night, but this time the Phoenix built a big enough first-half lead to hold off Lake Region, 30-21, in Class C South. Dillon Webster rushed for 160 yards, a touchdown and three two-point conversions to lead Spruce […]
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Football: Poland plows over Freeport
POLAND — All Ted Tibbetts could do was smile after watching his Poland Knights vanquish a scrappy Freeport team on a chilly Friday night. The Knights made quick work of the Falcons on an opening-night football game as Poland marched off with a 49-12 victory. Freeport was a handful in the first half, but time […]
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Phillip Audet sentenced to eight years for stabbing uncle
AUBURN — A 30-year-old Poland man was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday for a 2014 knife attack against his uncle that resulted in more than $64,000 in medical bills. Phillip Audet, who was convicted of the Class B felony crime of aggravated assault by a jury in June, was sentenced by Androscoggin County Superior Court […]
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2015 Poland football preview
Coach: Ted Tibbetts (fifth year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in Class C West quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Cody Kalinka (G/DT); Patrick Jacques (QB/DB), Connor Greenleaf (G/OLB), Alex Thibault (C/MLB), John Fossett (SE/DE), Zach Hatch (T/DT); Juniors — Andrew Demers (slot/MLB), Caleb Hodgkin (T/DE). Key losses: Nick Cote (slot/DB), Will […]
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Poland football: Knights banking on big line to reverse fortunes
POLAND — What’s that sound you hear from the Poland football camp? Well, it could be the Knights knocking on the door. They’ve made a habit of winning three or four games each season and challenging whoever were the top teams in Class C South (formerly West) at the time. This summer, more than likely, it’s […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Poland Regional High School Knights
Head Coach: Sean Galipeau-Eldridge (14th year); Assistant Coach: Ray Lafreniere. Conference: WMC Class: B Returning athletes: Seniors — Robbie Cleaves; Juniors — Adam Kaczynski, Gavin Myshrall, Vincent Russo, Ben Simpson; Sophomores — Gaeb Bouchard, Gabe Crosby, Tyler Romano, Sean Shanahan, Sam Stone; Girls: Seniors — Amanda Grenier, Samantha Martin; Junior — Emma Gaul; Sophomore — Samantha […]
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Doris A. Gagne
1928 – 2015 NORWAY — Doris A. (Strout) Gagne of Mechanic Falls went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after a short illness. She was born in Concord, Mass., on Feb. 18, 1928, the daughter of Winslow and Gladys Grant Strout. Doris moved to Poland in 1945. She received her teacher’s certificate […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Poland Regional High School Knights
Coach: Amy Hediger (ninth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year: 9-5 regular season. Returning players: Senior — Carly King (F); Junior — Sadie Archer (D); Sophomores — Morgan Brousseau (D), Higera Nawass (M). Key losses: Ainsley Parent, Emily Gibson, Mary Everett, Amanda Dube, Abbie L’Italien, Kyla Sturtevant, Lilia Conway, Tia Lowndes. Promising newcomers: Sophomores […]