LISBON — Sometimes finesse is treated as a dirty word in football. Lisbon High School players don’t roll their eyes, scowl or hang their heads in shame when it gets mentioned. Quickness, misdirection and subterfuge have served the Greyhounds well over the years, most recently in four seasons with Quincy Thompson and Jordon Torres as […]
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Local Roundup: Dirigo field hockey tops Telstar in OT
DIXFIELD — Lauren Henderson’s second goal of the game with 7:02 remaining in the second overtime period Wednesday directed Dirigo to a huge 2-1 MVC field hockey win over Telstar at Harlow Park. Ellen Wainwright assisted the game-winner. Taya Harting set up Henderson’s first goal with 5:39 remaining in regulation. With the win in its […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Greyhounds bite down in second half, repel Ramblers
LISBON — Entering Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference field hockey game against the Winthrop Ramblers, a win for the Lisbon Greyhounds was of vital importance. Sitting at No. 2 in the Western Class C Heal Point standings, the Greyhounds were just decimal points ahead of No. 3 ranked Yarmouth and needed another victory to stand their […]
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Local roundup: Damon keeps Bucks afloat
SALEM — Junior forward Bri Damon tagged the only goal with 31:30 remaining in the second half to lift Buckfield to a 1-0 triumph over Rangeley in girls’ soccer action Tuesday. The Bucks (8-2-1) and Lakers (5-3-1) engaged in a back-and-forth battle in the rain for much of the afternoon. Damon, who made six saves […]
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Girls’ soccer: Mt. Ararat burst by Blue Devils
LEWISTON — With the wind and two open looks, it didn’t take long for Mt. Ararat to seize control of Tuesday’s soccer game. The Eagles buried two goals in the first 3:54 and barely looked back in a 6-2 win over Lewiston. “I think our girls were really fired up for this game,” said Mt. […]
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Boys’ soccer: Devils stave off Eagles
TOPSHAM — Parity is the name of the game in Eastern Maine Class A boys’ high school soccer this year. The top six teams in the Heal Point Standings — Lewiston, Bangor, Brunswick, Mt. Ararat, Hampden Academy and Edward Little — may just be the team heading to the State Class A Championship come Nov. […]
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Boys’ soccer: Hall-Dale rallies past Lisbon
LISBON — Hall-Dale boys’ soccer doesn’t give up many goals and almost never knows the feeling of seeing a bigger number in the opponent’s column on the scoreboard. The Bulldogs showed the Lisbon Greyhounds on Tuesday afternoon that they can handle adversity and prosperity with equal dexterity. It didn’t even take three minutes for Josh […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lewiston hires Girouard as new coach
LEWISTON — Having played at Lewiston and then coached there, Lynn Girouard started thinking about the idea of coaching the varsity at her alma mater. It seemed like a natural progression for the Lewiston native and former Miss Maine Basketball. So when the girls’ varsity basketball job opened up this summer at Lewiston High School, […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill goalie tandem an even split
They also have every reason to be each other’s best friend. Labbe and Fuller share time in the cage for the Oak Hill field hockey team, often times seeing an even, 50-50 split in each varsity game. “Both of those girls work so hard,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. Having a new goalie coach […]
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High school roundup: Ramblers grab MVC golf title
WINTHROP — Undefeated Winthrop backed up its regular-season dominance Monday, sweeping St. Dom’s and Madison to win the Mountain Valley Conference golf championship at Natanis Golf Course. Anthony Owens shot a 35 and the Ramblers (7-0) carded a season-low team total of 152 in the win over the Saints. Taylor Morang and Adam Hachey also […]