Kaeti Butterfield of Monmouth Academy grabs a pass over Kathryn Ross of Winthrop High School during the first half in Monmouth on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Mustangs were seeking momentum, and when they seized it, boy did they ever. The defending Class C state champions scored 24 straight points to break […]
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Roundup: Dirigo handles Oak Hill
WALES — Cooper Chiasson had a double-double to pace Dirigo to a 61-35 victory over Oak Hill in an MVC boys’ basketball contest. Chiasson led the Cougars with 15 points while grabbing 16 rebounds. Alex Gorham had 13 points while Jeremy St. Germain had 11. Gorham had three 3-pointers and as a team Dirigio (1-1) had […]
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Roundup: Edward Little girls stun Oxford Hills in opener
PARIS — Hannah Chaput led a high-flying Edward Little offense with 22 points Friday to pace the Red Eddies to a 49-42 season-opening win over Oxford Hills. Chaput’s total included three from beyond the arc as the visitors held off a late charge from the Vikings (0-1). Jade Perry hit for 10 points for the […]
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Winthrop boys topple Lisbon in opener
WINTHROP — Many of the names on Winthrop’s basketball roster have changed but the approach remains the same. Much like last year’s Class C South champion Ramblers, this year’s group plays off its defense and hustle in hopes of wearing opponents down. That was the case Friday night as the Ramblers opened their season with […]
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Ramblers' rise: Sophomore trio ready for next stage of Winthrop girls' basketball
Jillian Schmelzer, Kena Souza and Aaliyah WilsonFalcone are sophomores on the Winthrop basketball team. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Winthrop found itself in a close game with Oak Hill in last year’s season opener. For the Ramblers, only two seasons removed from not even having a varsity girls’ basketball team, close games were a foreign experience. In […]
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Winthrop Ramblers 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
The past few years, a resilient group of seniors led Winthrop from JV status to the double-digit wins and a postseason appearance in 2016-17, the program’s first since 2011. On the court, though, there was a trio of freshmen that was just as important to the Ramblers success last season: leading scorers Kena Souza and […]
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Winthrop Boys' Basketball
After coming oh so close last year, Winthrop wants nothing more than another crack at winning a gold ball. But if graduating eight seniors, half of them starters, isn’t enough to convince the Ramblers they can’t just pick up where they left off last season, coach Todd MacArthur is reminding them they have a lot […]
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2017 Sun Journal Girls' Cross Country All-Region Team
First team Jillian Richardson Edward Little Kahryn Culenberg Mt. Blue Zaid Teklu Lewiston Olivia Ouellette Poland Samantha Halmos Poland Alexandra Hammerton St. Dom’s Caroline Gastonguay St. Dom’s Second Team Sarah Brown St. Dom’s Alison MacDonald Gray-New Gloucester Dasha Fons St. Dom’s Kaitlyn Hunt Monmouth Maya Deming Winthrop Elliott Sharples Monmouth Juliet Bolduc Lewiston Honorable Mentions […]
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Heat lamp used to warm pig possible cause of Winthrop fire
WINTHROP — A family of three is homeless after a two-story home with an attached garage was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon at 145 Maranacook Road in Winthrop. A mother, Cathy Halsey, and her son who lived in the home noticed the fire after it started in the garage, said Dan Brooks, chief of […]
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Bailey Public Library to host author Laurie Graves
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., will host local writer Laurie Graves at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28. Graves will give a talk and reading from her debut book, “Maya and the Book of Everything.” The event is part of the ongoing Lakes Region Forum sponsored by the Winthrop Public Library Foundation. […]