Firefighters from nine towns were called to put out Tuesday morning’s fire at the Winthrop Post Office. WINTHROP — A fire ripped through the Winthrop Post Office Tuesday morning, sending heavy smoke into the air Crews say the entire building is destroyed. The roof has completely collapsed. Luckily, they got everyone inside out safely, but […]
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Winthrop High School lists second quarter honor roll
WINTHROP — Winthrop High School has announced the second quarter honor roll for the 2016-2017 school year. High Honors Grade 12: Megan Chamberland, Adlin Chaparin, Matthew Ingram, Kyle Keezer, Andrew Pazdziorko, Mattilda Rice, Shie Smith, Sarah Spahr and Jasper Williams. Grade 11: Jordan Belanger, Benjamin Boulay, Lakin Conner, Mackenzie Guerin, Madison Moore, Fantasia Perez ,Vincent […]
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And One: The future fares fairly well against the present
Mt. Blue head coach Fred Conlogue and his staff went into Thursday’s matchup against Spruce Mountain with a plan that might seem crazy, at least on paper. They decided to hand the responsibility of guarding Phoenix phenom Alex Bessey to a freshman, Lexi Mittelstadt. A freshman. Now, Bessey still scored 22 points, and the entire Mt. Blue lineup seemed to be keeping an eye on her, but Mittelstadt was […]
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Local roundup: Eagles squeak by Red Riots in overtime
PORTLAND — Noah Austin had a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse defeated South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete, 3-2, in boys’ hockey action Thursday. Steven Schuman opened the scoring for the Eagles (6-7-0). Cade Charron made 32 saves for the victory. Atticus Patrick and Gus Lappin scored for the Red Riots (4-6-1) in […]
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H.S. roundup: Winthrop cruises to 86-57 victory over Telstar
BETHEL — After sprinting out to a 12-point advantage in the first frame, Winthrop stayed in high gear and raced away to a 86-57 win over Telstar in a boys’ basketball tilt Thursday. Jacob Hickey led the undefeated Ramblers (13-0) with a game-high 27 points, while Garrett Tsouprake tallied 16 and Cam Wood added 14. […]
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And One: Pazdziorko setting the defensive tone for unbeaten Winthrop boys
Furbush said the Ramblers are by far the toughest defensive team they’ve played this year, and Padziorko is one of the reasons why. “He’s a very good ball defender. He may be the best on-ball defender in the league,” Furbush said. As complimentary as Furbush was to Winthrop’s defense, Ramblers’ coach Todd MacArthur sees plenty […]
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Boys’ basketball: Winthrop puts away Lisbon with late run
Led by Garrett Tsouprake, the Ramblers went on a 15-0 run that spanned most of the final period that extended a 45-42 lead to 60-42. Tsouprake scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth. Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur said better defense and feeding the post were the catalysts for the Ramblers’ dominant fourth […]
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Boys’ basketball: Winthrop’s Tsouprake coming out of his shell
WINTHROP — Even at 6-foot-4, Winthrop senior forward Garrett Tsouprake can be an easy young man to overlook in most settings. Quiet and unassuming, Tsouprake does most of his talking on the basketball court, and not just with his flourishing low-post repertoire and relentless rebounding. “This is where he shows his vocal side. He comes […]
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Boys’ basketball: Ramblers starve Bulldogs to stay unbeaten
WINTHROP — As if the chance to be the last unbeaten team standing in the Mountain Valley Conference wasn’t enough incentive for Tuesday night’s showdown with Madison, Winthrop knew it only had one crack at the Bulldogs and the heaping helping of Heal points that regular-season victory over them would bring. With that in mind, […]
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And One: Scott’s return on deck for rolling Ramblers
A perfect 8-0 record has the Winthrop Ramblers at the top of the Mountain Valley Conference and Class C South standings. And they may be on the verge of getting even better. Coach Todd MacArthur said he hopes to have senior guard Nate Scott back in the fold some time during a four-game road stretch […]