“The confidence has just grown in her,” Leavitt coach Wanda Ward-MacLean said after that game. “Even if she’s not having a great day for her, she’s still confident and she gives her teammates that feeling of, ‘Yeah, we have a great goalie back there.’” DeMascio is not alone. The tri-county area boasts a handful of […]
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Cross country: Winthrop’s Hickey, Monmouth girls win at MVC championships
AUGUSTA — Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey brought along an accessory to push himself at the MVC cross country championships. A pair of sisters paced each other and paced the Monmouth girls to the conference title, and an Oak Hill sophomore came out of essentially nowhere to finish second in the girls’ race. “I started running with […]
Ramblers roll over Black Bears, finish regular season unbeaten
WINTHROP — The next time the Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers play a football game that counts, their little brothers’ and sisters’ Halloween candy will be half gone, and their parents will be less than a week away from electing a new President of the United States. That’s why, with winless Maranacook serving as the foe, the Ramblers […]
Field Hockey: Winthrop earns another shutout against Lisbon
Offense was hard to come by in the opening 30 minutes as the team’s combined five shots and five corners. Winthrop capitalized on the few chances it had in during that time, scoring twice en route to the 3-0 victory. It was the second 3-0 for Winthrop this season against Lisbon. The first one came […]
H.S. Roundup: Telstar boys’ soccer holds off Lisbon, 2-1
LISBON — Kellen True scored the game-winning goal as Telstar grabbed a 2-1 victory over Lisbon in MVC boys’ soccer action Saturday. The Rebels (5-5-1) scored two goals early in the second half. The Greyhounds (7-2-2) held an advantage in possession but just couldn’t finish. Senior forward Ryley Austin cut the deficit in half on […]
H.S. State Golf: St. Dom’s runner-up to Mattanawcook again, Gorham and Erskine also capture titles
VASSALBORO – St Dominic Academy golf coach Michael Lacombe set a score for his team at the Maine state team golf championships at Natanis Golf Club on Saturday. The good news is that the Saints broke the 330 goal for the top four scores with a 329. The bad news is that they were still […]
Field hockey: Buteau, Oak Hill log emotional win over Winthrop
LITCHFIELD — Zoe Buteau channelled all of her remaining energy, all of her raw emotion from a tough week, and all of the skill she’s worked so hard at perfecting into one of the sweetest field hockey goals of the season Wednesday at Carrie Ricker School. That the Oak Hill sophomore’s goal came with 26.7 […]
H.S. Football: Ramblers win rumble with Raiders
WINTHROP — The Class D South heavyweight bout lived up to its billing Friday night at Maxwell Field. Winthrop/Monmouth and Oak Hill battled punch for punch until the final bell, when the Ramblers won a 29-22 decision. “It was a battle, the whole thing,” Winthrop running back Nate Scott said. “A battle, inside-out.” Matthew Strout’s […]
Girls’ soccer: Mt. Abram gets one by Winthrop, and one was enough
WINTHROP — Winthrop’s offense did all it could to score and Mt. Abram’s defense did more than its fair share to frustrate the Ramblers in the second half. Mt. Abram got one by Winthrop in the first half and held on the rest of the way with a 1-0 win over the stubborn Ramblers in […]
Field hockey: Winthrop holds off Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — When Mountain Valley and Winthrop face off against one another on the field hockey field, there are typically few differences between the clubs. Such was the case again Wednesday. Play went back and forth, with each team earning opportunities, and it was Winthrop that had the lone breakthrough. Senior Emily Molino scored just […]