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H.S. Football: Tyrese Joseph, Lisbon stun Winthrop/Monmouth

WINTHROP — Tyrese Joseph wanted to play football for Lisbon as a sophomore. He made that decision after double sessions, which didn’t sit well with Dick Mynahan. Too late, the Greyhounds’s coach said, but you’re welcome to come back next year. Joseph returned 30 pounds lighter, and that level of fitness and commitment manifested itself in […]

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2015 Winthrop/Monmouth football preview

Coach: Dave St. Hilaire (second year) Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 3-5, lost in Class D West quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Dustin Tripp (FB/LB), Brendan Dunn (C/DT), Josh Ward (G/LB), Ben Ames (TE/CB); Juniors — Matt Ingram (QB), Alec Brown (FB/DE), Hunter Hamlin (T/DT), Bennett Brooks (SE/CB), Andrew Pazdziorko (RB/DE), Nate Scott […]

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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon uneasy about numbers game at Winthrop/Monmouth

Having captained the Lisbon football ship for parts of four different decades, winning three state championships, Dick Mynahan has mastered the art of managing expectations. Well, more precisely, he may be the Campbell Conference equivalent of Lou Holtz, who had a knack for making his 1988 Notre Dame juggernaut sound like the underdog against Rutgers […]

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2015 Cross country preview: Winthrop High School Ramblers

Coach: Ed Van Tassel (fourth year), Cam Fecteau (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: Girls: Fourth in MVC and eighth in Western Class C; Boys: second in MVC, third in Western Class C, fourth in state Class C. Returning athletes: Girls: Senior — Jada Choate;; Sophomore — Rocio Vance; Boys: Seniors — Nick Dwelle; Juniors — […]

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Cross country: Ramblers glad to see Vance back in the fold

Winthrop cross country coach Ed Van Tassel spent the past outdoor track season and an entire summer quietly wooing Will Vance back to the team. Vance, a junior standout in the 1,600-meter run during spring track, decided to try his hand at football last season. He played defensive back and was member of the special […]

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Field hockey: Dirigo tops Winthrop in MVC opener

Senior Sabrina Daoud, playing in her first varsity field hockey contest, helped turn things around for Dirigo on Wednesday, scoring the lone goal in the first half while goalie Morgan Morrow made some spectaular saves in the second to preserve Dirigo’s 1-0 triumph over Winthrop at Harlow Park. Winthrop forced a lot of the action […]

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2015 Field hockey preview: Winthrop High School Ramblers

Coach: Jess Merrill (third year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 7-4-3 regular season. Returning players: Seniors — Olivia Audet (M), Julie McConnell (M), Madelyn Thomas (D), Danielle Kotow (M), Emma Conrad (F), Celeste Hannum (D); Juniors — Megan Chamberland (D), Corinna Coulton (G), Emily Molino (F), Sarah Spahr (F), Katriona Hajduk (M). Key losses: […]

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2015 Winthrop golf preview

Coach: Lonney Steeves (Eighth  year) Conference:Mountain Valley Conference Class: C Last year’s results: 10-0 (MVC Regular Season Champions, Class C State Champions) Returning athletes: Seniors —Anthony Owens; Juniors — Zach Roberson, Charlie de Haas, Brogan Plossay, Kyle Keezer. Key losses: Taylor Morang, Adam Hachey, Ben Caprara. Promising newcomers: Sophomores —Spencer Steele, Carson Camick, Jack Caprara; […]

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Lois Hewson

1948 – 2015 AUBURN — Lois Hewson, 66, of Lewiston, formerly of New Jersey and Massachusetts, passed to heaven on Saturday, Aug. 29, in Auburn. She was born Oct. 1, 1948, in Everton, N.J. to parents Anna and Walter Gavel. She graduated from Lewiston High School, and earned her degree at Central Connecticut State University. […]