Given the chance to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday and give his reeling team a lift, Meucci defied logic in every way imaginable. His second triple of the day, this one to the gap in right center field, put No. 2 Winthrop back in business. Meucci beat throw home by a […]
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H.S. baseball playoffs: Ramblers get defensive with Bulldogs
WINTHROP — Winthrop’s winning pitcher Matt Sekerak finds it comforting to know his supportive defense will stand behind him when things get rough on the mound. Two double plays and a run-down kept No. 7 Hall-Dale (12-6) off balance in a Western Maine Class C softball quarterfinal game on a breezy, muggy and warm Thursday […]
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High school lacrosse: Lewiston twin bill among playoff highlights
The Lewiston High School girls’ lacrosse team is hoping the third time is truly the charm. As the Heal Points stopped spinning Friday and the brackets for this year’s Eastern Class A playoffs were etched in stone, the Blue Devils, the No. 4 seed in this year’s bracket, saw a familiar foe line up at […]
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Corvette crashes into Winthrop home
Police said a Winthrop man was arrested Wednesday night after leading police on a chase and slamming his Corvette into a woman’s home on Annabessacook Road. Edwin Munson, 67, was arrested on charges that included criminal threatening, criminal mischief, terrorizing, assault and eluding police. He was being held Thursday at the Kennebec County Jail in […]
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Barbara Ann Ellery
1938 – 2015 AUBURN — Barbara Ann (Fancy) Ellery, 76, of Bailey Hill Road, Poland, passed away on Friday, May 22, at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a long illness. Barbara was born in Farmington on July 3, 1938, to Arthur and Vivian (Porter) Fancy. She grew up and attended schools in Winthrop, and graduated […]
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High school baseball: Ramblers rip Greyhounds
But it was the Ramblers who shook off the early-morning Memorial Day weekend wake-up call, pounding out 14 hits in a 10-1 win in windy and cool conditions. Winthrop left Lisbon with a 10-2 record, while the Greyhounds fell to 10-3. Lisbon will host St. Dom’s on Tuesday and the Ramblers will face at Mt. […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop continues offensive display in rout of Oak Hill
WALES — Maranacook/Winthrop peppered Oak Hill to the tune of 20 goals the first time the two teams met back on April 25 with the Raiders playing without regular starting goaltender Matty Martin. Martin was back in net for the second go round Friday, but not even the four-year Oak Hill starter could slow down the […]
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Helen Cecile Hanson
1921 – 2015 WINTHROP — Helen Cecile Hanson, 93, died Tuesday, May 19, surrounded by her family at the Slonina family farm in Winthrop, where she grew up. She was born in North Monmouth on July 20, 1921, the daughter of Jan and Julia (Piela) Slonina. Helen graduated from Winthrop High School and was employed […]
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Tennis singles qualifying: Local players advance to MPA Singles Tourney main draw
LEWISTON — Eight boys’ tennis players and eight girls’ tennis players advanced Saturday into the main draw of the Maine Principals’ Association singles tournament, which begins in two weeks. At Region 4 qualifying at Lewiston High School, the qualifying girls were Bethany Hammond of St. Dom’s, Alanna Taylor of Lewiston, Letourneau, Clio Barr of Hall-Dale, […]
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H.S. Baseball: Winthrop strikes early, extends St. Dom’s skid to three games
AUBURN — Now in their fourth year watching Mario Meucci ruin otherwise glorious May afternoons, MVC baseball coaches and pitchers aren’t offering the Winthrop third baseman many chances to tee off. Meucci took advantage of the rare generosity Friday afternoon, ripping Mitch Lorenz’s two-strike offering to the gap in right-center field. The two-run triple triggered a […]