Ben Allen of Winthrop has been running cross country since the sixth grade. The senior has been with Winthrop coach Ed Van Tassel for six of the seven years. This year, their hard work together has paid off. Allen has won three of his four races this season. Van Tassel learned about Allen through another […]
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H.S. football: Ramblers rout Rebels for first win
WINTHROP — One defensive stop led to another Friday night. That’s been a rarity for the football team from Winthrop-Monmouth. The Ramblers have been accustomed to getting behind early and having to follow somebody else’s lead. This week, it was the Ramblers taking the initiative, and it helped produce their first win of the season, […]
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Owner seeks history of old Lewiston clock
LEWISTON — Greg Caron tries to imagine the history that happened beneath the mammoth clock that sits on a pair of columns in his Winthrop, N.Y., living room. The 7-foot-long clock spent 44 years inside Lewiston’s Maine Central Railroad station, ticking away the moments for many arrivals and departures. “Do you know how many people […]
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H.S. football: Raiders rough up Ramblers
WINTHROP — On the second play from scrimmage Friday, Oak Hill’s Alex Mace burst free for a 44-yard scoring run. On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Winthrop-Monmouth threw the first of four interceptions in the game. Those two instances summed up the evening as the Raiders beat the Ramblers 48-8. The […]
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Field hockey: Confident in the cage, Coulton adding to family legacy
Born to longtime coach Sharon Coulton, who plied her trade at Winthrop High School, Corinna had one of the best seats in the house to watch her mother’s teams rack up about half of her 300 wins and earn multiple berths in regional finals — including back-to-back victories in 2011-12, after which Sharon stepped down. […]
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H.S. Girls Soccer: Huff’s OT-winner lifts Winthrop past Telstar
WINTHROP — It’s been a long time coming for the Winthrop girls’ soccer senior class. Not since homecoming week of its freshman year has the senior class tasted victory. That skid ended Monday against Telstar, and it was a freshman who did the honors. Sierra Huff buried a shot into the upper-right corner of the […]
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Field hockey: Philbrick, Lisbon top Winthrop
Monday, it was Kate Philbrick’s turn. Philbrick tapped home the second and third goals of the day for the Greyhounds as they held off Winthrop 3-1 in an MVC tilt. “She’s a scrapper,” Lisbon coach Julie Petrie said of Philbrick. “We call her the Rhinoceros because she just keeps going and going and going. She’s […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo passes Winthrop/Monmouth to stay perfect
DIXFIELD — Another quick start. Another defensive and special teams clinic throughout. Dirigo’s early-season pattern might not be edge-of-the-seat excitement, but it’s a level of September efficiency that will make the Cougars tough to handle in October and November. Three first-quarter touchdowns, four fumble recoveries, a blocked punt and an interception staked Dirigo to a […]
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Military notes
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Spc. Cameron Hinkley has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Unbeaten Cougars another measuring stick for Ramblers
That’s the greatest distinction between the two opponents in Friday’s closer-than-it-looks match-up at Harlow Park. The undefeated Cougars and winless Ramblers kick off at 7 p.m. Put together Winthrop/Monmouth’s second half at Lisbon (28-24 loss after falling behind by three touchdowns) and first half against Old Orchard Beach (8-7 halftime lead unraveled into a 27-8 […]