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Winthrop Boys’ Soccer

Coach: Dave Valle (first year) Last year’s record: 0-12-2 Returning players: Seniors — Peter Michelsen (FB), Justin Lapointe (F), Aaron St. Pierre (F), Tom Pietroski (FB), Declan Chu (FB), Dalton Cummins (F);  Juniors — Jake Valle (MF), Ben Hall (FB); Sophomores — Pat Ouellette (F), Judson Cobb (FB), Kellen Glaser (MF), Nolen Howe (F), Will […]

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Winthrop girls’ soccer

Coach: Marc Fortin (10th year) Last year’s record:  1-13 Returning players: Seniors — Caitlin Allen, Heidi Lachance, Breanna Cox, Amber Pritchard; Juniors — Krissy Doughty, Abby Helm; Sophomores — Hailey Eason, Annie Guerette, Nicole Macmillan, Lilly Beauregard, Abbi Rice, Hope Dunn, Gabby Mitchneck, Michaela Ketchen. Key losses: Amy Belanger, Alison Skerak, Lauren Selwood, Corena Richards. […]

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Winthrop Cross Country

Coach: Ed Van Tassel (first year) Last year’s results: Boys —   Fifth in Class C; Girls —  Did not field team. Returning athletes: Boys: Senior —  Marc Hachey, Dylan Berney; Sophomores —  Ben Allen, Nick Charest, Isaac Johnson; Girls: Junior — Molly Kieltyka. Key losses: Kameron Souza. Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshmen — Mathias Deming, Nick […]

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Boys’ Soccer: St. Dom’s downs Winthrop

AUBURN — By the end of Saturday’s MVC boys’ soccer opener against Winthrop, St. Dom’s started to resemble its teams of the past, mixing in solid shots, smart ball movement and possession. Getting to that point throughout the teams’ first countable game of the season was a bit more arduous, particularly because of the Ramblers’ […]

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D. Dumont: Taking another look

David Marquis made a few misstatements in his letter (Aug. 26). He stated that Republicans are trying to place roadblocks to suppress voters. In fact, all they are trying to do is have voters show identification, just as we must when purchasing tobacco, alcohol or certain over-the-counter cold medicines. Florida officials found numerous illegal aliens […]

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H.S. Football Weekend Peek: Eddies open against defending PTC champs

Lawrence at Edward Little Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies’ run-stuffers will be tested in a challenging opener against the reigning PTC champions, but so will Bulldogs’ secondary. Lewiston at Mt. Ararat Friday, 7 p.m. Chance for the Devils’ explosive young playmakers to shine early against a program that hasn’t won a game since the double-zeroes decade. […]

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Western C Football: Despite changes, Yarmouth still team to beat

While the rest of the state was analyzing plans for full-scale realignment to high school football, the Class C wing of the Campbell Conference was quietly making some changes of its own, using similar enrollment-based methods. In hopes of promoting competitive balance, the conference realigned its two divisions and devised schedules based on school size. […]

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Vietnam soldier to be honored LEWISTON — There will be a memorial service for a recently recognized fallen marine from the Vietnam War at Lewiston’s Veteran’s Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. Second Lt. Straughan D. Kelsey Jr. gave his life for his country on June 3, 1967. Lewiston Mayor Robert McDonald, […]

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Well done – Area students attain dean’s lists

BALTIMORE, Md. — Joshua Charest has made the dean’s list at Johns Hopkins University. Charest is going to be a junior in the engineering program and has been on the dean’s list since his freshmen year. He’s currently doing a summer engineering internship with Proctor & Gamble. He is the son of John and Louise […]

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Well done

POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following students will attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., as members of the Class of 2016: Aimee Giffune of Turner, a graduate of Leavitt Area High School. Giffune will be majoring in chemical engineering. Caleb Verrill of Poland, a graduate of Saint Dominic Regional High School. Verrill will be majoring in […]