WINTHROP — Grammy and Country Music Association award-winner Suzy Bogguss plans to get everyone singing along at her Nov. 18 concert at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center. The show will feature material from her new CD and companion hardcover publication, “American Folk Songbook,” released in August. She will also perform songs that propelled her to […]
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Winthrop writer pens drama of 1935 August Gale
WINTHROP – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barbara Walsh of Winthrop will launch her new book, a sea drama and memoir about the devastating 1935 August Gale off Newfoundland, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Bailey Public Library. “August Gale: A Father and Daughter’s Journey Into the Storm” tells the story of the killer hurricane that roared across […]
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Winthrop businesses may adopt a pole for Christmas
WINTHROP — Winthrop Lakes Region businesses and organizations will be able to enliven and support the holiday atmosphere in town through an Adopt-a-Pole program. The chamber will supply and install lighted holiday wreaths on poles that businesses and organizations can “adopt” for $50. Each pole that is adopted will have a sign to identify the […]
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High school cross country: Lisbon’s Thomas finishes second in state in Class C
Saturday’s state cross country meet at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland was all about history. Kennebunk’s Abbey Leonardi won an unprecedented fourth Class A state title and Nick Morris of Scarborough edged Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd by .02 of a second in the closest finish ever in a state meet to win the boys’ Class […]
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Field Hockey: Panthers edge Ramblers for Class C crown
YARMOUTH — Katherine Millett’s offensive exploits during her four-year field hockey career at North Yarmouth Academy are well-documented. In four years, the senior scored 96 goals, many in key situations, and through three years had earned four regional titles with the team and two state championships. Saturday, her defensive efforts secured for the Panthers a […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Ramblers advance to state title game
HAMPDEN — Lauren Kaiser converted a pass from Mary-Claire Blanchard with 9:35 remaining in regulation to lift Winthrop to a 1-0 victory over Dexter in the Eastern Class C field hockey final Tuesday. The No. 2 Ramblers (13-2-2) also survived a late-game scare. Dexter nearly tied the contest with 2:15 to play on a penalty […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds slow Ramblers
WINTHROP — If the old adage about special teams winning one game a year for your team holds true, Lisbon coach Dick Mynahan can credit Friday’s victory over Winthrop to his specialty groups. The Greyhounds outplayed the Ramblers on fourth down all night long to earn a 27-7 win. Mynahan’s charges recovered an onside kick, […]
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HS Football Notebook: Knights’ SEAL of approval
There was already a strong military thread tying together the Poland football team. The Knights employ the flexbone or triple option offense, an attack also long popularized by the service academy football teams. Poland even attended a camp hosted by Navy coaches, in hopes of honing their craft. So when the Knights were in dire […]
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High school football: Knights pick off Ramblers
WINTHROP — A well-intentioned option pitch stripped from the quarterback’s hands before he could deliver it. A punt, nearly dead, unwittingly bouncing off a player’s cleat and becoming live again. Four minutes and two turnovers into Saturday afternoon, Poland football seemed stymied by the same mishmash of miscues and rotten luck that have plagued the […]
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Friday high school games postponed
With the weather forecast calling for heavy rain Friday afternoon and evening, several local games have been postponed. Here is a list of postponements and the rescheduled game dates and times: Football Greely at Mountain Valley — Saturday, 7 p.m. Maranacook at Dirigo — Saturday, 1 p.m. Skowhegan at Edward Little — Saturday, 1 p.m.. […]