LISBON — Monday morning senior bowling league results from Good Time Lanes: Team standings: Lions 96-32, Snakes 87-41, Alligators 84-44, Bears 76-52, Camels 63-65, Tigers 52-76, Raccoons 48-80. High single: Dick Vallee 127, Terry Lefebvre 126, Paul Dumont 120, Dick L’Italien 116, Dick Masse 112, Nancy Cote 108, Roger Dupre 104, Ray Doustou 104, Henry […]
2011
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Volleyball: Capsawn sweeps Spike
LEWISTON — Lewiston Rec women’s volleyball results and standings: Capsawn defeated Some Spike it Hot 5-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-17, 25-13, 25-13). Right Stuff defeated Longchamps 4-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23). Capsawn 35-5 Farmington 23-12 Right Stuff 23-12 Some Spike It Hot 19-21 Longchamps 10-25 Diane Hamel 0-35
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Hockey: Renegades salvage tie
The Squirt Renegades started the new year off with a 2-2 tie against the Maine Hurricanes. It took some time for the team to regain its legs after a 10-day layoff, but the Renegades twice battled back from a one-goal deficit to skate away with the tie. Evan Cox tied the game 1-1 in the […]
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Basketball: Winthrop Grade 6 tops Gardiner
Bennett Brooks scored eight points and Garret Tsouprake added seven to lead Winthrop past Gardiner, 32-17, in sixth-grade travel team boys’ basketball. Derek Zack topped Gardiner with five points.
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Table Tennis: Taylor takes tourney
LEWISTON — Jan. 3 results from the Maine Table Tennis League at Lewiston Armory: A, 1. Said Daoud, 2. Eric Medina; B, 1. Sebastian Taylor, 2. Mike Obie; C, 1. Manny Sangalang, 2. Mike Abbascia-Burrell. The league also held a handicap tournament on Dec. 20. Sebastian Taylor won that event, with Norm Berube second. Abbascia-Burrell […]
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When it comes to history, blacks can learn from Jews
Six years ago I went to Auschwitz. I remember being surprised at the number of Israeli school groups there, some literally wrapped in their national flag. Israeli school kids, it turns out, often visit the death camp as a means of understanding the genocide that decimated their people. Learning this left me, not for the […]
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Won’t thank Republicans
This is in response to the letter from Thomas Shields (Dec. 30) with the headline “Give thanks to Republicans.” Why should I be thankful for Republicans? Republicans got the nation into the mess it is in. They demanded the same tax breaks for the rich that the middle class has. Those tax breaks, given to […]
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Unhappy new year
Happy new year? What is there to be happy about, other than not living in Afghanistan or Iraq, or being one of the poor soldiers serving there? Prices go up, taxes go up, new jobs are nonexistent and the public is getting abused with gas/oil prices while big business continues to get the best tax […]
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Auburn lawmaker wants to cap hospital executives’ pay
AUGUSTA — An Auburn lawmaker has submitted a bill that would cap the salaries of Maine hospital executives at the same salary as the governor. The proposal may not get far in the Republican-controlled Legislature, but it could heighten the debate among hospital executives frustrated by about $400 million the state and federal governments owe […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Vaughn is Rebels’ rock
BETHEL — One or two Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball players might have a more feathery shooting touch, be a half-step quicker and score more points than Daniel Vaughn. Another might use his extra two inches of height to get his fingertips on more rebounds or opponents’ shots. The occasional point guard whose job description […]