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H.S. Football: Winthrop/Monmouth wallops Medomak Valley

WALDOBORO — Winthrop/Monmouth built on its biggest win of the season with its biggest win of the season, as far as scoring is concerned. One week after getting the monkey off their back against Oak Hill, the Ramblers got the Panthers of Medomak Valley out of the way with a 49-3 win in a Class […]

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H.S. Football: Lisbon owns second half in win over Oak Hill

LISBON — The Lisbon football team had enough of close games against Oak Hill. So, down by one score at halftime, the Greyhounds flipped the script in the second half, out-scoring the Raiders 30-0 for a 36-14 victory in a Class D South clash at Thompson Field on Saturday. “We know we’re a good second-half […]

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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Oak Hill at Lisbon

One point has been the difference in both of those playoff matchups, so both coaches (Lisbon’s Dick Mynahan and Oak Hill’s Stacen Doucette) will be stressing details to their respective teams. The Raiders (3-1) enter the contest having just suffered their first loss of the season, which came last Friday at Winthrop/Monmouth. That was Oak […]

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H.S. Football: Dirigo back on track, beats Maranacook

READFIELD — The only way to go was up for Dirigo after getting shut out last week. But instead of up, the Cougars decided to go right through their opponent Wednesday, and the points finally came. Dirigo scored often on offense, once on special teams and almost on defense in a 45-13 victory at Ricky […]

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H.S. Football: Oak Hill holds off Old Orchard Beach

WALES — The Oak Hill football team hosted its annual Heroes Game on Saturday, with the players wearing camouflage uniform tops, and members of the military and first responders were honored before the game. It then took a couple players to be heroes for the Raiders to hold on for a 26-14 win against Old […]

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H.S. Football: Lisbon runs over Maranacook, 36-0

READFIELD — Just as their nickname implies they should, the Greyhounds came storming out of the gates Friday night. Lisbon scored three touchdowns on its first six plays, and tallied two more before halftime to ease to a 36-0 win over Maranacook in a Class D South football game at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams. […]

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Preview 2016: Class D South preview

The preseason consensus seems to be that Winthrop/Monmouth and Lisbon are the favorites to end Oak Hill’s reign in the region. And it’s clear why that is: the Ramblers (5-4) and the Greyhounds (7-3) are talented, skilled and experienced. Who ends up claiming the top spot could be decided in the season’s first week because […]

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H.S. football: D South heavyweights collide early

The schedule-makers can’t predict who the best teams will be. But maybe we shouldn’t complain that what looks like a must-see matchup on paper comes in the first week of the season. There’s a reason the saying goes: “The anticipation is killing me.” Football fans in Lisbon and the neighboring communities of Winthrop and Monmouth […]

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Class D South softball: Richmond with familiar look

There will be change in Class D South softball season, but it might not alter the success that Richmond has come to expect. The three-time defending state champs have a new coach. Tony Martin, a longtime assistant, takes over for Rick Coughlin, who stepped down after 29 years. Still, the Bobcats have much of last […]