WINTHROP — Given Winthrop/Monmouth’s depth, a lot of players have to be patient and wait for their turn to contribute. Senior wide receiver Brandon Goff had to wait longer than most. But he made sure to be a game-changer when opportunity finally knocked. In the span of 36 seconds at the end of the first […]
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H.S. Roundup: Devils get by Vikings in boys’ soccer
PARIS — Abdi Hersi led a trio of players to register goals Wednesday as Lewiston hustled to a 3-0 victory over Oxford Hills in KVAC boy’s soccer action. Kwebena Akuffo-Anoff and Maslah Hassan also tallied for the Blue Devils (4-1) to complete the scoring. Austin Wing needed only two saves to notch the shutout. Jake […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Dirigo breaks through, stymies St. Dom’s
AUBURN — Halfway through Monday’s second half, St. Dominic Academy field hockey coach Brian Kay took a break from hollering instructions to admire what he was seeing from Dirigo High School. “I can’t believe this team hadn’t won a game yet,” Kay marveled to nobody in particular. The Cougars shed that indignity in a big […]
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H.S. Boys’ Soccer: Cobras strike Cougars late
DIXFIELD — Time simply ran out on Dirigo in a Mountain Valley Conference game played Monday afternoon at windy Harlow Park. In a bizarre twist of events, penalty kicks were front-and-center in the second half, and while both teams capitalized, Dustin Crawford scored off a rebound with 5:03 left in the game as Carrabec pulled […]
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H.S. Football: Raiders hold off Cougars
DIXFIELD — In a battle of will and determination, Oak Hill proved it had just enough of each to eke out a victory Friday night in a Campbell Conference football showdown with Dirigo. The Raiders scored on a Parker Asselin pass to Luke Washburn midway through the second quarter and Kyle Flaherty rushed the two-point conversion, […]
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Boys’ soccer: Saints shake stubborn Cougars
AUBURN — An ill-advised advertising campaign once declared “this is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Apply that to local boys’ soccer and perhaps on some level this isn’t even your older brother’s Saint Dominic Academy team. The Saints appear both sleek and reliable enough to drive wherever they want to go in Western Class C and […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Lisbon, Winthrop/Monmouth game postponed due to electrical issue
WINTHROP — The return to varsity football for students from Monmouth Academy will have to wait another day. Due a malfunction Friday with the lights at Maxwell Field, the Lisbon at Winthrop/Monmouth game was postponed until Saturday at 1:30 p.m. A local electrical company attempted to get the lights to come on, but to no […]
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Preview 2013: Dirigo football
Coach: Dave Crutchfield (third year) Class: Western D Last year’s record: 8-3, lost in Western C final Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jack Brown (T/DT), Joey Hebert (C/DT), Heath Hersom (TB/LB), Zach Demars (DB), Julian Baldinelli (G); Junior — Tyler Frost (FB/LB), Joe Casey (RB/LB). Key losses: Brett Whittemore (QB), Spencer Trenoweth (TB/LB), Nelson Pepin (TE/DE), […]
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Preview 2013: Western Class D football
Dave Crutchfield loves having most of the old gang back together. He’s not crazy about the new name it’s had foisted upon it, however. “This is the old Class C that we’re used to, minus Jay and Livermore Falls,” the Dirigo coach. “We don’t have the big schools that have come down and gone back […]
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Special GED sign-ups to be held Sept. 21
MEXICO — Region 9 School of Applied Technology adult education director Nancy Allen said people who want to earn their General Education Development certificate before the requirements change later this year should begin working toward the diploma as soon as possible. She told the Region 9 board Wednesday night that the adult and community education […]