Junior QB Kyle Bourget’s 6-yard touchdown pass to freshman Noah Francis put the Greyhounds ahead in overtime, then Austin Proctor’s interception in the end zone clinched a 22-14 win over Dirigo at Thompson Field. The Greyhounds lost star senior running back Quincy Thompson to an apparent dislocated elbow on the first play of the second […]
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Class D Football: Lisbon staves off stubborn Maranacook
LISBON — The same adjectives that traditionally describe the Lisbon football team fit them like shoulder pads this season: Explosive, tough, gritty, prepared. Big and physical? Not usually, and not this year. So Maranacook’s tactic of running between the tackles and trying to control the clock Saturday was the best-odds approach. “This is probably the […]
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Field Hockey: Sweet revenge for Harrington, Greyhounds
LISBON — Home field and revenge were on Lisbon’s side this time in its second MVC field hockey scrap of the season against Winthrop. Well, a natural hat trick by Olivia Harrington didn’t hurt, either. The senior’s three unanswered goals — particularly the second, with 21 seconds remaining in the first half, and the third, […]
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Cross country: Boothbay sweeps at Beaver Park
Instead, Boothbay, paced by Sophia Thayer breaking her own course record, put itself back in the front-runner’s position with a two-point victory over Lisbon. The Boothbay boys made it a sweep, cruising to a 44-point victory over runner-up Edward Little. Thayer finished the 5K in 20:43, 15 seconds off her mark set last year and […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds won’t back down
LISBON — Sometimes all the pieces just fit. Taken individually, the quartet of Quincy Thompson, Jordon Torres, Joe Philbrick and Kyle Bourget would make themselves at home on any high school football team in the state. Put them together in the Lisbon High School backfield, however, and they become something greater. Their collective talents put […]
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H.S. Soccer: Wolverines stop Greyhounds
WISCASSET — Two teams entered Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference girls soccer contest riding hot six-game streaks. Lisbon came in winners of five of its past six contests, while Wiscasset took to its home turf riding a 5-0-1 stretch, including a shutout victory over previously unbeaten St. Dom’s on Sept. 23. Something had to give. Shania […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward, Hathaway, Mynahan up for USA Today award
Jim Aylward of Mountain Valley, Dick Mynahan of Lisbon and Mike Hathaway of Leavitt are three of eight Maine football coaches vying to be named the USA Today’s Best High School Football Coach in the country contest. Aylward, Mynahan and Hathaway are joined on the ballot by Kevin Cooper of Bonny Eagle, John Hersom of […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds de-flock Seagulls, 42-6
LISBON — A little stumble out of the gate sent Lisbon to the back burner of Western Class D buzz. Given what happened on both ends of Route 9 Saturday, the Greyhounds will find themselves a hot topic once again. Quincy Thompson tallied three touchdowns and 322 yards of total offense running, receiving and passing, Jordon […]
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Cross Country: Greyhounds edge Seahawks at MVC midseason meet
Wednesday’s meet just reinforced what most people who have followed the conference through the first three weeks of the season already knew — defending conference champions Josef Holt-Andrews of Telstar and Sophia Thayer of Boothbay are still the most dominant runners in the MVC, the boys’ team title is Boothbay’s to lose and the battle […]
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H.S. Football: Ramblers hold off Greyhounds
WINTHROP — The depth as a result of the Winthrop and Monmouth football merger paid off for the Ramblers on Saturday. The Winthrop/Monmouth contingent outlasted Lisbon, taking home a 14-8 victory Saturday in a slugfest at sun-soaked Maxwell Field. The game was originally scheduled to be played on a cool evening the night before, but […]