LISBON — Everyone else at Thompson Field saw a football lying on the turf. To Lisbon linebacker Mike McNamara, it was an entire high school football career worth of frustration against Winthrop flashing before his eyes. “They beat us three years in a row. Knocked us out of the playoffs twice,” McNamara said. Not this […]
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Girls’ soccer: Despite graduation losses, St. Dom’s repeats as No. 1 seed
The St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team knew it would be hard-pressed to top what it achieved last year. In their first year in the Mountain Valley Conference, the Saints won 12 games, took the top seed in Western C and won the MVC title. After losing an abundance of talent, the Saints might have been […]
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The Hot Corner: Woodhead was one of a kind
Fifty years, in this era of me-first and want-it-yesterday, constitutes an eternity no matter what you’re doing. Researching the cure for cancer. Saving for retirement. Keeping a family intact. Simply working. All require a level of commitment and concentration that only a minority of the population can comprehend. I would have mentioned coaching, if not […]
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Lisbon police investigate assault
LISBON — Police said Monday that they are continuing to investigate a sexual assault reported Oct. 11. The assault report came in at 5:15 p.m. Officer Jeffrey Williams said the 19-year-old female victim was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Detective Bernard McAlister said Monday that a suspect has been questioned and […]
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Cross country: Saints claim first MVC title
AUGUSTA — The Mountain Valley Conference cross country championship has been a painful venture for Alyse Carney the last couple of years. But thanks to a gutty effort by the senior and some textbook pack running by her teammates, Carney and St. Dom’s have a fine elixir in their first Mountain Valley Conference cross country […]
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High school football: ‘Hounds block out Rangers
KITTERY — Having earned the role of spectator for the final five minutes Saturday afternoon, Lisbon High School senior running back Josh Pomerleau discussed his immediate plans for a post-game celebration aloud. “I’m going to sleep the whole way home,” Pomerleau said. That wasn’t as much an acknowledgement of the three-hour, round-trip bus ride to […]
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KVAC, MVC to decide cross country titles in Augusta
It could be a wet and windy Saturday in the state capital when the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference and Mountain Valley Conference hold their conference cross country championships. With heavy rains forecast for Friday, and showers extending into Saturday, cross country courses around the state could take a pounding. These races will be held on […]
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Lisbon out to deter Route 196 accidents
LISBON — Chief David Brooks has reported that the Lisbon Police Department has experienced a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of traffic accidents on Route 196 since March. Many drivers have also noted the increase in traffic congestion during the mornings and afternoons when people are driving to and from work, and an […]
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Field Hockey: Area teams garner top seeds
The Livermore Falls field hockey team toiled all season long toward a perfect record. The Andies fell a single game short of that goal and, at 13-1, missed out on the top spot in Western Class C, finishing in second behind Telstar, which also finished at 13-1. The team’s reward for a strong second-place finish? […]
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High school football: Lisbon overpowers Sacopee Valley
SOUTH HIRAM —Josh Pomerleau and Brandon Hovey scored two touchdowns apiece to send Lisbon to a 48-7 triumph over winless Sacopee Valley in a Campbell Conference Class C football game Friday night. The Greyhounds (5-1) scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back. Zack Greene caught a 25-yard scoring toss from Luke […]