OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Josh Pomerleau rushed for two touchdowns and Zach Greene caught a 78-yard scoring pass from Luke Caron to lead Lisbon to a 43-0 victory over Old Orchard Beach in a Class C football game Friday evening. Lisbon rushed for more than 300 yards and passed for 103 yards. In a stifling […]
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Greyhounds tear up Raiders
LISBON FALLS — As early September games at the late summer broiler known as Thompson Field go, Saturday’s Campbell Conference opener between Oak Hill and Lisbon was fairly balmy. That didn’t stop Lisbon’s line from going through its Oak Hill counterparts like a hot knife through butter, though. The Greyhounds dominated the line of scrimmage, […]
SPEFS 10 Lisbon football
Coach: Dick Mynahan (23rd year) Last year’s record: 6-3 (lost in Western C quarterfinals) Returning players: Seniors —Luke Caron (QB), Tobey Harrington (RB/FS), John Crafts (C/DE), Nick Dingley (G/DE), Matt Nicholson (G/LB), Josh Pomerleau (RB/CB), Mike McNamara (RB/LB). Key losses: Chris Whitney (QB/WR), Joe Doughty (OL/DL), Art Stambach (OL/DL), Scott Eck (RB/DB). Promising newcomers: N/A. […]
SPEFS10 Lisbon fh
Coach: Mark Stevens (18th year) Last year’s record: 6-8 Returning players: Makayla Stevens, Allie Fitzgerald, Meghan Craig, Heather Budesheim, Chrystal Ingerson, Lyndsey Whitney, Bailey Madore, Angel Strout. Key losses: Kelsey Piche. Promising newcomers: Jen Smith, Bailey Cutler, Hanna Jordan, Shayla Pesce, Olivia Harrington, Chelsey Harrington, Haylee Jamison, Nichole Jones, Mariah Breton, Sarah Craig, Sierra O’kane, […]
SPEFS10-Lisbon Bsoc
Coach: Dan Sylvester (third year) Last year’s record: 9-6, lost in Western B quarterfinal Returning letter winners: Seniors —Mike Degou (F); Juniors — Morgan Reeves (MF), Justin Grant (SW), Mike Graham (FB); Sophomore — Brady Fenderson (F). Key losses: Marcus Bubar (MF), George Clement (MF), Tyler Dupal (MF), Ethan Audie (G), Ethan Brewer (MF), Phil […]
High school sports practices start up
LISBON — Long, humid days under a blazing sun. Players withering in the heat, worked to the brink of exhaustion. Those are the images most commonly associated with an August practice. But overcast skies, temperatures that struggled to get out of the 60s and a few rain showers greeted the athletes reporting for the first […]
Face Time with Lisbon artist Mike Jordan
Mike Jordan has spent the last three years working with middle school kids at the Auburn Public Library, helping them to create and publish their own comic books. He should know: The artist has a line of comics of his own, set in a fairy tale land he calls Parveria. He has completed eight books […]
Have a little pride
Nothing says, “Wow, what a great place!” like the many pieces of litter lining our interstate, secondary and neighborhood roads. I pick up trash — aluminum cans, plastic bottles, coffee cups, fast-food bags, candy wrappers, cigarette cartons — daily in my area. The most memorable combination? A plate, plastic fork and piece of cake with […]
School Committee approves 24 job cuts in Lisbon
LISBON — Despite more than 100 people crowded into tight quarters at the Lisbon Town Hall, school committee officials accepted an administrative recommendation to cut 24 jobs Monday night. The move was made in an effort to save the struggling district about $1.1 million. “It’s at the point now where it’s personal and people feel […]