In this file photo, Edward Little’s Grant Hartley runs away from Lewiston’s Garrett Poussard during the Battle of the Bridge football game at Garcelon Field at Bates College in October. Poussard and Hartley will be teammates at this year’s Lobster Bowl. (Sun Journal file photo) DOVER-FOXCROFT — When the East faces the West at Thornton […]
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PHOTOS: Cheerleaders perfecting routines for the Lobster Bowl
Cheerleaders practice for the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic football game, at Thomas College in Waterville. The Lobster Bowl is Saturday at Thornton Academy in Saco. Tri-county area cheerleaders participating are Maggie Belleau and Maraeka Merchant of Lewiston, Abigail Blauvelt of Mountain Valley, Lauren Garand of Oak Hill, Brianna Jackson of Mt. Blue, Jazlynn Newcomb […]
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Lobster Bowl gives injured players a chance to finish senior year on the field
Oak Hill’s Austin Pierce gets ready to stiff-arm Yarmouth linebacker Ben Gleason, left, during a September 2017 game at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Pierce is playing in the Lobster Bowl after having his senior season shortened by an injury. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) DOVER-FOXCROFT — Former Lisbon coach Dick Mynahan said one of the […]
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Oak Hill's Bailey a big target at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl football player Darryn Bailey of the West team during media day at Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — At Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl training camp, Austin Pierce is the president of the Darryn Bailey Fan Club. Pierce expects club membership to swell by the time camp breaks on […]
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‘What a game to come back for’ — Dick Mynahan returns to coach West at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl West coach Dick Mynahan sits with other coaches during media day at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dick Mynahan admits to being a little bit nervous being a coach again. But Mynahan, who retired in 2016 after 30 years as Lisbon’s football coach, has had […]
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Lobster Bowl participants get the message of game’s meaning
LEWISTON — The annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic team meeting at the Kora Shrine always serves as the motivational pregame pep talk for players and cheerleaders selected to participate in the state’s premier showcase in July. Emily Williams of Auburn and patient ambassador for Shriners Hospitals Alec Cabacungan were the equivalent of mini-Knute Rockne […]
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Lisbon's Mynahan among Lobster Bowl coaches; Rosters announced
Former Lisbon High coaching legend Dick Mynahan will be back on the football sideline this summer. Mynahan, who retired after the 2016 season with a 30-season record of 209-85, will be the coach of the West team for the 29th annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, to be played Saturday, July 21, at Thornton Academy. […]
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Lobster Bowl notebook: Scott, Archambault get one more chance
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott of the West team defends a pass during the Lobster Bowl on Saturday. SACO — Nate Scott’s senior high school football season ended in disappointment, both in a team aspect and personally. Scott was playing on an injured leg when his Winthrop/Monmouth team lost in heartbreaking fashion to rival Lisbon in the […]
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Lobster Bowl kicks off Saturday
Quarterback Dalton Therrien, from Oak Hill, runs with the ball for the West team, as Dillon Hummes, representing Edward Little for the East team, tries to block him during the 27th annual Maine Lobster Bowl Classic held in Biddeford last year. As the only Edward Little representative at the 28th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl […]
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Lobster Bowl defenses have a point to make, too
Lisbon’s Jared Glover dives for extra yardage after Wnthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott tripped him up during the Class D South championship football game in Winthrop in November. FOXCROFT — With the exception of baseball’s effort on Tuesday, all-star games are inherently geared toward offense. The more scoring, the more entertaining the game. Last year’s Maine Shrine […]