FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 administrators, teachers and staff have been busy preparing for the 2018-2019 school year and are ready to welcome students back into the classroom tomorrow. “Schools are clean and teachers are in their classrooms,” reported Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tina Meserve. Several goals are in place for the coming year, […]
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2018 High School Golf Preview Capsules
Dirigo Cougars Coach: Butch Mckenna (second year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s results: 10-0 in regular season; won MVC championship, fifth at state championships). Returning players: Seniors —Sam Holmes, Chandler Redmond, Wyatt Lufkin, Nolan Degroot; Sophomore — Sam Skibitsky Key losses: Jacob Gaudin. Promising newcomers: Senior — Nate Child; Sophomore — Jacob Chow; Freshmen — […]
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2018 Boys Soccer Preview Capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Kyle Rines (seventh year) Class: D South; Conference: East-West Last year’s results: 15-2, lost in D South regional final. Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (F), Dylan Harvey (F), Cole Merrill (D), Jacob Toomey (M), Abram Cormier (D), Hunter White (F), Corey Umstead (D); Juniors — Dan Perry (D), Caleb Chabe (M), […]
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H.S. cross country: Edward Little's Richardson second at Laliberte Invitational
Edward Little’s Jillian Richardson runs the annual Laliberte Invitational on Friday at Cony High School in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) Edward Little’s Jillian Richardson runs the annual Laliberte Invitational on Friday at Cony High School in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The cross country running season hasn’t officially started yet, but Lisandro Berry-Gaviria, last […]
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Timeout: Sticking around and being team player is worth your while
This one goes out to all the high school athletes who might never start a varsity game — or who think about giving up and getting a part-time job. Twenty years from now, it won’t matter that you only played an entire half of a varsity football or basketball. Kudos to any kid for showing […]
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Dustin Ireland still reaching for new heights with the Air Force
After he graduated from Mt. Blue High School in 1997, the sky was limit for Dustin Ireland, who finished No. 2 in his class and was a Fitzpatrick Trophy winner on the football field.
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Lawrence C. Barron
FARMINGTON — Lawrence Clyde Barron of Durham died Monday, July 23, at the Pierce House in Farmington. Lawrence was born in Lisbon Falls on April 30, 1929, the son of Edward Barron and Lena Seidel Barron. He spent his childhood years in Lisbon Falls, where he enjoyed playing ice hockey and football, graduating from Lisbon High […]
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Timeout: The good doctor is out, but his legacy will live on
Griffin Mayhew, a student who has worked closely with Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Tom Ward, stands next to Ward as he thanks the students and staff for dedicating the 2018 yearbook to him. Class of 2018 President Kayla White looks on in the school gym in Farmington. (Stacey Damon photo) “A teacher affects eternity; […]
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29th Lobster Bowl rallies talent, rivalry for good cause
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott of the West team defends a pass Mattanawcook’s Carter Ward of the East during the Lobster Bowl last year. (Brewster Burns photo) One thing the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has done consistently throughout its history as the state’s all-star football showcase is generate a rivalry between the East and West participants. […]
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Lobster Bowl notebook: Game 'means a lot' to Edward Little's Hartley
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 […]