There will be change in Class D South softball season, but it might not alter the success that Richmond has come to expect. The three-time defending state champs have a new coach. Tony Martin, a longtime assistant, takes over for Rick Coughlin, who stepped down after 29 years. Still, the Bobcats have much of last […]
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Rangeley 2016 baseball preview
Coach: Jeff LaRochelle (second year) Conference: EWC Class: D South Last year’s record: 3-9, lost in regional quarterfinals Returning players: Juniors — Ricky Thompson (P/1B/3B), Carl Trafton (2B); Sophomores — Kyle LaRochelle (1B/P), Zack Trafton (C), Hunter Lowell (OF), Bo Beaulieu (SS), Luke Quimby (OF); Freshman — Leo Perez (OF). Key loss: Mason Cavalier. Promising newcomers: Junior — Zack […]
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Class D South Baseball: Buckfield primed for run at another title
New arrivals loosened Buckfield’s multi-year grip on the Class D South championship the past two seasons. Wiscasset ended the Bucks’ reign in the 2014 regional final. Eventual state champion Searsport achieved a measure of revenge after being ousted the previous year by edging Buckfield in the 2015 semis. Although it might be too early for […]
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Lewiston man pleads guilty in Rangeley theft case
FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing TVs, medical marijuana and guns from a disabled Rangeley man while he was lured to a mall in Auburn in April 2015. Steven Sharpley, 21, of Lewiston pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a charge of felony theft and a misdemeanor charge of […]
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State police, law enforcement dive teams train on Rangeley Lake
RANGELEY — Maine State Police and other law enforcement dive teams will be conducting training exercises on Rangeley Lake for the next two weeks. They were out on the lake Tuesday morning, Police Chief Russell French said. They will be training about 300 feet offshore. Four people died in December 2012 when their snowmobiles went […]
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Snowmobilers injured in crashes in Byron, Rangeley, Grand Falls area
RANGELEY — Poor trail conditions this past weekend were cited in three three snowmobile crashes that resulted in broken bones, Maine Warden Scott M. Stevens said. On Sunday afternoon, four teenage boys on snowmobiles left Bald Mountain Camps on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in Oquossoc and headed back to their camps in Rangeley via the Bald Mountain […]
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Burst sprinkler damages Rangeley Inn Banquet Room
RANGELEY — Firefighters spent a couple of hours early Tuesday removing water from the Banquet Room at Rangeley Inn & Tavern on Main Street after a sprinkler pipe broke. A pipe froze and when it thawed it split the riser on the sprinkler system, Rangeley Fire/Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said. Firefighters responded to the call […]
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Tournament games shuffled due to storm
With a messy storm on its way for southern and central Maine, the Maine Principals’ Association announced Monday that Tuesday and Wednesday’s basketball tournament games have been shuffled to accommodate travel concerns. Two Class D girls’ games originally slated for Tuesday morning have been postponed to Wednesday morning, with Temple and Highview starting at 8:30 […]
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Tournament Roundup: Valley dismisses rambunctious Rangeley
AUGUSTA — Rangeley waited five years to be a longshot with nothing to lose in the Class D boys’ basketball quarterfinals. The Lakers wore that label well on Saturday afternoon. They didn’t give undefeated, overwhelming pre-tournament favorite Valley a scare, but they gave them a game. No. 1 Valley led by only six points after the […]
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Class D South boys’ preview: Rangeley faces monster challenge from Valley
Players to watch: Valley — Cody Laweryson, Sr. F; Luke Malloy, Sr. G; Collin Miller, Sr. F; Pine Tree — J.P. Tashamala Sr. F/G; Jalen Tamalea, Sr. F/C; Alex Milano, Sr. G/F; Seacoast Christian — Tim Yeaton, Sr. F. Caleb LaCroix, Jr. G; Sky Archer, Jr. G/F; Greenville — Nick Foley, Soph. G; Tim White, Sr. G; A.R. Gould […]