LEWISTON — It began as a simple story idea about a beloved coach and his soccer team. It didn’t take long for Ian Clough to realize that telling the tale of Lewiston’s Mike McGraw and his Blue Devils team went far beyond the sidelines of the soccer field. Clough’s idea for a small, simple film […]
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High school softball: Greyhounds rout short-handed Roadrunners
LISBON FALLS — Terri Tlumac had a good feeling about her Lisbon High School softball team’s Mountain Valley Conference game against Mt. Abram on Friday. Of the 12 Roadrunners on the varsity roster, seven had to miss the trip, forcing first-year Mt. Abram coach Errol Berry to bring four junior varsity players along just to […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo, Arsenault outlast Oak Hill, 4-3
No great surprise, then, that Cougars’ senior southpaw Gavin Arsenault found another gear, notched a strikeout and coaxed a harmless ground ball to escape a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning and seal a 4-3 victory Friday afternoon at Harlow Park. The Cougars (3-1) won their third game in five days after a season-opening loss […]
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Local roundup: Bates powers Saints past Greyhounds
AUBURN — Gavin Bates struck out nine batters and scored the winning run in the fourth inning as St. Dom’s squeezed past Lisbon 2-1 in a baseball game Thursday. The Saints broke open the game in the fourth when Bobby Shelley singled and moved to second on a throwing error. Shelley sccored when Bates singled. […]
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Baseball: Devils come back to haunt Eagles
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat starting pitcher Garrett Moody was pitching well. His inside-outside pitches had the Lewiston High School hitters off-balance, and his team staked him to a 4-1 lead. But the Blue Devils refused to be silenced, rallying to secure a 6-4 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win at Bruce Kingdon Field on Thursday. Both […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston doesn’t go easy on Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School boys’ lacrosse team knew Thursday night’s clash with Lewiston was going to be different. After two blowouts over Edward Little and Mt. Ararat to begin the season, coach Don Glover said his defending state champions were a home underdog against Lewiston. It’s a good thing he didn’t take them […]
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Racewalking: Allen’s road to Rome — and the Vatican
Monmouth Academy coach Tom Menendez and Allen are leaving Sunday for Rome where the Lewiston junior will compete in the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships. Matthew Forgues of Boothbay will compete in the men’s 20K. Allen will race in the Junior Women’s 10K race Saturday, May 7. And you don’t have to remind the […]
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High school roundup: Thistlewaite’s double lifts EL
AUGUSTA — Maddie Thistlewaite ripped a double to left field in the ninth inning to plate Taylor Depot and give Edward Little a 6-5 softball victory over Cony on Wednesday. Jordyn Reynolds tied the contest at 4-4 for the Eddies when she drove Emmy Lashua across the plate in the seventh frame. Sarah Hammond had […]
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High school softball: Telstar blanks Monmouth
MONMOUTH — From the start Wednesday, each inning brought runners on base and opportunity to score. With those chances came the frustration that followed, as the Telstar offense continually came up empty. The veteran Rebels didn’t panic and didn’t seek to trade in their bats at the nearest sporting goods store. Instead, Telstar stayed patient […]
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H.S. Baseball: Halls whiffs 13; Lisbon mauls Mountain Valley with late flurry
RUMFORD — Wednesday’s windswept MVC baseball game at Hosmer Field decelerated from a pitchers’ duel into a pounding more quickly than you could burn dinner. Lisbon didn’t have a hit until the fourth inning and failed to cross the plate until the fifth. Once the Greyhounds got into a rhythm, however, they were relentless in putting […]