LISBON – If you think there’s self-inflicted pressure in belonging to a track and field team that has swept its conference championship eight years running (and jumping, and throwing), you should hear all the post-graduate chatter. “The alumni is really putting pressure on, just about the legacy of Lisbon track,” senior Delanie Ouellette said. “We […]
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Edward Little girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Shawn Rice (10th year) Last year’s record: 2-10 Returning letter-winners: Juniors — Casey Lacasse, Jordan Lau; Sophomores — Riley McCurdy, Addie Strabird, Idel Kalib. Key losses: Meaghan McDonough, Rachel Libby, Shaylin Collins, Arielle Moreau, Madison Roy, Alexis Leclerc. Promising newcomers: Junior — Allie Flowers (D); Sophomore — Sarah Knobloch (F). Season outlook: This year the Red […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo seeks new girls’ hoop coach
The girls’ basketball coaching job at Dirigo has joined the list of vacancies in the Mountain Valley Conference this offseason. Reggie Weston, the Cougars’ coach the previous seven seasons, has been told he won’t be brought back next season and the position is currently vacant and open to applicants. Dirigo assistant principal and athletic director […]
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Leavitt seniors showing film about 2013 championship football season
TURNER — When it comes to their putting together their senior project, some students decide to punt and wait until the last minute to put it together. Leavitt seniors Quentin Damon and Zac Goulette’s project took 10 months to produce. Now, they’re close enough to the end zone to find out what others think of […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oak Hill, Mt. Abram coaches step down
Two coaches that made a return to coaching varsity basketball have stepped away once again. Both Tom Morong and Mark Simpson have resigned from their head coaching positions at Oak Hill and Mt. Abram, respectively. Morong chose to retire after his fifth season with the Raiders, after one of Oak Hills’ most successful seasons of […]
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H.S. girls’ hockey: Edward Little/Leavitt’s Taylor Landry to play hockey for the University of Maine
AUBURN — After proving herself at the high school level over the past four hockey seasons, Taylor Landry wants to do the same in college. The Edward Little senior has committed to play hockey at the University of Maine next season, and is excited about the opportunity to see what she can do playing in […]
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Dumais helps Union get back to Frozen Four
Joe Dumais made his NCAA Division I head coaching debut this season — on an interim basis — while substituting behind the bench for Union bench boss Rick Bennett. Dumais is in his third year as an assistant coach with the Flying Dutchmen, his sixth as a Division I assistant. And next Thursday, he’ll coach […]
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Spring sports start, but affects of winter may last well into season
Surrounded by six-foot high snowbanks and wearing multiple layers that were still no match for a biting wind, the St. Dom’s tennis team practiced on their courts for the first time this spring. High school teams across the state also opened the spring season on the first day of practice Monday. But the vast majority […]
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Caro drums home true meaning of Lobster Bowl
LEWISTON — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl kicked off its 25th year with its annual team meeting on Sunday, so Tim Luttrell really wanted to make a big impression on the dozens of players and cheerleaders participating in this year’s game. Luttrell, a member of the Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Board of Governors and […]
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Correction: Dirigo coach
Stories published on Page C1 of the March 20 and March 26 editions should have said Jim Hersom was an assistant coach at Mt. Ararat and won a Western C championship at Livermore Falls in 1990. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.