After coming oh so close last year, Winthrop wants nothing more than another crack at winning a gold ball. But if graduating eight seniors, half of them starters, isn’t enough to convince the Ramblers they can’t just pick up where they left off last season, coach Todd MacArthur is reminding them they have a lot […]
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Class C South Boys: Ramblers begin long road back, but will have to play catch-up
Cam Wood of Winthrop High School looks to pass over Nick Morales, left, and Max Shibley of Madison during their game last year. According to AC/DC, among others, it’s a long way to the top. No one knows that better than Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, who helped his Ramblers take one step forward over each […]
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Girls basketball: Winthrop working to build a winner
WINTHROP — The Winthrop girls basketball team spent Wednesday night’s practice preparing for their game against Hall-Dale. The Ramblers would have rather been playing Carrabec, but that game was postponed for the second day in a row. So, instead, they got ready for Thursday night’s game, with their eyes set on winning, which they did, […]
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H.S. Football: Linebackers at the heart of Winthrop/Monmouth’s stout defense
WINTHROP — The Winthrop/Monmouth defense has been downright stingy this season. The Ramblers have allowed only 72 points (nine per game), and only twice have teams have scored more than once — Lisbon (12) in the season opener and Oak Hill (22) in the fifth week. At the heart of it all is a unit […]
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Boys cross country: Barber, Hickey on the podium
It took until the finish line for Tucker Barber to realize that nobody was going to catch him. The Mt Blue senior won the Class A boys’ cross country state championship by running the fastest time (15 minutes, 47.33 seconds) of any of the six state championship races on the 5-kilometer course at Troy Howard […]
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HS Golf: Holmes, Plourde share girls’ title
VASSALBORO — Erin Holmes of Greely High School stood over her putt on the ninth hole of the Arrowhead course at Natanis Golf Club on Saturday, thoughts of birdie dancing in her head. She thought the putt would give her second place alone after playing partner and friend Bailey Plourde of Lincoln Academy had also […]
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High School softball: Falcons bounce back against Ramblers
RUMFORD — After a disappointing loss on a soaked and soggy Friday, the sun came out for the Mountain Valley softball team Saturday in more ways than one. The Falcons bounced back in a big way with a 9-5 win over Winthrop, helping to erase the frustration of a loss by the same score against […]
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2016 Winthrop softball preview
Coach: Chuck Gurney (second year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s record: 3-13 Returning athletes: Seniors — Tess Moody (SS/OF); Juniors — Molly Glaser (OF), Kayleigh Oberg (C), Amber Raymond (3b), Shie Smith (1b/OF), Matti Rice (2b). Key losses: Ashley Dunham, Trisha Wilson, Lillie Beauregard Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Layne Audet (P), Hanna Caprara (C/OF), […]
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Unified Basketball quarterfinals: Lewiston pulls away from Winthrop
The Blue Devils built a double-digit advantage in Tuesday’s Unified basketball regional quarterfinal, but watched Winthrop trim that lead. The Ramblers actually tied it in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. “We were all getting a little nervous because we didn’t want to lose,” Lewiston’s Theresa Morin said. “We were getting mad, too.” The […]
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Girls’ basketball: Winthrop finishes season with a win over Telstar
That’s how the Winthrop girls’ basketball team saw Thursday’s regular season finale. The Ramblers put a positive stamp on its season with a 43-31 win over Telstar. It was the third win of the year for a Winthrop club that returned to a varsity schedule this year after playing JV a year ago. “We all […]