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2018-19 girls' basketball preview capsules

BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Ryan Wilkins (fifth year) Conference: East-West; Class: C Last year’s results: 1-17. Returning athletes: Senior — Hannah Shields; Juniors — Deja Bennett, Katy Henderson, Karen McNeil; Sophomore — Siana Jacobs. Promising newcomers: Senior — Soyoung Park; Juniors — Molly Bourget, Josephine Replogle; Sophomores — Cassidy Lowell, Shyloe Morgan; Freshmen — Kailie Bernard, […]

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2018-19 boys’ basketball preview capsules

BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Kyle Rines (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: C South Last year’s results: 9-9, lost in C South preliminary round Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (5-9 guard), Hunter White (6-1 center), Abram Cormier (5-10 forward), Jacob Toomey (6-0 forward), Shawn Hardy (5-10 forward), Corey Umsteadt (5-10 forward); Junior — Tyler Gammon (6-2 forward), Dan Perry (6-0 forward); […]

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Monday Morning Quarterback: Local teams looking to finish strong

Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette lamented his team’s second-half struggles after Friday night’s game against Dirigo. The Raiders fortunately left Dixfield with a victory, but they haven’t always been so lucky. All six Oak Hill contests contain traces of struggles after halftime. Even when the Raiders were outscoring opponents or holding them even after half, […]

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Dube takes over Greyhounds

LISBON — Brian Dube is a fixture at Lisbon High School, often being seen at basketball games, or watching the Greyhounds do battle in football or in softball. The Lisbon girls soccer program will see a lot of more of Dube this season, as he has taken over for former coach Jake Gentle. On Monday […]

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Edward Little, Lisbon and Buckfield return to softball finals

AUBURN — Alexis Bennett wasn’t sure life could get any better than Saturday. The Buckfield senior was part of a softball semifinal victory in the morning and graduated that evening. “The day we graduated, it’s funny because even before I graduated that day, I thought it was the best day of my life,” Bennett said. […]

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High school softball: Rebels rally for dramatic win

The ball kept rolling. Howard kept running. “I knew I had to get a few (bases),” the senior shortstop said. “I was rounding second base, and she was still running for it. I knew I wasn’t going to get tagged out at third base again.” Howard had been thrown out earlier in the game trying […]

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High school softball: Oak Hill earns valuable win over Lisbon

Playing a predominantly Mountain Valley Conference Class C schedule can make it a challenge for the Raiders to rise in the Class B South standings. Oak Hill has won all but one game this season, but that’s only put them in sixth position in the rankings. “Coming into today, we knew it was a big […]

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High school softball: Lisbon rallies past Dirigo

LISBON — As the game began to turn in Dirigo’s favor Monday, the Lisbon softball team wasn’t worrying about what had just happened. With the game on the line, the Greyhounds were focused on the next play and the one after that. “We preach a lot about the next thing,” Lisbon coach Terri Tlumac said. […]