Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay carries the ball while being taken down by Madison’s defense in a Class D South semifinal game Friday in Madison. (Jennifer Bechard photo) MADISON — Two teams. One play. With a regional final appearance on the line. And in the end, it is the Oak Hill football team that is moving […]
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Game of the Week: Raiders, Bulldogs meet again under rare circumstances
Oak Hill’s Gavin Rawstron (9) tackles Madison’s Thomas Dean (31) in the first quarter in Madison in September. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) It’s been six years since the No. 6 and 7 seeds squared off in a regional football semifinal. Waterville and Belfast pulled off quarterfinal upsets in what was then known as Class B […]
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D South football quarterfinal: Bulldogs too much to handle, rout Falcons
RUMFORD — Just before halftime, Mountain Valley punted with a six-point lead. Jacob Meader of Madison/Carrabec picked up the punt on the Falcons’ 30-yard line and returned it after no Mountain Valley player jumped on it and ended up tying the game by scoring a touchdown with 37 seconds remaining in the first half. Instead […]
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Girls' soccer: Fletcher, Monmouth hold off Madison
MADISON — Monmouth survived Madison’s second-half comeback Friday thanks to some skillful work from junior Audrey Fletcher and her teammates. Fletcher scored the go-ahead goal in the second half and assisted on an insurance strike to help the Mustangs to a 4-2 victory in a rematch of last season’s Class C South regional final. The […]
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Girls' soccer: Lisbon wins MVC scuffle with Madison
Madison’s Taylor Tillinghast and Lisbon’s Caitlyn Hall race down the field toward the ball. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) LISBON — The temperatures and bright sun on the soccer field made Wednesday feel more like preseason in August, not October. But the play between the Lisbon and Madison girls’ soccer teams on was anything but that. […]
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H.S. football: Savage, Bulldogs get by Raiders
Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay (14) gets tackled by Madison’s Brad Peters (55) in the first quarter in Madison on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) MADISON — Josh Savage got on a hot streak. The kind running backs always hope happen. Four straight carries turned into four straight touchdowns for the Madison senior. Three of those […]
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Girls' soccer: Oak Hill beats Madison, takes over first place in B South
WALES — The Madison and Oak Hill girls’ soccer teams have bounced back quickly from devastating graduation losses last season. Oak Hill, though, is getting serious contributions from its younger players and strong leadership from its four seniors. This was evident Friday as the Raiders posted a 5-1 victory over the Bulldogs to take over […]
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Double B Equine Rescue to hold first 5K Sept. 3
INDUSTRY – The first ever 5k and 1K Kids Races to support Double B Equine Rescue on the West Mills Road will be held Monday, Sept. 3, in Madison. Co-owner Brenda Green said one of the facility’s sponsors is Karen Rapallo a racer from Massachusetts. She suggested the fundraiser, helped organize it and hopes to […]
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Serving up a dynamite sandwich in Madison, Maine
Madison’s Dynamite sandwich is considered the bomb in these parts, but was it really born in Rhode Island? Don’t even try. Steve DeSanctis isn’t about to give up his family’s secret recipe for the Dynamite, a sandwich known to only two communities on the planet. One of those is his hometown of Madison, Maine, population […]
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Pilgrimage to remember Jesuit priest
MADISON — In visiting the places he preached and ministered, those gathered at a special pilgrimage in Madison on Saturday, Aug. 11, will have the opportunity to walk in the historic footsteps of the Rev. Sebastian Rale. All are welcome to attend. The group will meet at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, 273 Water St. […]