MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Community Players will present “Storybook Ending Volume Two,” song and dance from story to stage. This is a family show for all ages. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Cumston Hall. The show runs for an hour. For tickets, $10, call […]
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HS basketball: Tourney news and notes — It’s been a while for Monmouth
There are countless ways to express how long Monmouth Academy went between Western Class C boys’ basketball quarterfinal appearances. All of them are jaw-dropping. When it last happened in 1977, the tournament was played at Edward Little High School. Coach Lucas Turner wasn’t born. Athletic director Rick Amero was a 10-year-old student at the town’s […]
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Western Class C boys: Mustangs overshadowed by ‘Gulls
AUGUSTA — Monmouth had two big problems in Monday’s Western Class C boys’ quarterfinal against Old Orchard Beach. One was 6-foot-7 and named Nate Dow. The other, 6-foot-2 with a startling spring in his jump, and answers to Rajheem Lang. Disciplined, determined half-court basketball worked wonders for the No. 6 Mustangs all year long. Tough […]
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Western Class C Boys’ Overview
Players to watch Dirigo — Cody St. Germain, Ben Holmes, Josh Turbide, Spencer Ross, Caleb Turner; Boothbay — Anthony Dimauro, Dan Dickinson, Jordan Caron, Chad Carroll; Old Orchard Beach — Ryan Gallant, Ryheem Lang, Nate Dow, Jason Dutton; Waynflete — Joe Veroneau, Alex Hadiaris, Chris Burke, Jack Cutler; Wiscasset — Ashton Benn, Jordan Jones, Mason […]
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Mustangs took long road to Augusta
MONMOUTH — With the exception of perennials such as Boothbay and Wiscasset, the Western Class C tournament has essentially been a revolving door of schools through the last decade. Once a Hall-Dale or a Jay has completed its seven- or eight-year run of annual trips to the Augusta Civic Center, a Dirigo and a Traip […]
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Cheering: Devils make history
BANGOR — The moment the Lewiston High School cheerleaders received permission to step on the mat Saturday afternoon, the buzz around the tradition-rich Bangor Auditorium was palpable. One minute into the Blue Devils’ routine, coach Lynnette Morency did her best to conceal her quivering lower lip with trembling hands. With two minutes elapsed, four Lewiston […]
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High school wrestling: Falcons, Greyhounds hope to remain among elite
After a one-year hiatus, Maine’s high school wrestling community will converge at the Augusta Civic Center for the state wrestling championships on Saturday. Not much has changed since the last time the championships were held there. In 2009, six schools successfully extended their decade of dominance. This Saturday, the same half-dozen — Belfast, Camden Hills, […]
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New officers LEWISTON — The L & A Veterans Council has announced new officers as follows: chairman, Raymond Boulet; treasurer, Wini Pelletier; secretary, Sally Wortherspoon; adviser, Bert Dutil. Anyone who has an old application to have a name added to the stones in Veterans Park should disregard it as the council has new ones. To […]
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Boys’ basketball: Bucs edge Mustangs
MONMOUTH — Trailing by two points with just 10 ticks left on the game clock, freshman Nick Judge found the ball in his hands and the game on the line. The reserve guard calmly swished a jump shot from just to the right of the top of the key to lift Georges Valley to a […]