Monmouth’s Emily Chasse crosses home plate as Telstar catcher Julia Cherkis awaits a throw during the Mustangs’ 3-1 win in Monmouth on Wednesday. MONMOUTH — Telstar coach Jim Lunney said that if you had told him before Wednesday’s Class C South softball game against Monmouth Academy that his team would hold the Mustangs to three […]
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H.S. Softball: Monmouth offense running on all cylinders
MONMOUTH — After a preseason full of working on fundamentals inside the gym, and a spring trip to Florida to get some innings under the belt, the best thing for the Monmouth Academy softball team might have been a season-opening loss to Oak Hill. The Mustangs had high expectations coming into the season after not […]
H.S. Softball: Monmouth runs past Lisbon, 10-3
Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy slides into home plate as Lisbon catcher Jasmin Le fields the throw during the second inning in Monmouth on Wednesday. Ferland was out on the play. MONMOUTH — Lisbon struck first. Monmouth Academy struck often. The Mustangs kept an early deficit to a minimum, then rallied in a big way […]
Lewiston vet dies in Monmouth motorcycle crash
MONMOUTH — Police in Maine say a Skowhegan man who was riding a motorcycle died after a head-on collision in Monmouth. WABI-TV reports 68-year-old Robert Saveall was driving west on Route 202 when his motorcycle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt. Police in Monmouth […]
Roundup: Lewiston rallies past Mt. Ararat in softball
LEWISTON — Jordyn Rubin peppered four singles to help Lewiston to a 6-4 triumph over Mt. Ararat in softball action Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils (4-1) bounced back from giving up four runs in the top of the third inning with a pair of tallies in the bottom of the frame, and rallied for another […]
H.S. Softball: Monmouth, Boothbay make best of mismatch
MONMOUTH — It was a grind-it-out kind of game when Monmouth Academy and Boothbay faced off on the softball diamond Friday. Yet there were no nails bitten, no clutch hits, no tense at-bats. There was a winner, a loser, and two teams trying to process what they learned in the outcome — a 21-0, five […]
North Monmouth Library entered into National Register of Historic Places
MONMOUTH — The North Monmouth Library has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places according to Kirk F. Mohney, Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated, and considered worthy of preservation and protection as part of the nation’s cultural heritage. The North Monmouth […]
Monmouth outdoor track and field 2017 preview
Coaches: Tom Menendez (12th year) and Norm Thombs (11th year). Class: C; Conference: Mountain Valley. Last year’s results: Boys: Fourth in MVC, 16th at state. Girls: second in MVC, fifth at state. Returnees: Boys: Seniors — Brad Arsenault, Adam Hayes; Juniors — Zach Wallace, Andrew Reny, Keegan Foster, Ethan Thombs, Dylan Goff; Sophomores — Evan […]
Military Note: Monmouth airman completes basic training
MONMOUTH — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samuel Crawford of Monmouth graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete […]
H.S. Softball: Local teams look to catch up to Madison
As far as the other coaches in Class C South are concerned, the softball factory at Madison is still churning out a contender. The Bulldogs have been the No. 1 seed in the region each of the past five years, and have won the region three of those times, winning two state titles, including last […]