LEWISTON — Opening night of a season is often filled with nervous anxiety. Both Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth girls’ hockey coach Ron Dumont and Mt. Ararat/Morse leader Ron Hutchins were prepared for the nerves to play out. What helped the host Blue Devils was a solid start in Friday’s opener at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as they […]
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2016-17 Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill girls’ hockey preview
Coach: Ron Dumont (ninth year) Region: North Last year’s record: 11-8-1, lost in Northern Maine regional semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Chloe Morin (F), Brianna Girardin (F); Juniors — Meagan Gosselin (G), Anna Dodge (D), Jaylin Cloutier (D), Jordan Mynahan (F), Olivia Randall (F); Sophomores — Katie Lemieux (D), Katie Poland (F), Jessica Clavet (F), Madison Mercier (F). […]
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H.S. Football: An unlikely hero named Bolton saves the day for Lisbon
“Where’s Kurtis?” several Greyhounds asked. Kurtis Bolton was still receiving congratulatory hugs and handshakes for his 55-yard reception on a desperation heave from Tyler Halls that put Lisbon at the 1-yard line with four seconds remaining. “I went down, beat the defenders, one of them tipped it,” Bolton said. “I just reached my hands out […]
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Huddle Up: A game worthy of legend, with leaders worthy of their position
The fans and players were almost all gone but the shock still hadn’t settled in after Mynahan’s Lisbon Greyhounds pulled off a stunning 20-17 comeback win over St. Hilaire’s Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers in the Class D South championship game. Having just finished patiently and thoughtfully answering questions from the media, both coaches stopped to chat in […]
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Girls’ State Cross Country: St. Dom’s run to third-place state finish
It wasn’t quite the finish the Saints were aiming for, but 2016 was still a high-water mark for the program. “At the end of the day, it’s probably the best season St. Dom’s cross country team’s ever had. So we’re proud of that,” Saints co-coach Josh Brown said. “We thought we would come in a compete […]
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Boys’ soccer: Washington topples Monmouth in Class C state final
HAMPDEN — The pressure and nerves associated with a state title game can speed the game of soccer up significantly. Add in an opponent as quick and skilled as Washington Academy and the challenging task for the Monmouth Mustangs on Saturday was to play with the pedal to the floor for a full 40 minutes. […]
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Monmouth’s Richardson knew hunt for gold ball would pay off
The senior has been entrenched in the soccer, basketball and baseball starting lineup for every game but one in his four years. It’s no coincidence Monmouth has enjoyed a great deal of success in all three sports with the perennial conference all-star in the lineup. But on Saturday, Richardson will be playing in his first […]
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Class C soccer preview: Monmouth vs. Washington
What: Class C boys’ soccer championship Who: Monmouth Academy (14-1-2) vs. Washington Academy (17-0-0) When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Weatherbee Sports Complex, Hampden Academy Players to watch: Monmouth — Mat Foulke, (Sr., F), Hunter Richardson (Sr., M), Travis Hartford (Sr., M), Avery Pomerleau (Jr., F), Nick Dovinsky (Jr., D), Shane Kenniston (Jr., D), Bradley Neal […]
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Mustangs beat Greyhounds for 1-0 win, first berth in C state title game
Monmouth scored on a throw-in that deflected off of a Lisbon defender and into the net early in the first half, and made it stand up for a 1-0 victory on an unseasonably warm afternoon at Chick Field. It is the first regional title for top-seeded Monmouth (14-1-2) since it won the second of back-to-back […]
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C South Boys’ Soccer: Pomerleau’s goal enough for Monmouth to advance to semifinals
MONMOUTH — Playoff soccer magnifies missed opportunities, even when they come in the first few minutes of a game, in part because another opportunity may never arise. Fortunately for Monmouth’s Avery Pomerleau, he got a second chance not long after he’d just missed on his first in Tuesday’s Class C North quarterfinal. The junior striker […]