This year, though, the parents’, uh, timing has been a blessing for Trafton and the Mustangs, who are the top seed in the Class C South and host No. 8 Wiscasset in the regional quarterfinals Wednesday. Monmouth has three sets of sisters this year — Haley and Audrey Fletcher, Emily and Natalie Grandahl, and Izzy […]
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Cross country: Winthrop’s Hickey, Monmouth girls win at MVC championships
AUGUSTA — Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey brought along an accessory to push himself at the MVC cross country championships. A pair of sisters paced each other and paced the Monmouth girls to the conference title, and an Oak Hill sophomore came out of essentially nowhere to finish second in the girls’ race. “I started running with […]
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Ramblers roll over Black Bears, finish regular season unbeaten
WINTHROP — The next time the Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers play a football game that counts, their little brothers’ and sisters’ Halloween candy will be half gone, and their parents will be less than a week away from electing a new President of the United States. That’s why, with winless Maranacook serving as the foe, the Ramblers […]
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Girls soccer: Fletcher sisters lead Mustangs’ second-half rally over Raiders
With his team trailing 2-1 at halftime of their senior night game on Thursday, Monmouth coach Gary Trafton told his Mustangs to put themselves in Mountain Valley’s shoes for a moment. “I told the girls at halftime, ‘We’re not going to be like Mountain Valley. On their senior night, we kind of pounded them. That’s […]
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HS Girls Soccer: Bulldogs hand Mustangs first loss
MONMOUTH — The bad news for the Monmouth Mustangs is the team nipping at their heels for the top seed in Class C South, Madison, handed them their first defeat on Thursday, 3-1. The good news for the Mustangs is they still control their own destiny and can still secure home field advantage in the […]
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H.S. Roundup: Camden Hills boys’ soccer jams Mt. Blue, 2-1
FARMINGTON — Max Pushaw scored on a free kick with 28 minutes left in regulation to give Camden Hills a 2-1 boys’ soccer win over Mt. Blue on Tuesday. Josiah Krul scored for the Windjammers (7-3) in the first half before Sam Smith tied the contest for Mt. Blue (1-6-3). Lucas Boetsch made four saves […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Monmouth, Hall-Dale settle for ‘flukey’ tie
MONMOUTH — An early one-goal deficit to a team such as Hall-Dale can seem as daunting as a two- or three-goal margin against most other teams. Monmouth Academy knew the uphill climb it faced after falling behind the Bulldogs on a fluke goal less than eight minutes into Tuesday’s MVC showdown at Chick Field. The […]
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H.S. Football: Ramblers win rumble with Raiders
WINTHROP — The Class D South heavyweight bout lived up to its billing Friday night at Maxwell Field. Winthrop/Monmouth and Oak Hill battled punch for punch until the final bell, when the Ramblers won a 29-22 decision. “It was a battle, the whole thing,” Winthrop running back Nate Scott said. “A battle, inside-out.” Matthew Strout’s […]
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H.S. roundup: Oxford Hills/Buckfield football falls to Portland, 36-7
PORTLAND — Oxford Hills/Buckfield dropped its second straight football game Saturday evening in a 36-7 loss to Portland. A 20-yard touchdown pass from Issiah Bachelder to Ethan Hoyt, and a safety from an Oxford Hills snap that went out of the end zone gave the Bulldogs a 9-0 lead. That was bumped up to 16-0 […]
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HS Football: Scott, Ramblers dominate Seagulls
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Winthrop/Monmouth senior running back Nate Scott earned the nickname “Edelman,” after Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, some time before his Friday night tour de force against Old Orchard Beach. But Ramblers’ head coach Dave St. Hilaire was glad to see the senior running back demonstrate how well-earned the moniker is. “We […]