MONMOUTH — The first quarter was all about deflation and elevation. The Monmouth girls’ basketball team wanted to deliver a knockout blow early Saturday night and give its own game a lift at the same time. “We’ve been trying to do that,” Monmouth senior guard Sidney Wilson said. “We have a little motto which is […]
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Boys’ hockey: Rams overwhelm 26ers
AUBURN — Goals have been hard to come by in recent games for the boys’ hockey team from Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth. The Rams have netted just two goals in each of their last two games, both losses that dropped the squad to an even .500 record. Wednesday, however, was like a breath of fresh air for the […]
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H.S. Girls’ Hockey: Laberge, Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill stuff Biddeford
The Blue Devils (5-2-1), who normally have just four defenders, were missing both Bree Bergeron and Jaylin Cloutier. To make up for the losses, Blue Devils head coach Ron Dumont moved senior captain Corinne Laberge from forward back to the blue line. “Obviously we can’t play with just two Ds. It’s going to be a […]
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Boys’ basketball: Robinson, Dirigo ditch Monmouth in second half
MONMOUTH — For most Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball teams, the only prayer against Dirigo is to sit back in a 2-3 zone and hope that the Cougars can’t hit their outside shots. The strategy nearly worked two weeks ago for Lisbon, which took the Cougars to overtime. It paid dividends a while for Monmouth on […]
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Girls’ hockey: Devils, Red Hornets leave things unsettled
The big hit that Arseneault took also caused collateral damage to the Blue Devils (4-2-1), who were without freshman Bree Bergeron for the remainder of the game after being called for a boarding minor late in the second period. “It happens,” Blue Devils head coach Ron Dumont said of losing Bergeron. “They make the call, […]
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Former St. Dom’s coach charged with drug trafficking
LEWISTON — A former soccer coach at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn was arrested Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking. John Brissette, 36, of Monmouth was free Wednesday on $5,000 cash bail from Kennebec County Jail in Augusta after an initial appearance at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, according to a jail spokesman. Brissette […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hickey, Winthrop race past Monmouth
Good luck with that this winter, especially after performances such as the one the junior turned in Monday night at Stu Foster Gym. Hickey rained down six 3-pointers and accumulated 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, leading Winthrop to a 70-41 road win over neighboring Monmouth in MVC and Class C South […]
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Monmouth Nordic Skiing
Coach: Chris Bryant (Fifth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s result: Girls MVC champions and 5th at States. Returning athletes: Boys: Sophomore — Ethan Thombs. Girls: Seniors — Becki Bryant, Madi Bumann, Shayna Frost; Junior — Caroline Balan Stott. Key losses: Girls Jordyn Mann, Shannon Buzzell, Carey Knowles, Hannah Kerrigan. Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshman — Kyle Gunnells. Girls: […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth opens with win over Lisbon
LISBON — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team watched a 12-point first-half lead reduced to four points by Lisbon in the Mountain Valley Conference season-opener for both teams on Saturday. With the fans in the new Greyhounds’ home gym firmly behind their team, Lisbon went to the half down just five points behind and seemingly […]
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Boys’ basketball: Greyhounds howl in new gym
LISBON — A new gym and a really big win made the Lisbon Greyhounds’ Friday night. Ditto for fans on both sides of the gym. The Lisbon Greyhounds fended off Monmouth Academy in a Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball game and came away with a 48-39 victory. The roomy, pristine gym was undoubtedly an inspiration […]