FARMINGDALE — For the second game in a row, Monmouth Academy sophomore Avery Pomerleau scored a goal in overtime. Friday, he did it twice. Pomerleau’s first boot was nullified after officials ruled he was offsides, but with a second chance — on a third rebound off the crossbar — he didn’t miss. Pomerleau’s header in […]
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H.S. Football: Winthrop/Monmouth offense is balanced diet
Leading receiver Bennett Brooks was sidelined in the first quarter of a win at Old Orchard Beach the previous Friday. Fullback Dustin Tripp went down in the second quarter. Halfback Nate Scott was ejected when his reach for the end zone pylon was perceived as taunting, leading to his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of the […]
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Class C South boys’ soccer quarterfinal: Pomerleau, Monmouth stun NYA in OT
Let the dog hang around long enough, however, and you’re bound to get bitten. Monmouth nipped at NYA’s heels, using a pair of brilliant executed set plays to pull even. Then the Mustangs sank in their teeth in the fading daylight and gnawing stress of overtime. After Mat Foulke’s initial shot squirted through the hands […]
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‘Zombies’ unleashed: Monmouth filmmaker scores movie release in time for Halloween
Just in time for the season of gore, guts and braaaaiiiins, and three years after it was filmed around Central and Western Maine, “How to Kill a Zombie” is loose. Maxim Media International bought and picked up the movie for distribution and released it earlier this month. “It sold out on every platform immediately,” said […]
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George E. Hartford
1929 – 2015 LEEDS — George E. Hartford, 86, of Plains Road in Leeds, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, at home, surrounded by his loving family. George was born March 25, 1929, to Lena and Floyd Hartford. He attended Leeds and Monmouth schools and was an active member of the community. George was a generous […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt belts Biddeford; Boothbay shocks Winthrop/Monmouth
BIDDEFORD — Leavitt’s first trip to storied Waterhouse Field in Biddeford was a triumphant and productive one Friday night. The Hornets clicked on all cylinders offensively and played one of their toughest defensive games of the season, as well, taking out the Tigers, 40-27. With its third consecutive victory, Leavitt (6-2) likely clinches the No. 2 […]
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Ronald E. Blaisdell
1945 – 2015 WALES — It is with great sadness we say goodbye to our loving husband, brother and friend, Ronald E. Blaisdell, 70, who transitioned from this world to his home in heaven after a courageous battle with cancer. Ron died at home, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, Oct. 19. He was […]
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Boys Soccer: St. Dom’s pushes past Monmouth
AUBURN — The St. Dominic boy’s soccer team celebrated senior day Monday, as its 10 seniors played their final regular-season home game. And thanks to those seniors the Saints also celebrated a 3-2 win over Monmouth Academy in a key late-season Class C South tilt. “It’s huge. It’s definitely, at this point, it’s all about […]
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Girls’ soccer: Madison rallies to 2-2 tie with Monmouth
In the first half Monday at Chick Field, Emily Grandahl and Haley Fletcher lived up to that reputation and landed the Mustangs a two-goal lead. With time ticking and daylight fading, Madeline Wood and Ashley Emery answered for the Bulldogs. After two fruitless five-minute overtimes, the result was a 2-2 MVC deadlock that didn’t make […]
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Cross Country: Boothbay sweeps MVC team titles; Lisbon’s Harriman wins boys’ race
Freshman Faith Blethen out-distanced senior teammate Hannah Morley and the rest of the field as the Seahawks cruised to a team victory over St. Dom’s at the University of Maine at Augusta course. The Boothbay boys edged Lisbon for their title. The girls’ race, run first, belonged to the freshman phenom Blethen, who crossed the […]