MONMOUTH — At the beginning of the season, Joe Fletcher wasn’t sure what to expect from his Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer team. The Mustangs opened the season with a loss to Mountain Valley and were a young and unseasoned group. There was potential, but Fletcher just didn’t know how that might all come together in […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Monmouth remains unbeaten, blanks Lisbon, 5-0
When the Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer team takes the field, the Mustangs want to start warm and heat up quickly. It might just result in the early lead, sending the Mustangs on their way. “In the past, we’ve had a really hard time getting going right off,” senior Sidney Wilson said. “So that’s why this […]
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Winthrop/Monmouth edges Dirigo behind late Ingram TD
DIXFIELD — Dirigo and Winthrop/Monmouth have brought out the best in each other over the years, and that was evident again Friday in a Class D Campbell Conference showdown. Quarterback Matt Ingram directed a long drive and ran in a 1-yard touchdown with less than 10 seconds left as Winthrop rallied for a 12-7 triumph […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Winthrop/Monmouth, Dirigo feel sense of urgency in crowded Class D
DIXFIELD — It’s too early to talk about the high school playoffs, but Class D South contenders already are waist-deep in games that will set their place and their bus-ride itinerary in that bracket. Two weeks ago, Winthrop/Monmouth gave away four fumbles and watched Lisbon rally to a 14-7 victory. This past Saturday, Dirigo couldn’t […]
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H.S. Football: “Year of the QB” in Class D South
The small-school division of Campbell Conference football was renamed Class D South prior to this season, but they could have just labeled it Quarterback Central. Long-gone is the day of that position in this league belonging to a game manager whose main concerns are not fumbling the snap or botching the handoff. The top five […]
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Lewiston’s weaving history alive and well in Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Three years ago, Fred Lebel secured rights to the iconic Bates name and crown logo of the weaving company he’d once led in the Bates Mill complex. Two years ago, he moved into his company’s new home on outer Main Street, leaving the Hill Mill for a deceptively large 50,000-square-foot factory space filled […]
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Girls’ soccer: Monmouth routs Wiscasset
MONMOUTH — Wiscasset keeper Lindsey Gordon was under fire all afternoon, stopping 29 shots, but Monmouth had its way offensively in the teams’ MVC regular-season contest, earning a 10-0 win over the visiting Wolverines. “I thought she played well,” Wiscasset head coach Duane Goud said of his goaltender. “It’s a big responsibility back there, she […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Wilson, Cameron lead defensive effort in Monmouth win over Oak Hill
WALES — The incentive program supervised by Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer coach Gary Trafton is a starchy one. Senior sweeper Taylor Spadafora’s timing and courage to soar above the pack and head the ball out of danger after an Oak Hill corner kick at the end of the first half earned her a pizza. Mikayla Cameron’s […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley opens with win over Monmouth
The Falcons went into a final scrimmage game last week expecting the best only to find themselves embarrassed and frustrated. “We had a scrimmage with Buckfield and they ran all over us and beat us 7-4,” Mountain Valley coach J.T. Taylor said. “As much as the guys didn’t like that, I think it was good […]
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H.S. Football: Tyrese Joseph, Lisbon stun Winthrop/Monmouth
WINTHROP — Tyrese Joseph wanted to play football for Lisbon as a sophomore. He made that decision after double sessions, which didn’t sit well with Dick Mynahan. Too late, the Greyhounds’s coach said, but you’re welcome to come back next year. Joseph returned 30 pounds lighter, and that level of fitness and commitment manifested itself in […]