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Morse puts Aspire Higher program in Victory Lane

OXFORD — A unique and sometimes difficult journey began in December of 2014 when students participating in Oxford Hills Middle School’s Aspire Higher race team program announced they had chosen a young driver from Waterford to pilot their partially-completed Super Late Model in 2015. Through countless ups and downs, wrecks and other setbacks, both driver […]

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Gertrude E. ‘Trudy’ Morse

1933 – 2016 SOUTH PARIS — Gertrude E. “Trudy” Morse, 82, of Norway, and truly the heart of the Morse family, died late Thursday afternoon, Jan. 21, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, with her loving family by her side. Trudy was born on Jan. 30, 1933, in Norway, daughter of Stanley and […]

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Boys’ basketball: Morse holds off Lewiston

BATH — Scoring was hard to come by in the first half of Friday night’s boys’ high school basketball game between Morse and Lewiston.  The host Shipbuilders weren’t scoring inside, so to begin the second half, they kicked it out to sharp-shooter Dakota Freeman. The junior hit three treys in a row to begin the […]

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Boys’ Hockey: Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse shocks Lake Region/Fryeburg/Oxford Hills in OT

BRUNSWICK — Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse kept shooting, and shooting, and shooting against Lake Region/Fryeburg/Oxford Hills on Thursday night. All those shots were almost for not, as the Eagles faced defeat with less than a minute left to play. But clutch goals by Tyler Halls and Tyler Lacascio turned near-certain defeat into a 4-3, overtime victory over […]

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High School Boys’ Hockey Preview: Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse Eagles

Coach: A.J. Kavanaugh (first year) Region/Class: Northern Maine Class A Last year’s record: 3-15 Key returning athletes: Seniors – Austin Fournier (forward), Andrew Gardiner (defense); Juniors – Ryler Austin (defense), Tyler Halls (forward), Mark Abreu (forward), Steven Schuman (forward), Parker Lacey (goalie). Key losses: Ben Bishop, Tyler O’Connor, Kyle Lussier, Jon Roux. Promising newcomers: Sophomore […]

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High school softball: Fryeburg handles Morse in West B prelim

FRYEBURG — Mackenzie Buzzell and Makayla Cooper paced a relentless offense Wednesday as Fryeburg Academy rolled to a 12-0 preliminary round win over Morse High School. The Raiders (11-6) plated four runs in the first, five in the second and three in the third to earn the mercy-rul win. Buzzell went 4-for-4 with three runs […]

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H.S. lacrosse playoffs: Shipbuilders dismantle Saints

BATH — When the St. Dominic’s Academy boys’ lacrosse team visited McMann Field to take on Morse nearly one month ago, the Saints took advantage of a three-minute Shipbuilders stick infraction to erase a four-goal deficit before coming away with an 8-7 overtime win. The loss sent Morse into a tailspin, with four losses in […]