University of Maine at Farmington Nordic skier Alisha Labbe was the first female to cross the finish line in last Saturday’s USCSA Katahdin Nordic Sprint/10K race at Titcomb Mountain. That finish earned the Turner native and Leavitt Area High School graduate the USCSA’s Reynolds Division Female Nordic Athlete of the Week award. Labbe finished sixth […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Menice, Monmouth rally past Oak Hill
WALES — After trailing the entire first half, Monmouth Academy just needed a little energy to get back in its game against Oak Hill. The Mustangs turned to their energy guy after halftime in Nick Menice, who scored all 12 of his points in the second half to rally Monmouth past the Raiders, 51-40, in […]
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College Notebook: Local hoops teams turn the page to 2016
With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]
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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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Cady named CMCC hockey coach
President Scott Knapp and athletic director Dave Gonyea have announced that Kevin Cady has been appointed head coach for the Central Maine Community College men’s hockey team that is slated to begin play next fall. Cady spent 11 years in hockey operations with the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres organizations. He served as trainer for […]
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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 […]
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2015-16 Monmouth boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Lucas Turner (seventh year) Conference: MVC Class: C South Last year’s record: 9-10, lost in Class C South preliminary Returning players: Seniors — Nick Menice (5-7 guard), Luke Thombs (5-8 guard), Nick Sanborn (6-2 forward); Juniors — Hunter Richardson (6-1 guard), Avery Amero (6-3 forward), Travis Hartford (6-2 forward), Mat Foulke (5-6 guard), Devon Poisson (5-7 guard). […]