“It is intimidating,” DeMascio, making her first varsity start, said. “I knew we’d lost last year (to Mt. View, Thursday’s oppnent), and I wanted to come back and prove we were the better team.” DeMascio stared down a flurry of activity late in the game and made what could be a candidate for save of […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Monmouth Academy Mustangs
Coach: Tom Menendez (15th year) Conference: MVC Class: C Returnees: Boys: Seniors — Luke Thombs, Nick Menice, Nate Beaudoin; Girls: Seniors — Shayna Frost, Lindsey Ridlon, Haley West; Sophomores — Abbie Hunt, Negan Knowles, Moira Burgess, Danielle Parker, Emma Veirling, Elliott Sharples. Key losse: Four of our top five scorers graduated on the girls’ teams Season outlook: With […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Monmouth
Coach: Gary Trafton (ninth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year: 12-2-1, lost in Western C quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Cheyenne Gray (FB), Maddie Bumann (MF), Taylor Spadafora (FB), Sammy Grandahl (MF), Sidney Wilson (F), Mikayla Cameron (G); Juniors — Haley Fletcher (F), Izzy Lewis (MF); Sophomores — Hannah Anderson (FB), Emily Grandahl (FB/MF), Abbey Allen […]
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2015 Boys’ Soccer Preview: Monmouth
Coach: Joe Fletcher (sixth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: 10-4, lost in Western C quarterfinals. Returning athletes: Senior — Chandler Harris (MF); Junior — Hunter Richardson (MF); Sophomore —Avery Pomerleau (MF). Key losses: Kasey Smith (G), Mason Clement (MF), Noah Bates (MF), Joshua Neal (MF), Sherman Spears (MF), Ben Bolstridge (FB), Casey […]
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High school softball: Madison runs over Monmouth in West C semifinal
The Bulldogs took a 5-1 lead after three innings. During that time frame the Bulldogs bunted twice, had a pair of sacrifice flies, a hit batter and a couple of walks, all typifying their style of play. “That’s what we do,” Madison coach Chris LeBlanc said. “We bunt and run the bases trying to put […]
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Class C West baseball semifinal: Winthrop, Meucci stave off frantic Monmouth comeback
Given the chance to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday and give his reeling team a lift, Meucci defied logic in every way imaginable. His second triple of the day, this one to the gap in right center field, put No. 2 Winthrop back in business. Meucci beat throw home by a […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo finally gives up run, holds off Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Dirigo baseball defeats are so infrequent that they get taken personally, especially when the Cougars feel there were extenuating circumstances. There are no asterisks in the Heal Point standings, of course, but the absence of seniors Kaine Hutchins, Tyler Frost and Mitch Kubesh didn’t help Dirigo’s cause in a season-opening home loss to Monmouth. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth takes advantage of 10 Lisbon errors, wins 6-5 in eight innings
MONMOUTH — The conditions for Monday’s MVC baseball showdown between Lisbon and Monmouth were summer. The level of play at crucial times, well, decidedly spring training. Monmouth prevailed 6-5 in eight innings at Chick Field in a walk-off situation that you might never see again, but a fitting footnote to this one. Previously undefeated Lisbon dropped […]
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H.S. Baseball: Big hit by Ben Allen, gem from Matt Sekerak rally Winthrop past Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Right guy at the plate. Right guy on the mound. Ben Allen’s two-run, two-out, opposite-field single broke a tie in the top of the seventh inning Monday, completing Winthrop’s rally to a 4-2 victory over Monmouth in the Ramblers’ MVC baseball opener at Chick Field. Pinch hitter Bennett Brooks’ single, also to right field, […]
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Monmouth baseball preview
Coach: Eric Palleschi (11th year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 16-2, lost in Class C West semifinals Returning players: Senior — Noah Bates (2B); Juniors — Nick Sanborn (P/OF), Jariah Caissie (3B), Chandler Harris (2B/SS/P), Tommy Small (IF/P); Sophomore — Hunter Richardson (SS/P). Key losses: Kyle Fletcher, Nate Gagne, Brandon Goff, D.J. McHugh, Alex Curtis, Phil […]