MONMOUTH — Two games into the season, Kasey Smith and the Monmouth Mustangs have yet to allow a crooked number on the opponent’s side of the scoreboard. “It’s always nice to get a shutout,” Smith said. Smith and Monmouth had to hold off a dogged second-half effort by Lisbon to get its second shutout on […]
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H.S. Football: Ramblers hold off Greyhounds
WINTHROP — The depth as a result of the Winthrop and Monmouth football merger paid off for the Ramblers on Saturday. The Winthrop/Monmouth contingent outlasted Lisbon, taking home a 14-8 victory Saturday in a slugfest at sun-soaked Maxwell Field. The game was originally scheduled to be played on a cool evening the night before, but […]
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Preview 2013:Winthrop/Monmouth football
Coach: Joel Stoneton (10th year) Class: Western D Last year’s record: 2-6 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jared Hanson (QB), Zach Glazier (TB), Drew Stratton (WR), John Sullivan (DT), Dom Cognata (LB), Ethan Squires; Juniors — Mario Meucci (TE/LB), Jeremy Mihalakis (DT), Dakota Carter (WR/DB), Zach Phinney (S). Key losses: Cam Armstrong (C/DT), Nate Cook (LB), Danny […]
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Preview 2013: Western Class D football
Dave Crutchfield loves having most of the old gang back together. He’s not crazy about the new name it’s had foisted upon it, however. “This is the old Class C that we’re used to, minus Jay and Livermore Falls,” the Dirigo coach. “We don’t have the big schools that have come down and gone back […]
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Winthrop and Monmouth getting it together on gridiron
WINTHROP — While some coaches like to put on their best Bill Belichick scowl for the start of high school football season, Joel Stoneton is grinning from ear to ear. “It’s just a great time to be here in this program. It’s just so much fun,” he said. Stoneton and his Winthrop football program have […]
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Revolving door: World traveler Westberry one of many new ADs
If you’re looking for an image that will depict the plight of Maine high school athletic administrators these days, a revolving door does the trick. Consider the circumstances that brought Patrick Westberry to Monmouth Academy, however, and a spinning globe is more exact. Westberry returns to the region after 12 years as a teacher, coach […]
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H.S. Baseball: Sanborn, Monmouth Academy shut out Dirigo
“That’s not your typical nine seed. This wasn’t your typical one-nine game,” Monmouth coach Eric Palleschi said. “This was perfect for us. And we knew it was going be this type of battle.” The Mustangs (17-0) hadn’t played in a week, since a loss to St. Dominic Academy in the exhibition MVC championship game. They […]