After coming oh so close last year, Winthrop wants nothing more than another crack at winning a gold ball. But if graduating eight seniors, half of them starters, isn’t enough to convince the Ramblers they can’t just pick up where they left off last season, coach Todd MacArthur is reminding them they have a lot […]
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Class C South Boys: Ramblers begin long road back, but will have to play catch-up
Cam Wood of Winthrop High School looks to pass over Nick Morales, left, and Max Shibley of Madison during their game last year. According to AC/DC, among others, it’s a long way to the top. No one knows that better than Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, who helped his Ramblers take one step forward over each […]
Monday Morning Quarterback: Playoff success was a line drive by Ramblers
Jevin Smith of Winthrop/Monmouth puts pressure on Spruce Mountain’s Brett Frey during the first half in Livermore Falls earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) It isn’t often that a team grinds down Lisbon on its home field, but that’s what Winthrop/Monmouth did in Saturday’s 28-13 Class D South quarterfinal upset at Thompson Field. […]
Perkins OT winner lifts Winthrop past Dexter in C North final
Winthrop High School’s Kinli Dibiase-Patenaude (11) gets tripped up by Dexter High School’s Makayla Bigness (19) right and Rebecca Batron (21) back center, in the Class C Northern Championship game at Hampden Academy in Hampden on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — One go-ahead goal didn’t count. And neither did a […]
Winthrop field hockey rolls past Central in C North quarterfinal
WINTHROP — As one of only two Mountain Valley Conference representatives, and the top seed, in the C North field hockey tournament, Winthrop is focused on itself rather than whatever unfamiliar foe it might encounter, such as No. 8 Central of East Corinth. The Ramblers sure looked familiar, dominating possession and mixing in a couple […]
H.S. football: St. Hilaire playing through pain for Ramblers
Luke St. Hilaire of Winthrop High School. WINTHROP — Luke St. Hilaire loves football. His right knee reminds him how much he loves it every time it aches. Football has been a big part of St. Hilaire’s life as long as he can remember. Growing up playing youth football, rooting for the New England Patriots […]
H.S. Field Hockey: Amaral comes up big for Boothbay in win over Winthrop
Winthrop’s Kinli Dibiase and Boothbay’s Kylie Brown struggle for control of the ball during Monday afternoon’s field hockey game in Winthrop. Winthrop’s Elle Blanchard and Boothbay Harbor’s Hali Goodwin face off around the ball during Monday afternoon’s field hockey game in Winthrop. WINTHROP — Emily Amaral had faced a penalty stroke only once entering Monday. […]
Winthrop/Monmouth back on track with win over Ellsworth/Sumner
Winthrop/Monmouth wingback Dylan Lajoie celebrates in end zone after scoring Ramblers’ first touchdown during a game on Friday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. WINTHROP — Cameron Gaghan changed his fortune in the span of a half. Giving up a fumble in the first quarter that led to an Ellsworth score, the Winthrop/Monmouth halfback could have […]
Girls' soccer: Webber leads Wiscasset past Winthrop, 3-1
Winthrop’s Aaliyah Wilson-Falcone (16) runs past Wiscasset’s Kateleen Trask (19) during MVC girls’ soccer action at Wiscasset on Wednesday. Wilson-Falcone scored a goal, but the Ramblers fell to the Wolverines, 3-1. WISCASSET — Two evenly-matched teams took to the pitch Wednesday as Wiscasset hosted Winthrop in a Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer clash. The game […]
Field hockey: Winthrop has final say in overtime
Spruce Mountain’s Emily Castonguay goes after the ball as Winthrop goalie Aiva Agri stands guard in a field hockey game in Jay on Wednesday. JAY — Ask freshman Kerrigan Anuszewski how she feels about scoring the game-winning goal and she begins talking about her Winthrop Ramblers. Anuszewski isn’t looking for critical acclaim for her heroic […]