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H.S. Football: Running the ball can’t be stopped

The first organized game of football took place in 1869. The first legal forward pass didn’t come for another 37 years. As much as the pass has gained popularity over the last 110 years, especially over the past 10-20 years at various levels, there always has been and always will be a place in football […]

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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10

1. Thornton Academy (3-0) (1) The scoreboard keeps rolling for the Trojans, whose 56 points in week three were their lowest output so far. They have outscored opponents 183-40. 2. Bonny Eagle (3-0) (2) Bonny Eagles vs. Bangor used to be a welcomed championship matchup. The Scots weren’t very welcoming to the Rams last Friday, […]

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First and 10: Top 10

They’re the champs until they get knocked off. The Trojans lost a lot, but they’re a factory. Now it’s time to see what the product looks like. 2. PORTLAND 0-0 The Bulldogs finally made it back to the state championship game last year, before falling to Thornton. 3. WINDHAM 0-0 The Eagles were a couple […]

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Class C football championship: Winslow repeats, 24-10, over Yarmouth

Giving up a 64-yard quarterback keeper on the second play from scrimmage isn’t there, either. And there’s no evidence that five turnovers are any part of the equation. Even with all that stacked against Yarmouth, the Clippers’ defense played well enough to win for most of Saturday afternoon before Winslow walked away with its second […]

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Sylvia P. Fitts

1932 – 2015 LISBON — Sylvia P. Fitts, 83, a resident of Monmouth, died Thursday, Nov. 19, at Lamp Memory Care Center in Lisbon, where she had resided for the past three years. She was born Jan. 5, 1932, in Orlando, Fla., the daughter of Harry E. and Dorothy (Richards) Percival, Sr. She attended Lincoln […]

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Anne Fedorovich Hagan

1926 – 2015 AUBURN — Anne Hagan, also known as Annie, Ma, Mom, Grammy, GG and Auntie Annie, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 24, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with her family by her side. She was born July 1, 1926, in Winslow, and was the daughter of Walter and Christine Fedorovich. She attended […]