In the end, it was James’ dominance inside that propelled the host Wolverines to an 84-69 Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball win Friday. The 6-foot-6 James finished with 46 points, 24 rebounds (14 offensive) and four steals, leading the Wolverines to a dominating 47-23 edge on the boards. His efforts offset a hot night of […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs use the second half to pull away from Wiscasset
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth girls’ soccer team scored 73 goals in 14 regular season games — a stunning 5.21 goals-per-game clip. At halftime of the Mustangs’ Class C South quarterfinal contest against the Wiscasset on Wednesday, they were below their average. But in the second half, they more than made up for it, wearing down […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lisbon, Wiscasset call it a draw
LISBON — When the Lisbon and Wiscasset boys’ soccer teams took the pitch for Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference clash, big things were on both teams’ minds. With the Wolverines and Greyhounds battling for a high seed in Class C South, this was a contest played with a playoff aggressiveness, with neither squad backing down an […]
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Girls soccer: Greyhounds, Wolverines play to 1-1 draw
LISBON — The Lisbon and Wiscasset girls soccer teams came into Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference high school matchup stinging from lopsided setbacks to undefeated Monmouth Academy. Looking to rebound, both squads battled hard in an evenly played 1-1 deadlock, giving the Greyhounds a 3-1-2 mark and the Wolverines a 3-3-1 record. “I think we are […]
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Boys soccer: Greyhounds win on Cam Poisson strike
WISCASSET — One kick was the difference in Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference boys soccer match between Lisbon High School and Wiscasset High School. That kick resulted in the match’s lone goal and huge 1-0 road win for the Greyhounds. In the 28th minute, Lisbon goalkeeper Jonah Sautter launched a ball into the air and deep […]
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Gerry seals title at Beech Ridge
SCARBOROUGH — When you race in one of Maine’s most competitive weekly divisions, the chances of finishing inside the top five every week against a mix of seasoned veterans and rising stars are slim, at best. Just don’t tell that to 25-year short track veteran Curtis Gerry, of Waterboro. The third-generation driver capped an […]
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Brackett notches second SLM win at Oxford
TJ Brackett powered around the outside of early leader Shawn Knight on lap 20 and pulled away to claim the 50-lap Super Late Model Trophy Dash on Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The two-time track champion (2013-14) from Buckfield won his first race this year on May 28, and appears to be back in […]
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Griffith notches first Super Late Model win at Oxford
Fans who have followed Super Late Model racing in northern New England the last few years know the name Derek Griffith. The 19-year-old driver from Hudson, N.H., has been tearing it up around the northeast this summer after winning the Granite State Pro Stock Series crown in 2015. Griffith added another career milestone over the […]
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Gerry notches first Super Late Model win at Oxford
OXFORD — Veteran short track driver Curtis Gerry hadn’t really planned on competing at Oxford Plains Speedway last weekend. Yet if you ask him about it today, he’ll tell you he’s elated the decision was made to go. Gerry, of Waterboro, a weekly racer at Andy Cusack’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, dominated the 50-lap Super […]
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Police deem death of Greene man’s girlfriend an accident
THE FORKS — Maine State Police say the death of Kimberly Hill, 33, of Wiscasset was an accident. Stephen McCausland, the spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said state police investigated Hill’s death and consulted with the Maine Attorney General’s Office and the Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta. “We’ve been able to piece […]