MONMOUTH — The first quarter was all about deflation and elevation. The Monmouth girls’ basketball team wanted to deliver a knockout blow early Saturday night and give its own game a lift at the same time. “We’ve been trying to do that,” Monmouth senior guard Sidney Wilson said. “We have a little motto which is […]
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Boys’ basketball: Wiscasset takes down Lisbon
LISBON FALLS — In Thursday night’s boys high school basketball game between Wiscasset and Lisbon, the first quarter belonged to the Wolverines. The second quarter belonged to Lisbon. Going into halftime, it was just a three-point game. But right out of the gates in the second half, Wiscasset reeled off 11 straight points, and from […]
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Boys’ basketball: James, Wiscasset deny another Telstar comeback
BETHEL — Telstar couldn’t pull off another fourth-quarter miracle on Wednesday night, but the fact that the Rebels now believe in them is a huge step. Jeremiah Richardson’s half-court bank shot in the closing seconds wasn’t enough to topple undefeated Wiscasset, which overcame 26 turnovers and shaky shooting and escaped with a 47-45 victory in MVC […]
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Boys’ soccer: Wolverines chew up Raiders
WISCASSET — It took less than a minute for the Wiscasset High School boys’ varsity soccer team to register a goal in its 4-0 win against Oak Hill on Monday. The Wolverines (4-9-1) put up 15 first-half shots and 27 total against the Raiders (0-12-2). Oak Hill goalkeeper Kaleb Morissette was kept busy, making 15 […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lisbon runs away from Wiscasset
WISCASSET — The first two games of the Mountain Valley Conference girls’ high school soccer season saw Lisbon miss chance after scoring chance in losses to Oak Hill and Boothbay The Greyhounds righted the ship a bit in a win over Dirigo on Monday, and seemed to really find their flow on Thursday, downing Wiscasset […]
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles stops mobile units in Wiscasset, York County
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles is discontinuing its mobile units in Wiscasset and York as part of a realignment of services. The BMV’s mobile units consist of two staff members who travel monthly to 22 sites around Maine that don’t have a bureau office. The units can process driver’s licenses and identification […]
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Local racing roundup: Chris Coolidge claims first OPS win of season
It has been a rough season for Chris Coolidge in the Budweiser Super Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway, but the Norway racer chose a great time to get things dialed-in properly. Coolidge back up his heat race victory by leading all 50 laps of the caution-free main event. His first victory of a […]
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Racing roundup: Knight, Lanpher, St. Clair earn big wins over the weekend
Oxford native Shawn Knight notched his third Super Late Model victory of the season in impressive fashion Saturday night in Oxford’s weekly Championship Series program. Knight drove inside of third-generation pilot Gunnar Rowe coming through Turns 3 and 4 at the end of lap 28 and pulled away for top honors. Rowe, who has led […]
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Local Racing: Big wins for Wyatt Alexander, Johnny and Cassius Clark, Brad Babb and Jeremy Davis
Wyatt Alexander, a 15-year-old rookie at Wiscasset Speedway, made the first Pro Stock victory of his career a big one Saturday night. Alexander took advantage of the three early leaders’ late misfortune and ran away with the Boss Hogg 100. The victory was worth more than $3,000 to Alexander, who ascended to the top division […]
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Brown seeing green at Wiscasset
PERU — On most occasions, when a race driver moves from his home track to compete at a different venue, it takes a while to get used to the new layout before he or she can contend for wins. Just don’t tell that to 31-year-old, short-track veteran Dan Brown, of Peru. He used to call […]