“We’ve been playing Gray now, since Andy (Higgins) has been a coach there, and just about, I think, 75 percent of the games or 80 percent of the games have been one- or two-goal games,” Yarmouth coach Mike Hagerty said. “Every single time.” The Clippers (8-2) did their best to make it a blowout. They […]
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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: Weekend Blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. The Red Eddies were tied with Portland for a half, but then faltered in the second half. The Vikings have been better in the second half of both their games. Both coaches will likely be looking for a full, 48-minute effort from their respective teams. CHEVERUS (1-1) AT LEWISTON (0-2) Friday, 7 […]
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HS football: Yarmouth holds off Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley battled back, but fell a two-point conversion short of Yarmouth on Friday. The Falcons put together a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback behind quarterback Nick Newman. However, time ran out as Yarmouth, behind QB John Thoma’s three passing touchdowns and another running, pulled out a 27-25 win in a Class C South game […]
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Class B Girls’ Lacrosse: Kennebunk defeats Yarmouth for a perfect season
PORTLAND — Once Kyra Schwartzman got going, there was no stopping her. The Kennebunk Rams’ senior attacker scored five goals in a 9-7 win over Yarmouth to lift the Rams to the 2016 Class B girls’ state title, their first state championship after several runner-up finishes, including last year’s 11-10 loss to the Clippers. The […]
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Defending champ Yarmouth downs St. Dominic Academy
There was only a fine-to-sometimes-heavier drizzle coming down on the field Saturday when St. Dominic Academy and Yarmouth squared off in a Class B North girls’ lacrosse semifinal, but the Clippers poured it on in the first half, taking an 8-1 lead before finishing off the Saints in a 13-6 victory. The second-ranked Saints (13-1) […]
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Olive S. Holbrook
CASCO — Olive Savage Holbrook, 90, of Casco passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, March 28. Olive married the love of her life, Charles Holbrook Sr., on April 8, 1948, and resided in Yarmouth. Olive worked in the local mill and retired from the Yarmouth School Department, where she spent […]
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Lucille Bailey Welch
1922 – 2016 AUBURN — Lucille Bailey Welch, 94, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Monday, March 21, at the Hospice House, following a long illness. She was born in Yarmouth on Jan. 18, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Fessenden) Bailey. Lucille was educated in Auburn schools, and graduated from Edward Little High […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Roderigue, Waterville topple Yarmouth in 2OT
LEWISTON — Andrew Roderigue was on the giving end all night for Waterville. On the game-winning goal, he finally got his chance to receive a pass, and didn’t waste the opportunity. Roderigue gathered a point-to-point pass, wheeled and fired a shot from the right side that eluded Yarmouth goalie Dan Latham, lifting the Purple Panthers […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Waterville, Yarmouth fight to get back on top
Players to Watch: Waterville — Jr. D Andrew Roderigue, Jr. F Jackson Aldrich, Sr. F Michael Oliveira, Jr. G Nathan Pinnette; Yarmouth — Sr. D Walter Conrad, Sr. F Patrick Grant, Jr. F Bill Jacobs, Soph. G Dan Latham. Matchup: Once a Class A power, Waterville was the best team in Class B this year […]