September 2013
Mission accomplished!
LISBON FALLS With one matchup against a top rival in the Mountain Valley Conference already in the rear view mirror, the Lisbon Greyhounds were still in search of their first win of the 2013 fall campaign. Mission accomplished. Arianna Kahler scored twice, and Bailey Cutler and Olivia Harrington added one each as the Greyhounds held […]
Bobcats blank Greenville, 3-0
RICHMOND — Richmond High School freshmen led a Bobcat charge in a 3-0 blanking of Greenville in East-West Conference boys soccer action on Monday. “Rivalry games always give players a bit of anxiety and when you have three freshmen and three sophomores start in a game as big as Richmond- Greenville,” said Richmond coach Joe […]
Eagle girls now 2-0
LEWISTON — The Mt. Ararat High School girls soccer team visited Lewiston Monday in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action and won, 4-0. Mt. Ararat (2-0 and scheduled to host rival Brunswick Wednesday night) got two goals from Libby Ouellette, and Erin Tome and Torri Pelletier each with one. Mt. Ararat’s Lauren Williams and Kate Guerin […]
Dragons, ’Builders stumble
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School field hockey team hosted Lewiston on Monday and lost 3-0 in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference play. Jordon Van Savage had 14 saves and let in two goals, while Anna Webster had four saves and allowed one goal. “Brunswick is improving daily and I’m very proud of how my players […]
Little time to rest for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots have just three days to prepare for their next game against the New York Jets. They’ll meet on Thursday night following Sunday’s 23-21 win over the Buffalo Bills in which New England’s rookies struggled. Tom Brady threw 17 passes toward wide receivers Kenbrell Thompkins and Josh Boyce, and tight […]
Chances slip away for Djokovic at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic had his chances — namely, three break points toward the end of the third set, any of which would have given him control of what was shaping up as a close-as-can-be U.S. Open final. When he lost them all, any hope of lifting the trophy in New York slipped […]
Character in tragedy
COLUMBUS, Ohio An Ohio driver who made an online video confessing that he caused a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking was charged Monday with aggravated vehicular homicide. Ina31/2-minutevideopostedlast week, Matthew Cordle admitted he killed a Gahanna man and said he “made a mistake” when he decided to drive that night. “My […]
To cut down or not? That is the question
Twenty-five years ago or more I planted a couple of little pear trees behind my house. It was actually quite a big project, as fruit trees do not like growing in areas that are continually wet, and I didn’t have a good dry spot for them. Much of my full-sun property is near a stream […]