Photographers: Lee and Connie Rand
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LADY LYNX END REGULAR SEASON
WITH 54-21 VICTORY OVER LEE ACADEMY
Earn playoff spot against Hermon |
| February 5 - The Lady Lynx played their final game of the regular season tonight with a convincing win against the Lee Academy Pandas. The Pandas scored the first two points, but soon got left behind, as the Lynx overpowered them 17-9 in the first quarter. |
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| Taylor Hawkins goes up for two of her dozen points. She was the game's high scorer for the Lady Lynx. |
| The Lee girls didn't fare much better in the second, as they added no score in the second quarter, while the Lynx continued to roll up the points to finish the first half 30-9. The third period saw MA with a 30-point lead, 47-17. |
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| MA's Brittany Libbey hits for 2 on a fast break tonight. |
With tonight's victory, M.A. easily handles Lee Academy 54-21 AND takes the #10 spot to earn a play-off game against Hermon in Hermon next Tuesday. They've lost twice to Hermon, by 18 points at Hermon and 4 points in Lincoln earlier this week. If they defeat Hermon, they'll play the #1 seed in the Eastern Maine Tournament in Bangor on Feb. 13th. For plenty of color action photos of tonight's game, CLICK HERE.
- Lee and Connie Rand
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| MA LOSES BARN-BURNER TO LEE ACADEMY, 58-55 |
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| "Lucky Lynx" |
February 4 - The final game of the season for this year's MA Lynx boys' basketball team was at home against archrival Lee Academy. Before a packed house, the Lynx struggled to keep up with the Pandas for most of the game, finishing the first quarter behind 18-14.
By the end of the half, the Pandas had pulled ahead 39-24, and led the Lynx 46-38 at the conclusion of the third period. The MA boys tied the game at 47 with only 5:28 to go, and pulled ahead 51-50 with only 3:18 left. The lead passed back and forth as the crowd went crazy. Lee Academy was able to squeak out a 58-55 victory.
Although the Lynx were behind by 13 at the half, a strong comeback in the second half saw M.A. actually take a 1-point lead with a couple minutes to go! Before the game Lee asked M.A. senior Lance Bernier how he felt about playing his last high school basketball game tonight. He smiled and said, "I'm going to enjoy this game as much as I can." And he did, leading the Lynx with 14 points. Bernier plans to attend Husson College in the fall and will play golf, but before that - there's baseball this spring! Fellow seniors Greg Hand and Wayne Campbell scored 11 and 13 points respectively.
The M.A. Lady Lynx keep their very slim post-season chances alive tomorrow, hosting the girls from Lee Academy at 7 pm.
The game concluded Head Coach Ryan Libby's second season with a record of 6 and 12.
For plenty of color action photos of tonight's game,CLICK HERE.
- Connie Rand
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| Nikki Smith sings the National Anthem before tonight's game. |
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POST-SEASON BASKETBALL COVERAGE
ON YOUR LINCOLN AREA WEB SITE !! |
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February 1 - For the fifth year in a row we'll be covering all the post-season basketball games* our local high school teams are involved in! We'll bring you hundreds of color action photos of each game - as you've gown accustomed to - within hours of each contest. The following local businesses have signed on to sponsor any games our teams are involved in.
To date our local sponsors are: Neal Associates, Lincoln Color Center, Clay Funeral Home and the Lincoln Maine Federal Credit Union. If you'd like to advertise your business in our coverage of these yearly games, contact us at sports@lincolnmaine.us or call 794-8071. Post-season play-off games start February 9!
*Home prelim games only, and all Tournament appearances
- Lee Rand
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| Indoor Golf League Results from Green Valley Golf Course |
Tuesday Night
1st Place
Frank Burnell & Dale Folnesby 31
2nd Place
Victor Jipson & Mike Clendenning 33
Closest to Hole # 12 Dale Folnesby 8' 5 |
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P.V.C. WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT M.A.
Penobscot Valley Finishes 4th
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January 30 - The Penobscot Valley Conference wrestling championships were held today at Mattanawcook Academy here in Lincoln. Nineteen high schools from eastern and northern Maine were represented at the meet. We were there for the second year in a row, and took several hundred photos of the competition today. To see our photosCLICK HERE. The EMC Wrestling Championships will be held on February 2.
The 19 schools represented were: Mattanawcook Academy, Penobscot Valley HS, Stearns, Caribou, Ellsworth, Fort Kent, Foxcroft Academy, Old Town, Central HS, Dexter, George Stevens Academy, Hermon, John Bapst HS, Mt. Desert HS, Piscataquis Community HS, Sumner Memorial HS, Bucksport, Ellsworth, and Washington Academy.
Dexter High School won the championship - their first since 2001. Next was Bucksport, followed by Ellsworth, Penobscot Valley of Howland, Fort Kent, Foxcroft Academy, Caribou and Old Town. Mattanawcook Academy finished in 9th place.
Many of the photos included in our two slideshows are available for purchase at www.leezsportsphotos.com.
Our thanks to M.A. wrestling Coach Doug Theriault for his help and to the M.A. staff for putting on a smoothly run event. And, to all the many high school wrestlers involved, "great job". You all did your schools proud.
- Lee Rand |
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BRADY VOSE HONORED |
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January 27 - Brady Vose, who graduated from MA last June, earned 1,039 points in his high school basketball career. Brady joins three other MA basketball players (Kelly Walcott, Curtis Robertson and Derek Libbey) who have reached 1,000 points or more. His name has been added to a banner hanging in the gym, and the game ball from the Lee Academy game where he sank the foul shot that brought his total to 1,000 points will be displayed in the trophy case at MA. Unique in his achievement was that he got his 1000-plus points in only three seasons.
Before tonight's game with John Bapst, MA Athletic Director Dean Libbey honored Brady with a presentation of the game ball, and a photo taken during his 1,000-point game at Lee Academy last season. The photo was donated by www.leezsportsphotos.com. Brady's coaches, Ryan Libby and Rick Sinclair (who now coaches the John Bapst Crusaders), congratulated him for his accomplishment.
We made a video of the presentation, and you can CLICK HERE to see a slide show of photos taken tonight.
Congratulations, Brady!
- Photos by Lee Rand • Story and video by Connie Rand
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MA BOYS OUTSCORE CRUSADERS BY 20 POINTS
Lynx over John Bapst 57-37
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M.A.'S WAYNE CAMPBELL GOES IN FOR 2 POINTS LATE IN THE 4TH QUARTER. |
January 27 - It was nip and tuck during the first half, with the Lynx and Crusaders matching scores at nine at the first quarter mark and tied at 23 at the half.
By the third quarter, the MA boys had pulled away to lead 38-32. The Lynx surged ahead to win by 20 points, 57-37 Wayne Campbell and Devin DeLaite each had 14 points for the winning Lynx. Lance Bernier had 10.. CLICK HERE for a slideshow of photos from tonight's game.
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LADY LYNX IN 31-19 WIN OVER JOHN BAPST
JVs also victorious, 39-33 |
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January 26 - The MA girls took charge early in the game, and led the visiting Crusaders from John Bapst all the way. By the end of the first quarter, John Bapst had scored only one basket, and got just two more points in the first half of the game.
Leading 13-4 at the half, the Lady Lynx kept increasing their lead and won handily, 31-19. The Lynx are now 9 and 6 on the season.
They'll face the Golden Bucks at Bucksport on Thursday, and return to MA for two more home games against Hermon on February 3 and Lee on February 5.
CLICK HERE for photos of tonight's JV and varsity games. |
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MA Winter Sports Team Photos
Photos of Mattanawcook Academy's winter sports teams are now available for purchase at www.leezsportsphotos.com. |
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M.A. 1000-POINT CLUB
Brady Vose To Be Honored At John Bapst Game |
MA's Brady Vose hits his 1000th point during last year's game at Lee Academy.
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January 18 - Making one thousand points in a four-year high school basketball career isn't easy - only four Mattanawcook Academy players have done so in the school's history. One of those did it in only three years! Lynx standout Brady Vose scored his 1000th point in only three seasons, with a foul shot at Lee Academy (pictured here) on February 6th of last year.
His name has been added to the 1000-Point banner hanging in the M.A. gym. Next week, with his two coaches present - Ryan Libbey and Rick Sinclair- he will be honored at halftime of the John Bapst/M.A. boys' game.
Pictured here are the game balls for each of the four M.A. 1000-Pointers: Kelly Walcott, Curtis Robertson, Derek Libbey, and Brady Vose. They're in the trophy case in the lobby of Mattanawcook Academy. Who will be the next Lynx player to score a thousand career points?Who will join Kelly as the second Lady Lynx player to hit that mark? Only the future knows, but someone will do it, and it might be a current player coming up from the junior high or a player already on the M.A. varsity or JV teams.
Until it happens again, I invite you all to attend these exciting games up at the high school every year. Support your local teams (in all sports), and one day you'll see local sports history made - again.
- Lee Rand
(Game photos from the 2009 MA/LA game can be viewed on www.leezsportsphotos.com) |
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MA LADY LYNX DEFEAT ELLSWORTH BY 34
JVS win by 49-28 |
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Taylor Blood hits for two points during the JV game. |
January 13 - The Mattanawcook Academy Lady Lynx upped their season record to 6-5 beating Ellsworth for the second time this season. This time the score was 61-27. The game was never in doubt as the girls easily handled the Eagles who were looking for their second win of the season. M.A. won the earlier contest in Ellsworth last month 60-30. Jessica Fortin and Taylor Hawkins led the Ladies with 18 points each. The Lynx led by one point after the first quarter, 19 at the half and 26 after three periods. |
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Taylor Hawkins hits for 2 of her 18 points during first period of action in tonight's game. |
The girls play a tough game at John Bapst on Saturday and another tough one in Presque Isle on Monday.
The M.A. Jayvees had an easy time of it too tonight, beating the Eagles in the preliminary game 49-28. For color action photos of of both of tonight's games, CLICK HERE. - Lee Rand |
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LINCOLNMAINESPORTS.COM EXCLUSIVE!!!
At 87, oldest living LA bb player living in Lincoln |
In 2007 the Lee Academy girls' basketball team coached by Ron Weatherbee had just won the Eastern Class D and State Class D girls' basketball championships! What a team - what a tournament. In 2008, Ron took his LA girls to the state championship again. This time in Class C!
To a smalltown girl born in "Crockertown", playing basketball was fun, but that was about it. State championships and all the excitement and hoopla we have today just wasn't there back in the early 1930's. In fact, the girls' game of basketball was played slightly differently back then. They had six players on the court at a time for one thing! Average team scores of 50 points or so were quite common, too. This young lady enjoyed the game enough to walk home - three miles - after school, walk back to school for practice, and then walk home again afterward!! Hmmm..... She played on the Lee Academy team all four of her high school years, and graduated in 1939. They never went to a tournament. "But, it was such fun!" After high school she actually played for a while for a Lincoln post-grad team made up of MA alumni even though she was a Lee Academy grad! Here's a photo of the 1936-37 Lee Academy team. And the lady, then a sophomore, we're talking about is the first girl on the left in the back row: |
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| One other member of this team is still alive today, but she's six months younger than our subject. They were the "pioneers" 70 or so years ago...... How would that team compare to the teams of today? No comparison can be made. And, that's good because that world and game no longer exits. Ah, but the memories will always be there, passed down through the years to those girls' children and families and so on.
Maybe someday I can do a story on how girls' high school basketball used to be played. We'll see.....
Of further interest, is the fact that senior foward Dana Houghton from this year's squad is a distant relative! Small world - small town! Our girl didn't go too far away, actually. Her son lives in Chester with his wife and children, and her daughter lives in Lincoln with her husband. She still likes basketball, and, follows the Lady Pandas through the season. In fact we caught her at several games this season, this one in Lee last January: |
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| That's her with the white coat enjoying the game with her niece Carol Marino and sister-in-law Kay Crocker. The Pandas won that game,btw! Will she be watching this year's LA team go for another state championship trophy? "Of course, I'll be watching the game on television. This is so exciting - I wouldn't miss it!"
So, who is the oldest living former Lee Academy girls' basketball player? Oh, I didn't mention that I know her did I? Yup, I do. She's my mother-in-law, Hilda Crocker Stockley, Connie and Alan's mother.
Now, I betcha you didn't know that!
- Lee Rand (copyright 2008) |
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OLD TOWN DEFEATS M.A. 53-46
JVs Lose 51-50
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Mattanawcook Academy student Nikki Smith singing the National Anthem before tonight's game against Old Town |
| December 21 - The M.A. boys' varsity team saw their season record dip to 2-3 as the team from Old Town (formerly known as The Indians) defeated the Lynx 53-46.
The opening game tonight saw the JVs in a nail-biter, losing to Old Town on two free throws, in the last few seconds, 51-50. The girls host Old Town tomorrow night. CLICK HERE for some color action photos of tonight's JV and varsity action.
The next game we have scheduled to photograph for the Lincoln area web site will be January 13th when the Lady Lynx host the Ellsworth Eagles.
- Lee Rand |
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Local Sports Photographer Lee Rand at Mattanawcook Academy |
NEW SPORTS PHOTO WEB SITE ANNOUNCED |
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AUGUST 24, 2009 - Lincoln sports photographer Lee Rand announces the launching of his new photography web site dedicated to Lincoln area sports. The site, www.leezsportsphotos.com, will feature thousands of color action photos of various local high school sporting events as well as Lincoln rec league, Little League contests, and more.
"Last winter after editing we had over 8,000 high school basketball photos featured on the sports section of the Lincoln web site at www.lincolnmainesports.com," Lee explained. "All those and thousands more are now being featured on the all new web site with some going back to 2006."
The new site separates his sports photography from his scenic pictures, which are featured on www.leezphotos.com. Lee shoots mainly scenic and sports photography and is hired by ad agencies throughout New England to do free-lance work. The many photos on the Lincoln area web site, www.lincolnmaine.us, are taken by him and his wife Connie. That site has had over two million visitors since going online in the summer of 2006. |
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Lee and Connie Rand own and operate Rand Advertising LLC, which was founded in 1988.
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Mattanawcook Academy Lynx |
Penobscot Vally High School Howlers |
Lee Academy Pandas |
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JUST TO SHOW YOU.......... |
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October 19, 2008 - Today we covered our first basketball game of the season at Lee Academy's Mallett Gym. You may remember last year when we were out there we caught Lee making a 3-point shot. We had posted a photo on this sports page for awhile. Well, this year Maine's "oldest living teenager" was at it again! |
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Although the shot wasn't a 3-pointer this time (he's getting older, folks), he was still in pretty good form. Sinking one from near 3-point range was still pretty impressive - considering..... |
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Right off the backboard! YES!! Lee's a firm believer in vitamins and LUCK!
Till next year!!
- Connie Rand
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TED WILLIAMS MYSTERY PHOTO SOLVED ! |
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| May 23 - Finally!! The mystery of who the girl was in the photograph with baseball legend Ted Williams has been solved!! A number of years ago we came into possession of a photo of Red Sox star Ted Williams that was taken, we thought, in the early 1950's. The location is on Main Street in front of the Bon Ton. The question everyone had was, who was the girl in the photo? Many thought it was Muriel Applebee from the Howland area, who was a local beauty queen at the time. That seemed to be the consensus, although not 100% for the past few years until last fall. At that time I was able to connect with a friend of hers and obtain pictures of her in Atlantic City. Miss Applebee, now living out of state, said it was not her and the photos made it certain - she was not the girl in the photo. Dead end. Well, the other day I received a photo that proves who the girl was/is, AND that it's a rare photo indeed!
Seems Ted had married for the second time in 1961. Although he divorced her 5 years later, they only stayed together several months before separating for good. The woman in that photo is none other than Ted's second wife, Lee Howard! She was a model from Chicago. The photo has to have been taken in the summer of 1961 NOT in the early 50's as first thought. Other than at their wedding there are few, if any, photos of them together!! They had no children, and Ted would later go on to marry a third time. Here's the photo of Miss Howard that I received:
So, the mystery is solved and now the fun begins - maybe. The negative is lost and I have the original photo. This photo is available for lease only at this time. Any Ted Williams fans out there?
It's actually been fun checking out leads and tips over the past several years trying to identify the girl in the photo. And, thank you to the many local people and those throughout New England who have been helped me out in this quest to identify the woman. It's been fun and a challenge and now we know, and I've gotta find another rare picture!!
- Lee Rand |
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Lee taking photos at a spring M.A. baseball game as Chris DeBeck, Lincoln News Sports Editor, looks on.
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(October 2007) AS LEE ACADEMY SENIOR FORWARD DEVAN PARKER LOOKS ON, I SINK A 3-POINTER!!
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A VISITOR FROM SOUTHERN MAINE E-MAILS:
"Connie & Lee, thank you so much for the work you put in getting the write up and massive amount of photos on the website the same day as the Lynx win over Caribou. As you might expect, the sportcasts in Portland didn't even give game scores for Eastern Maine games. I knew I could rely on you and you had so many great photos it was almost like being at the game. Thank you! And thanks to the sponsors! Go Lynx!
Go Pandas, too! Lee (the Academy, not the husband!) has good teams, too!" |
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Coach Fletcher
Former Lynx basketball coach Bill Fletcher is now a director of the Maine Principals Association, and is one of those in charge of the Eastern Maine B, C and D basketball tournament in Bangor. We've had requests from some of our visitors for a current photo, and we snapped this picture of Coach Fletcher at the Bangor Auditorium on February 20, 2008. He wanted to say hi to everyone who remembered him in the Lincoln area, and he was flattered to think that people still cared. He's been a great help to us over the past four tournaments. |
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Lee talkin' basketball with M.A. boys' varsity basketball coach Ryan Libby.
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All photos Copyright Lee Rand |
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We'd like to encourage you to support all our area high school athletes. Parents, coaches, managers, booster clubs, cheerleaders, and many others work hard to provide all the teams with everything they need to do their best. Fans are very important, too, so get out there and have some fun cheering on your favorite teams!
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Soccer is new to M.A.
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To find out how the Mattanawcook Lynx have fared in post-season play over the years, CLICK HERE.
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