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Their future paths may be different, but for one afternoon Brandon Thompson and Elena Mand-zhukova shared a glorious moment, winning the state's high school singles tennis championships Monday at Bates College.
Thompson, a junior at Waynflete School in Portland, defeated his teammate, freshman Patrick Ordway, 6-3, 6-2. Mandzhukova, a junior exchange student at Brunswick High who will return to Portugal in 12 days, beat Falmouth's Analise Kump 6-4, 7-6 (4).
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The progression seems so simple.
Semifinals as a freshman.
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LIMESTONE -- Chris Paradis scored 17 points to power the Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics past the Southern Aroostook Warriors 51-49 in schoolboy basketball action Monday night.
Nate Tucker chipped in with 15 points for the 2-0 Eagles and Brandon Thompson added 11.
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PETERSBURG - The following students at A.P. Hill Elementary School were named to the Honor Roll for the first nine weeks.
First Grade A Honor Roll: Nicolas Allen,Malik Brock, Dnijah Coates, Christopher Fields, Alaina Howell, Kayla Jones, Isaiah Lewis, Cierra Morgan, Brandon Pierce, D'Shani Smith, Michael Stagg, Kayla Thompson, Rayjuan Traynham, Osiris Walker,Jordan White, Ja'Cori Wyche.
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PORTLAND -- Results of the MTA Championships played at the Waynflete Sports Complex:
Men's open singles: First round, Scott Gagne def. Svet Kirtchev, 6-1, 7-5; Adam Levesque def. Alex Goyeneche, 6-0, 6-2; Nate Johnson def. Xavier Claret, 6-2, 6-0; Elliott Weeks def. Don Atkinson 7- 6(5), 6-3; Dave Yarema def. Kiet Thai, 6-1, 6-4; Josh Masse def. Jeff Sirocki, 6-1, 6-0; Lucas Johnston def. Matt Leon, 6-3, 7-5; Aaron Bergeron def. Joe Leask, 6-0, 6-1; Kurt Garascia def. Nate Gove, 6-4, 7-5; Zach Caron def. Alex Kappelman, 6-0, 6-2; Matt Gilman def. Jim Goodbody, 6-0, 6-1; Lance Prichard def. Marshall Abbott, 6-0, 6-0; Kazan Prindle def. Leo Scheidl, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Andy Gleason def. Tyler Strout, 6-1, 6-0; Devin Van Dyke def. Jon Parry, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1; Satchel McCarthy def. Colin Smith, 7-...
...Brandon Thompson/Devin Van Dyke, 6-3, 6-3; Chris Angell/Bo...
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In their fourth and final appearance in the finals of the Maine Principals' Association singles tennis tournament, Christine Ordway of Waynflete and Mike Hill of Mt. Ararat made sure they went out in style Monday afternoon on the campus of Bates College.
First, Hill took care of Waynflete sophomore Brandon Thompson in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to clinch his third consecutive state title. An hour later, Ordway finally put down a strong challenge from Scarborough freshman Kasia Jania, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Robert Brandon, +1-202-331-1550, or Anne Thompson, +1- 202-955-5665, both for the Campaign for College Affordability
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LEWISTON - Bob Tom Flynn tried his best to break through the Waynflete juggernaut that filled the rest of the boys semifinal field at Monday's high school tennis state singles championships.
But top-ranked Brandon Thompson refused to let the John Bapst of Bangor junior spoil the Portland school's party.
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Charleston Police arrested a man Friday night they say shot and killed Timothy Thompson in a West Side alleyway more than a week ago.
Brandon Levert "BG" Gray, 19, of 1024 Central Ave., is charged with first-degree murder after police say he fatally shot Thompson, 29, of Charleston, several times in the chest and head in an alleyway near Stockton Street and First Avenue.
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There's quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his 64.1 completion percentage. There's linebacker Clay Matthews and his league-leading 11.5 sacks. There's receiver Greg Jennings and his emergence as the go-to guy in the wake of tight end Jermichael Finley's season-ending injury.
[Ted Thompson]'s reluctance to mess with that chemistry by acquiring high-profile players from other teams was most evident in September, when an injury sidelined running back Ryan Grant for the season. Fans urged a trade with Buffalo for Marshawn Lynch, but Thompson stuck with Brandon Jackson, the team's backup. Jackson has been reliable if unspectacular, while Lynch landed in Seattle, where he was benched Sunday for coughing up two fumbles.
UW Women's Basketball: 2- 2 after losing to Green Bav, 43-69 (11/18), and Kansa...