On bended knee, heads bowed in dismay, the members of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School football team listen to coach Chris Baldassano's homily about not giving up following the team's 38-12 loss to fellow first-year program Pingree -- its sixth straight defeat along the way to an 0-8 record. (Full article: 1416 words)

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