LEWISTON — In the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener for both teams, Bowdoin College scored the first seven points and never looked back, controlling the Bates men’s basketball team from start to finish in a 71-50 decision Friday night in Alumni Gymnasium. The Polar Bears (9-2, 1-0 NESCAC) won their third straight game […]
2018
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Local roundup: Forest Hills girls stun Buckfield in double overtime
JACKMAN — Demi Giroux drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Forest Hills to a stunning 40-38 double-overtime win over Buckfield in the teams’ East-West Conference contest on Friday. The Bucks (0-7) had taken the lead with five seconds to play on the strength of a free throw, only to have Giroux run the […]
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Lisbon girls run away from Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Lisbon doubled its seven-point halftime lead with an 18-point third quarter and the Greyhounds pulled away for a 46-26 victory over Wiscasset in girls’ Mountain Valley Conference basketball action Friday night. Sophomore Giana Russo scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the decisive third. “She’s a fantastic player. She’s grown so much […]
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Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs break out in 3rd quarter to beat Red Eddies
Austin Brown, left, of Edward Little High School and Pedro Fonseca of Portland High School compete for a rebound during the first period in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Portland couldn’t shake short-handed Edward Little for the first two-and-a-half quarters of Friday night’s rematch of last year’s Class AA North final, so […]
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Nordiques pound Generals in first game back from break
L/A Nordiques forward Armand O’Keefe loses and edge and falls in front of Northeast Generals forward Jacob Kelly (7) during their game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — In a battle of the top two teams in the NA3HL’s Coastal Division, the top-ranked L/A Nordiques rang in […]
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Monmouth girls clip Richmond
Richmond High School’s Ashley Abbott, left, looks for a teammate to pass to as Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland defends during their game at Richmond High School on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Monmouth girls basketball coach Scott Wing could see his team was leading heading into halftime of Friday’s matchup against Richmond. He just […]
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Oak Hill girls clamp down on Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley’s Brooke Carver looks for a teammate to pass the ball to while Oak Hill’s Desirae Dumais plays defense during Friday night’s game in Rumford. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — Oak Hill’s defense clamped down and its free throws went in as the Raiders defeated Mountain Valley, 39-27, in MVC girls’ basketball action Friday. […]
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State lowers Jay valuation for third consecutive year
JAY — Maine Revenue Services has reduced the town’s state certified valuation by $61.55 million for 2016 and 2017, and 2018 proposal because of downsizing at the Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill. The town applied for a reduction through the state’s Sudden and Severe Disruption of Valuation Program in 2017. It is the third consecutive year […]
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Messalonskee girls too much for Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue High School’s Jacelyn Dagger (32) tries to split Messalonskee High School defenders Emily Parent (12) and Allyssa Turner (33) in Oakland on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Waterville Morning Sentinel) OAKLAND — Since dropping its first two games of the season, the Messalonskee High School girls basketball team has found its stride. That run of […]
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Reporters' Notebook
‘Like a burrito’ Twenty years ago this month when he was called up for duty in the Maine Army National Guard for the 1998 ice storm recovery, one of Master Sgt. Michael Wall’s jobs had him clearing trees off power lines around Bangor. He had the right protective gear and was skilled with a chain […]