For the Patriots, the desire to win a gold ball went deeper than idle brashness or unbridled optimism.
Lee Horton
Staff Writer
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
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Boys basketball: Monmouth outlasts Mount View to win first state title
The Mustangs gain momentum before halftime, then hold on to claim the Class C championship.
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Boys basketball: Gray-New Gloucester beats Hampden to claim Class A title
Nate Hebert spearheads third-quarter takeover that pushes the Patriots past the Broncos to earn Gray-NG’s first state championship since 1975.
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Boys basketball: Aidan and Noah Hebert set frenetic tone for Gray-New Gloucester
“The twins are the greatest all-around basketball players I’ve ever seen,” Patriots senior Carter Libby said.
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Boys basketball: Sammy Calder’s big-moment excellence has Monmouth in first state final
“I think that when he’s on the court … the other guys around him just sort of believe that we can get it done,” coach Wade Morrill said. The Mustangs face Mount View in the Class C title game Saturday.
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C South boys final: Monmouth holds on against Mt. Abram, wins first regional title
Lucas Harmon scores all of the Mustangs’ fourth-quarter points, including three after the Roadrunners tie the game in the final minute.
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Boys basketball: St. Dom’s falls to Valley in D South final
Saints can’t overcome early deficit in bid for first regional title.
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A South boys basketball: Gray-New Gloucester gets past Noble, wins first regional title since 1975
The Patriots will face Hampden in the Class A state final next Saturday in Portland. It will be Gray-NG’s first state title game appearance since winning the Class C championship in 1975.
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A South boys basketball: Top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester holds on to defeat Freeport in A South semifinal
The Patriots advance to face No. 3 Noble in Friday’s regional final. The Knights handed Gray-NG its most recent loss.
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AA North girls basketball: Big shots and big stops give Oxford Hills big OT win over Bangor
Gabbie Tibbetts’ 3-pointer sets the tone in overtime, and the second-seeded Vikings advance to their eighth straight regional final.