Leavitt’s Keegan Melanson (11) looks to intercept a pass by Brunswick’s Kyle Hanson during their game in Brunswick on Thursday. The Brunswick High School boys basketball “sacrificed” the 3-pointer Thursday night for the inside play underneath and rolled to a 61-43 victory over Leavitt in a battle of Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foes. At least […]
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Sevigny, Mountain Valley girls sink Winthrop
RUMFORD — A freshman stepped to the line with nine seconds left and the game tied. “I was really scared because I knew the game was probably on the line right there,” Rylee Sevigny said. Sevigny calmly — at least it appeared so — made both free throws, and Mountain Valley held on for a […]
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Boys' hockey: Kings slay hard-charging Dragons in final minute
The Kings’ Connor Cyr controls the puck as Brunswick’s Jack St. Pierre tries to get in on the play during Tuesday night’s hockey game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Brunswick dug deep to get back into Wednesday’s game against Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester, but the Kings’ Connor Cyr dug just a little deeper in […]
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Roundup: Telstar boys stun Monmouth
BETHEL — With three seconds left, Telstar’s Blake Rothwell hit his first of two free throws to cut the deficit to two. Rothwell was instructed to miss the second on purpose, and when he did Jarrett Brown got the rebound and laid it in as time expired to force overtime. From there, Telstar (3-7) would […]
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Richmond boys fend off Dirigo
RICHMOND — Going into Tuesday’s game between Dirigo and Richmond, players, coaches and fans from both communities knew it was going to be a battle. Neither team disappointed on the court, and the Bobcats outlasted the Cougars 68-62 in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball action. “This team showed a ton or resiliency tonight, very proud […]
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Girls' hockey: St. Dom's powers past Falmouth, 8-0
Falmouth’s goalie Julia Bonnvie deflects the puck past St. Dominic’s Gigi Ouellette during Tuesday night’s hockey game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The way the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team can score goals makes even 5-on-5 play difficult sometimes. To go a player down — or two — makes that task even […]
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Winthrop boys too much for Madison
Madison Memorial High School’s Matt Oliver (24) battles for the rebound with Winthrop High School’s Jevin Smith in Madison on Wednesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Waterville Morning Sentinel) MADISON — For a game in which his team held a double-digit lead for the better part of three quarters, Winthrop boys basketball coach Todd MacArthur rarely felt like […]
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Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale outguns Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse
Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Logan Leadbetter, middle, draws some air — and a penalty — after colliding with Mt. Ararat/Morse/Lisbon’s Nick Austin during their game in Brunswick on Wednesday. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) BRUNSWICK — The Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth hockey team ripped a page right out of their opponent’s playbook, and in doing so nearly closed the book on the Mt. […]
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Boys' basketball: Mountain Valley passes on Spruce Mountain
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley’s dizzying passing game and pinpoint shooting allowed the Falcons to go up, over and around persistent Spruce Mountain in a boys’ basketball game Tuesday night. There always seemed to be an open man just inside the key for the Falcons, who held off the Phoenix with an inspiring 63-53 victory at […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills boys double up Lewiston
PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped out to an 18-3 first quarter lead over Lewiston on Tuesday, and never looked back, defeating the Blue Devils 66-33 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball matchup. Chris St. Pierre led all scorers with 17 points for the Vikings, including two 3-pointers. Colton Carson scored eight points and grabbed […]