Richmond’s Rey Gajilan Jr, on left, and Lisbon’s Jack Tibbets wrestle in the 120-pound weight class during a meet on Wednesday in Lisbon. Jack Tibbets won the match. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Richmond’s Kyle Tilton is pinned down by Lisbon’s Bradly Harriman during a wrestling match at Lisbon High School on Wednesday night. Harriman won the […]
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Girls' hockey: One goal enough for Blue Devils to beat Red Hornets
Edward Little/Poland/Leavitt’s Taylor Caillier and Lewiston’s Sara Robert battle for control of the puck during Wednesday night’s matchup at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill handed its adversary a power play midway through the first period, but it was the Blue Devils who took advantage of the situation Wednesday against rival […]
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Roundup: Edward Little's record-setting day too much for Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — The Edward Little boys’ basketball team pulled away in the second half to defeat Mt. Ararat 101-54 on Tuesday in a KVAC boys’ basketball showdown. The 101 points are the highest known point total in a single game for Edward Little. Mt. Ararat got within 12 of the Eddies in the third quarter, […]
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Boys' Basketball: McLaughlin (29 points) leads Ramblers past Bobcats
WINTHROP — Winthrop junior Jared McLaughlin didn’t blink when given the assignment to guard Richmond’s leading scorer, Zach Small, in Tuesday night’s MVC matchup with Richmond. McLaughlin also didn’t let such a difficult task affect him at the other end, either, and ended up matching Richmond’s 1,000-career-point scorer basket for basket. McLaughlin hit seven 3-pointers […]
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Boys' basketball: Hornets overpower Cougars
TURNER — The Leavitt Hornets whipped around a basketball like infielders on a baseball diamond. Throw in rebounding by several big men, strong legs from the entire team and it explains why the Hornets copped their first victory of the season, handily beating Mt. Blue High School 66-35 in a basketball game Tuesday evening. Leavitt’s […]
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Winslow girls pull away from Maranacook
Maranacook Community High School’s Grace Despres, left, and Amanda Goucher attempt to block a pass by Winslow High School’s Weslee Littlefield during a game on in Readfield on Tuesday. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) READFIELD — Maranacook girls basketball coach Jeannine Paradis warned her team at halftime that it was coming. And even after a third quarter […]
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H.S. roundup: Winthrop shakes off challenge from Dirigo
WINTHROP — Aaliyah WilsonFalcone poured in a game-high 18 points to help lead Winthrop to a 59-35 victory in an MVC Class C South girls’ basketball game Monday. Jillian Schmelzer and Kena Souza added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Ramblers (3-1), who overcame an 11-9 first-quarter deficit thanks to an 18-7 advantage in […]
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Girls' basketball: Mt. Abram slips past Lisbon, 46-45
Giana Russo of Lisbon High School dives over Megan Sorel of Mt. Abram during a scramble for the ball in Lisbon on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LISBON — Maddie Phelps didn’t look like she had a care in the world when she dropped in the game-winning free throws with 10.4 seconds left in a Mountain […]
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And One: Khalid finding his way with Red Eddies
Edward Little’s Ibn Khalid is fouled by Oxford Hills’ Janek Luksza as he heads to the basket during the teams’ season-opening tilt in Auburn earlier this month. Edward Little went on to win the game 58-51. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Since transferring across the river from rival Lewiston and joining his new Edward Little teammates during […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills girls light up Portland
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich goes up for a layup against the defense of Portland’s Davina Kabantu. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Sophomore Maggie Hartnett drained three first-quarter 3-pointers to help the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team take an early lead in its 57-38 Class AA North win over Portland on Saturday. Following Hartnett’s barrage, the […]