Edward Little High School’s Jade Perry, left, drives past Lewiston High School’s Gabrielle Wilson during their game in Lewiston last season. (Sun Journal file photo) Oxford Hills has just enough question marks to make Class AA North interesting. The Vikings are still the favorites, after plowing through the region last year with a 17-1 regular […]
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Leavitt Hornets 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Whatever Leavitt is at the start of the season, coach Dave Gerrish hopes it will be different by the end. “I think if we play hard, and I hate to use the old cliche, but if we kind of believe in the process of improvement all year, I think we could be really good by […]
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Oxford Hills Vikings 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Call it a fairly safe bet that Oxford Hills will be at or near the top of Class AA again this season. The question that remains is whether or not the Vikings can win the region and make it back to the state championship, and perhaps even win the school’s first basketball title. Underclassmen such […]
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Hebron Lumberjacks 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
For the second year in a row, the Lumberjacks won 12 games and claimed the MAISAD title. But, also for the second year in a row, their season ended one game shy of Augusta. Leading scorers Franceska Halloran and Maddy New are back. Halloran, especially, was prolific, surpassing 20 points on a handful of occasions […]
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Lewiston Blue Devils 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Lewiston features a favorable mixture of players in 2017-18. They have proven talent — such as Class AA North first-teamer Victoria Harris — and experience — three of the five starters return, and several others saw significant action off the bench last season. For example, sophomores Maddy Foster and Cece Racine will take on larger […]
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Winthrop Ramblers 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
The past few years, a resilient group of seniors led Winthrop from JV status to the double-digit wins and a postseason appearance in 2016-17, the program’s first since 2011. On the court, though, there was a trio of freshmen that was just as important to the Ramblers success last season: leading scorers Kena Souza and […]
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Poland Knights 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
The starting five is back from last year’s region semifinalist. Since most of the other Class B South teams were depleted by graduation, Poland might seem in line to take a potentially large step forward in 2017-18. However, new coach Tim Dolley, who has been Poland’s JV coach for the past seven years, is more […]
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Buckfield Bucks 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
With hardly any size and a small roster, Buckfield has a small margin for error this season. “Our team is not big in numbers or in size, so it will be critical for us to remain healthy in order to show improvement,” fourth-year coach Ryan Wilkins said. The Bucks faced a similar scenario last year, […]
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Class D Girls: Rangeley tough, but Vinalhaven the favorite
Sydney Royce of Rangeley looks for an open teammate while being pressured by Deja Bennett of Buckfield on Friday. Rangeley loses two starters from last year’s team, which failed to reach the Class D South regional semifinals for the first time since 2011. But back is top player Natasha Haley, a senior. Along with her […]
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Class A Girls: Mt. Blue, Leavitt eyeing postseason berths
Mt. Blue’s Kasadie Barker (22) and Leavitt’s Allie Belaire, right, wrestle for the ball in a basketball game in Turner last season Mt. Blue coach Fred Conlogue has to be one of the few coaches in the state who would love to have a shot at Greely. “That’s where I went to high school,” Conlogue […]