Spruce Mountain’s Haley Turcotte (24) dishes the ball off to Julianne Doiron (21) during an MVC basketball game in Jay on Thursday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Senior guard Calley Baker’s game-winning shot heard around Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls might just be the gift that keeps on giving when the postseason rolls around and […]
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Girls’ basketball: Ramblers pick up rare win over Mustangs
Aaliyah WilsonFalcone goes up for a layup during Thursday night’s basketball game in Winthrop. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) Aaliyah WilsonFalcone goes up for a layup during Thursday night’s basketball game in Winthrop. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) WINTHROP — Winthrop coaches and administration weren’t sure they last time the school’s girls’ basketball […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill edges Richmond in offensive struggle
WALES — A cold evening outside carried over to the shooting touches inside the gym at Oak Hill High School on Thursday. Both the Raiders and visiting Richmond struggled to make shots in an MVC girls’ basketball tussle, which Oak Hill won 31-28. “I think both teams played reasonably good defense,” Oak Hill coach Mike […]
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Local roundup: James Anderson’s 39 points lead Mt. Blue over Brewer
FARMINGTON — James Anderson led the Mt. Blue Cougars to a 75-61 victory over Brewer in KVAC boys’ basketball action Tuesday. Anderson put up 39 points in the win. Garrett Reynolds added 12 for the Cougars (2-0). Brewer spread the scoring around. Brandon Glidden led the way with 17 points, while Trevor Pearson had 12 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth keeps cool, dismisses Spruce Mountain
Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland (21) heads to the basket as Spruce Mountain’s Julianne Doiron looks on during an MVC basketball game in Monmouth on Tuesday night. (Sun Journal photo by Tony Blasi) MONMOUTH — The Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball team passed the point of no return late in the third quarter against an opponent who […]
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Girls’ basketball: Red Eddies hold off pesky Blue Devils
Edward Little’s Hannah Chaput attempts to shoot the ball while being defended by Lewiston’s Lauren Foster, Emily Strachan, Myah Nicolas, and Maddy Foster during Tuesday night’s game in Lewiston. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Both Edward Little and Lewiston were looking for their first victories of the season when the rivals met […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gardiner holds on to defeat Leavitt
Gardiner Area High School’s Maggie Bell, center, gets sandwiched between Leavitt Area High School’s Emma Chiasson, right, and Alison Nonewicz during a basketball game Tuesday in Gardiner. (Kennebec Journal photo by Andy Molloy) GARDINER — Bailey Poore was already having a productive night. But the sophomore forward saved her best plays for late — as […]
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WITH VIDEO — Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby beats Edward Little at the buzzer
Jadah Adams of Oxford Hills puts up a shot while being defended by Chantel Ouellette of Edward Little High School in Auburn on Friday. Caroline Hammond (10) of Edward Little and Brooke Carson of Oxford Hills is at right. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — With four seconds left and the game tied, Edward Little’s Grace […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-NG starts strong, stymies Lake Region in season opener
GRAY — It was only the first game, but the Gray-New Gloucester defense looked like it was in midseason form in Friday’s girls’ basketball season opener. The Patriots shut out defending Class B South champ Lake Region in the first quarter, allowed just one point in the first half, and rolled to a 44-15 victory […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview: Leavitt Hornets
Often times, it’s not the immediate results that come from a scoreboard that catch a coach’s attention. Leavitt coach Dave Gerrish wants his team to win games this season and expects that it will. But with no seniors at his disposal as the Hornets start the grind of a tough KVAC schedule, he’s more interested […]