Gray-New Gloucester’s Brianna Jordan left, grabs a loose ball before Freeport’s Catriona Gould, right, can get to it during the first half of Thursday’s game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester locked down the top seed in Class B South, but Freeport made the Patriots earn it. The Patriots outlasted the Falcons in a […]
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Girls' basketball: Success a team thing for Gray-New Gloucester's Bri Jordan
Gray-New Gloucester’s Brianna Jordan muscles her way past Lake Region’s Chandler True, left, and Shauna Hancock, right, as she heads to the basket for a layup during the first half of a game last month. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball coach Mike Andreasen expects the world of junior guard Bri Jordan. “We ask […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth jumps on Mountain Valley early, cruises to 39-point win
RUMFORD — Monmouth cruised from the start Saturday and finished its regular season with a 63-24 girls’ basketball win over Mountain Valley. The Mustangs scored the first 12 points of the game and held a 20-4 lead by the end of the first quarter. “We knew they were good, but we weren’t expecting them to […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-New Gloucester defense stymies Poland
Gray-New Gloucester’s Brianna Jordan, background, gets into position to block a layup attempt by Poland’s Nathalie Theriault during the first half of Friday night’s girls’ basketball game in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND — Gray-New Gloucester’s defense was stout in a showdown between the top two girls’ basketball teams in Class B South. The Patriots […]
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St. Dom's girls run away from Hyde
St. Dominic Academy’s Maddie Leslie (12) defends against Hyde’s Maeve Dunn during their game in Bath on Tuesday. (Eric Maxim/Brunswick Times Record) BATH — After a slow start, the St. Dom’s girls netted 20 second-quarter points to pull away and cruise to a 52-21 victory over Hyde in Class C South basketball action Tuesday. The […]
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Girls' basketball: Edward Little hands South Portland first loss of season
Edward LIttle’s Hannah Chaput, right, puts up a floater as South Portland’s Meghan Graff applies pressure during the first half of Tuesday’s game in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little entered Tuesday’s girls’ basketball game wanted to change the zero in South Portland’s loss column. “Before the game started, we said we wanted […]
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Girls' basketball: Mt. Abram survives Winthrop comeback
Mt. Abram High School’s Kaylee Knight (14) battles for a rebound with Winthrop High School’s Layne Audet (22) and Kena Souza (23), right, as teammate Ashlyn Sorel (30) helps in the first half at Mt. Abram High School in Strong on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) SALEM — A 16-point lead had disappeared, and in […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth wears down Richmond
Richmond’s Sydney Tillton, left, and Monmouth Academy’s Destiny Clough battle for a rebound during a game Thursday in the Foster Memorial Gym at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team started fast out of the gate Thursday night. And then, to wrap things up, the Mustangs did it again. […]
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Lisbon girls run away from Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Lisbon doubled its seven-point halftime lead with an 18-point third quarter and the Greyhounds pulled away for a 46-26 victory over Wiscasset in girls’ Mountain Valley Conference basketball action Friday night. Sophomore Giana Russo scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the decisive third. “She’s a fantastic player. She’s grown so much […]
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Monmouth girls clip Richmond
Richmond High School’s Ashley Abbott, left, looks for a teammate to pass to as Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland defends during their game at Richmond High School on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Monmouth girls basketball coach Scott Wing could see his team was leading heading into halftime of Friday’s matchup against Richmond. He just […]