Edward Little’s Grace Fontaine battles with Poland’s Liz Tibbetts left and Sophia Vallee for a rebound during one of 5 games in the 11th annual Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame Gippers Basketball Tip-Off Classic at Lewiston High School that continues Saturday with 6 more games starting at 11:30 am. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Edward Little’s Jade […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth moving forward after being stunned by sudden coaching change
Monmouth girls’ basketball players warm up at the start of the first practice of the season Monday evening. (Drew Bonifant/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — It was the start of a new season for the Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team. And a new era. The Mustangs gathered Monday evening for their first practice of the season, and […]
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After historic runs last season, Edward Little boys and girls basketball teams tip off quests for another title
Jade Perry, left, Grace Fontaine and head coach Chris Cifelli watch a scrimmage from the sideline during the first day of practice for the Edward Little High School girl’s basketball team on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — High school basketball players, coaches and fans anticipated Monday’s first day of practice for the winter sports […]
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Girls’ basketball: Scott Wing let go as Monmouth coach after back-to-back state titles
Monmouth girls’ basketball coach Scott Wing reacts during a Class C South semifinal game at the Augusta Civic Center in February. Wing has been let go as the Mustangs’ coach after leading them to the past two Class C state championships. (Kennebec Journal file photo) Monmouth Academy has dismissed Scott Wing as head coach of […]
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Heather (Ernest) Bond also courts success as mom, teacher
When she is not going one-on-one with her students in the classroom, Heather (Ernest) Bond is usually in the middle of a fast break at home raising her adorable nine-month-old twin boys, Carter and Colin. But long before she was a ‘Bond,’ she was Heather Ernest, the most feared basketball player in the Class A […]
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Lewiston’s Victoria Harris leaves her mark on the program
Lynn Girouard has watched the game several times since it was played Feb. 14. Victoria Harris’ performance in that one-point Class AA North quarterfinal loss to rival Edward Little is still difficult for the Lewiston girls’ basketball coach to comprehend. Nor can athletic director Jason Fuller and assistant coach Josh LaPrell. Thirty-six points. Nineteen rebounds. […]
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Monmouth tops Houlton, repeats as Class C girls’ basketball champion
The Monmouth Academy Mustangs celebrate with gold ball emblematic of winning the Class C state championship Saturday in the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth’s offense came ready to defend the Class C state championship. The Mustangs started fast and held on to defeat Houlton 56-50, […]
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MUSTANGS REPEAT — Monmouth fends off Boothbay for another C South girls' title
Monmouth Academy bench celebrates after winning the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy can’t measure up to the Boothbay in inches, but for the second year in a row in the playoffs, the Mustangs proved that size isn’t everything. The Mustangs stood toe-to-toe with […]
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Vinalhaven tops Rangeley in D South girls’ basketball final
Brooke Egan of Rangeley shoots over Deja Doughty of Vinalhaven during the fourth quarter in Augusta on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — A rare charge call against Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes lit a fire in the Vinalhaven senior. That was the spark the Vikings needed to repeat as Class D South girls’ basketball regional champions, which […]
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RED REIGN — Edward Little girls going back to state title game after beating Oxford Hills
Edward Little’s Grace Fontaine drives to the basket past Oxford Hills’ Maighread Laliberte during the Class AA North girls’ basketball finals at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Friday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Edward Little’s Piper Norcross waves the net after the Auburn players won the Class AA North girls’ basketball finals at the Cross […]