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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High school wrestlers make opening moves at Mtn. Valley tournament
Erskine’s Mike Sprague, top, vies for position with Oxford Hills’ Caleb Johnson in the 132-pound class. RUMFORD — High school wrestlers like to use the early season big meets to improve and establish themselves as names to look out for in the end-of-season tournaments. The competition at the Franklin Savings Bank Wrestling Invitational at Mountain […]
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Roundup: Poland girls topple St. Dom's
AUBURN — Natalie Theriault poured in a game-high 21 points as Poland steamed past St. Dom’s 59-35 in girls’ basketball action Wednesday afteroon. The Knights grabbed a 31-15 halftime lead. Jordan Gregory contributed 11 points for Poland. Caroline Gastonguay led the Saints with 10 points in the losing effort. Gardiner 58, Leavitt 45 TURNER —Aimee […]
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Boys' Basketball: Eddies flatten Devils, 72-45
Edward Little’s Wol Maiwen looks at the basket to take a shot as Lewiston’s Dido Lumu plays defense during Wednesday night’s basketball game in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Edward Little had an enviable choice in Wednesday night’s rivalry tilt with Lewiston — pound the ball inside to Wol Maiwen or keep riding the […]
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Girls' hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill jumps on Scarborough, 6-1
Scarborough goalie Grace Carriero makes a diving save on a shot by Sara Roberts of Lewiston High School during the first period in Lewiston on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The Blue Devils’ red-hot start continued Saturday night. Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill scored first (and second and third) for the fourth game in a row to […]
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Winthrop boys topple Lisbon in opener
WINTHROP — Many of the names on Winthrop’s basketball roster have changed but the approach remains the same. Much like last year’s Class C South champion Ramblers, this year’s group plays off its defense and hustle in hopes of wearing opponents down. That was the case Friday night as the Ramblers opened their season with […]
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Boys' Basketball: Red Eddies survive Vikings' second-half surge
Edward Little’s Darby Shea drives to the basket past Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson during the first half of Friday night’s opening game of the season. The Red Eddies went on to defeat the Vikings 58-51. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little could have made Friday night’s season-opening victory over Oxford Hills look a little […]
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Spruce Mountain Boys' Basketball
The rest of the Mountain Valley Conference is welcoming back Spruce Mountain, and the Phoenix are glad to be back after a three-year hiatus in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. “The schools are familiar to what most of our community grew up competing against,” coach Scott Bessey said. “The travel will be way better and […]
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Lisbon Boys' Basketball
Each year, the Class B South tournament changes venue from the Portland Expo to the Cross Insurance Arena between the quarterfinals to the semifinals. After two consecutive years of hitting road blocks at the Expo, Lisbon is hoping to get to the bigger building without having to buy a ticket this year. If the Geryhounds […]
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Leavitt Boys' Basketball
Traditionally known for their size and brawn, the Leavitt Hornets will use speed and finesse to take on the KVAC this year. Although they still have some size up front with 6-foot-5 sophomore Cole Morin, the Hornets will want to play fast. “We’re going to play a lot more guys and we’re going to be […]