VINALHAVEN — Junior forward Leonardo Perez drilled a pair of free throws and was 4-of-6 form the line in the final quarter to give Rangeley its first lead of the game and help the Lakers capsize Vinalhaven 53-47 in boys’ basketball action Saturday afternoon. Freshman guard William Brey also stepped up in the final quarter […]
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Boys' hockey: Rams dethrone Kings in penalty-filled battle
Kings’ Parker Springer (left) bats away the puck after his goalie, Dakota Soucy, blocked a shot by Rams’ Tyrell Sousa, middle, during Saturday night’s game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A goal 75 seconds into the game was just the start of things to come. But instead of more […]
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Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs hold off Ramblers, 49-46
WINTHROP — Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur has made taking care of the basketball a priority since the beginning of the season. On Saturday night, his Ramblers learned a painful lesson on why it is so important. Winthrop took unbeaten Hall-Dale down to the wire despite turning the ball over 28 times. Any one of those […]
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Girls’ basketball: Seeley lifts Poland past Lake Region in 3OT
Poland Regional High School’s Sarah Moody, left, blocks the lane in front of Lake Region High School’s Shauna Hancock during their game in Poland on Saturday. Hancock was called for a charge on the play. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) POLAND — Friday night, Poland girls’ basketball coach Tim Dolley told Jessica Seeley that some time this […]
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Girls' hockey: Bulldogs bury Red Hornets with 4 first-period goals
Red Hornets goalie Maranda Guimond swats away a shot by Emily Demers of the Bulldogs during Saturday night’s hockey game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Lucy Howe put Portland/Deering ahead early with a pair of goals, then Caroline Lerch put the game away for the Bulldogs with […]
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Boys' basketball: Lisbon trounces Wiscasset
LISBON — After an eight-day layoff, Lisbon coach Jake Gentle might have worried that his team was going to come out slow for its Saturday afternoon Mountain Valley Conference boys’ high school basketball game against winless Wiscasset. Gentle didn’t need to worry. The Greyhounds sprinted out to a 13-0 lead and pulled away from there […]
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Local roundup: Forest Hills girls stun Buckfield in double overtime
JACKMAN — Demi Giroux drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Forest Hills to a stunning 40-38 double-overtime win over Buckfield in the teams’ East-West Conference contest on Friday. The Bucks (0-7) had taken the lead with five seconds to play on the strength of a free throw, only to have Giroux run the […]
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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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Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs break out in 3rd quarter to beat Red Eddies
Austin Brown, left, of Edward Little High School and Pedro Fonseca of Portland High School compete for a rebound during the first period in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Portland couldn’t shake short-handed Edward Little for the first two-and-a-half quarters of Friday night’s rematch of last year’s Class AA North final, so […]
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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 […]