NEWPORT — The best of the best in Maine high school wrestling turned out to put forth their best efforts Saturday at the New England Qualifier at Nokomis High School. They did not disappoint. Of the 14 matches in the final round, only two ended in pins, with the remaining 12 going to points decision. […]
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Wells edges Cape Elizabeth to repeat as B South boys' champion
Wells junior Tyler Bridge (34) blows past Cape Elizabeth senior Liam Jacobson (15) during the Class B South regional final at the Cross Insurance Arena. Wells won 40-35. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Tyler Bridge knew Wells High teammate Matt Sherburne would make the clutch free throws in the Class B South boys’ basketball […]
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EL girls, Oxford Hills boys play second fiddle at Class A Alpine championship
Edward Little’s Jordan Cummings cross blocks a gate during her second run in the slalom event at the Class A Alpine championships at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. Cummings finished 14th helping her team come away with a second-place finish overall. (Brewster Burns photo) RUMFORD — There were bright spots for Edward Little and […]
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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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PHOTOS: Lewiston native Isaiah Harris wins another Big 10 championship
Former Lewiston High School track standout and current Penn State junior Isaiah Harris, left, leads the field during Saturday’s 800-meter race at the Big 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Harris won the race for the third straight year, finishing in a time of 1:50.15. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Former Lewiston […]
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B South girls' final: Lake Region shuts down Freeport
Lake Region senior Melissa Bonenfant (10) celebrates with her teammates after their 42-34 win over Freeport in the Class B South regional final. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — If there’s been one constant through the years for Lake Region’s success in girls’ basketball, it’s been defense — an in-your-face, full-court-pressure, nothing-comes-easy defense. That defense […]
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Greenville boys dominate start, finish to defend D South title
Malakai Brimage of AR Gould brings the ball up the court on a fast break against Greenville in Augusta on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Top-seeded Greenville started the Class D South final with a 9-0 run and ended it with a 13-1 run to win its second consecutive regional title, 43-28, over AR […]
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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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AA South boys' final: Scarborough wins first regional basketball title
PORTLAND — Phil Conley walked into the Scarborough High’s boys’ basketball team’s locker room and let out a yell: “Are you kidding me?” And the celebration began with a roar. Finally, Scarborough is playing in a boys’ basketball state championship game. The top-ranked Red Storm used near-perfect foul shooting in the fourth quarter to pull […]
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Class B and C Nordic: Telstar's Boyle-Wight third in Class C boys' freestyle
FORT KENT — Telstar’s Gaelan Boyle-Wight and Monmouth’s Kyle Gunnells both skied to top-10 finishes in the Class C boys’ freestyle Nordic race Friday. Boyle-Wight finished third and Gunnells took sixth. Boyle-Wight (14:29.0) came in about 10 seconds behind winner Niko Naranja (14:19.5) of Fort Kent. Orono’s Sam Holt (14:26.0) placed second. Naraja’s freestyle win […]