Edward Little’s Connor Jackson crests a knoll on the bottom part of the course on his way to a first-place finish in the boys’ giant slalom at the Class A Alpine championships at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. (Brewster Burns photo) GREENWOOD — Edward Little’s Connor Jackson still had a look of disbelief on his face […]
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Gorham girls keep rolling, reach AA state title game by routing Scarborough
Mackenzie Holmes, center, and Gorham teammates celebrate after defeating Scarborough. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Back in early January, when asked how his Gorham High girls’ basketball team was handling a four-game losing streak, Laughn Berthiaume responded that the only streak that mattered was at the end of the year, in Portland, where the […]
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RED EDDIES' DAY — EL shuts down Windham to win AA North boys' title
Edward Little celebrates their win of the Class AA North boys’ basketball finals in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Friday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Edward Little’s boys’ basketball team didn’t want to be left out of the party the girls’ team has planned for next weekend, so it used its calling-card defense to […]
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Class A Nordic: Mt. Blue boys, Fryeburg girls take state titles
Zoe Maguire of Fryeburg Academy tucks on a downhill during the Class A Nordic ski championship 5K freestyle pursuit race at Black Mountain in Rumford on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — The Fryeburg Academy and Deering girls’ teams were separated by just three points beginning Friday’s second and final day at the Class A […]
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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 […]
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Hall-Dale holds off Richmond in OT in C South semifinal
Hall-Dale High School’s Josh Nadeau (3) makes the steal from Richmond High School’s Nathan Kendrick (11) in their Class C South semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It wasn’t easy but somehow, some way, the No. 1 seed in the Class C South regional tournament survived. The Hall-Dale […]
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Wells stymies Gray-New Gloucester in B South boys' semifinal
Tyler Bridge of Wells grabs a rebound in traffic in the first half Thursday in the team’s Class B South quarterfinal against Gray-New Gloucester at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — As impressive as the Wells High offense was, the Warriors sure were persistent on defense. Call it a […]
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Cape Elizabeth powers past Yarmouth in B South boys' basketball
PORTLAND — When everyone is contributing and your best player is playing like your best player … well, that’s a pretty good recipe for success. Cape Elizabeth High and Finn Bowe, in the role of head chef, cooked up a winning combo Thursday night in a 51-30 Class B regional semifinal win against old rival […]
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LeBlanc, Winthrop stun Boothbay in C South semifinal
Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, left, and Rambler bench celebrate taking a lead in the fourth quarter of their Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Boothbay at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The play was called “spoon.” Nate LeBlanc ran away with the spoon, and Winthrop ran away with a stunning […]
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Mt. Blue, Fryeburg lead Day 1 of Nordic racing; Maranacook ahead in Class B
RUMFORD — Mt. Blue’s Nordic ski team appears to be peaking at the right time. On the first day of the 2018 Class A championships, the Mt. Blue boys placed four skiers among the top 11 and cruised to a 28-point lead after the classical race at Black Mountain. Sam Smith led the Cougars with […]