Edward Little’s Hannah Chaput attempts to shoot the ball while being defended by Lewiston’s Lauren Foster, Emily Strachan, Myah Nicolas, and Maddy Foster during Tuesday night’s game in Lewiston. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Both Edward Little and Lewiston were looking for their first victories of the season when the rivals met […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gardiner holds on to defeat Leavitt
Gardiner Area High School’s Maggie Bell, center, gets sandwiched between Leavitt Area High School’s Emma Chiasson, right, and Alison Nonewicz during a basketball game Tuesday in Gardiner. (Kennebec Journal photo by Andy Molloy) GARDINER — Bailey Poore was already having a productive night. But the sophomore forward saved her best plays for late — as […]
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WITH VIDEO — Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby beats Edward Little at the buzzer
Jadah Adams of Oxford Hills puts up a shot while being defended by Chantel Ouellette of Edward Little High School in Auburn on Friday. Caroline Hammond (10) of Edward Little and Brooke Carson of Oxford Hills is at right. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — With four seconds left and the game tied, Edward Little’s Grace […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-NG starts strong, stymies Lake Region in season opener
GRAY — It was only the first game, but the Gray-New Gloucester defense looked like it was in midseason form in Friday’s girls’ basketball season opener. The Patriots shut out defending Class B South champ Lake Region in the first quarter, allowed just one point in the first half, and rolled to a 44-15 victory […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview: Leavitt Hornets
Often times, it’s not the immediate results that come from a scoreboard that catch a coach’s attention. Leavitt coach Dave Gerrish wants his team to win games this season and expects that it will. But with no seniors at his disposal as the Hornets start the grind of a tough KVAC schedule, he’s more interested […]
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Class C girls' basketball preview: Monmouth, everyone else chasing Boothbay
Kaeti Butterfield of Monmouth Academy grabs a pass over Kathryn Ross of Winthrop High School in Monmouth last season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) The past few years, Boothbay and Monmouth have been setting the standard in Class C South. The Mustangs emerged the past few season as region champions and then went on to win back-to-back […]
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Class AA girls' basketball preview: Oxford Hills loaded, but don't count out Edward Little
Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby goes for a shot against Greely’s Madison Scott and Julia Martel duirng a regular season game at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in January. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) In last season’s Class AA North girls’ basketball playoffs, No. 8 seed Deering proved to be a tough out for top-seeded Oxford Hills in […]
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Class B girls' basketball preview: Gray-New Gloucester the favorite but expects challenge
Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant, center, drives to the basket past Lake Region’s Shauna Hancock, left, and Lauren Jakobs, right, last season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two major factors make Gray-New Gloucester an overwhelming favorite in Class B South this season. First, every player returns from last season’s top-seeded team. Second, the other top teams in last […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Ryan Wilkins (fifth year) Conference: East-West; Class: C Last year’s results: 1-17. Returning athletes: Senior — Hannah Shields; Juniors — Deja Bennett, Katy Henderson, Karen McNeil; Sophomore — Siana Jacobs. Promising newcomers: Senior — Soyoung Park; Juniors — Molly Bourget, Josephine Replogle; Sophomores — Cassidy Lowell, Shyloe Morgan; Freshmen — Kailie Bernard, […]
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Class A girls' basketball preview: Young Leavitt, deep Mt. Blue ready to take next steps
Mt. Blue’s Lexi Mittelstadt (24) takes the ball down the court against Skowhegan in Farmington last season. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) Three years ago, Dave Gerrish took over a Leavitt girls’ basketball team in transition. After three years of tournament appearances, the Hornets are in transition again. “We’re young again. We start kind of fresh,” Gerrish […]