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2018-19 boys’ basketball preview capsules

BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Kyle Rines (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: C South Last year’s results: 9-9, lost in C South preliminary round Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (5-9 guard), Hunter White (6-1 center), Abram Cormier (5-10 forward), Jacob Toomey (6-0 forward), Shawn Hardy (5-10 forward), Corey Umsteadt (5-10 forward); Junior — Tyler Gammon (6-2 forward), Dan Perry (6-0 forward); […]

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2018-19 High School Cheering preview capsules

Buckfield Bucks Coaches: Jennifer Dobson and Vickie Dobson (second year) Class: D  Returning athletes: Senior —Wyatt Lewis; Juniors —Chloe Warren, Saige Collette. Key losses: Meagan Strout, Marie Robertson, Cassidy Hart, Promising newcomers:  Senior — Jenna Doucette; Freshman — Jackie Lee; Foreign Exchange students — Pim Phimraphat, Sofia Martinez Soriana. What to expect: The Bucks feel […]

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2018 Sun Journal All-Region Boys' Basketball

First team Player name School Class Position Cooper Chiasson Dirigo Sr. Forward Ibn Khalid Edward Little Sr. Guard Wol Maiwen Edward Little Jr. Center John Martin Gray-NG Jr. Guard Darby Shea Edward Little Sr. Forward Cam Wood Winthrop Jr. Center Second team Player name School Class Position Colton Carson Oxford Hills Jr. Forward Wyatt Hathaway […]

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Edward Little, Lisbon and Buckfield return to softball finals

AUBURN — Alexis Bennett wasn’t sure life could get any better than Saturday. The Buckfield senior was part of a softball semifinal victory in the morning and graduated that evening. “The day we graduated, it’s funny because even before I graduated that day, I thought it was the best day of my life,” Bennett said. […]

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High school softball: Buckfield rallies past Traip in seventh inning

BUCKFIELD — What began as a pitcher’s duel Saturday quickly evolved into a softball slugfest. And it was the one-two punch of Mackenzie Richardson and Kali Litchfield that delivered the knockout blows in the final at-bat. Down by two runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Buckfield rallied for a thrilling 8-7 win over Traip. […]

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Girls’ basketball: Vinalhaven dashes Buckfield tourney hopes — again

BUCKFIELD — It was already tourney time as far as the Buckfield girls’ basketball team was concerned. Unfortunately for the Bucks, the season ended early, and in similar fashion to last year. Vinalhaven dashed the Bucks’ tourney dreams, sweeping Buckfield in a night/day doubleheader to eliminate them from playoff contention. The Vikings won a nailbiter […]

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Girls’ basketball: Morin paces Rangeley past Buckfield

Her Rangeley girls’ basketball team is not only trying to replace some key players from last year’s regional championship, but the Lakers are doing so with just two seniors and 10 underclassmen, most being freshmen or eighth graders. The Lakers are hoping for another successful season and tourney but it won’t come without a few […]

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Boys’ basketball: Buckfield survives Rangeley

With Rangeley giving Buckfield all it could handle, the Bucks had no choice but to try and outwit, outplay and outlast the Lakers in a thrilling 47-45 win. “We learned to win a game tonight,” Buckfield coach Mark Thurlow said. “We didn’t down at Pine Tree. We lost down there. We were 38-38 going into […]