On the basketball court, Telstar/Gould and St. Dom’s both catch on fire offensively in victories. Also, Edward Little boys and girls Alpine ski teams take first at Pleasant Mountain.
Dirigo Cougars
Girls basketball: Monmouth downs Dirigo, runs win streak to three
The Mustangs take control early and maintain it throughout their victory over the Cougars. Kaitlyn Frost and Haley DeHahn pace Monmouth with 12 and 10 points, respectively, while Abby Luczynski tallies a game-high 19 for Dirigo.
High school roundup: Poland staves off Sacopee Valley in OT for first boys basketball victory
The Knights take control in the extra session to enter the win column. The Poland girls also win, and St. Dom’s secures a boys and girls sweep of Traip.
High school roundup: Buckfield sweeps Islesboro in basketball doubleheader
The boys win a scoring race, while the girls more than double up their visitors in a more defensive battle.
Boys basketball: Late basket, defensive stops give Madison thrilling win over Dirigo
Deacon Murray scores the game-winner with 9.1 seconds left as the Bulldogs prevail in a battle of undefeated teams.
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – Jan. 4
The top 10 boys and girls basketball teams and top five boys and girls hockey teams in Maine, through games of Jan. 3.
High school roundup: Lewiston’s Koral Morin, Winthrop’s Kylee Mansir have big games
Morin puts up 20 and Mansir makes six 3s and scores 23 points; the Oxford Hills and Dirigo boys earn victories.
High school roundup: Gray-New Gloucester boys basketball blitzes Wells
The Patriots also roll past the Warriors in girls basketball, and the Mt. Abram boys breeze to a win. Plus, scores from the St. Dom’s Hockey Christmas Classic.
High school roundup: Gabbie Tibbetts leads Oxford Hills girls basketball past Brunswick
Tibbetts scores 15 and Ella Pelletier adds 14 for the Vikings; Izzy Morelli’s 25 and 24 apiece from Nate Hebert and John Patenaude pace the Gray-New Gloucester girls and boys squads; Evans Sterling puts up 32 for Mt. Blue boys; Oxford Hills and Dirigo boys earn victories.
Top sports stories of 2023: No. 7 — Three hoops teams make thrilling runs to state finals
The Oxford Hills girls and Dirigo boys each win another goal ball, while the Spruce Mountain girls blaze a trail and earn their school’s regional title.