The Maine Legislature honors the Monmouth Academy Girls Basketball Team with a Legislative Sentiment for winning the Class C State Championship. The basketball State Championship win is the first in the school’s history. A Legislative Sentiment is a significant expression by the Legislature in recognition of civic and public achievements. The team and Coach Scott […]
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H.S. basketball: Greely’s McDevitt, Gorham’s Esposito named Mr., Miss Basketball
Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey shoots over Madison’s Evan Bess during the Class C regional championship game at the Augusta Civic Center last month. BANGOR — Matching undefeated senior seasons capped off by state championships weren’t enough for Matt McDevitt of Greely of Cumberland Center and Emily Esposito of Gorham. They were crowned the 2017 Mr. and […]
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Jipson retires as Edward Little girls' basketball coach
Craig Jipson, shown here in a 2014 photo coaching Edward Little against Lewiston, announced that he is retiring as the Red Eddies’ girls’ basketball coach after 12 years and 20 years of varsity coaching. AUBURN — Edward Little athletic director Dan Deshaies remembers when he interviewed Craig Jipson for the open girls’ varsity basketball coach […]
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Monmouth Academy tops Dexter to capture first state crown
BANGOR, Maine — 03/04/2017 — Monmouth’s Tia Day swings the net around her head after defeating Dexter during their Class C girls basketball state championship at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor Saturday. BANGOR — Monmouth Academy cut to the quick for its first basketball state title Saturday night. The Mustangs’ superior quickness was evident […]
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#Tourney17: Gorham overcomes Oxford Hills to win second straight AA title
As Gorham players takes down the nets, Julia Colby, Emily Corbet and Jadah Adams wait for the awards ceremony. AUGUSTA — Gorham defended its state championship by defending Oxford Hills at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. After a tight first half, the Rams held the Vikings to nine second-half points to win 45-31 in […]
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Class D girls: Vinalhaven earns first-ever gold ball
BANGOR — Paige Dennison made an emphatic prediction on Vinalhaven’s first day of practice last November. “Paige Dennison was like, ‘we’re going to win the gold ball, Sandy,’” Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes said of the proclamation to Vikings coach Sandy Nelson. Whether by wishful thinking or an acute awareness of her team’s potential, Dennison was proven right […]
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Class A girls: Messalonskee caps unbeaten season, topples Brunswick
Charlotte MacMillan of Brunswick (2) drives past Messalonskee’s Gabrielle Wener (14) during Saturday’s Class A girls’ state championship game at the Augusta Civic Center. AUGUSTA — When Brunswick made a shot, Messalonskee not only answered, but made two or even three baskets in a row. When the Dragons hit a 3-pointer, the Eagles responded immediately. […]
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#Tourney17: Gray-New Gloucester beats Houlton for Class B state title
Gray New Gloucester’s captains’ Skye Conley, front, and Grace Kariotis hoist the Class B Girl’s state championship trophy at the end of the game Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center. AUGUSTA — The Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team accomplished the seemingly impossible, the seemingly mythical. A state championship. “It honestly feels unimaginable,” Gray-NG senior […]
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Class B state championship: DeTroy provided unlikely offensive spark for Patriots
AUGUSTA — Gray-New Gloucester’s first gold ball will be remembered largely for Skye Conley taking over the second half and leading the Patriots to their 35-31 Class B state championship win over Houlton. But before Conley put the Patriots on her back, someone had to give the senior center and her team solid ground to […]
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#Tourney17: Morton's and Eastman's roles have changed, but their impact remains for Oxford Hills
Erin Eastman and Erin Morton play for the Oxford Hills Basketball team. PARIS — Erin Morton and Erin Eastman have been this far before. Both were members of the last Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team to reach a state championship game in 2014. That was the Class A title game, in which Oxford Hills lost […]