PORTLAND — Tough, tenacious defense and a willingness to take a foul or two in order to establish a physical presence was a risky move for the Poland Knights. So was playing a man-to-man defense they’d only recently installed. But those moves have allowed the junior-dominated team to advance to the Western Class B semifinals. […]
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#Tourney17: Lincoln Academy ousts Mountain Valley in B South quarter
PORTLAND — Too much height and too much tenacity from Lincoln Academy spelled a quick end to the 2017 Class B South basketball tournament for Mountain Valley. The third-seeded Falcons stayed with the Eagles for most of the first half and into the second, climbing within a point in the third quarter. But Lincoln Academy […]
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Girls’ basketball: Boothbay bounces Mt. Abram
AUGUSTA — Miss a handful of point-blank shots and watch the Boothbay Seahawks come to life. Mt. Abram had ample opportunity to score, especially in the opening quarter, but the 10th-ranked Roadrunners (11-9) had an arduous time getting the ball in the hoop. Mt. Abram’s stale shooting opened the door for second-ranked Boothbay (18-1) to […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth edges Waynflete to secure semifinal berth
AUGUSTA — Monmouth scrapped its way past Waynflete, surviving the Class C South quarterfinal, 45-40, at Augusta Civic Center on Monday. “It was an absolute grind,” Mustangs coach Scott Wing said. “But I give kudos to Waynflete, they’re a solid team, they play a tough schedule throughout the year. “And they’re the type of team […]
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#Tourney17: Freeport shuts down Lisbon in B South girls' prelim
Lisbon senior guard Kaylin Le (12) looks for room against Freeport in a girls’ Class B South preliminary game at Freeport on Friday. Defending for the Falcons is Taylor Dostie (31). FREEPORT — Just 14 seconds into Friday’s Class B South girls’ high school preliminary basketball game against Freeport, Lisbon coach Julie Petrie used a […]
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AA North girls' quarterfinal: Deering rallies past Lewiston
AUGUSTA — What seemed like a harmless 3-pointer to end the first half might have been a game-changer. Tasia Titherington swished in a trey to beat the halftime buzzer, and thanks to a third-quarter rally, her Deering Rams team beat Lewiston 51-47 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal at Augusta Civic Center on […]
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AA North girls' quarterfinal: Bangor holds off Cheverus' charge
AUGUSTA — Cheverus needed three quarters to figure out how to stop Bangor senior forward Katie Butler. By then, it was too late. Butler scored 18 of her team-high 20 points in the first three quarters, then went cold from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter while the Stags started to claw back. A […]
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Girls' Basketball: Mt. Abram chops down Hebron in prelim
HEBRON — The Roadrunners had a mountain to climb early. They did. Then, late in the game, they had a chance to put a dagger in the Lumberjacks. They did that, too. In their return to the playoffs, the Roadrunners of Mt. Abram went on the road and dug themselves out of an early hole […]
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#Tourney17: Monmouth runs over Searsport in preliminary game
Monmouth Academy’s Abbey Allen lays the ball in off the glass over Searsport’s Kaylee Knowles during their playoff game in Monmouth on Tuesday. MONMOUTH — Well, it was nice to get that out of the way. Monmouth Academy opened the postseason with a 56-25 win over Searsport in a Class C South girls’ basketball preliminary […]
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Girls' Basketball: Leavitt finds offense in time to beat Morse in prelim
TURNER — Whether it was all the recent snow that kept the teams from practicing over the past few days, Tuesday’s opening half of the Class A South girls’ basketball preliminary round game between Morse and Leavitt was one to forget. The Shipbuilders scored just eight points, but still better than the six the Hornets […]