JAY — It wasn’t her best game, her coach admitted, but Alex Bessey still scored 22 points. Mt. Blue’s defense was physical and focused on slowing her, and she and her Spruce Mountain teammates were struggling — probably an understatement — to make shots, or even get decent looks. But Bessey still scored those 22 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue wins brawl with Spruce Mountain, 40-29
JAY — It wasn’t pretty, but Mt. Blue defeated Spruce Mountain 40-29 in a KVAC girls’ basketball tilt Thursday evening. The Cougars pulled away from the Phoenix at the free-throw line, making 14 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter. Mt. Blue made 11 of its first 14 at the line in the period […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley upsets Monmouth, 60-57
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley emerged from an MVC girls’ basketball scrum with a 60-57 victory over Monmouth at Puiia Gymnasium on Tuesday. “It’s a home-court advantage, so we were all really pumped up, and we knew we had nothing to lose, that this game was so big, that it’s going to secure us in Class […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-NG grinds out win over Yarmouth
GRAY — There was no running away Tuesday night, when Western Maine Conference rivals met on the hardwood. Gray-New Gloucester jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but then went cold, allowing Yarmouth to catch all the way back up. From there it was neck-and-neck, but the Patriots made a slim third-quarter […]
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Girls’ basketball: Eddies shut down Devils in fourth
AUBURN — Facing a determined rival Lewiston team in Monday night’s Battle of the Bridge, the Edward Little Red Eddies buckled down on the defensive end in the fourth quarter. Edward Little held Lewiston scoreless for the final 6:10 and scored the last 11 points of the game to pull out a 41-30 win, their […]
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Local roundup: Hebron girls swish past Pine Tree Academy
HEBRON — Franceska Halloran and Maddy New both drained six 3-pointers to shoot host Hebron Academy past Pine Tree Academy, 59-54, in girls’ basketball action Monday night. New got the long ball started for the Lumberjacks (8-5), hitting four 3s in the first quarter to put Hebron up 17-11. That lead grew to eight by […]
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And One: Don’t count out the Dirigo boys
The Heal points earned in wins against the likes of Oak Hill, Lisbon and Boothbay have the Dirigo Cougars solidly in the Class C South playoff hunt despite a 4-11 record. “I think we’re going to be a tough team if we get in,” Dirigo coach Travis Magnusson said. Much of the rest of Class […]
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The Hot Corner: Give football realignment proposal a chance
If we are either providing or consuming the contents of this page, probably we are emotionally invested in high school sports. With that investment comes the likelihood that our judgment gets cloudy from time to time. We lose sight of the reasons these games exist. It’s a short list, really: to teach the value of […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill stuns Dirigo in two overtimes
DIXFIELD — The Oak Hill girls’ basketball team has been working hard this season, and things haven’t always been easy. The senior leadership from Brianna Mulherin has been key, and she showed what she could do again Friday, scoring at the buzzer to end a 47-46 double-overtime thriller against Dirigo. The game-winning possession was set […]
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Girls’ basketball: Freeport’s press flusters St. Dom’s, 52-25
FREEPORT — It seemed that every time a St. Dominic Academy player had the ball, two or even three Freeport players were there, trapping and slapping at the ball and basically causing havoc all over the court. If Saints players felt that way Friday in a Western Maine Conference contest, they were right. The Falcons […]