RUMFORD — In a battle of runs, Mountain Valley has continued to make things count at the right moments. That was key again Tuesday night in a girls’ basketball game at Puiia Gymnasium. Seniors Ashley Russell and Liza White each recorded double-doubles and the Falcons ramped up the pressure defensively in the second half in […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Sacopee Valley nips St. Dom’s
The see-saw battle never stopped, but it never swayed as far as those first few minutes. Sacopee Valley led at the end of every quarter, including the final one to finish off a 40-37 victory in a WMC girls’ basketball clash at Callahan Family Memorial Gymnasium. “I thought it would be a pretty good game,” […]
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And One: Pazdziorko setting the defensive tone for unbeaten Winthrop boys
Furbush said the Ramblers are by far the toughest defensive team they’ve played this year, and Padziorko is one of the reasons why. “He’s a very good ball defender. He may be the best on-ball defender in the league,” Furbush said. As complimentary as Furbush was to Winthrop’s defense, Ramblers’ coach Todd MacArthur sees plenty […]
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Girls’ basketball: Scarborough weathers Lewiston’s hot start, wins 54-45
The Blue Devils scored 15 straight points to flip an 8-1 deficit to a 16-8 advantage. During the run, The found open cutters, including on inbound-play buckets by Skylar Gaudette and Morgan Eliasen. The Blue Devils fed the post, drove the lane and hit 3-pointers. “I think we were moving the ball more. We had […]
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Girls’ basketball: Rangeley beats physical Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Rangeley held Buckfield to five first-half points, but didn’t exactly cruise to its 57-23 girls’ basketball win Friday. The Bucks struggled to score, but they made the Lakers work hard for every point they put up on the scoreboard. “I take my hat off to Buckfield,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “They’re physical, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Hornets take the sting out of Phoenix
JAY — Leavitt’s shots started finding their mark early and Hornets coach Dave Gerrish’s grin turned into one giant smile by the end of the game. The Hornets (5-6) took a 29-17 lead at halftime thanks to solid rebounding and making choice shots outside the arc and inside the key. That winning combination on the […]
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Girls’ basketball: Dogged Greyhounds — ‘Tenacious’ Lisbon hustling toward postseason
LISBON — Near the end of Lisbon’s loss to Boothbay last month, Ali Sult jumped toward the baseline in an attempt to steal an inbound pass. Sult ended up fouling Boothbay’s Hannah Gentry with no time left on the clock, as both players went tumbling out of bounds. There was less than a second remaining […]
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Girls’ basketball: Hebron’s defense shuts down Seacoast Christian
HEBRON — Hebron Academy’s shots weren’t falling, but its defense took care of business in a 34-22 girls’ basketball victory on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks held the Guardians to four points in the first half, and took a 16-4 lead into halftime. “I thought we played well,” Hebron junior Maddy New, of Poland, said. “We were […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Oak Hill
RUMFORD — To be successful, everyone on the team needs to be on the same page. Lately, the Mountain Valley girls’ basketball team has embodied that philosophy, and it was evident again Tuesday at Puiia Gymnasium. Seniors Ashley Russell, Liza White and Emily Laubauskas combined to score 48 points and the Falcons controlled the game […]
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Girls’ basketball: Lisbon escapes Wiscasset with win
WISCASSET — Sometimes, a big win has consequences. The Lisbon High School girls basketball team has been a bit of a funk since its big win over Monmouth a couple weeks ago, and Tuesday night in Wiscasset, it almost cost the Greyhounds a win. They held on, though, winning 36-25. The one-win Wolverines held strong […]