POLAND — Michael Susi said that Friday’s clash with rival Gray-New Gloucester was a “yard-stick game” for his Poland team. The Knights’ coach called the Patriots “the best team right now in Class B South.” They played like it. Gray-New Gloucester scored 24 points in the second half, pulling away for a 46-28 victory in […]
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Girls’ basketball: Boothbay too big, too much for Lisbon
LISBON — Pesky Lisbon hung around for a half, but Boothbay pulled away in the second half of its 51-26 girls’ basketball win Wednesday. The Greyhounds scored the last four points — via two layups by Giana Russo — and eight of the last 10 points of the second quarter to head into the break […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Lewiston leaps past Portland
Victoria Harris won the opening tip for the Blue Devils (2-1), and the ball found the hands of Skylar Gaudette, who couldn’t make a quick layup but did hit both free throws. Lewiston never let off the gas from there, either at the offensive or defensive ends. The Bulldogs (0-4) rarely got off a shot […]
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And One: Coaches displeased with pre-Christmas rush
All around the state, teams are scheduled to play six games, one-third of their schedule, before the holiday break. And many coaches would like the schedule-makers to get a lump of coal in their stocking for it. “It’s absolutely ridiculous to play six games before Christmas,” Oxford Hills boys’ coach Scott Graffam said. “We’re going […]
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Girls’ basketball: Bucks get a lesson from unbeaten Bobcats
Buckfield knew playing unbeaten Richmond was an opportunity to get better, if not give them a scare. The Bobcats removed any hopes of the latter when they scored the game’s first 11 points, led 26-4 after one period, shut out Buckfield in the second quarter, and cruised to a 63-9 win. Sydney Underhill-Tilton led the […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Freshman Colby already making impact for Oxford Hills
PARIS — Coming into the season, Oxford Hills girls’ basketball coach Nate Pelletier said that he hoped freshman Julia Colby would be able to take over some of the minutes at point guard so that Erin Morton could spend more time at shooting guard. Colby has done that, and then some. She has started all […]
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Winter storm forcing games, meets to be rescheduled
A second winter storm in less than a week is for the second time already in this young winter season wreaking havoc on the schedule. There was a heavy slate of games slated for Saturday, and due to the incoming storm, many have already been rescheduled. Here are those we know of so far: Boys’ […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oak Hill holds off Lisbon
After missing several freebies in their season-opening overtime loss to Winthrop, the Raiders mastered the charity stripe against the Greyhounds, making 13 of 20 in the game, including 8 of 13 in the fourth quarter. “It’s interesting, in the first game we missed 15 free throws in the first half, we barely made 50 percent, […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills makes plays, takes down Edward Little
PARIS — Oxford Hills’ Sophia Hanscom entered the game with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and scored a putback at the buzzer. That’s the kind of game it was for the Vikings in their 44-31 win over Edward Little in Class AA girls’ basketball action Tuesday night. “All year, it’s going to be […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester downs Kennebunk with stout defense
The Patriots (2-0) held the visiting Rams (1-1) scoreless in the first quarter, and allowed just nine points through three quarters of play. “If you give a good effort like we do tonight, we can take a very good Kennebunk team and make them look pretty ordinary,” Gray-NG coach Mike Andreasen said. “That talent of […]