AUGUSTA — The Rangeley girls’ basketball team is ready for a rematch. The rematch the Lakers want isn’t the Class D state championship game — Rangeley faces Shead in that game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game they want to play again is with a group of Rangeley alumni […]
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Tourney notebook: DiPompo right at home in Rangeley
AUGUSTA — There’s been a few moments of flashbacks for Brittany DiPompo this past week. The Rangeley assistant girls’ basketball coach played for Jay when the Tigers won the Class C state title in 2009. DiPompo joined the Lakers this season and has enjoyed being part of another championship team. “When the girls do their […]
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Class C South girls’ basketball championship: Boothbay denies Madison
AUGUSTA — The last time the Boothbay girls’ basketball team won any kind of championship, the players on this year’s team weren’t born. But the current Seahawks have heard all of the stories about that 1984 state title. “We have a couple of players that had parents on the team,” sophomore forward Page Brown said. […]
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Class B South girls’ final: Gray-New Gloucester grounds Lincoln Academy
The first quarter was all about getting ahead for the second-seeded Patriots (17-4), while the third quarter was for keeping it that way. Gray-NG played lockdown defense in the first eight minutes after halftime all tournament long, and the regional final was no exception. The Patriots’ man-to-man defense allowed just three points in the third, […]
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Class AA North girls’ basketball final: Edward Little pulls away from Oxford Hills
AUGUSTA — As her teammates took to warmups prior to the second half Friday night, Jordyn Reynolds sought advice. A visibly frustrated Reynolds walked courtside and had a chat with her sister, Brooke. When the junior forward returned to action, the frustration turned to motivation. “She lit that fire and got me to play harder,” […]
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Class A North girls’ basketball final: Lawrence repeats with win over Messalonskee
AUGUSTA — A year ago, all that Hunter Mercier could do was watch. The Lawrence guard was part of a state championship-winning team, but an ACL injury early in the season left her outside looking in on the title run. “It was hard,” the sophomore guard said. “I tore it the second game of the […]
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Mountain Valley can’t catch Lincoln Academy in Class B South girls’ semifinal
Fourth-ranked Lincoln Academy (18-2) led by as much as 11 midway through the third quarter, and the lead was still five heading into the fourth. But the Falcons (18-2) kept clawing away. Mountain Valley didn’t get onto the scoreboard in the fourth until the final 90 seconds, but the Eagles hadn’t pulled away by that […]
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Class B South girls’ semifinal: Gray-New Gloucester rises above Lake Region in OT
In a game that teetered from tip to final buzzer, the second-seeded Patriots (16-4) held a slim lead to begin the fourth, then expanded it as the period wore on. But the third-ranked Lakers (15-5) started chipping away. A 3-pointer from Chandler True cut the deficit to two, and a Lauren Jakobs put-back tied it […]
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Class C South girls’ basketball semifinal: Monmouth rally falls shy against Boothbay
AUGUSTA — The comeback fell just short for the Monmouth girls’ basketball team. The Mustangs had already defeated Boothbay with a buzzer-beater during the regular season, and Monmouth was attempting another comeback Thursday in the Class C South semifinals. Boothbay built a double-digit lead early in the fourth, but the Mustangs had the game down […]
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Class D South girls’ basketball semifinal: Vinalhaven ousts Valley
AUGUSTA — Whatever tournament magic the Valley girls’ basketball team had in upsetting second-seeded Forest Hills last weekend was lacking Thursday as the Cavaliers tried to continue in the Class D South tourney. Vinalhaven got the early lead and advanced to Saturday’s regional final with a 37-22 win over Valley at the Augusta Civic Center. […]