PORTLAND — Leavitt girls basketball coach Dave Gerrish pulled his team aside between the third and fourth quarters of their Class A South quarterfinal against Fryeburg Academy on Monday, and had a simple message: “We can win this game.” The Hornets and Raiders were tied after a late-third-quarter Leavitt run erased a seven-point deficit. And […]
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Tourney roundup: Boothbay suffocates Carrabec; Vinalhaven girls, Islesboro boys win
AUGUSTA — The girls’ basketball team from Boothbay used its defensive game to stymie Carrabec 32-17 in Monday’s Class C South quarterfinal. The Seahawks averaged just 25 points per game against this season. After an early exit last year, Boothbay made sure history didn’t repeat. The Seahawks jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in […]
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Class A North girls’ basketball quarterfinal: Holmes lead Messalonskee past Waterville
AUGUSTA — When Sophia Holmes was sent back into the game Friday, she wasn’t quite sure why. Her Messalonskee girls’ basketball team was up handily on Waterville in a Class A North quarterfinal, yet the junior guard was headed back into action in the final quarter. What Holmes was unaware of was that she was […]
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Class A North girls’ basketball: Gardiner fends off Mt. Blue
AUGUSTA — It took just two Leslie Stevens shots to change the game in Gardiner’s favor Friday. The sophomore guard hit a pair of jumpers early in the fourth quarter, pushing the Tigers’ one-point lead into a sizable six-point advantage and forcing Mt. Blue to play catch-up the rest of the way. The Cougars struggled […]
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Class B South girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley is ready for next challenge
The Mountain Valley girls’ basketball team produced one of the best seasons in Falcons’ history, and did so in convincing fashion. Mountain Valley earned its first No. 1 seed and posted a 17-1 record, one of the top three seasons record-wise in the program. All of it came after making the jump from Western Class […]
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Class D South girls’ basketball: Rangeley ripe for repeat
Players to watch: Sr. F Blayke Morin, Rangeley; Soph. G Natasha Haley Rangeley; Sr. G Linda Riley, Forest Hills, Sr. F Caitlin Logston, Forest Hills; Soph. F Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes, Vinalhaven; Jr. F Kiara Carr, Temple; Soph. F Cassidy Lessner, Highview; Soph. G/F Alex Goodman, Pine Tree; Sr. G Jordan Belanger, Valley, Sr. F Clarissa Jones […]
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Class C South girls’ basketball: Boothbay, Monmouth top field
Players to watch: Soph. F Sydney Tilton, Richmond; Soph F Page Brown Boothbay; Fr. G Faith Blethen, Boothbay; Soph. G Tia Day, Monmouth; Sr. G Sidney Wilson, Monmouth; Sr. G Kayla Bess, Madison; Jr. F Marina Casey, Traip; Jr. F Chloe Dwinell, St. Dom’s; Sr. F Mickayla Willette Carrabec; Sr. F Anna Bucklin, Searsport. Favorites: […]
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Class B South girls’ basketball: Lincoln and Gray-NG contend for title
Players to watch: Sr. F Sydney Petrie, Mountain Valley; Jr. F Ashley Russell, Mountain Valley; Jr. F Skye Conley, Gray-New Gloucester; Jr. G Grace Kariotis Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. G Spencer True, Lake Region; Jr. G Kristen Huntress, Lake Region; Jr. G Brie Wajer, Lincoln Academy; Sr. F Avae Traina, Lincoln Academy; Jr. G Natalie Thurber, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Eells leads Leavitt back to tourney
TURNER — Senior Chantel Eells has helped carry a young Leavitt girls’ basketball team to a Class A South tournament berth — not a bad career’s work as Leavitt’s only senior. And for her efforts, she’s earned quite a nickname. “They all call me ‘Mom’,” said Eells, relishing the endearment she has earned from her […]
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Class AA North girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills rolls into the tourney
Players to watch: Sr. F Tianna Sugars, Oxford Hills; Jr. G Erin Morton, Oxford Hills; Sr. G Emily Jacques, Edward Little; Sr. F Karli Stubbs, Edward Little; Jr. F Katie Butler, Bangor; Soph. G Abby Cavallero, Cheverus; Jr.G Tasia Titherington, Deering; Jr. F Morgan Eliasen, Lewiston; Sr. G Kristina Blais, Lewiston. Favorites: Oxford Hills, Edward […]