The Dirigo girls’ basketball team may be hard-pressed to replace the talents of post players Jessica Conant and Kelsey Hutchins, but the Cougars have a returning group that should keep the club a contender. Conant was the MVC Player of the Year, while Hutchins was a first-team pick in the MVC. Together they were a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Winthrop returns to varsity schedule
WINTHROP — The victory celebration lasted a little too long, and might have been a bit too exuberant for their coach’s liking. As Joe Burnham led his Winthrop girls’ junior varsity basketball team to the locker room last year, he was planning on tapering down the team’s enthusiasm. “After that first game we won, we […]
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H.S. basketball: Lisbon christens new season and gym
LISBON — It was the start of a new season and era Monday. The Lisbon High School basketball team took to the court for the first time this winter sports season, but this year’s opening day of practices had new meaning for the Greyhounds, who practiced on a brand new court in the school’s beautiful […]
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AAU 10th grade basketball: MBR squad claims second at AAU Nationals
The first half was like you might have expected. The MBR 10th grade girls’ basketball team looked like they had just arrived, hesitant, unsure of themselves and not playing up to their full potential. They were still getting used to the new surroundings and settling in to new territory. It was their first game of […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley seniors Deery-DeRaps, Esty staying together on way to CMCC
She had to tell Esty something, and swore her to secrecy. The two had discussed college plans together at times. They even had an overnight stay at the Central Maine Community College campus in Auburn together, but getting the final decision from each was slow going. “Every time I asked her, she was, ‘Aww, I […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley Lakes Regional School capsule
RANGELEY LAKES REGIONAL SCHOOL Location: Rangeley Mascot: Lakers Regular-season record: 17-0 Key players: Taylor Esty, Sr. F (17 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 spg); Sr. G Seve Deery-DeRaps (16 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 spg); Blayke Morin Jr. F (12 ppg, 3 rpg); Maddison Egan Jr. G (8 ppg, 6 rpg); Natasha Haley Fr. G (7 ppg, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley plays role of the underdog
From the beginning of the season, the Rangeley girls’ basketball team lived with the “team-to-beat” status. With much of its team back from last year and plenty of talent and tourney experience, the Lakers were expected not only to be the top team in the East-West Conference, but the favorites to win it all in […]
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H.S Basketball Tourney Notebook: Rangeley’s birthday party
AUGUSTA — When the subject of Seve Deery-DeRaps birthday came up, the Rangeley senior guard didn’t have to say a word about her wishes. Coach Heidi Deery, Seve’s mother, had already made gift plans for her daughter’s birthday, which was Saturday — the day of Rangeley’s Western D championship game. “We did talk about her […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lawrence overcomes Bangor on late Lewis 3-pointer
AUGUSTA — When Dominique Lewis drilled her first 3 of the game Saturday, she emphatically pumped her fist. When the junior guard from Lawrence High School drained her final 3, she — and her teammates — celebrated a championship. Moments after Bangor tied the teams’ Eastern Class A title game at the Augusta Civic Center, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley rejoices with West D title
AUGUSTA — From devastation to jubilation, the Rangeley girls’ basketball team has come a long way in a year. A devastating loss last February lingered in the Lakers’ hearts and souls after a last-second shot fell and ruined their hopes of a Western D title, and they’ve spent much of the past year trying to […]