AUGUSTA — A year ago, the Maranacook girls’ playoff hopes flamed out in a semifinal loss to Carrabec. Friday, the more experienced and confident Black Bears left little doubt. Maranacook burst into its Western Class C semifinal with tenacity and purpose and quickly overwhelmed Mountain Valley in a 64-29 win. “Last year was the first […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo returns to regional final with win over Madison
AUGUSTA — The Energizer Bunny has nothing on this group of Dirigo Cougars. Dirigo was amped up from the start Friday and never wore out in a 58-44 win over Madison in a Western C semifinal at the Augusta Civic Center. The Cougars went wire to wire with an emotional and energized effort that Madison […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Richmond returns to regional final with win over Vinalhaven
AUGUSTA — It was supposed to be another building year for Richmond. After years of dominating the East-West Conference and Western D, the Bobcats were expecting to work on development this winter. Little did the they know they were ahead of schedule. “There was a new coach, we’re very young, we don’t start a single […]
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H.S. basketball tournament notebook: Magnusson enjoys return to tourney
AUGUSTA — Before taking the court Tuesday night, there was probably a lot of nervous energy in the locker room of the Dirigo girls’ basketball team. Much of that excitement and anticipation may have been coming from Coach Karen Magnusson. Though Magnusson has been part of plenty of tournament games as a player and a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lawrence pulls away from Brunswick
AUGUSTA — The Lawrence High School girls’ basketball team found itself in unfamiliar territory Wednesday — the Bulldogs trailed at the half against this year’s Eastern A Cinderella team from Brunswick. Lawrence played from behind for much of the first half and was down by seven at the break. “This is the first time we’ve […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Bangor fends off Edward Little in Eastern A semifinal
AUGUSTA — The first meeting between Edward Little and Bangor this season featured frayed nerves, chewed finger nails and a fantastic finish. It was no surprise that the rematch provided much of the same. Top-seeded Bangor held off a late charge by Edward Little on Wednesday and won another nail-biter, a 47-45 triumph in the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley claims milestone quarterfinal win over OOB
AUGUSTA — Giving up a home game can be a pretty significant sacrifice, but it appeared to be a pretty savvy calculation on Ryan Casey’s part. The Mountain Valley coach brought his Falcons to the Christmas tournament at the Augusta Civic Center back in December. The Falcons played a regular season game against Madison and […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo pulls away from Monmouth
AUGUSTA — When Monmouth Academy made a late surge to end the first half Tuesday, the Mustangs rode that excitement into the break. When Monmouth made another run at Dirigo in the third quarter, the Cougars turned that into the spark they needed. After the Mustangs tied the game late in the third, Dirigo responded […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vinalhaven rallies to oust top-seeded Pine Tree
AUGUSTA — Sandy Nelson has been preaching the possibility of a big upset to her team for weeks, but nothing convinced her squad more than watching it actually happen Monday. Her Vinalhaven girls’ basketball team watched No. 8 Maranacook stun No. 1 Boothbay in a Western C boys’ quarterfinal. “I’ve told the kids before, I’ve […]
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LIVE BLOG: Western D, Western C and Western B girls’ basketball
Welcome to the final day of #Tourney15 quarterfinal action. Today, the Western D, Western C and Western B girls’ teams take the floor in Augusta and Portland. Follow along with our team, and journalists across the state, as we bring you live updates from all of the games, all in one place. Click below to […]