“I was a little nervous about that,” Pelletier said. “Sometimes you get to Senior Night and kids try to overdo it. There’s a lot of adrenaline going. We just tried to have everyone do their own roles and it went well.” The Vikings had little trouble focusing on business in a key regular season finale […]
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High school roundup: Mt. Abram edges Oak Hill on late free throw
SALEM — Dan Luce nailed a key free throw with two seconds left in regulation to give Mt. Abram a 43-42 win over Oak Hill in a late-season MVC boys’ basketball tilt Wednesday. Tristan Dyer led the Roadrunners (4-14) with 18 points, while Hunter York chipped in with eight. Drew Gamage paced the Raiders (4-14) […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Valente makes Patriot history
GRAY — Being the best player on your team and making history at your school are great accomplishments. But there’s nothing like bragging rights within your own family. Maria Valente has accomplished all of that. She’s been the leader and all-conference player for her Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team. She’s also become the top scorer […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain beats Maranacook in battle of top seeds
The Spruce Mountain senior forward had the assignment of defending one of the league’s top players. It was both a test, and an opportunity. “We challenged her a little bit,” Spruce Mountain coach Chris Bessey said. “I’d put her up against anybody in our conference as far as defensive players. She didn’t make the all-defensive […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: All in the Mustang Family
Sidney Wilson and Haley West have been on a similar basketball journey but now take on different roles for the Monmouth girls’ basketball team. The two juniors have been playing together since elementary school. They once shared a position in the backcourt as young kids. Both are now National Honor Society students and are among […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Monmouth’s patience pays off in win over Oak Hill
MONMOUTH — Sometimes patience isn’t an obstacle but an opportunity. Earlier in the year, the slowing down of the offense and trying to run a patient play might have felt like being shackled for the Monmouth girls’ basketball team. The Mustangs thought holding on to the ball and looking for the right shot might have […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Bangor beats Mt. Blue with strong start and fantastic finish
FARMINGTON — One 3-pointer is a mere nuisance. Allowing a second 3 was a bit problematic. Giving up a third consecutive shot from long distance created a sizable deficit from which Mt. Blue never quite recovered. Bangor opened its KVAC showdown with a trio of 3-pointers and quickly opened a double-digit lead. “That used to […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lueders becomes leader for Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Karen Magnusson calls over her starting point guard to offer instruction, but Emma Lueders probably doesn’t have to be told. She already knows. The junior guard has become Dirigo’s leader and floor general. She knows what needs to be done and often knows what needs fixing when it goes wrong. “I went to […]
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Girls’ basketball: Dirigo erupts to beat Oak Hill
DIXFIELD — When Lauren Henderson’s 3 swished through the net to end the third quarter, it did more than bump up the lead. The shot not only excited the spirited crowd at Defoe Gymnasium, but it also sparked the Dirigo Cougars themselves. “Lauren’s 3 at the end of the third quarter erupted everyone,” senior forward […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Patriots cruise past Knights
POLAND — Maria Valente set the tone Monday on the first three possessions of the game. The Gray-New Gloucester senior aggressively took the ball toward the basket and drew three consecutive fouls. She hit free throws to stake the Patriots to the early lead, but it was her tenacious approach that had her team playing […]