Gavin Kane has resigned his coaching positions at Spruce Mountain High School where he coached girls’ basketball and softball. Kane will finish this softball season with the Phoenix but informed administrators this week that he would not be returning next season to coach. The girls’ basketball job vacancy has already been posted, before Kane even […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Castonguay to coach Oak Hill
Charlie Castonguay was first able to witness the progress of the Oak Hill girls’ basketball program from the opposing bench. It wasn’t too long ago that Castonguay was an assistant at Leavitt while the Hornets faced Oak Hill regularly in KVAC matchups. He watched as the Raiders improved under coach Tom Morong. Now Castonguay has […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo seeks new girls’ hoop coach
The girls’ basketball coaching job at Dirigo has joined the list of vacancies in the Mountain Valley Conference this offseason. Reggie Weston, the Cougars’ coach the previous seven seasons, has been told he won’t be brought back next season and the position is currently vacant and open to applicants. Dirigo assistant principal and athletic director […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oak Hill, Mt. Abram coaches step down
Two coaches that made a return to coaching varsity basketball have stepped away once again. Both Tom Morong and Mark Simpson have resigned from their head coaching positions at Oak Hill and Mt. Abram, respectively. Morong chose to retire after his fifth season with the Raiders, after one of Oak Hills’ most successful seasons of […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lions roar past Vikings
PORTLAND — One steal was followed by an easy fast break basket. Then another steal and another basket followed that. That was the pattern early in the second half Saturday and there was little the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball could do to sway the momentum. After playing a solid first half against the defending state […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings ready for next challenge
SOUTH PARIS — The last time the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team was playing for a state championship, many of the current players were too young to remember. “I was like in fourth grade,” sophomore Tianna Sugars said. “I don’t remember a lot from that team, but I remember a lot of happiness.” The Vikings […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Winslow’s wow factor
SOUTH PARIS — Anna Winslow wanted to wow people. She wanted to make some jaws drop, some eyes bug out and make some people disbelieve what they were seeing. She wanted opponents and spectators alike to be stunned at the player she had become. “That was my goal,” the Oxford Hills junior forward said. “I […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Carrabec wins first crown
AUGUSTA — With every missed free throw Saturday night, the likelihood for nightmares increased for Mickayla Willette. The sophomore forward had the chance to pad Carrabec’s lead down the stretch of the Western C championship game. With every missed free throw came another chance for Madison to tie it. “Oh my gosh, I was a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings grow into champions
He predicted his Oxford Hills girls would show tremendous growth, but he likely never imagined the results that would accompany it. The Vikings claimed their second regional title Friday with an impressive performance in a resounding 54-34 win over Edward Little at the Augusta Civic Center. “The thing is, they still have a ways to […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Cobras put bite on Black Bears
AUGUSTA — The Carrabec girls’ basketball team did a pretty good job on Maranacook’s Christine Miller for much of the second half Thursday. Foul trouble finished the job when the Black Bears’ top scorer fouled out of the game. Maranacook was already struggling to rally and without Miller, it seemed even more unlikely. The Black […]