GRAY — When Maria Valente reached high school, her life as a basketball player changed. When she first learned the game, she was the taller player. She could rule the inside and be potent in the post. But when she was a freshman at Gray-New Gloucester, she didn’t have the size advantage any longer. If […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Greco lifts Saints past Cougars
AUBURN — The St. Dom’s girls’ basketball team missed its first 15 shots overall Tuesday night. But the last shot is what mattered most, and Callie Greco didn’t miss. The senior guard sank a free throw with eight seconds left in regulation to lift the Saints to a thrilling 38-37 win over Dirigo. “Going into […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: A touch of Grace for GNG
GRAY — It wasn’t a Hail Mary but a simple touch of Grace. With Monday’s girls’ basketball game in overtime, Gray-New Gloucester’s Grace Kariotis drilled a 3 to break the tie. She later hit two clutch free throws as the Patriots fended off their rivals from Poland in a 51-44 overtime win. “I found myself […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill ditches Dirigo in overtime
DIXFIELD — There are small steps that mark a team’s progress throughout the regular season. Then there are the giant leaps that come in unexpected moments. Saturday night, was one of those sizable jumps for the Oak Hill girls’ basketball team. The Raiders rallied late in regulation, watched a late lead slip away but regrouped […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Norcross’ game shapes up
So when Kory Norcross heard suggestions from her grandfather, John Huard, she took his words to heart. Huard was a former NFL linebacker and coach in the Canadian Football League. “He’s always picked on me and told me that I needed to get in shape and start jumping rope,” the Edward Little senior guard said. […]
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H. S. girls’ basketball: Red Eddies respond to Dragons’ rally
AUBURN — The comfortable double-digit lead suddenly didn’t feel so comfortable. After opening up the advantage Wednesday night, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team watched Brunswick close the gap to end the third. It forced the Red Eddies to refocused for the final quarter, and that’s just what EL did in a 55-50 win over […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley takes out Richmond
She gave her club a fiery pep talk and sent them on their way, hoping for improved results after a slow start. Her halftime talk that followed likely didn’t have glowing reviews either. Slowly but surely, her Rangeley girls’ basketball team settled in. With an effort in the second half greater than in the first, […]
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High School Notebook: LHS wins $25,000 grant from State Farm
The expansion and improvement projects at Lewiston High School’s Franklin Pasture athletic complex received a major boost Saturday night, with help from the entire school community. Lewiston received a $25,000 grant from State Farm Insurance as part of the company’s “Celebrate My Drive” teen safe-driving promotion. During October, more than 3,500 schools from around the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Ouellette’s will power
JAY — For much of last year, Victoria Ouellette had her sights set on this basketball season. She had missed much of her junior year to a knee injury. She skipped summer basketball to rehab and prepare for this winter. She even considered not playing field hockey in the fall, just so she’d be ready […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Patriots can’t stop Lakers
NAPLES — There was no stopping the Lake Region girls’ basketball team Saturday night. And that was a problem for the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots. Mike Andreasen’s team had given the Lakers a battle in an earlier season meeting, but in the rematch, Lake Region took control early and hardly looked back in a 59-41 win. […]