WALES — When Sadie Goulet drilled a 3 to open the fourth quarter Friday, it sent a message — not only to Oak Hill’s opponent but to the Raiders themselves. “That brought our intensity up,” said Goulet. “It was awesome.” That shot tied the game and completed the Raiders’ rally that erased a 15-point deficit. […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Greyhounds hold off Wiscasset
LISBON FALLS — A month ago, the Lisbon girls’ basketball team might not have won a game like it did Thursday night. The Greyhounds battled foul trouble, a game Wiscasset club and overtime for the second straight game, but Lisbon still prevailed for its fourth straight win with a 49-44 victory. “I think we would […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Cougars edge Blue Devils
LEWISTON — Addie Brinkman knew she was getting the ball. With the game on the line and with Mt. Blue’s hopes resting on a play with the junior’s name on it, Brinkman tried not to think about it. “I knew I had to just get ready for the ball,” Brinkman said. “I knew my teammates […]
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High School Notebook: Mustangs building in the snow
More than 40 mixed teams competed in the ‘A’ race Saturday at the Telstar Relays in Bethel. Monmouth Academy unofficially finished ninth. Not bad, for having the minimum number of skiers available to compete in one of the most anticipated Nordic meets of the year. Monmouth has an impressive 11 girls on the team this […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Mustangs warm up to Roadrunners
MONMOUTH — The shooting touch was as cold as the temperatures outside Saturday. Though the Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team struggled from the floor in the early minutes, the Mustangs started to warm up enough in a 49-16 win over Mt. Abram. “It was a little bit of a struggle to put the ball in […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings outlast Rams
AUGUSTA — Nate Pelletier wasn’t sure exactly when panic might become poise for his Oxford Hills girls’ basketball squad, but he’s seen signs of it the last two outings. The Vikings survived a late Cony rally and held off the Rams on Friday for a 36-32 win. It was the second consecutive win for Oxford […]
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Capable coaching: Clark perseveres
A multi-sport athlete at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, he began working at his alma mater. During his first year there — 1977 — the boys’ middle school basketball coaching position opened. “I wanted to get involved with the kids,” Clark said. “I wanted to see if I could coach basketball. They offered me the job […]
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Capable coaching: Grover gets his chance
After the final bell of the day sounded, Grover and his group flocked across the street from school in Boothbay Harbor to play pickup games. He could never play, but he enjoyed watching. Born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as SMA (spinal muscular atrophy), Grover has spent his entire life in a […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: EL wins battle of unbeaten
AUBURN — Through all the nail-biting and frayed nerves, Craig Jipson hoped there were some lessons learned in some of his team’s edge-of-the-seat victories earlier this season. His Edward Little girls’ basketball team is 5-0 but has won four of those games by an average of less than five points. Those numbers are even exaggerated […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Brunswick downs Oxford Hills
BRUNSWICK — When the names of various teams to watch in the KVAC were tossed about during the preseason, the Brunswick girls’ basketball likely didn’t get much mention. But people are talking about the Dragons now. With Thursday’s convincing 49-22 win over Oxford Hills, the Dragons improved to 4-1 and are among the top teams […]