GRAY — Maria Valente didn’t pout or shake her fists in the air at the foul line when she missed the front end of a crucial 1-and-1 opportunity that could have sealed Wells’ fate late in the fourth quarter. The undefeated Warriors were breathing down Gray-New Gloucester’s neck with a couple minutes left in a […]
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High School roundup: Phoenix come back on Ramblers
JAY — John McKenna led Spruce Mountain with 12 points — including two from beyond the arc — and Peter Theriault added nine more to help lead the Phoenix to a 42-35 win over visiting Winthrop in MVC boys’ basketball action Monday. The Phoenix recovered from a halftime deficit with a 14-5 run through the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Brunswick beats Blue Devils at the buzzer
LEWISTON — Sometimes being so close to victory makes it that much tougher when it doesn’t happen. The Lewiston girls’ basketball team was as close to a win as it has been all season Monday, but watched Brunswick snatch the game away with a buzzer beater. The Dragons rallied from a pair of deficits in […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Cape Breed’s success
GRAY — On the bench, Kate Breed had time to think about how disappointed she was in her play Saturday night. The Cape Elizabeth sophomore guard knew she could have had a better night and the fact that she knew she had struggled only made it worse. But when she was rushed off the bench […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Phoenix win battle of unbeaten
AUBURN — In the first couple of outings this season, their offense has been a bit fashionably late. The Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball team has opened games with some solid defensive play, but the offensive execution has felt a little tardy. “We’ve actually had a couple of slow starts in the first two games,” said […]
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Phoenix basketball teams open season with victories
JAY — What a difference one half of basketball can make. After trailing 18-15 at the end of the first half, the Spruce Mountain Phoenix put the pedal to the metal in the second half to pull away from Madison and win their season opener 48-30 on Dec. 7. The biggest difference, said Phoenix starting […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: LA delivers Leavitt loss
TURNER — After Leavitt scored the first basket of the game Tuesday night, the Hornets didn’t net another until late in the opening quarter. That summed up the evening for the Leavitt girls’ basketball team. Lincoln Academy broke open an early lead with 10 straight points in the first quarter and baskets were few and […]
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H. S. girls’ basketball: EL finishes strong
AUBURN — With the game tied after three Saturday night, the final quarter became an eight-minute audition for clutch performers. It was the Edward Little girls’ basketball team that had some. The Red Eddies opened the lead early in the fourth quarter and held off Oxford Hills in a season-opening 44-38 win between two KVAC […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Monmouth edges Oak Hill
WALES — Paxton Lessard didn’t see a lot of pressure moments last season. She came off the bench and saw some minutes but never faced that moment in which the game was on the line and the ball was in her hands. Friday night, she faced that very scenario. “Last year, I didn’t get a […]
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Preview 2013: Rangeley girls’ basketball
Coach: Heidi Deery (20th year) Last year’s record: 19-2, lost in Western D final. Returning players: Senior — Tori Letarte (5-6 guard); Juniors — Valerie Roy-Lessard (5-4 guard), Seve Deery-Deraps (5-8 guard), Taylor Esty (6-1 forward/center); Sophomores — Blayke Morin (6-2 forward/center), Maddison Egan (5-4 guard), Michaela Shorey (5-5 guard); Freshman — Celia Philbrick (5-8 […]