Cougars lose Lexi Mittelstadt during pregame warm-ups.
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Girls’ basketball: Anna DeWolfe, Greely win showdown with Gray-New Gloucester
Greely senior Anna DeWolfe (20) jumps up for a shot amid a group of Gray-New Gloucester defenders Thursday in Gray. (Portland Press Herald photo by Brianna Soukup) GRAY — Todd Flaherty knew this wouldn’t be easy. It never is when the Greely girls’ basketball team plays Gray-New Gloucester. And it wasn’t Thursday night with the […]
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Girls’ basketball: St. Dom’s swarms Buckfield
Buckfield’s Alyssa Litchfield and St Dom’s Rebecca Zimmerman scramble for control of the ball during Thursday night’s game in Buckfield. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) BUCKFIELD — St. Dominic Academy forced 16 first-half turnovers as its suffocating defense led to a 56-24 girls’ basketball win over Buckfield on Thursday night. Rebecca Zimmerman scored 11 of […]
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Girls’ basketball: Richmond beats Lisbon for first win of season
Richmond guard Caitlin Kendrick (25) looks to the basket as Lisbon’s Mallory Fairbanks defends. (Times Record photo by Bob Conn) LISBON — There have been times this season where the Richmond and Lisbon girls’ basketball teams were on the cusp of winning that first game, only to suffer another loss. On Saturday, the winless Bobcats […]
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Girls’ basketball: Rangeley stifles Forest Hills
Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s Toni Almeraz (24) dives to save the ball against Forest Hill High School at Cony High School in Augusta on Saturday. (Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans) AUGUSTA — Defensive pressure has always been the calling card of Rangeley coach Heidi Deery and the Lakers, Saturday’s win against Forest Hills […]
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Girls’ basketball: South Portland earns hard-fought win over Oxford Hills in Class AA showdown
South Portland’s Bela Cloutier fouls Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson during Friday’s game in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills erased a seven-point third quarter deficit to pull within one, but a couple of missed shots late, coupled with 23 points from South Portland’s junior forward Maggie Whitmore, halted the last-ditch efforts of the […]
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Local roundup: Lexi Mittelstadt’s 26 lead Mt. Blue to win over Cony
FARMINGTON — Lexi Mittelstadt scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double as Mt. Blue defeated Cony 47-38 in a girls’ basketball game Saturday. Mittelstadt led the way as the Cougars (4-1) pulled away in the fourth quarter. Kiely Reynolds scored 12 and also amassed five steals in the win. Cony (0-5) […]
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Local roundup: Rangeley girls beat Vinalhaven for coach Heidi Deery's 401st victory
Fryeburg Academy’s River Lucky, left, and Maddie Darling battle Oxford Hills’ Jadah Adams for a rebound in the first half of Friday’s game in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) RANGELEY — Junior guard Lauren Eastlack drained a game-high 18 points and made seven steals to lead Rangeley to a 70-29 victory over Vinalhaven in girls’ basketball […]
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Girls' basketball: Windham overcomes early deficit to beat Edward Little
WINDHAM — Windham couldn’t have received a better present heading into Christmas break than beating the defending Class AA champion. It appeared visiting Edward Little was going to play the Grinch when it jumped out to a 12-0 lead to start the game. But the Eagles didn’t panic and led for the entire second half […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth gangs up on Mt. Abram
Madison Phelps, left, and Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy battle for a loose ball during the second half in Monmouth on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Secondary scoring will be important for Monmouth as the season goes on. But for Mt. Abram, it was a necessity Friday night. But Summer Ross was Mt. Abram’s […]