Ashley Anderson, Madison Post and Jordan Jowett run the Girls 55 Meter Dash at the Class B Maine Indoor Track meet at Bates College on Saturday. LEWISTON — A season’s worth of hard work paid off in spades Saturday at the Class B state indoor track and field championships at bates College. Twenty-five teams brought […]
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Girls’ basketball: Freshman phenoms playing big roles for playoff teams
Somehow, an Edward Little defender ended up on Julia Colby’s back. Literally. It nearly knocked Colby down, but the Oxford Hills freshman maintained her dribble, regained her balance and darted down the lane for a layup, the two most spectacular points of her team-high 17 in last week’s win over the Red Eddies. “She kept […]
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Girls' basketball: Class B South playoff preview
Players to watch: Sr. C Skye Conley, Gray-New Gloucester; Soph. G Brianna Jordan, Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. F Alicia Dumont, Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. G Ashley Russell, Mountain Valley; Sr. G Emily Billings, Mountain Valley; Sr. F Liza White, Mountain Valley; Jr. G Nathalie Theriault, Poland; Jr. F Jessica Seeley, Poland; Fr. G Giana Russo, Lisbon; Sr. […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-New Gloucester beats zone, Poland
GRAY — Poland was in a zone, but Gray-New Gloucester was in the zone. The Patriots worked the ball around and sank their shots to beat the Knights 59-31 in a Class B South girls’ basketball game Friday night. “The last two games, our offense has kind of come around again,” Gray-NG coach Mike Andreasen said. […]
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And One: The future fares fairly well against the present
Mt. Blue head coach Fred Conlogue and his staff went into Thursday’s matchup against Spruce Mountain with a plan that might seem crazy, at least on paper. They decided to hand the responsibility of guarding Phoenix phenom Alex Bessey to a freshman, Lexi Mittelstadt. A freshman. Now, Bessey still scored 22 points, and the entire Mt. Blue lineup seemed to be keeping an eye on her, but Mittelstadt was […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-NG grinds out win over Yarmouth
GRAY — There was no running away Tuesday night, when Western Maine Conference rivals met on the hardwood. Gray-New Gloucester jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but then went cold, allowing Yarmouth to catch all the way back up. From there it was neck-and-neck, but the Patriots made a slim third-quarter […]
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And One: Don’t count out the Dirigo boys
The Heal points earned in wins against the likes of Oak Hill, Lisbon and Boothbay have the Dirigo Cougars solidly in the Class C South playoff hunt despite a 4-11 record. “I think we’re going to be a tough team if we get in,” Dirigo coach Travis Magnusson said. Much of the rest of Class […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greely surges past Gray-New Gloucester
“We were talking before the game (about how) the worst thing that could happen to either team would be kind of a blowout situation, because we need close games,” Flaherty said. “I’m glad we gave them one and we came out on top.” Gray-NG gave Greely all it could handle for nearly 20 minutes before […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Red Eddies rebound against Kings
From there on it was all Red Eddies, who finished off host Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill/Leavitt for a 6-3 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday night. The Red Eddies (3-5) trailed for the first time midway through the second when the Kings (2-2-1) scored on the […]
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And One: Blue Devils hope to turn corner in 2017
If any team could use a fresh start in 2017, it’s the Lewiston boys’ basketball team. The Blue Devils ended 2016 with an 0-6 record. Their home losses to Bangor, Windham and Deering were much more competitive than losses at Oxford Hills, Portland and Cony (at the Augusta Civic Center). “We played well against Deering, […]