A day spent volunteering for the Winthrop Recreation basketball program is like a trip back in time for Winthrop guard Jacob Hickey. “I can remember being that small and being inspired by the, quote, big kids, in front of me,” he said. Sam Leclerc and the 2008 Class C state champion Ramblers inspired Hickey and […]
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H.S. basketball: Greely’s McDevitt, Gorham’s Esposito named Mr., Miss Basketball
Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey shoots over Madison’s Evan Bess during the Class C regional championship game at the Augusta Civic Center last month. BANGOR — Matching undefeated senior seasons capped off by state championships weren’t enough for Matt McDevitt of Greely of Cumberland Center and Emily Esposito of Gorham. They were crowned the 2017 Mr. and […]
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Winthrop's Jacob Hickey a Mr. Basketball finalist
Jacob Hickey of Winthrop drives on Alex Gorham of Dirigo during their game last season. Jacob Hickey of Winthrop High School has been a special player for the Ramblers’ boys’ basketball team for four years. Sunday, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches only confirmed what those around him have known for a long time: Hickey […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hickey (21 points), Winthrop get back at Dirigo
WINTHROP — With his drive to the basket 54 seconds into the game on Wednesday night, Winthrop’s explosive junior Jacob Hickey doubled his scoring output from a loss to Dirigo at Augusta Civic Center in December. On the comfort of the Ramblers’ home floor, given an opportunity for redemption in front of a packed, bipartisan crowd, […]
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Cross country: A battle to the finish for Harriman, Hickey
CUMBERLAND — Lisbon’s Nicholas Harriman and Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey have gotten to know each other at the finish line during the cross country season. Hickey was right on Harriman’s heels for the entire race Saturday, but Harriman stayed out in front to win the 3.1-mile Class C boys’ race at the Southern Regional Cross Country […]
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Cross country: Stevens knows how to make himself heard
Neither fans shouting nor the pounding footsteps of runners coming up behind him bother him, and his teammates use a variety of ways to get his attention during a cross country race — but not their voices. Stevens is legally deaf, but he makes himself heard through his determination and hard work as a valuable […]
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Long journey for Pats’ Hicks
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Akiem Hicks’ long and winding road has brought him to the undefeated New England Patriots. “I’ve got a little bit of a past,” said the 25-year-old Hicks, acquired from the Saints during New England’s bye week. “I went from school in Louisiana to school in Canada and then back down to […]