AUGUSTA — Heidi Deery doesn’t like to have to waste timeouts early. As her Rangeley girls’ basketball team started its Western D semifinal Thursday morning, the Laker coach knew she needed to do something to regroup her team. As hard as Deery tried, her Lakers couldn’t seem to shake its early funk. Rangeley fell behind […]
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HS basketball: Tourney news and notes — It’s been a while for Monmouth
There are countless ways to express how long Monmouth Academy went between Western Class C boys’ basketball quarterfinal appearances. All of them are jaw-dropping. When it last happened in 1977, the tournament was played at Edward Little High School. Coach Lucas Turner wasn’t born. Athletic director Rick Amero was a 10-year-old student at the town’s […]
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Girls’ basketball: Lakers fend off Vikings
AUGUSTA — The wake-up call for the Rangeley Lakers came about midway through the third quarter Monday morning. The second-seeded Lakers had yet to be able to shake seventh-ranked Vinalhaven. When the Vikings cut the lead to just three points in the third, Rangeley finally awoke and responded. “That’s what it took,” said Rangeley coach […]
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Western Class D boys’ basketball: Forest Hills edges Rangeley
AUGUSTA — It was a play that wasn’t just drawn up in practice. The Forest Hills boys’ basketball team tested it Friday and had success. “We just did it 24 hours ago in the Jackman gym,” Forest Hills coach Anthony Amero said. “I was on the scout team and (Evan Worster) beat me. I said, […]
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Western Class D Boys Overview
Players to watch Forest Hills — Dylan McNally, Evan Worster, Joey Gilbert, Ray Petrin; Greenville — Tony DiAngelo, Alex Jardine, Ricky Derboghosian, Matt DiAngelo; Richmond — Mike Christie, Tom Carter, Kyle O’Brien, Ben Carver; Islesboro — D.J. Johnson, Jason Hatch, Gerard Scherr; Vinalhaven — Brian Stanley, Steven Osgood, Bobby Beckman; Elan — Jack Peters, Malik […]
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Western Class D Girls’ Overview
Players to Watch Jamie Plummer, Richmond forward (11.4 ppg, 9 rpg), Brooke Lancaster, Richmond guard (9.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg); Chantal Carrier, Rangeley forward; Emily Carrier, Rangeley forward; Cindy Schultz, Valley guard; Jocelyn Laweryson, Valley guard; Gretel Breton, Greenville forward (12.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg); Michaella Gilbert, Greenville forward (9.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg); Ruth Towne, Seacoast forward; […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Tourney Ready
This time of the season, being second-best isn’t such a bad thing. With the final Heal Points released this weekend, Edward Little, Leavitt and Rangeley all found themselves landing the second seed in their respective classes. The task at hand is now to upgrade that status during tournament week. “We were very excited,” said EL […]
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Wellness group launches cancer support groups
RANGELEY — People facing cancer will soon be able to talk with others dealing with the disease. In March, the first of three 12-week cancer support programs will start under the guidance of Certified Professional Counselor Marie Dexter of Rangeley. Dexter is also a mental health counselor, an emotional and psychological trauma specialist with a […]
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Resort to give love a lift on Valentine’s Day
RANGELEY — Forget Match.com. Forget eHarmony.com. Rangeley’s got Romance on the Chairlift on Valentine’s Day at Saddleback Ski Resort and $25 lift tickets for everyone that day. It’s a unique foray into the world of speed dating using the Rangeley double chairlift for an 8.5-minute ride up the mountain. Daters who connect can then ski […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Rangeley Takes Richmond
RICHMOND — The comfortable lead wasn’t so comfortable any longer. After a strong start and double-digit advantage in the first half, the Rangeley girls’ basketball team watched it dwindle in a hurry. Unbeaten Richmond closed the gap to just one point in the third quarter and seemingly had turned the momentum. Then the Lakers hit […]