AUGUSTA — As impressive as Rangeley senior Blayke Morin was on defense Saturday — and she held one of the top Class D players in the state to 12 points — her offensive performance was dominant. The forward was a force throughout the game, scored a career-high 34 points and led the Lakers to a […]
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Class B South girls’ final: Gray-New Gloucester grounds Lincoln Academy
The first quarter was all about getting ahead for the second-seeded Patriots (17-4), while the third quarter was for keeping it that way. Gray-NG played lockdown defense in the first eight minutes after halftime all tournament long, and the regional final was no exception. The Patriots’ man-to-man defense allowed just three points in the third, […]
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Class AA North girls’ basketball final: Edward Little pulls away from Oxford Hills
AUGUSTA — As her teammates took to warmups prior to the second half Friday night, Jordyn Reynolds sought advice. A visibly frustrated Reynolds walked courtside and had a chat with her sister, Brooke. When the junior forward returned to action, the frustration turned to motivation. “She lit that fire and got me to play harder,” […]
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The Hot Corner: Finally, finally, finally, Eddies win a final
AUGUSTA — Buffalo Bills, 1991 to 1994. Boston Red Sox, 1919 to 2003. Chicago Cubs, 1909 ’til all our grandkids are in a nursing home. Lovable losers in sports lore roll off the tongue. Still, an Edward Little basketball fan base that has bitten its bottom lip for decades upon decades probably doesn’t believe it takes […]
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Class A North girls’ basketball final: Lawrence repeats with win over Messalonskee
AUGUSTA — A year ago, all that Hunter Mercier could do was watch. The Lawrence guard was part of a state championship-winning team, but an ACL injury early in the season left her outside looking in on the title run. “It was hard,” the sophomore guard said. “I tore it the second game of the […]
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Class A North boys’ championship: Oceanside shoots to first title
AUGUSTA — No. 5 Oceanside, the product of a five-year-old merger between Rockland and Georges Valley, won its first regional boys’ basketball title on Friday afternoon, running away from neighboring rival No. 3 Medomak Valley in the second half for a 59-45 victory in the Class A North final. It was the final installment in a […]
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Nordic Skiing: Maine Coast captures Class C titles
RUMFORD — A picture-perfect day on the course led to a clean sweep for Maine Coast Waldorf School at the Class C Nordic skiing state championships. The dynasty continued for Maine Coast Waldorf — which was previously known as Merriconeag Waldorf — on Friday at Black Mountain Ski Resort. The girls’ team won its sixth […]
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State Nordic skiing roundup: Mt. Blue boys, girls take Class A leads
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue was right at home Thursday, and it showed. Sking on the familiar snow of Titcomb Mountain in Farmington, the Mt. Blue Nordic ski teams jumped out ahead of the field at the Class A state championships in the classical discipline. Tucker Barber led the charge in the boys’ race, earning a […]
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Winthrop locks down Boothbay in Class C boys’ semifinal
Few semifinal victories of recent vintage have been more fitting than the 45-31 lockdown of Boothbay on Thursday night at Augusta Civic Center, one that vaulted Winthrop into the regional final for the first time since 2008. “When our offense has trouble, I think we use defense as a motivator to get back into the […]
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Mountain Valley can’t catch Lincoln Academy in Class B South girls’ semifinal
Fourth-ranked Lincoln Academy (18-2) led by as much as 11 midway through the third quarter, and the lead was still five heading into the fourth. But the Falcons (18-2) kept clawing away. Mountain Valley didn’t get onto the scoreboard in the fourth until the final 90 seconds, but the Eagles hadn’t pulled away by that […]