LISBON — When Kipri Steele darted to the basket and scored to give Lisbon a one-point lead midway through the third quarter, Carrabec High School girls’ basketball coach Skip Rugh called a timeout as the momentum had clearly shifted to the Greyhounds. From that point on, the Cobras struck back, using a 7-0 run to […]
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Unified basketball: Shot of a lifetime for Brunswick’s “Hot Shot Humphrey”
LEWISTON — Tim Humphrey is a celebrity. The young man from Brunswick High School probably didn’t wake up thinking that way last Friday, but if this video gains any traction online — and it should — Humphrey will be among the most talked about high school basketball players around. Humphrey plays for Brunswick’s Unified basketball […]
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Local roundup:Robinson’s number retired as Dirigo rolls
DIXFIELD — Riley Robinson scored 37 points, including seven 3-pointers, and had his No. 20 jersey retired as Dirigo beat Oak Hill in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball on Monday. Clay Swett added 16 points for Dirigo (14-1). Gavin Hebert added 12. Oak Hill was led by Jonah Martin with 18 and Dalton Therrien with […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Sullivan, Greely bury St. Dominic Academy
Just as in the first meeting, the Rangers (17-0) struck first less than a minute into the game. St. Dom’s goalie Payton Winslow stopped Ellie Schad 11 seconds in, but couldn’t do the same 10 seconds later against Danita Storey, who cleaned up a loose puck near the left post for a goal. “We scored […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little accelerates past Lewiston, 71-44
From that point forward, EL looked like a team interested in embellishing the page of the record book that tells everyone it has won a playoff game in eight consecutive seasons and counting. The red-hot Red Eddies scored the final 15 points of the half, hit a 3-pointer out of intermission and cruised to a […]
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Girls’ basketball: Tianna Sugars peaks at right time for Oxford Hills
She’d watched other players lead her Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team and become dominant players. The Vikings senior knew this year would be hers. But that still didn’t mean it would be easy. “I had very high expectations because Anna (Winslow) and Mikayla (Morin), they were basically our scorers,” Sugars said. “I felt the need […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston rolls over rival Edward Little a second time
Lewiston scored six goals in just over nine minutes in the second period to rally in a big way past Edward Little for a 10-2 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey clash at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The Blue Devils (9-1) couldn’t hit anything in the first period, firing shots seemingly […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley tips Madison
RUMFORD — When Mountain Valley has things working right, coach Ryan Casey and the rest of the team are convinced they are unstoppable. They proved it again Saturday. A pair of runs in the second half sparked by Ashley Russell, who scored a game-high 21 points, proved to be the difference as Mountain Valley extended […]
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Local roundup: Richmond sweeps Buckfield in EWC basketball
BUCKFIELD — Zach Small had a spectacular outing with 24 points as Richmond dispatched Buckfield 49-45 in boys’ basketball on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-3) improved their lead each of the first three quarters, and led by 12 early in the fourth quarter. The Bucks (7-8) picked away at the deficit and trailed by just […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little batters Brunswick
AUBURN — For the past nine games, many things have gone right for the Brunswick High School girls basketball team. The Dragons had reeled off nine consecutive wins, setting up a big-time rematch with Edward Little on Saturday. Things went the Red Eddies’ way, though, in a 35-22 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win. EL improved […]