WISCASSET — During Wiscasset’s recently completed three-game road trip, the Wolverines found the going tough. After starting the year with eight straight wins, losses to Monmouth, Dirigo and Carrabec followed. Wiscasset returned home on Wednesday to face Lisbon in a key Mountain Valley Conference boys basketball game, with the Wolverines hoping the home cooking might […]
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Girls’ basketball: Lewiston digs deep for win over Mt. Ararat
LEWISTON — It was pretty apparent after the first quarter that foul shots and depth was going to make a significant difference Tuesday. The girls’ basketball game between Lewiston and Mt. Ararat began as a whistle-fest and didn’t change much from there. It made both teams scramble to handle foul trouble from the start. The […]
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High school roundup: Patriots’ girls edge Lakers
NAPLES — Junior center Skye Conley drained 19 points to go along with her eight rebounds as Gray-New Gloucester sailed past Lake Region 45-42 in girls’ basketball action Tuesday evening. Conley scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half as the Patriots (9-2) pulled away in the second half. Junior guard Grace Kariotis […]
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Hornets keep stubborn Phoenix grounded
The Phoenix were just starting to spread their wings in the second half when Allie Belaire began dropping in key 3-pointers and Chantel Eells landed four of her six foul shots in the waning minutes of the game. It was a total team effort that allowed Hornets (5-6) shake off Spruce Mountain (2-8) with a […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain holds off late Leavitt charge
JAY — Winless Leavitt almost came back in the end to earn its first victory of the season, but the Hornets ran into a Spruce Mountain team that played an end-to-end brand of basketball that was the recipe for success in a 52-46 KVAC boys’ basketball victory Tuesday night at the Phoenix Dome. The game […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greyhounds howl
WISCASSET — Lisbon jumped out of the gates with an 11-4 run in Monday night’s girls basketball game against Wiscasset — and didn’t give the lead back all night. Missed free throws from the Greyhounds kept the home side in the game, but tough defense and forced turnovers cemented the lead at six or more […]
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Girls’ basketball: Cougars top Bulldogs
DIXFIELD — Dirigo continues to do all the right things when it’s needed in a crucial game. The Cougars played with a great deal of high energy and intensity on both ends of the floor paced by Sabrina Daoud, who scored a game-high 27 points in a upset 51-34 win against Madison in a Mountain […]
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Local roundup: Ramblers get one in win column
BETHEL — Adlin Chaparin scored 11 points, leading Winthrop (1-10) to a 37-27 victory over winless Telstar (0-11) in a girls’ basketball game Monday. It was the first varsity win for the Ramblers in over three seasons. Winthrop took the year off from varsity last season and played only a junior varsity schedule. Danielle McClure, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth stuns Boothbay
The Mustang sophomore’s 3-pointer hit the rim, the backboard and hung tantalizingly high above the cylinder before falling through to help Monmouth stun unbeaten Boothbay 42-41. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, if I miss this, we lose and if I make it, we win at the buzzer,’” Anderson said. “My adrenalin was going.” Monmouth […]
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Local roundup: Gray-NG girls hold off Wells; Lewiston tops Biddeford in boys’ hockey
GRAY — Isabelle DeTroy drained 12 points to help lead Gray-New Gloucester to a 46-44 victory over Wells on Saturday. DeTroy also had seven assists, six rebounds and five steals. Brianna Jordan also had a stellar game for the Patriots (8-2), with six rebounds and five steals. Jordan also blocked Wells’ go-ahead three-point attempt at […]