MADISON — The Madsion Bulldogs held on to post a 39-35 victory over St. Dominic Academy in a Class C South preliminary round basketball game on Tuesday. Madeline Wood led all scorers with 13 points to lead the No. 5 Bulldogs (14-5). She had a key layup with about 1:30 to go to seal the […]
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Boys' basketball prelim: Balanced scoring helps Patriots edge Lakers
NAPLES — Lake Region couldn’t have asked for more chances to extend the defense of its Class B state title than it got in the final seconds of Tuesday night’s South boys’ preliminary round game. But, it’s Gray-New Gloucester that kept its championship dream alive. Trailing by three, the eighth-seeded Lakers missed three 3-pointers in […]
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#Tourney17: Randy, Lee and Justin break down the MPA girls' tournament
LEWISTON — Another year, another tournament, and the Sun Journal team has you covered, as always. Check out our latest video, breaking down the girls’ tourney and our area teams!
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Girls' basketball: Class D South basketball preview
Players to watch: Jr. G Tasha Haley, Rangeley; Jr. F Sydney Royce, Rangeley; Sr. F Celia Philbrick, Rangeley. Favorites: Rangeley, Vinalhaven. The Vikings traveled to Rangeley and rocked the Lakers by 18 points. The next morning, Rangeley bounced back to win by five points. Both teams also have losses Richmond, but the Vikings played the […]
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Roundup: Bessey reaches milestone as Spruce Mountain shocks MCI
Oxford Hills’ Jadah Adams reaches for the ball after Leavitt’s Allie Belaire comes down with a rebound Friday night in Paris. PITTSFIELD — Senior point guard Alex Bessey scored her 1,000th point as Spruce Mountain upset MCI 51-48 in girls’ basketball action Friday evening in a last-ditch effort to reach the postseason. The Huskies (12-6) […]
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And One: The future fares fairly well against the present
Mt. Blue head coach Fred Conlogue and his staff went into Thursday’s matchup against Spruce Mountain with a plan that might seem crazy, at least on paper. They decided to hand the responsibility of guarding Phoenix phenom Alex Bessey to a freshman, Lexi Mittelstadt. A freshman. Now, Bessey still scored 22 points, and the entire Mt. Blue lineup seemed to be keeping an eye on her, but Mittelstadt was […]
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H.S. wrestling: Oak Hill’s Buteau, Wells win Mid-State titles
DIXFIELD — Prior to stepping on to the mat, the Oak Hill wrestler Danny Buteau had to focus mentally, and visualize what he needed to do. For the fourth consecutive year, Buteau did just that, winning his fourth individual championship at the 2017 Mid-State League tournament. In the team competition, overall depth can’t be overlooked, […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills tames Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Julia Colby and Erin Eastman scored in double figures to lead the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team to a 60-29 victory over Mt. Blue on Saturday. Colby, a freshman, put up 17 points to lead all scorers. Eastman finished with 11 points, which included three 3-pointers in the third quarter. Erin Morton added […]
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Scarborough teams find home away from home in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Most hockey players wouldn’t consider a flashlight or an extra phone battery standard issue equipment, nor would most pack those items on their way to practices and games. But this year’s Scarborough High School hockey players are far from typical. “Some of the players even have those headlamps you clip to your hats, […]