LEWISTON — Matt Fleming’s baseline jumper with six seconds remaining gave Oxford Hills a 60-58 boys’ basketball victory over Lewiston on Friday. The Blue Devils had a chance to tie it, but Jalen Allison missed a contested layup at the buzzer. Fleming finished with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Chris St Pierre had […]
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Boys’ basketball: Eddies pull away from Dragons on Iman’s big fourth quarter
AUBURN — Samatar Iman picked a good time to halt his recent shooting woes. The Edward Little senior scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to help the unbeaten Red Eddies shake off a pesky Brunswick team with a 63-49 win Friday night. “It’s a great feeling. Today was my first […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue too much for Cony
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue was pushed, shoved and knocked to the ground, but the Cougars got back up just in time to beat the Cony Rams 41-32 Friday night in KVAC girls’ basketball action. It was ugly from the start, with numerous turnovers and tepid shooting, but Mt. Blue kept its composure in the fourth […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Yarmouth zones out Poland
POLAND — Yarmouth and Poland had similar game plans for their WMC Class B South girls’ basketball contest Friday night: play zone defense and force the other team to make shots. The visiting Clippers executed that game plan better early, then well enough late to hold on for a 48-40 victory over Poland. “They are, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Perry’s buzzer-beater lifts Edward Little over Brunswick
Perry’s 3-pointer beat the buzzer and gave Edward Little a thrilling 44-41 win over Brunswick in a KVAC girls’ basketball classic. “It kind of just happened. I knew there was little time left on the clock, and I knew someone had to shoot it,” Perry said. “It got thrown to me and I knew I […]
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Fleming’s return, Eze’s progress aid UMaine men’s basketball team’s frontcourt play
The injury-riddled Black Bears routinely have fielded a lineup with three or even four guards against more traditional and taller opposing front lines. While that disparity hasn’t been reflected in rebounding statistics — UMaine is being outboarded by just two per game — it has been seen in other areas. Opponents generally are getting better […]
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Boys’ hockey: Tigers weaves through Eagles
Twice the Eagles countered a Gardiner goal with a score of their own less than a minute later. Once, in the second period, the hosts scored twice in a minute and cut the deficit to one goal. But the Tigers just kept coming. Doomed by penalties and unable to stop the offensive onslaught, the Eagles […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills turns away Lewiston
Thursday’s second meeting of the season was a bounce-back game of sorts for both teams, but Oxford Hills again came out on top, 48-37, in a KVAC Class AA North girls’ basketball contest. The Vikings (11-1) made it past the halfway point of the season before falling on the road at Bangor on Monday, a […]
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Girls’ basketball: Tasha Haley, other Lakers adjusting to new roles in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Tasha Haley was Rangeley’s point guard last year, the conduit from the backcourt to Blayke Morin’s scoring in the post. This season, Haley is the go-to Laker, and the scoring burden now falls primarily on her and Sydney Royce. “Mostly last year, I was more bringing the ball up and distributing it,” Haley, […]