WINTHROP — Winthrop raced out to a 12-point advantage in the first quarter and never looked back, cruising to a 78-51 victory in boys’ MVC basketball action. Senior guard Jacob Hickey led all scorers with 29 points, including six from behind the arc. Cam Wood chipped in with 13 points while Garrett Tsouprake added nine […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mountain Valley outlasts Dirigo in 2OT classic
DIXFIELD — Sophomore Keegan Davis stepped up to the challenge and delivered a much-needed solid performance down the stretch for Mountain Valley. Davis recorded a double-double, with 30 points and 13 rebounds, as the Falcons maintained their composure for a thrilling 78-67 double-overtime triumph against Dirigo at packed Defoe Gymnasium on Friday night. Mountain Valley, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Rangeley beats physical Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Rangeley held Buckfield to five first-half points, but didn’t exactly cruise to its 57-23 girls’ basketball win Friday. The Bucks struggled to score, but they made the Lakers work hard for every point they put up on the scoreboard. “I take my hat off to Buckfield,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “They’re physical, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Buckfield defense stuffs Rangeley
BUCKFIELD — The Buckfield boys’ basketball team controlled the third quarter and then held on to beat Rangeley, 53-40, on Friday night. The Bucks opened the third with a 14-3 run and outscored the Lakers 16-5 in the period to turn a four-point halftime lead into a 40-25 advantage. “We defended really well,” Buckfield coach […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston lights up rival St. Dom’s
AUBURN — In the first period, St. Dominic Academy goalie Goalie Kyle Welsh appeared to be impenetrable. In the second, Lewiston’s attack proved unstoppable. The tale of two periods, of two longtime rivals, had a happy ending for the Blue Devils, who turned a close game into a blowout in the blink of an eye […]
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Girls’ basketball: Hornets take the sting out of Phoenix
JAY — Leavitt’s shots started finding their mark early and Hornets coach Dave Gerrish’s grin turned into one giant smile by the end of the game. The Hornets (5-6) took a 29-17 lead at halftime thanks to solid rebounding and making choice shots outside the arc and inside the key. That winning combination on the […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain unloads on Leavitt
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix turned their eye-opening 3-point shooting into an art form, and then a spectacle. Spruce’s long-range ordinance fell like leaves from a tree during a cold Maine fall and had the entire gym looking up for three quarters. Spruce’s (9-1) outside shooting certainly helped deliver a 65-38 victory over Leavitt […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little overpowers Bangor
That balance has fueled an undefeated start for the Auburn-based Red Eddies that continued Thursday night with a 67-49 victory over Bangor in their Class AA North encounter at Red Barry Gymnasium. Junior forward Darby Shea and senior guards Jarod Norcross-Plourde and Samatar Iman each scored 17 points for coach Mike Adams’ club, 10-0 on […]
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St. Dom’s pulls away from Lewiston in girls’ hockey
So St. Dominic Academy started working on shooting it when the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill goalie couldn’t see the puck. The Saints finally found openings midway through the first period, leading to one goal, then another, and a third came on a shorthanded breakaway. St. Dom’s put three more goals in during the second period, and one […]
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Girls’ basketball: Dogged Greyhounds — ‘Tenacious’ Lisbon hustling toward postseason
LISBON — Near the end of Lisbon’s loss to Boothbay last month, Ali Sult jumped toward the baseline in an attempt to steal an inbound pass. Sult ended up fouling Boothbay’s Hannah Gentry with no time left on the clock, as both players went tumbling out of bounds. There was less than a second remaining […]