After missing several freebies in their season-opening overtime loss to Winthrop, the Raiders mastered the charity stripe against the Greyhounds, making 13 of 20 in the game, including 8 of 13 in the fourth quarter. “It’s interesting, in the first game we missed 15 free throws in the first half, we barely made 50 percent, […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Fryeburg roars past Leavitt in second half
The Hornets could have used the extra cushion after the Raiders zoomed past them in a nightmarish second half that saw them score only nine points and lose their third in a row, 45-29, on Thursday night. Oscar Saunders scored all of his game-high 13 points and the Raiders forced 17 turnovers in the second […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain runs away from Freeport
FREEPORT — Four minutes decided Spruce Mountain’s 66-46 Western Maine Conference boys’ basketball victory over Freeport on Thursday night. After a tight first frame, the visiting Phoenix got hot, and got hot fast, with an 11-2 run in the second quarter that forced a Freeport timeout. The short break hardly slowed things down, though, as […]
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Local schools: Central Maine Community College basketball teams sweep SMCC
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College won a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2, a showdown of unbeatens, with a 71-56 victory over Southern Maine Community College on Wednesday. Brooke Reynolds notched a double-double for the Mustangs, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She also had four steals. Jane Lester came off the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s shuts out Edward Little
This boys’ hockey rivalry game was a one-sided affair, with the Saints skating to a 7-0 Class A North victory at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Unlike in their opener, when they started off slow before finishing with a flurry, the Saints (2-0) got off to a hot start Wednesday. Justin Keaney scored less than two […]
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Buckle up: High school basketball has had some obscure and bizarre rules
In the mid-1980s, high school basketball coaches and players were literally told they couldn’t stand up for themselves. Known as the “seatbelt” rule, it was one of many unusual or obscure rules that have been the bane of coaches, players and even officials’ existence in Maine high school basketball. Most were so unpopular that they […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dom’s sizzles in the second, beats EL/Leavitt/Poland
The Red Hornets (3-1-1) had allowed just three goals total in their first four games. That was due in part to a veteran defensive corps, as well as freshman goalie Manny Guimond. The young netminder looked up to the task early on against a Saints (4-0) attack that entered the game with 31 goals in […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Late goal drops Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse to 1-1
BRUNSWICK — Over the final 50 minutes of Wednesday’s Class A North boys’ hockey contest at Sidney J. Watson Arena, Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale threw everything but the kitchen sink at Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse goaltender Parker Lacey. In all, the Rams put 35 shots on the senior netminder, with only two pucks finding their way into Lacey’s cage. But […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Mt. Blue Nordic skiing
Coach: Claire Polfus (second year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys won the KVAC and Class A state championships. Girls finished second at the KVACs and won the state title. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Tucker Barber, Nolan Rogers; Junior — Zeke Robinson; Sophomores — Sam Smith, Dominic Giampietro. Girls: Seniors — Julia Ramsey, Grace […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Mt. Abram Nordic Skiing
Coach: Buzz Bean (31st year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys won the MVC championship and placed fifth at the state championships. Girls finished fourth at MVCs and eighth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Xavier Romanoski, Tiernan Tooker; Juniors — Reed Stevens, Tor Tooker; Sophomores — Dylan Starbird, Brandon Hemingway, Dillon Wells, David Kidd, Levi Bouchard. Girls: Seniors — […]