RUMFORD — Jacob Hickey knew his goal was within reach, but the Winthrop senior was careful not to disrupt the flow of the game trying to achieve it on Tuesday in Mountain Valley Conference action. Hickey scored a game-high 26 points and surpassed 1,000 for his career with his 13th point of the night to […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills makes plays, takes down Edward Little
PARIS — Oxford Hills’ Sophia Hanscom entered the game with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and scored a putback at the buzzer. That’s the kind of game it was for the Vikings in their 44-31 win over Edward Little in Class AA girls’ basketball action Tuesday night. “All year, it’s going to be […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Eddies hold on to edge Vikings, 54-52
“It’s a huge win,” Edward Little senior guard C.J. Jipson said, “But we know we’ve got Deering coming up, then Brunswick, and then Cheverus and Portland here. So it’s a tough next two weeks before Christmas. It’s going to be a good challenge.” Scoring points against Edward Little’s defense is always challenging, perhaps this year […]
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Boys’ basketball: Gardiner topples Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Gardiner is fast, tall and whips around a basketball like baseball when it comes to its passing game. Gardiner’s fast break had some eye-opening moments, too — and the Tigers can shoot as well as play defense. Mt. Blue was on the receiving end of Gardiner’s barrage and its 75-46 victory in a […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester downs Kennebunk with stout defense
The Patriots (2-0) held the visiting Rams (1-1) scoreless in the first quarter, and allowed just nine points through three quarters of play. “If you give a good effort like we do tonight, we can take a very good Kennebunk team and make them look pretty ordinary,” Gray-NG coach Mike Andreasen said. “That talent of […]
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Alpine skiing: Mt. Blue boys eyeing a state title after falling short in 2015-16
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue boys’ alpine ski team was four points away from three-peating as the Class A State champion last season. The Cougars made up 20 points on the second day of competition at Mt. Abram. The problem on the first day was that they took coach Mark Cyr’s message to literally. “They […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Mountain Valley Alpine Skiing
Coach: Mark Thibodeau (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys won the MVC championship and came in second at state. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Nick Newman, Andrew Arsenault, Jon Adley, Jacob Beauchesne, John Pepin Jr.; Junior — Curtis Gauvin; Sophomore — Cam Gallant. Girls: Seniors — Alecia Bolduc Key losses: Jon-Thomas […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Hebron Academy Alpine skiing
Coach: Eric Harrison (second year) Conference: MAISAD Returning athletes: Sophomore — Emma Xu; Freshman — Joe Godomsky. Key losses: Elizabeth Everett, Dora Flatten, Charlotte Kress, Pedro Crespo Delgado and Bryce Moody Promising newcomers: Boys: Juniors — Trevor Sours, Carlo Kobe; Sophomore —Moses Kwon. Girls: Postgraduate — Cori Wallis; Sophomore — Eva Calvo-Sotelo Piera. Season outlook: The Lumberjacks […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Mt. Blue Alpine skiing
Coach: Mark Cyr (13 year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys finished first at the KVACs and second at state championship. Girls finished third at the KVACs and fifth at state. Returning athletes: Boys: Senior — Miles Pelletier; Junior — Hunter Bolduc; Sophomores — Sam Smith, James Guillaume. Girls: Sophomores — Ellie Pelletier, Jenna Hanrahan, Ashley Wiles, Kate Brittain, Rylee Briggs. […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Maranacook/Winthrop Alpine skiing
Coach: Ronn Gifford (13th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys finished third at KVACs and fourth at the state championships. Girls finished fourth at KVACs and second at the state championships. Returning athletes: Seniors — Nathan Delmar, Steven White, Logan Stanley, Liam McNamara, Taylor Anderson, Dennis Chiappetta, Andrew Coulombe, Drew Davis, Adam Dunbar; Juniors — Jacob […]