PORTLAND — One steal was followed by an easy fast break basket. Then another steal and another basket followed that. That was the pattern early in the second half Saturday and there was little the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball could do to sway the momentum. After playing a solid first half against the defending state […]
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Class A East Hockey Semifinal: St. Dom’s bounces Lewiston
LEWISTON — There’s a reason rivals at higher levels of hockey play best-of-seven series. Emotions swing violently. Confidence spikes and wanes accordingly. And the pipes and sticks that provide friendly bounces one night break your heart the next. The third time was a convincing charm for Saint Dominic Academy, which saved its first victory of […]
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Boys’ Class B championship: Coyotes end Knights’ charge
Old Town jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never blinked to defeat Poland, 64-39, for the Class B championship in a historic meeting of underdogs at the Cross Insurance Center Friday night. It is Old Town’s fifth state title, but first in Class B. All of the others came when it was in Class […]
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Girls’ Class B championship: Lakers finally get Gold
BANGOR — It was a championship 39 years and five painful close calls in the making. Led by senior center Tiana-Jo Carter, Lake Region finally won its first state Class B basketball championship since 1975, and its first after five title game losses in the last eight years, with a 56-47 victory over Mount Desert […]
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Class B Alpine Ski Championship: Luce wins fourth consecutive state giant slalom
It’s a four-year sweep for Elise Luce. The Mt. Abram High School senior completed an undefeated run at giant slalom in the Class B alpine ski championships, winning the race for the fourth consecutive year Friday in Greenwood. Luce’s combined two-run time of 1:37.03 easily outdistanced Chapin Dorsett’s runner-up clip of 1:40.73 for Yarmouth. Jay […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings ready for next challenge
SOUTH PARIS — The last time the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team was playing for a state championship, many of the current players were too young to remember. “I was like in fourth grade,” sophomore Tianna Sugars said. “I don’t remember a lot from that team, but I remember a lot of happiness.” The Vikings […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Winslow’s wow factor
SOUTH PARIS — Anna Winslow wanted to wow people. She wanted to make some jaws drop, some eyes bug out and make some people disbelieve what they were seeing. She wanted opponents and spectators alike to be stunned at the player she had become. “That was my goal,” the Oxford Hills junior forward said. “I […]
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Class C Alpine Skiing Championships: Mountain Valley girls take state title
NEWRY — On a day when falls, missed gates and other bizarre incidents were the rule, the Mountain Valley girls’ ski team had almost no margin for error. Turns out they didn’t need any. The Falcons soared to the Class C girls’ alpine ski championship at Sunday River, cruising to victory over defending champion Fort […]
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Class B Boys’ Basketball Final: Poland seniors have seen it all
POLAND — Wait, you’re surprised by Poland Regional High School’s amusement park-quality ride to a Class B West boys’ basketball championship and journey to the state final? Seven Knights seniors are still trying to figure out how it didn’t happen two years ago. “My sophomore year we had a chance to compete for a state […]
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Class A Alpine skiing: Oxford Hills sitting pretty
BRIDGTON — As the first day of the Class A Alpine skiing championships unfolded, it became clear that competitors who could stay on their skis for the length of the giant slalom course at Shawnee Peak would claim victory, even if their time didn’t place them on the podium. “It’s a fight for survival up […]