He predicted his Oxford Hills girls would show tremendous growth, but he likely never imagined the results that would accompany it. The Vikings claimed their second regional title Friday with an impressive performance in a resounding 54-34 win over Edward Little at the Augusta Civic Center. “The thing is, they still have a ways to […]
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Class A East Girls’ Championship: Vikings’ defense too tall an order for Eddies
AUGUSTA — Oxford Hills survived four overtimes to beat Skowhegan by four points, then outlasted Messalonskee by a bucket. Anybody who had been paying attention to Tourney 2014 knew the Vikings had a chance to beat top-seeded Edward Little. They were the ones who dealt the Red Eddies their only prior loss of this girls’ […]
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Girls’ basketball: Conference rivals vie for regional titles
AUGUSTA — There won’t be a need for introductions Saturday when the two girls’ basketball regional finals take place at the Augusta Civic Center. Both games feature conference rivals who know each other well. In the Western D game at 1:05 p.m., the top-ranked and unbeaten Forest Hills Tigers take on the second-ranked Rangeley Lakers. […]
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Western C Boys’ Final: Maranacook, Waynflete bring new blood to regional final
For the first time in the 21st century, Western Class C will crown a champion that does not play in the Mountain Valley Conference on Saturday night. Waynflete, representing the Western Maine Conference, and Maranacook, in its first year in Class C out of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, ended the MVC’s 15-year reign over […]
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Class B Nordic Skiing Championship: GNG’s Woods completes sweep
It was a Sugarloaf Sweep for Kaelyn Woods of Gray-New Gloucester High School. The sophomore backed up her Class B classical title with a convincing freestyle victory Friday on the second and final day of the Nordic state championship meet at Sugarloaf Outdoor Center in Carrabassett Valley. Competing in rainy and icy conditions that caused […]
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West C boys’ semifinal: Black Bears overwhelm Cougars
AUGUSTA —Maranacook’s lead started melting at an alarming rate in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s Western Class C semifinal. The fifth-seeded Black Bears led by as many as 16 in the third quarter, but with No. 1 Dirigo in the bonus virtually from the start of the fourth, it seemed the Cougars had the […]
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Class B West Boys’ Semifinal: Michaud’s steal puts Poland in first-ever title game
PORTLAND — No. 6 seeds aren’t supposed to get to the final this way. Threatening to explode through the roof with double-digit leads, then relying on a call here and a free throw there to escape the quarterfinal and a miraculous defensive gem to survive the semifinal? Nope, that’s what favorites do. The longer Poland […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Cobras put bite on Black Bears
AUGUSTA — The Carrabec girls’ basketball team did a pretty good job on Maranacook’s Christine Miller for much of the second half Thursday. Foul trouble finished the job when the Black Bears’ top scorer fouled out of the game. Maranacook was already struggling to rally and without Miller, it seemed even more unlikely. The Black […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Madison fends off Dirigo rally
AUGUSTA — Down nine points in the third quarter, it was like Dirigo had them right where they wanted them. Trailing St. Dom’s by double digits on Wednesday, the Cougars rallied to topple the top seeded Saints. So when the Cougars were down nine Thursday against Madison, it was no big deal. “That’s the way […]
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‘A new day’ for Mt. Blue ski champ
RANGELEY — Mt. Blue High School’s Sarah Wade stared long and hard at the monitor posted in the finish area of the Class A girls’ state championship freestyle race. Her gaze drifted to the center of the screen. Entrenched atop the field by nearly a minute, Wade’s focus shifted to teammates and friends. Oxford Hills’ […]