We aren’t even out of the quarterfinals, and weather has wreaked havoc with the basketball tournament schedule for a second time. All four Class B West girls’ quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday at Portland Expo have been postponed due to the snowstorm expected this afternoon and evening. The games now will be played Wednesday, and […]
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Class C West Boys’ Quarterfinal: Dirigo charges past Wiscasset
Form — and tradition — held, however, with Dirigo outlasting Wiscasset, 66-56, in Monday night’s quarterfinal clash of Mountain Valley Conference rivals at Augusta Civic Center. Sophomore Riley Robinson registered 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (18-1). Gavin Arsenault added 11 points and Dylan Kidder 10. Point guard Tyler Frost dished out seven […]
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Western C quarterfinals: Wilbur’s three-party leads Maranacook past Winthrop
AUGUSTA — Taylor Wilbur spent Monday morning virtually alone in the Maranacook Community High School gymnasium working on his shooting for the Black Bears’ Western Class C quarterfinal against Winthrop that night. The senior guard found his stroke in his home gym, knocking down 12 or 13 3-pointers in a row there, then somehow maintained […]
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Class B Swimming: Robitaille, Ferguson stand out for Saints
Saint Dominic Academy swimmers Nicole Robitaille and Ciara Ferguson each placed in their two individiual events at the Class B girls’ swimming championships Monday, held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Robitalle finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.42 and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:28.08. Ferguson also was sixth […]
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Class B track: Shafer nabs pair of titles; Waterville sweeps
LEWISTON — Gray-New Gloucester’s Will Shafer won event state titles in the 800-meter run and the mile Monday at the Class B state indoor track championships at Bates College. The senior won the 800 in 2:02.78, and claimed the mile in 4:20.38. The Patriots’ boys’ squad finished eighth overall with 24 points. Waterville swept both […]
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H.S. state track: Scarborough, TA take titles; EL boys 4th, Lewiston sets new school records
GORHAM — Farhiyo Aden looked at her seeding in the two-mile and didn’t like it. The Lewiston junior was ranked 13th in her sectional in the two-mile Monday in the Class A state championship meet. “I wanted to do better than that,” Aden said. “Better” was an understatement. Aden finished the race in 11:41.80, finished […]
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Western C quarterfinals: Nyirikamba, Flyers too much for Mustangs
AUGUSTA — Serge Nyirikamba’s fourth foul was just the break Monmouth was looking for late in Monday’s Western Class C quarterfinal. Relegated to the bench with five minutes left, Waynflete’s 6-foot-3 senior forward wouldn’t be able to perform his low-post surgery for a while, or intimidate the Mustangs at the other end. Nyirikamba had barely […]
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Eastern A Boys’ quarterfinal: Eddies clip Eagles, 68-57
AUGUSTA — Kaleb Main’s alarm went off early Monday morning, even though it was a couple of hours after he’d rolled out of bed. When Jordon Holmes knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the early stages of Edward Little’s rescheduled Eastern A quarterfinal with Messalonskee (8:30 a.m. start time), it was a wake-up call […]
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Live chat: Tourney14, Day 3
A long day here at the Augusta Civic Center, as we bring you action from three classes. Join in the conversation, click the link below to get started!
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Class D West Girls’ Quarterfinal: Lakers score 32 straight points, clobber Cavaliers
AUGUSTA — Fourteen other schools play Class D West girls’ basketball, but Valley is the one least likely to inspire overconfidence in Rangeley. The Lakers and the Cavaliers see each other twice every winter. Usually three times, if you count the regional tournament. No potential opponent in the draw knows Rangeley better. “It was much […]