AUGUSTA — Freshman Morgan Eliasen hit five of seven free-throws in a hotly contested fourth quarter and Brie Wilson scored 19 points as Lewiston shook off Oxford Hills, 53-50, in a girls’ basketball game Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center. The Vikings held a 25-22 lead at halftime before the Blue Devils (2-4) threw […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Eddies come up big against Eagles
The problem for the Eagles was Edward Little has a pair of 6-foot-5 athletes with the ability to alter the act/react equation enough to frustrate even Sir Isaac Newton. Lew Jensen and Andrew Middleton combined for 46 points, seven 3-pointers and 10 of Edward Little’s 16 offensive rebounds, leading the Red Eddies to a 65-53 […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Mustangs’ Houston the center of attention
MONMOUTH — Two years ago, Marcques Houston would have done anything to get onto a basketball court. Or a track. Or a cross country course. The three-sport star spent most of his sophomore year at Monmouth Academy on crutches due to a leg malady that still has doctors somewhat baffled. “He lost everything — cross […]
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High School Notebok: Cougars ride resilience to 5-0 start
Dirigo’s 5-0 start and status atop the Western Class C Heal Point standings heading into the holiday break is no fluke. The Cougars opened the season with back-to-back wins over Boothbay and Winthrop, the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the Western C Heals, respectively, then came back from 17 points down late in […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Lewiston by a free throw
LEWISTON — Thinking about Beyonce might be the kind of thing to drive a young teenager to distraction. But Saturday night, the singer was a calming influence before a clutch free throw. Lewiston’s senior guard Ben Howell went to the foul line with the game on the line against Mt. Ararat. The Eagles had stormed […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: EL wins battle of unbeaten
AUBURN — Through all the nail-biting and frayed nerves, Craig Jipson hoped there were some lessons learned in some of his team’s edge-of-the-seat victories earlier this season. His Edward Little girls’ basketball team is 5-0 but has won four of those games by an average of less than five points. Those numbers are even exaggerated […]
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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: Phoenix spring trap, run away from Cougars
JAY — In their own words, Spruce Mountain thrives on getting opponents flustered and frazzled with their trapping pressure. In Saturday’s battle of MVC unbeatens, the Phoenix flustered and frazzled Dirigo plenty, especially during a pair of tongue-twisting runs. Spruce Mountain took control with a 9-0 run to start the second quarter, then used a […]
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Girls’ basketball: Devils collect first victory
TOPSHAM — The Lewiston girls’ basketball team has been all so close to victory on several occasions this season, only to have that carrot yanked away at the last second. Figure, the Blue Devils fell in a buzzer-beater to Brunswick, and second-half leads against Cony and Skowhegan evaporated away. Lewiston met up with an injury-depleted […]
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Local roundup: Martin’s 3-pointer lifts Knights
FRYEBURG — With time running out in the fourth quarter, senior Caleb Martin hit a game-winning 3-pointer in dramatic fashion, as Poland left with a victory over Fryeburg 47-44 in WMC boys varsity basketball action. Martin drained three 3-pointers on the afternoon, while netting 14 points. Tyler Michaud recorded 15 points to lead the Knights […]
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Boys’ H.S. Basketball: Cougars rally from 17 down for 60-58 win
JAY — The shot didn’t feel right out of Kaine Hutchins’ hand. He thought it, and by circumstance, Dirigo’s comeback bid, would fall short. It turned out Hutchins’ 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining had enough distance to give Dirigo its first lead of the game and, after Spruce Mountain’s bid to answer came up short, […]