Each year the basketball tournament is filled with glorious moments that last a lifetime. There is also disappointment that lingers. Some teams end their season with a stinging defeat. Teams like Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Rangeley all ended the season last year with losses that were tough to swallow. But sometimes, those disappointments are […]
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H. S. girls’ basketball: Western B overview
Players to watch: Sr. F Tiana-Jo Carter, Lake Region; Jr. G Emily Keene, Spruce Mountain (10.6 ppg), Jr F Sam Richards, Spruce Mountain (7.8 ppg, 4 rpg); Sr. F Alison Furness, Wells (17.4 ppg, 7.1 rpb), Sr. F Jordan Agger (12.1 ppg, 5.3 rpb); Jr. F Ashley Storey, Greely (16 ppg, 10 rpg); Sr. C […]
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H. S. girls’ basktball: Saints secure top seed
The trip to Augusta typically has begun with a detour for the St. Dom’s girls’ basketball team. The Saints have traditionally had to win a playoff preliminary game to earn a place in the final eight teams at the Augusta Civic Center. That’s not the case this year. For the first time in their history, […]
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The Hot Corner: Kane is able, and we’re the lucky ones
Five hundred. As a number of laps, it symbolizes the standard endurance test in auto racing. Allow me to mix metaphors and argue that nowhere is the number more indicative of patience, persistence and passion than when it denotes victories by a high school basketball coach. In any sport, at any level, getting halfway to […]
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H.S. Notebook: Hearty tune-up for Lewiston cheering
Lewiston High School prepared for next weekend’s Class A cheering championship by winning its division Saturday in the annual Cheers from the Heart competition at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. It was a clean sweep for Lewiston, which also prevailed in the middle school category. “It’s a nice, relaxed meet. It keeps us on the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Kane earns 500th career win
It was back in the mid 1980s and has been lost in the fog of decades of more wins and accompanying championships. But Saturday’s win at Lisbon might be one those victories the Spruce Mountain coach may not soon forget. Kane’s Phoenix beat the Greyhounds 61-34 and secured for him his 500th career victory. “It’s […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Phoenix hold off Seahawks, 66-64
For a few tense moments, Friday night’s game against Boothbay looked like it might roll the worst of those two losses into a frustrating third defeat. Instead, it ended up being the kind of gut-check win the Phoenix needed with the Western Class B tournament looming. Spruce Mountain never trailed, but had to hang on […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Ouellette’s will power
JAY — For much of last year, Victoria Ouellette had her sights set on this basketball season. She had missed much of her junior year to a knee injury. She skipped summer basketball to rehab and prepare for this winter. She even considered not playing field hockey in the fall, just so she’d be ready […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain swishes Monmouth
JAY — We’re at the midpoint of the MVC boys’ basketball season, and Spruce Mountain coach Chris Bessey still never is quite sure which team will show up. The rim-rattling Phoenix, or the smooth-as-silk Phoenix. Either way, Spruce Mountain pushes the tempo to such hyperspeed that beating them is a chore. Combine that with Tuesday’s […]