WASHBURN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Location: Washburn Mascot: Beavers Regular season record: 18-0 Key players: Sr. guard Mackenzie Worcester (26.5 points per game, 6-7 rebounds, 6 steals, 7 assists); Sr. forward Joan Overman (12 points, 6 rebounds), junior guard Emmy Churchill (6 points, 6 rebounds), Jr. guard Laina Mette (6 points) How they got here: Washburn […]
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Class C West boys’ basketball final: Dirigo rolls over Maranacook, 68-51
AUGUSTA — They’re baaaaaack. Dirigo boys’ basketball returned to the Class C West mountaintop with authority Saturday night, mashing the gas pedal in the second half to blow out Maranacook, 68-51, in the championship game at Augusta Civic Center. “Over the course of the season they just improved so much. They kept getting better and […]
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Western Class C girls’ final: Dirigo falls to Maranacook
AUGUSTA — What started out as a defensive struggle was quickly interrupted by an offensive outburst Saturday night. In a tight ballgame in the Western C championship game, Maranacook’s Sarah Clough’s long-range prowess turned the tide in a hurry. “After like two shots, I felt really comfortable,” said the senior guard, who admits she was […]
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The Hot Corner: No title, but one special journey for Devils
Deftly fielding a reporter’s late-afternoon Sunday phone call that probably interrupted a New England Patriots game, Lewiston boys’ basketball coach Tim Farrar forecast in November that his team had “a chance to do something special.” Well, he slam-dunked that prediction. Poster quality, too, even if “special” stopped two wins shy of every team’s dare-to-dream aspiration. […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lawrence overcomes Bangor on late Lewis 3-pointer
AUGUSTA — When Dominique Lewis drilled her first 3 of the game Saturday, she emphatically pumped her fist. When the junior guard from Lawrence High School drained her final 3, she — and her teammates — celebrated a championship. Moments after Bangor tied the teams’ Eastern Class A title game at the Augusta Civic Center, […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Forest Hills grabs Western D title over Hyde
AUGUSTA — During Forest Hills’ Western D regional final against Hyde, Tigers coach Anthony Amero told his team that as long as they were within 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, they were going to be regional champions. It was an odd thing for Amero to say, considering the top-seeded Tigers streamrolled through their regular-season […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley rejoices with West D title
AUGUSTA — From devastation to jubilation, the Rangeley girls’ basketball team has come a long way in a year. A devastating loss last February lingered in the Lakers’ hearts and souls after a last-second shot fell and ruined their hopes of a Western D title, and they’ve spent much of the past year trying to […]
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Class C West boys’ semifinal: Maranacook back in title game after blowing out Winthrop
AUGUSTA — Going into its game Jan. 23, the Maranacook boys’ basketball team had three wins, all season. Now, in the space of nine days, the Black Bears have beaten three double-digit winners from the Mountain Valley Conference and will face a fourth with an improbable Class C West championship at stake. No. 8 Maranacook […]
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Class C West boys’ semifinal: Dirigo dominates Waynflete
AUGUSTA — Dirigo boys’ basketball has a new scoring king and is back in an old, familiar place. The No. 2 Cougars avenged a 2013 Class C West tournament loss to the No. 3 Waynflete Flyers with an emphatic, 58-36 semifinal win Friday night at Augusta Civic Center, cruising into its seventh regional final in […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Marancook overwhelms Mountain Valley
AUGUSTA — A year ago, the Maranacook girls’ playoff hopes flamed out in a semifinal loss to Carrabec. Friday, the more experienced and confident Black Bears left little doubt. Maranacook burst into its Western Class C semifinal with tenacity and purpose and quickly overwhelmed Mountain Valley in a 64-29 win. “Last year was the first […]