AUGUSTA — The first law of Wednesday’s first Class D boys’ basketball semifinal: Every Valley action produced an equal, often greater, reaction from Hyde point guard Antoine Montgomery. Montgomery, a six-foot junior, conducted a clinic with 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals and steered No. 3 Hyde to a 61-47 victory over No. […]
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Class B West girls’ quarterfinal: Lincoln upends York
PORTLAND — A sophomore and a freshman took over what looked like a lost cause Tuesday night and accelerated Lincoln Academy into the next round of the Class B West girls’ basketball tournament. Point guard Brie Wajer amassed 20 points, nine steals and five assists, and first-year, six-foot center Kaitlyn Feltis scored three huge baskets during […]
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Girls’ Basketball: top-seeded Maranacook advances to semis over Carrabec
AUGUSTA — On a day filled with upsets, top-seeded Maranacook made sure it didn’t follow the trend. The Black Bears led throughout and defeated ninth-seeded Carrabec, 51-34, at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday in the Western Class C quarterfinals. Maranacook will face Madison in the semifinals. The Black Bears (16-3) hit three 3-pointers in the […]
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Class B West girls’ quarterfinal: No. 9 Cape Elizabeth shocks No. 1 Spruce Mountain
PORTLAND — Another No. 1 regional seed has gone down in the girls’ basketball tournament, and this one hits close to home. Felled by 16 percent shooting, No. 1 Spruce Mountain saw its undefeated season dissolve in stunning, heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night in a 32-30 Class B West quarterfinal loss to No. 9 Cape Elizabeth […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley claims milestone quarterfinal win over OOB
AUGUSTA — Giving up a home game can be a pretty significant sacrifice, but it appeared to be a pretty savvy calculation on Ryan Casey’s part. The Mountain Valley coach brought his Falcons to the Christmas tournament at the Augusta Civic Center back in December. The Falcons played a regular season game against Madison and […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Madison advances past Boothbay on Oliver’s buzzer-beater
AUGUSTA — It wasn’t exactly the way Madison drew it up, but the Bulldogs will surely take it. Kayla Bess found a wide-open Emily Oliver on the left block and the junior forward beat the buzzer to send the 10th-seeded Bulldogs to the Western Class C semifinals over No. 2 seed Boothbay, 43-41, at the Augusta […]
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Class B West girls’ quarterfinal: No.2 Gray-New Gloucester survives No. 10 Poland, 45-37
PORTLAND — Collars tighten in the quarterfinal spotlight of Portland Expo, and for three-and-a-half quarters Tuesday, No. 2 Gray-New Gloucester looked like the team with the oxygen deficit while No. 10 Poland took the deep, cleansing breaths. The air quality changed just in time for the Patriots to pull away for a 45-37 victory, a tournament […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Rangeley routs Valley in Western Class D quarterfinal
AUGUSTA — Having seen the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds in Western Class D have their respective seasons end in the quarterfinals earlier in the day, second-seeded and undefeated Rangeley wasn’t going to take Valley lightly. And the Lakers didn’t, despite the rust that comes with playing for the first time since Feb. 4. Rangeley […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Searsport knocks off Forest Hills, advances to Western Class D semis
AUGUSTA — Searsport loves its zone defense. Under coach Melvin Grant, the Vikings hardly ever play man-to-man. Searsport’s 2-3 zone is part of the reason it’s found its way to the Western Class D girls’ semifinals. The No. 6 Vikings forced 20 turnovers and limited Forest Hills’ effectiveness in the paint in a 49-35 victory over […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vinalhaven rallies to oust top-seeded Pine Tree
AUGUSTA — Sandy Nelson has been preaching the possibility of a big upset to her team for weeks, but nothing convinced her squad more than watching it actually happen Monday. Her Vinalhaven girls’ basketball team watched No. 8 Maranacook stun No. 1 Boothbay in a Western C boys’ quarterfinal. “I’ve told the kids before, I’ve […]