WALES — Despite their youthfulness, the intent was to act like they’ve been there before. The Poland girls’ basketball went in to Wednesday’s Western B preliminary hoping the magnitude of the game wouldn’t magnify the nerves. “That was the message before the game,” Poland coach Mike Susi said. “The word I wrote on the white […]
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Class C West boys’ basketball preliminary: Maranacook takes out St. Dom’s with help from six Kyle Wilbur 3s
READFIELD — Another year, another Wilbur’s shooting touch allows the Maranacook boys’ basketball team to fight another day. Fifty-one weeks ago, Kyle Wilbur watched his older brother, Taylor, hit eight 3-pointers and 34 points in a Class C West tournament game. This time it was sophomore Kyle’s turn to torch St. Dom’s with six treys and […]
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Boys’ basketball: Richmond Bobcats repel Buckfield Bucks
RICHMOND — Typically when your team is up 21-0 after the first quarter of a basketball game, you begin to write your opponent off. On Wednesday, the Western Class D fifth-seeded Richmond High School boys’ basketball team hosted No. 12 Buckfield in a preliminary playoff game in Richmond. With the Bobcats taking a 21-0 lead […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Monmouth bottles up Traip in prelim
MONMOUTH — Traip Academy’s scouting report on Monmouth Academy didn’t mention anything about a full-court press. Traip coach Scott Blake observed the Mustangs’ regular-season finale against Madison and didn’t see Monmouth press at any point. Monmouth’s full-court pressure undoubtedly caught the Rangers off guard as the Mustangs forced 25 turnovers in a 50-25 victory over […]
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Class B West boys’ preliminary: Greely gets revenge against Poland behind Jordan Bagshaw’s big second half
CUMBERLAND — Not many players on the court Tuesday night for Greely performed in that capacity a year ago, when Poland sprang a comeback and an upset for the ages in the Class B West boys’ basketball championship. That didn’t stop the Rangers from desiring revenge any less passionately, or achieving it any less decisively. Sophomore […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills is ready for another tourney run
PARIS — It’s beginning to look a lot like last year for the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team. And that’s not such a bad thing. A year ago, the Vikings started slow, going 1-3 but won 13 of its last 14 games to earn the third seed. Oxford Hills then survived an overtime game in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little, Lewiston, Dirigo among tournament favorites
There is enough pressure involved in being a No. 1 seed in the boys’ basketball tournament. But this year? In Class A East? Safe to assume that there will be some sleep-deprived nights in Edward Little coach Mike Adams’ house this week. “I don’t know if we are (the best team in the state) or […]
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Class D West boys’ semifinal: Forest Hills routs Seacoast Christian
AUGUSTA — Brandon Ouellette of Forest Hills set the Class D West boys’ basketball tournament record with eight 3-pointers Wednesday. The scary sidebars: Ouellette attempted at least twice that many, and coach Anthony Amero thought he could have cashed in four or five more, with a little help. “If we could have gotten a couple […]