Carter Culleton backs into Westbrook’s Kevin Trynor during Monday afternoon’s Unified Basketball South Regional game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A late-arriving bus delayed the start of the Unified South regional championship by a little more than 45 minutes at Edward Little on Monday. The Red Eddies passed the time doing a little […]
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Eddies advance to Unified regional final with win over Scots
Edward Little’s Josh Dumont goes up for a basket during Thursday afternoon’s Unified Basketball game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little hung on by its fingernails to win last week’s Unified basketball quarterfinal against Gray-New Gloucester by one point. The top-seeded and unbeaten Red Eddies finished the game with a 19-9 run […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies hold off pesky Patriots, 42-41
Melady Mata of Edward Little High School shoots the ball while being defended by Austin Andrews of Gray-New Gloucester during the Unified basketball South quarterfinal at EL in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Anyone suffering from tournament withdrawal would have more than gotten their fix from Friday’s Unified quarterfinal between unbeaten Edward […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies would like to make it 3-for-3, but goal is more than a gold ball
The main goal Edward Little co-coaches Elaine Derosby and Sandy Whiting have for the start of the Unified basketball tournament in the South quarterfinals is the same as it’s been throughout their undefeated regular season — creating an environment where everyone is having fun, developing skills and learning life lessons. But like everyone else in […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon gets the best of Brunswick
Lisbon’s Kristy Coleman shoots during a unified basketball game against Brunswick at Brunswick High School on Monday. (Eric Maxim/Brunswick Times Record) BRUNSWICK — It didn’t take long for the excitement to begin at Brunswick High School on Monday afternoon as the Dragons hosted the unified basketball team from Lisbon High School. From the opening tip […]
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Oxford Hills earns victory in unified basketball
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings had three players in double digits in a 44-29 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in unified basketball action Friday. Brandon Robare had 12 points, while Mita Nash-Côte and Zack Gray had 10 points in the victory. Trevor Larrabee finished the game with six points, while Peter Mahoney had four. Caleb Bays led […]
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Unified basketball state final: Manzo’s hook beats buzzer, hoists Hampden over Lisbon in OT
LEWISTON — Maine’s first officially sanctioned season of unified basketball was an unqualified slam dunk. Perhaps fitting, then, that it ended with the next-best thing — a buzzer-beating hook shot in overtime. Hampden Academy senior David Manzo’s flick of the wrist found nothing but net as the horn sounded, hoisting the Broncos to a thrilling, 32-30 victory […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon edges Brunswick, 34-32, for West title
BRUNSWICK — In the initial meeting between Brunswick and Lisbon of the inaugural unified basketball season, the Dragons left Lisbon Falls with a hard-fought overtime win. Those who packed into the Brunswick High School gymnasium for Tuesday’s West Regional final witnessed another tense, down-to-the-last-second contest, this one going the way of the second-seeded Greyhounds, 34-32. […]
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Unified basketball: Greyhounds, Rangers demonstrate character
LISBON — When Greely Rangers Unified basketball player Connor Hines swished a 10-foot shot well after his coach had called a timeout in the first quarter, no one complained and the Lisbon High School gymnasium erupted in applause. Fast-forward to the fourth quarter. There were no complaints when Greyhound Ryley Austin handed the ball to […]
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Dragons turn up heat
BRUNSWICK — It’s been a perfect season thus far for the Brunswick High School Unified basketball team, finishing the regular season at 7-0 and earning the top spot in the Western Heal Point Standings. However, with the Dragons only winning by an average of three points all season long, Tuesday’s quarterfinal game against No. 8 […]