LISBON — Scoring points isn’t the type of thing that will get the Lisbon Unified basketball team fired up — they’re used to that. What will get student helpers like Tyler Halls and Austin Fournier pumped up, though, is when one of their teammates dives for a ball or blocks a shot. Those are the […]
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Unified Basketball quarterfinals: Lewiston pulls away from Winthrop
The Blue Devils built a double-digit advantage in Tuesday’s Unified basketball regional quarterfinal, but watched Winthrop trim that lead. The Ramblers actually tied it in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. “We were all getting a little nervous because we didn’t want to lose,” Lewiston’s Theresa Morin said. “We were getting mad, too.” The […]
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Unified Basketball preliminary: Oxford Hills finishes off Poland
The Vikings won their first playoff game Monday with a 42-35 win over Poland. Oxford Hills advances to Tuesday’s quarterfinal game at Lisbon at 4 p.m. “To be honest, we didn’t want tomorrow off,” Oxford Hills senior Damita Nash-Cote said. “It’s been pretty awesome to win this season.” The Vikings lost in the preliminary game […]
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Unified Basketball: Lewiston’s late flurry helps Devils past Edward Little
LEWISTON —There were quite a few sullen faces after a loss to Lisbon last week. But the Unified Basketball team from Lewiston found a way to brighten its outlook in a hurry. Coach Bill County simply reminded his Blue Devils who the next opponent was. “The kids were down a little bit, but we got […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon, Oak Hill, Edward Little post wins
Brandon Paradis led the way for the Red Eddies (3-3) with nine points, while Ben Dumont and Carter Culleton each had eight points. Aleck Burnell paced the Knights (3-4) with eight points while David Ellington chipped in with six as the Knights scored all 20 of their points in the second half. Oak Hill 36, Oxford Hills […]
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Unified Basketball: Lisbon and Lewiston victorious Tuesday
BRUNSWICK — Wesley Lucas had 28 points to lead the Lisbon Greyhounds to a 52-36 victory over the Brunswick Dragons Tuesday afternoon. Jake Patenaude chipped in with 10 points while Dawson Martel had eight and Michael Farrington had six points. Tim Humphrey led Brunswick with 16 points while Tad Hugo dropped in eight points and […]
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A change in climate: Unified basketball brings student-athletes, schools together
LEWISTON — Connor Jewett is a high school athlete. He practices. He works hard. He enjoys playing basketball. He loves being part of a team, part of a school — and part of something where he’s just one of the kids. The Lewiston High School sophomore has experienced this as part of the school’s unified […]