Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby goes for a shot against Greely’s Madison Scott and Julia Martel duirng a regular season game at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in January. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) In last season’s Class AA North girls’ basketball playoffs, No. 8 seed Deering proved to be a tough out for top-seeded Oxford Hills in […]
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Class B girls' basketball preview: Gray-New Gloucester the favorite but expects challenge
Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant, center, drives to the basket past Lake Region’s Shauna Hancock, left, and Lauren Jakobs, right, last season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two major factors make Gray-New Gloucester an overwhelming favorite in Class B South this season. First, every player returns from last season’s top-seeded team. Second, the other top teams in last […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Ryan Wilkins (fifth year) Conference: East-West; Class: C Last year’s results: 1-17. Returning athletes: Senior — Hannah Shields; Juniors — Deja Bennett, Katy Henderson, Karen McNeil; Sophomore — Siana Jacobs. Promising newcomers: Senior — Soyoung Park; Juniors — Molly Bourget, Josephine Replogle; Sophomores — Cassidy Lowell, Shyloe Morgan; Freshmen — Kailie Bernard, […]
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Class A girls' basketball preview: Young Leavitt, deep Mt. Blue ready to take next steps
Mt. Blue’s Lexi Mittelstadt (24) takes the ball down the court against Skowhegan in Farmington last season. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) Three years ago, Dave Gerrish took over a Leavitt girls’ basketball team in transition. After three years of tournament appearances, the Hornets are in transition again. “We’re young again. We start kind of fresh,” Gerrish […]
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Class C South boys’ basketball preview: Ramblers poised for another tournament ride
Andrew Shaw of Spruce Mountain gets a piece of Cam Wood of Winthrop last season in Jay. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) In a decade that began with a Dirigo dynasty, Class C South has evolved into one of the most competitive regions in the state over the last six years. Five different teams have won the […]
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2018-19 boys’ basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Kyle Rines (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: C South Last year’s results: 9-9, lost in C South preliminary round Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (5-9 guard), Hunter White (6-1 center), Abram Cormier (5-10 forward), Jacob Toomey (6-0 forward), Shawn Hardy (5-10 forward), Corey Umsteadt (5-10 forward); Junior — Tyler Gammon (6-2 forward), Dan Perry (6-0 forward); […]
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2018-19 girls' basketball preview: Mt. Abram Roadrunners
Mt. Abram girls’ basketball coach Larry Donald is confident in his seven-man rotation, but there are two issues that could disrupt this contingent’s success — injuries and foul trouble. That is always a concern for Donald. “I am going to roughly play a seven-man rotation, but if we can stay out of foul trouble and […]
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2018-19 girls’ basketball preview: Spruce Mountain Phoenix
A strong defense will be one of the main reasons why the Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball team should make another run at the Class B playoffs this season. Spruce lost in the B South quarterfinals and finished last season with a 10-10 record. “Our strength will be our ability to defend at a high level,” […]
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Brunswick base redevelopers face stiff competition
BRUNSWICK — In the seven years since Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority took over the Brunswick Executive Airport, Executive Director Steven Levesque has courted more than a dozen aeronautic businesses and provided a base for 35 aircraft. Still, about one-third of the airport’s 650,000 square feet remains unused. The airport is in the midst of a […]
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Maine veterans remember Dec. 7, 1941
SCARBOROUGH — Paul Marks distinctly remembers the moment he heard the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The 19-year-old was washing his car when news of the devastating attack came over the radio. Marks first wondered where Pearl Harbor was, but his thoughts quickly shifted to his responsibility as an American. Within […]