Players to watch: Sr. G Tyler Nadeau, Hall-Dale; Jr. F/C Ashtyn Abbott, Hall-Dale; Jr. G Jared McLaughlin, Winthrop; Jr. C Cam Wood, Winthrop; Sr. F Christian Brooks, Waynflete; So. G Askar Houssein, Waynflete; Sr. F Cooper Chiasson, Dirigo; Sr. G Luke Lueders, Dirigo; Sr. G Zach Small, Richmond; Sr. G Matt Rines, Richmond; Sr. G […]
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Class A girls' basketball playoff preview: Brunswick, Hampden earned top seeds
Players to watch: Jr. G Anna DeWolfe, Greely; Sr. F Sophia Gilbert, Leavitt; Sr. F Becca Fogg, Leavitt. Favorites: Brunswick, Hampden. Both teams rolled through their regions during the regular season, each earning top seeds. Dark horses: Greely, Skowhegan, Messalonskee. Greely had only two losses: by two points at Brunswick and by 10 points at […]
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Class D girls' basketball playoff preview: Rangeley chasing Vinalhaven
Players to watch: Sr. C Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes, Vinalhaven; Sr. F Natasha Haley, Rangeley; Jr. G Brooke Egan, Rangeley; Favorite: Vinalhaven. The defending state champion Vikings went 18-0 and dominated the entire region, and Davis-Oakes is a force. Dark horses: Rangeley. The Lakers seem to be the only team with a chance to unseat Vinalhaven. Haley […]
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Class C South girls' basketball playoff preview: Boothbay, Monmouth on collision course
Players to watch: Jr. F Faith Blethen, Boothbay; Sr. F Page Brown, Boothbay; Sr. G Tia Day, Monmouth; Sr. F Abbey Allen, Monmouth; Sr. G Brianna Plante, Old Orchard Beach; So. C Maggie Strohm, Old Orchard Beach; Sr. G Sydney LeBlanc, Madison; Sr. C Sydney Underhill-Tilton, Richmond; Sr. F Cassidy Delano, Traip; Sr. G Caroline […]
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Class B South girls' basketball capsule preview: Gray-NG has company at the top
Players to watch: Jr. G Bri Jordan, Gray-New Gloucester; So. P Jordan Grant, Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. G Nathalie Theriault, Poland; Sr. F Jessica Seeley, Poland; Sr. G Alexandra Goodman, Freeport; Sr. F Jessica Driscoll, Freeport; Fr. G Shauna Hancock, Lake Region; Sr. G Chandler True, Lake Region; Sr. F. Lauren Jakobs, Lake Region; So. G […]
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Girls' hockey: Greely/Gray-NG's Pelletier no longer a lone Ranger
Freshman Madison Pelletier is the only student from Gray-New Gloucester High School that plays on the Greely/Gray-New Gloucester girls’ hockey team. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) FALMOUTH — Nervousness is nothing out of the ordinary for a high school freshman athlete, but the situation Madi Pelletier found herself in was anything but normal. After finishing up middle […]
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Girls' hockey: Greely/Gray-NG and Cheverus/Kennebunk to meet for real in state final
Greely’s Courtney Sullivan, center, celebrates a goal during last Saturday’s playoff game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The two finalists competing for the girls’ hockey state championship know each other well, even though they didn’t meet during the regular season. Despite there being just 16 teams in the state, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Seniors have Vikings sailing to semifinals
Oxford Hills players Chris St. Pierre, left and Atreyu Keniston take a break from Friday’s practice at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — This has been a season of adjustments for the Oxford Hills Vikings, so a late change to the practice schedule to spend an afternoon at Central Maine […]
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Swimming: Edward Little juniors guiding the freshmen to first state appearance
Juniors Abby Fisher, left, Jenna Boucher, Leila Chirayath and Brendan Whitman chit chat during Edward Little High School swim practice at the YWCA in Lewiston. Boucher is a student at Leavitt Area High School, but trains with EL. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — For Emma Hefty, Izzy Bellefleur and Samantha Poirier, this year has seen […]
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Oak Hill’s Buteau trying to become first girl to win Maine state wrestling title
Oak Hill junior Zoe Buteau it trying to become the first girl to win a Maine high school wrestling championship. Buteau, who won the South regional title in the 120-pound weight class, will compete in the Class B state championship tournament in Wells on Saturday. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) LISBON — Zoe Buteau is well […]