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Boys’ basketball: Deering stuffs Edward Little

AUBURN — It was an inside job all the way in a tumultuous second quarter — and Deering’s lead only grew in the third. The Rams found a home underneath Edward Little’s net and built what looked like an insurmountable 16-point lead at the half, and carried their momentum into the third stanza. But the […]

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Boys’ basketball; Foley, Portland put away Oxford Hills

Once the Bulldogs got into the flow of the game, they loosened up and looked the part of a program that has won back-to-back regional titles. Griffin Foley, a sophomore who sat out two days of practice after spraining his ankle against Bonny Eagle, scored 14 of his team-high 19 points off the bench in […]

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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon overwhelms St. Dom’s

AUBURN — After scoring 20 points in an overtime loss to Dirigo on Wednesday, Lisbon’s Tyrese Joseph popped in 20 more Friday in a 58-26 Mountain Valley Conference win over St. Dominic Academy. Joseph dominated the Saints in the paint, pulling down 11 rebounds for a double-double and adding four steals as the Greyhounds improved […]

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Youth basketball

3/4 Boys Basketball Travel Turner 38, Auburn White 15 Noah Carpenter 16, Tave Cloutier 10; D. Ouellette 6, J. Pepin 4 Rumford 31, Wilton 16 Jake New 10, Nate Gallant 8; Evans Sterling 15, Joseph Conologue 1 Oxford Hills Boosters 36, Auburn Black 22 Jorden Bilodeau 8, Dayshaun Hightower 12; Jori Thomas 11, Mason Laflamme […]

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Boys’ basketball: James, Wiscasset deny another Telstar comeback

BETHEL — Telstar couldn’t pull off another fourth-quarter miracle on Wednesday night, but the fact that the Rebels now believe in them is a huge step. Jeremiah Richardson’s half-court bank shot in the closing seconds wasn’t enough to topple undefeated Wiscasset, which overcame 26 turnovers and shaky shooting and escaped with a 47-45 victory in MVC […]

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Youth basketball

A-L YMCA Biddy Basketball Junior Division Sam’s Italian Foods 32, Rooper’s 27: Sam’s John Shea led the way with (13) points. Also contributing for Sam’s, Jackson Thompson with (8), Emma St. Peter with (6), Joey Shea with (3), and Ella Perry with (2). For Rooper’s, Logan Welch led the scoring with (8) points. Closely followed […]

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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley stuns Dirigo

DIXFIELD — Mountain Valley came through when it counted in Tuesday night in a girls’ basketball game against Dirigo A pair of runs by the energized offense and a solid defensive effort helped carry the Falcons a thrilling 52-30 triumph against Dirigo at Defoe Gymnasium. Mountain Valley was led by Liza White who scored a […]

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Boys’ basketball: Fleming, Oxford Hills outlast Edward Little

PARIS — Having beaten Edward Little only once since the 2005-06 season, Oxford Hills probably had a here-we-go-again moment on Tuesday night when the Red Eddies cut the Vikings’ lead from 21 points to five. One significant difference between this Oxford Hills team and the past nine or so: Then, Andrew Fleming wasn’t a senior and […]