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Class C boys’ basketball championship: Dirigo can’t contain Calais

Make shots. Kyle Johnson, Nathan Newell and Travon Rhodes combined for five 3-pointers in a stretch connecting the third and fourth quarters, breaking open a titanic defensive struggle and boosting the Blue Devils to a 57-43 victory for the Class C boys’ basketball championship at Cross Insurance Center. Calais (20-2) won its fourth title in […]

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Dirigo’s domination: What makes Titletown tick?

A town fire truck meets a school bus full of athletes and a motorcade of parents and siblings at the only red, yellow and green beacon in this one-stoplight town. The impromptu parade makes the 3/4-mile hillclimb from Towle’s Corner Store to Dirigo High School, siren wailing, horns blaring, celebrants of all ages screaming and […]

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Class C boys’ basketball championship preview: Lots alike, and lots to like, in Dirigo-Calais clash

BANGOR — Some basketball state championship games, like heavyweight title fights, are a clash of styles. Other than greatness and a desire to be the best in the business, there aren’t many common denominators linking the combatants. That’s far from the case as Dirigo and Calais get set to battle in the Class C boys’ title […]

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Unifield basketball: Dragons hold off Knights

BRUNSWICK — It was possible that some fans attending Thursday’s Unified Basketball League game between the Brunswick Dragons and Poland Knights might have thought they were in a scene from a movie. With one second left on the clock, Brunswick’s Jackson Gordon was fouled while putting up a shot with the game tied at 31 […]

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Auburn Rec Basketball

Auburn Parks and Recreation Basketball B Division (2/16) Brettons/Graphic Explosion 62, Brunswick Steel 44 Derek Lovely 28; Jesse St. Laurent 16 Shooters 71, Performance Heating 60 Justin Perron 27; Brad Demers 18 Chapter 11 Furniture 37, G.F. Masonry 34 Joe Gaudreau 16; Mason Giroux 22 Lewiston Pawn Shop 57, Chapter 11 Furniture 45 Chris Baillargeon […]

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’Hounds top Vikings in unified basketball

LISBON — The Lisbon High School unified team defeated Oxford Hills, 39-24, on Wednesday behind a 12-point performance by the Greyhounds’ Jake Patenaude. Patenaude was the lone Lisbon player in double figures, but Robert Wood and Brandon Bartlett contributed nine and eight points, respectively. Richie Thuotte, Amanda Mason and Brock Vachon helped lead a stingy […]