Bowdoin’s Kate Kerrigan looks to make a pass against the defense of UNE’s Jocelyn Chaput earlier this seasonl. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) BRUNSWICK — The numerous accolades only begin to tell how important senior guard Kate Kerrigan is to the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team. This season Kerrigan has been named the Division III player […]
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CMCC to host hoop clinics
The Central Maine Community College men’s basketball is sponsoring a basketball skills clinic for boys in grades 6-8th for four weeks, beginning March 19. The clinic is for boys seeking to improve on their skill level in a teaching session with college basketball players. The dates are Mondays and Wednesdays, March 19, 21. 26, 28, […]
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Francis W. Drake Jr.
AUBURN — Francis W. Drake Jr. 85, of 25 Cheryl Dee Avenue, Lisbon, died Friday, March 9, at the Clover Manor in Auburn, with his family by his side. Born in Lewiston on March 3, 1933, he was the son of Francis W. Drake Sr. and Lenore Streeter Drake. He graduated from Lewiston High School in […]
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Betty Ann Ward
ATHENS — Betty Ann Ward, 79, of Greenville Junction, passed away Sunday, March 11, at Tissues Country Estate, Athens, where she had been a resident for the past five years. She was born June 4, 1938, in Greenville Junction, the daughter of Havelock and Annie May (Beck) Ward. She attended Greenville schools and graduated Class of […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine draws Texas in NCAA first round
ORONO — They sat comfortably on couches, in front of the big-screen TV, curious to where the NCAA tournament committee would send them. They had to wait for nearly an hour into the ESPN show, but when the name MAINE finally appeared they whooped, filling the tight confines of the Alfond Family Lounge with cheers. […]
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H.S. basketball: Theriault helps South win All-Star game; Butterfield is free-throw champ
BANGOR — Poland’s Nathalie Theriault helped the AA/A/B South girls’ basketball team beat the North 84-81 in the opener of the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star games at Husson University on Saturday. Theriault scored 15 points for the South. South Portland’s Meghan Graff led the South with 19 points. Cheverus’ Emme Poulin led the […]
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Lewiston outduels Lisbon in Unified basketball quarterfinal
LEWISTON — Lisbon’s win streak came to an end Friday at the hands of a determined Lewiston squad. The Blue Devils, seeded third, defeated the Greyhounds, the No. 6 seed, 42-30 in the South quarterfinals of the Unified basketball playoffs at Lewiston High School. Lisbon, the defending state Unified champion and three-time regional winner, finished […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies hold off pesky Patriots, 42-41
Melady Mata of Edward Little High School shoots the ball while being defended by Austin Andrews of Gray-New Gloucester during the Unified basketball South quarterfinal at EL in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Anyone suffering from tournament withdrawal would have more than gotten their fix from Friday’s Unified quarterfinal between unbeaten Edward […]
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Irving returns to carry Celtics past Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Kyrie Irving returned from a one-game absence to help Boston fend off Minnesota, finishing with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to pace the Celtics in a 117-109 victory over the Timberwolves on Thursday night. Al Horford added 20 points, eight rebounds, six assists and tough defense on Karl-Anthony Towns for the […]
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Red Claws fall to Charge
Trey Davis of the Red Claws drives to the basket against the Canton Charge on Thursday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The snowstorm undoubtedly contributed to a half-empty Portland Expo on Thursday night, as the Maine Red Claws attempted to end a frustrating stretch of their NBA G League basketball season. After a […]