BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points in three quarters of work and the Boston Celtics held off the Memphis Grizzlies 109-98 on Monday night. Boston has won all three of its games coming out of the All-Star break. Terry Rozier finished with 15 points. Jaylen Brown added 13. After scoring a basket early […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon gets the best of Brunswick
Lisbon’s Kristy Coleman shoots during a unified basketball game against Brunswick at Brunswick High School on Monday. (Eric Maxim/Brunswick Times Record) BRUNSWICK — It didn’t take long for the excitement to begin at Brunswick High School on Monday afternoon as the Dragons hosted the unified basketball team from Lisbon High School. From the opening tip […]
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And One: Ticket information and other notes from basketball tournament
Ibn Khalid (23) of Edward Little High School and Andrew Rent of Gorham compete for a loose ball during a game in Auburn earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) Edward Little fans worried about attending both the girls’ and boys’ Class AA state championships on Friday making their wallets a little lighter can […]
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Red Claws hang on, end losing streak
With his childhood friend Marcus Smart of the Celtics watching from a courtside table, Trey Davis rescued the Maine Red Claws from a ninth straight NBA G League defeat. Davis returned from a third-quarter ankle injury to score two big baskets in the final minute and lift the Red Claws past the Windy City Bulls […]
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College basketball: Mustangs still a mystery on quest for another national title
The Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team is heading back to the USCAA DII National Tournament to defend their 2017 title. This year, however, head coach Andrew Morong is dealing with more unpredictability. That seems odd to say when you’re talking about a team that is 28-1 a year after winning the national title, […]
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Hall-Dale uses quickness to dethrone Winthrop in C South boys' title game
The Winthrop bench and fans watch dejectedly as at the end of the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Replicating game speed in practice is difficult enough. Replicating the speed and intensity with which Hall-Dale plays defense is virtually impossible. In Winthrop’s case, even playing the […]
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C South girls' championship: Yes, this one meant more to the Mustangs
Boothbay’s Isabel Harkins tries to block shot by Monmouth Academy’s Hannah Anderson during the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The first regional title is always special. But beating rival Boothbay for the second made Monmouth’s second Class C South championship in a row a little […]
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Greely beats Brunswick in A South girls' final
Anna DeWolfe of Greely maneuvers around Alexis Guptil of Brunswick during the Class A South regional final at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — After two years of disappointing losses in regional finals, the Greely girls’ basketball team wasn’t going to falter again. The second-ranked Rangers combined […]
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Wells edges Cape Elizabeth to repeat as B South boys' champion
Wells junior Tyler Bridge (34) blows past Cape Elizabeth senior Liam Jacobson (15) during the Class B South regional final at the Cross Insurance Arena. Wells won 40-35. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Tyler Bridge knew Wells High teammate Matt Sherburne would make the clutch free throws in the Class B South boys’ basketball […]
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MUSTANGS REPEAT — Monmouth fends off Boothbay for another C South girls' title
Monmouth Academy bench celebrates after winning the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy can’t measure up to the Boothbay in inches, but for the second year in a row in the playoffs, the Mustangs proved that size isn’t everything. The Mustangs stood toe-to-toe with […]