Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, left, and Rambler bench celebrate taking a lead in the fourth quarter of their Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Boothbay at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The play was called “spoon.” Nate LeBlanc ran away with the spoon, and Winthrop ran away with a stunning […]
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Boothbay escapes Madison in C South semifinal
AUGUSTA — Loosely translated from Spanish, ‘ganas’ refers to the desire to move forward. Appropriately, a sign with that very word adorns a bulletin board in the Boothbay girls basketball team’s locker room, and they took its inspiration to heart Thursday afternoon. Racked by team-wide illness this week and without their best player for most […]
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Mustangs break away from Bobcats in fourth quarter
Monmouth Academy’s Abbey Allen (12) lays in a shot during a Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Richmond at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The prospect of seeing its season end on Thursday snapped Monmouth Academy out of a third-quarter slumber in the Class C South semifinals. Second-seeded Monmouth pulled […]
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Girls' basketball: Lake Region knocks off Gray-NG in B South semis
Shauna Hancock, left, and Brooke Harriman, second from left, of Lake Region High School celebrate with their teammates after defeating top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester 34-31 in Portland on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — There will be a new champion of Class B South girls’ basketball. Two-time defending champion and top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester had its title […]
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Rangeley outlasts Temple in D South semifinal
Rangeley’s Natasha Haley pressures Temple’s Sarah Derosiers during their Class D tournament game in Augusta on Thursday. Rangeley’s Ellah Smith is at right. (David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — With a lineup that included a couple of eighth-graders and a sophomore on the floor at the same time, ,it’s understandable that the Rangeley girls basketball team […]
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Vinalhaven thumps Greenville, reached D South girls' final
AUGUSTA — The Vinalhaven girls basketball team took another step in its quest to defend its Class D state title by thumping Greenville 54-34 in a D South regional semifinal Thursday at the Civic Center. Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes led three players in double figures with 19 points and Vinalhaven broke open a close game in the […]
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AA North girls' semifinal: Oxford Hills starts hot, hold off Cheverus to reach regional final
PORTLAND — The Oxford Hills Vikings’ hot start propelled them to into the Class AA North championship. Maighread Laliberte and the Vikings made their first seven shots at Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday in the AA North quarterfinals, and held on for a 59-49 win over Cheverus. “They shot so well in the first half,” […]
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Shooting hoops in Auburn
Jaryn Wilson, 17, shoots hoops on a small court that he shoveled at Chestnut Park in Auburn on Wednesday. Wilson plays for the Edward Little High School basketball team. The Red Eddies will play Windham in the AA North final on Friday for a shot in the state championship. Friday’s game time is 6:30 p.m. […]
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Eddies paint Portland maroon and white in AA North semis
Edward Little’s Piper Norcross goes for a basket while being pressured for behind by Portland’s Callie Watson during the Class AA North girls’ basketball semifinals in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Staying in the paint for too long isn’t allowed in basketball, but going to it early […]
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C South girls' quarter: Boothbay eases past Traip
AUGUSTA — The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team’s tournament run started slower than the Seahawks expected. They quickly made up for lost time. Page Brown scored 24 points and top-seeded Boothbay rolled past No. 9 Traip Academy, 59-40, in the Class C South quarterfinals at the Augusta Civic Center. Boothbay remained unbeaten at […]