Players to watch: Jr. G Anna DeWolfe, Greely; Sr. F Sophia Gilbert, Leavitt; Sr. F Becca Fogg, Leavitt. Favorites: Brunswick, Hampden. Both teams rolled through their regions during the regular season, each earning top seeds. Dark horses: Greely, Skowhegan, Messalonskee. Greely had only two losses: by two points at Brunswick and by 10 points at […]
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Class D girls' basketball playoff preview: Rangeley chasing Vinalhaven
Players to watch: Sr. C Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes, Vinalhaven; Sr. F Natasha Haley, Rangeley; Jr. G Brooke Egan, Rangeley; Favorite: Vinalhaven. The defending state champion Vikings went 18-0 and dominated the entire region, and Davis-Oakes is a force. Dark horses: Rangeley. The Lakers seem to be the only team with a chance to unseat Vinalhaven. Haley […]
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Class C South girls' basketball playoff preview: Boothbay, Monmouth on collision course
Players to watch: Jr. F Faith Blethen, Boothbay; Sr. F Page Brown, Boothbay; Sr. G Tia Day, Monmouth; Sr. F Abbey Allen, Monmouth; Sr. G Brianna Plante, Old Orchard Beach; So. C Maggie Strohm, Old Orchard Beach; Sr. G Sydney LeBlanc, Madison; Sr. C Sydney Underhill-Tilton, Richmond; Sr. F Cassidy Delano, Traip; Sr. G Caroline […]
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Boys’ basketball: Seniors have Vikings sailing to semifinals
Oxford Hills players Chris St. Pierre, left and Atreyu Keniston take a break from Friday’s practice at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — This has been a season of adjustments for the Oxford Hills Vikings, so a late change to the practice schedule to spend an afternoon at Central Maine […]
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Oxford Hills pulls away from Deering in AA North girls' basketball quarters
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich looks to get a shot off over Deering’s Victoria Garand and Elizabeth Drelich, back, during their game in Paris on Thursday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Deering proved to be a tough eighth seed, but Oxford Hills is a deep one-seed, and that made the difference in the Vikings’ 55-40 win […]
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Middle school Vikings undefeated this season
OXFORD HILLS — The future of both girls and boys basketball looks bright in Oxford Hills. The Oxford Middle School 7th grade Boys and Girls went indefeated this season. In addition to both Varsity Teams hosting home playoff games this week, success has also been evident throughout the foundational younger levels. This has been most […]
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Girls' basketball: Spruce Mountain shelves Sacopee Valley in C South prelim
Spruce Mountain’s Calley Baker (32) looks to pass the ball as teammate Emily White (11) looks on during a Class B South preliminary game in Jay on Wednesday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Spruce Mountain deliberately took its time and and eventually banished No. 9 Sacopee Valley (3-16) with a 47-19 victory in a […]
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AA boys' quarterfinal: Vikings too much for Rams in second half
Oxford Hills’ Atreyu Keniston, left, and teammate Janek Luksza battle for a rebound with Deering’s Darryl Germain, front, and Ben Onek during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — A second-half team all season, Oxford Hills sees no reason to change in the Class AA North tournament. The third-seeded Vikings held […]
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Edward Little survives Lewiston in AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinals (WITH VIDEO)
AUBURN — Victoria Harris and Lewiston pushed Edward Little to the absolute limit, but the Red Eddies made one more play than their rivals down the stretch to win 49-48 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal Wednesday night. Hannah Chaput’s layup gave third-seeded Edward Little the one-point lead with 13 seconds left. “I […]
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C South prelim: No. 3 Old Orchard Beach holds serve against No. 14 Winthrop
Old Orchard Beach’s Kaitlyn Cole looks for an opening as Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone defends during their Class C preliminary-round game Tuesday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) OLD ORCHARD BEACH — When the Class C South pairings were announced, Dean Plante knew his third-ranked Old Orchard Beach girls’ basketball team was in for a tough preliminary round […]