Victoria Harris of Lewiston High School and Abby Houghton of Bangor High School compete for a loose ball earlier this season in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) During practice this past Saturday morning, Lewiston forward Victoria Harris hit the deck in pursuit of a loose ball. It was practice, it was Saturday morning, but that didn’t […]
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H.S. basketball: C South teams set to tip off postseason
Oak Hill’s Kaitlyn Ridley, left and Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone jockey for position under the basket as they vye for a rebound during a game last month in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Hebron Academy, Mt. Abram, St. Dominic Academy and Winthrop help open the girls’ basketball postseason Tuesday in Class C South preliminary games. Winthrop finished […]
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Chase Ross wins state free throw competition
On right is State Elks President David Anderson, Chase Ross in the center, on left is Assistant Administrator Claris Ranger. FAIRFIELD — Chase Ross of Strong placed first in the 8-9 year old boys division in the Maine Elks Association Hoop Shoot Free Throw State Finals in Fairfield on January 28. By making all 25 […]
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Pierce joins Celtics legends as team retires his No. 34
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce used to walk onto the court at TD Garden and imagine seeing his number hanging from the rafters. “The Truth” doesn’t have to dream about that day anymore. The Celtics retired Pierce’s No. 34 on Sunday following the Celtics’ 121-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He became the 23rd person […]
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New-look Cavaliers beat Celtics 121-99
BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James led the new-look Cavaliers to a blowout in Boston with an individual performance reminiscent of the rivalry’s heyday. And this time, Paul Pierce was sitting courtside in street clothes, unable to do anything about it. With the former Celtics great waiting to see his No. 34 raised to the Boston […]
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Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]
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Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills, Gray-NG carry top seeds into postseason
Poland Regional High School’s Sarah Moody, center, gets her hand tangled with Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant as Grant goes up for a layup during their game in Gray earlier this season. At right is Poland’s Moragn Brousseau. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal File Photo) It might not have been as pretty as last year, but after 18 […]
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College basketball roundup: UMF, CMCC women earn wins
FARMINGTON — McKenna Brodeur sank a game-high 21 points as the University of Maine at Farmington dispatched Green Mountain 69-56 in women’s basketball action Friday. The Beavers (6-11) came out strong in the first quarter with a 17-8 run, and again in the third frame with a 24-13 sprint. Haley Felkel came off the bench […]
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H.S. roundup: Mt. Blue’s Charles wins another KVAC Nordic title
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Meghan Charles earned a KVAC Nordic skiing championship for the second consecutive day at Titcomb Mountain on Friday. Charles followed up Thursday’s girls’ classic title with a first-place finish in Friday’s freestyle race, which she finished in 18:02.6, more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place Laura Parent of Maranacook. The Black […]
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Boys' Basketball: Martin, Patriots survive Falcons
FREEPORT — With a bye to the quarterfinals at stake, Gray-New Gloucester and Freeport played a game worthy of the tournament-like atmosphere on Senior Night at Freeport High School. John Martin’s three-point play with 2:42 left gave the Patriots the lead for good in what had been a see-saw battle to that point, and they […]