AUBURN — With two minutes to go in the third quarter, the Moose of UMaine-Augusta led by 17 points. Behind the stellar play of Kristina Blais and Alex Bessey and a big second half by Jordyn Reynolds, Central Maine Community College raced past the Moose for the 74-64 win. Reynolds led the way with a […]
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Edward Little boys come back, stun South Portland in overtime
Edward Little’s Ibn Khalid drives around South Portland’s Scott Lewis. during their game in South Portland on Tuesday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) SOUTH PORTLAND — Darby Shea wasn’t about to miss twice. After failing to cap a stirring comeback at the end of regulation when he missed a pair of foul shots with 17 seconds […]
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Pine Tree Academy boys outrun Rangeley
AUBURN — Coming into the season, Pine Tree Academy boys basketball coach Trevor Schlisner knew that his team was athletic, with just a little bit of basketball knowledge. As the Class D South season has progressed, that athleticism has been both a curse and a blessing, with his players often in foul trouble due to […]
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Irving scores 27, Brown hits clutch 3 as Celtics edge Nuggets
DENVER — Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining and the struggling Boston Celtics edged the Denver Nuggets 111-110 on Monday night. Denver had a chance to win in dramatic fashion at the end but Torrey Craig’s tip-in of Will […]
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Girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain takes off in third quarter, tops Lisbon
JAY — Spruce Mountain’s offense went from anemic to frenetic in the third quarter of a girls’ basketball game Monday night. The Phoenix’s halftime discussion with coach Zachary Keene seemed to do the trick: Spruce Mountain (9-7) erupted with 16 points and held the Lisbon Greyhounds (5-10) to three in the third quarter and slipped […]
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Local roundup: Poland girls rough up Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Nathalie Theriault and Jessica Seeley combined for 51 points in Poland’s 64-44 Western Maine Conference girls’ basketball game Monday. Theriault put up 28 points and Seeley scored 23 for the Knights, who improve to 12-3 and currently sit a top the Class B South Heal-point standings. Tina Leblanc led Fryeburg (0-14) with 12 […]
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Boys' basketball: Dirigo duo 'still here to win'
Dirigo senior guard Luke Lueders was a contributor to the Cougars’ last Class C South title team as a freshman and hopes to end his career with a state title. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Cooper Chiasson and Luke Lueders grew up immersed in the proud Dirigo basketball tradition, and together, as best friends, they […]
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Davis leads Red Claws past Nets
PORTLAND — Trey Davis scored 31 points to lead the Maine Red Claws to a 109-100 G League victory over the Long Island Nets Sunday afternoon before a sellout crowd of 2,417 at the Portland Expo. L.J. Peak added 20 points for the Claws (16-15), who saw a 13-point second-half lead evaporate in the fourth […]
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College Basketball: Reynolds, bench lead Mustangs
ALBANY, NY — Brooke Reynolds scored 14 points and Central Maine Community College’s bench nearly outscored the entire Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences team in a 76-48 women’s basketball win on Sunday. Reynolds also had seven rebounds, seven steals and five assists for the Mustangs, who improved to 20-1. Natalie Thurger led CMCC […]
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And One High School Basketball Notes: C? It isn't that easy
Dirigo was hoping to build off of the momentum of handing top-ranked Hall-Dale its first loss of the season on Jan. 20, but it wasn’t just the long layoff before the Cougars’ next game that led to Friday’s 48-36 loss at Madison. It was just another example of the unpredictable nature on the Mountain Valley […]