FARMINGTON — If you were looking for Mt. Blue sophomore captain Lexi Mittelstadt, you could find on the perimeter, at the foul line or taking her lumps whenever she drove to the basket. The mobile guard was all over the court, and during those shining moments, she accumulated the game-high 22 points to lead the […]
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Local roundup: Lewiston girls clutch in win over Bangor
BANGOR — Senior forward Victoria Harris registered nine points and 10 rebounds as Lewiston edged Bangor 36-34 in girls’ basketball action Thursday evening. The contest was evenly matched right down to the wire. Freshman guard Jamyah Nicolas hit a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in regulation for the Blue Devils (5-8). Freshman forward Maggie Cowperwaite […]
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Boys' basketball: Defensive Oxford Hills picks up big win over Edward Little
Edward Little’s Ibn Khalid goes to the basket as Oxford Hills’ Chris St. Pierre reaches for the ball. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Hoping to host a first-round tournament game next month, Oxford Hills desperately needed a win to add to their Heal-point credentials. In order to close the gap on Edward Little, the team […]
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Kyrie and LeBron teammates again … in All-Star game
NEW YORK — LeBron James got Kevin Durant and reunited with Kyrie Irving in the NBA’s first All-Star draft. Stephen Curry picked James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s top two scorers, and grabbed his other two Golden State teammates in the selections Thursday. The draft was not televised, and neither James nor Curry would […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth wears down Richmond
Richmond’s Sydney Tillton, left, and Monmouth Academy’s Destiny Clough battle for a rebound during a game Thursday in the Foster Memorial Gym at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team started fast out of the gate Thursday night. And then, to wrap things up, the Mustangs did it again. […]
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Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills earns redemption against Edward Little
Maighread Laliberte of Oxford Hills breaks from Jade Perry of Edward Little during the third quarter in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Oxford Hills wanted to avenge its opening game loss to Edward Little on Thursday. Backed by a strong full-court press and an overpowering performance on the boards, the Vikings came […]
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Lady Vikings hit stride down the stretch
PARIS — With the last quarter of the basketball season underway, the Oxford Hills Lady Vikings offense and defense was clicking on all cylinders with a 54-41 win at home vs. #3 seed Gorham and an 86-41 road victory over the Bangor Rams. The match up pitted the #3 seed in Class AA South Gorham […]
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H.S. roundup: Spruce Mountain boys hold off Lisbon comeback
LISBON — Lisbon came roaring back in the fourth quarter after being down 14 at halftime to force overtime, but a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer was the difference as Spruce Mountain came away with a 52-49 win in Class B South boys’ basketball Wednesday. Brett Frey led all scorers with 19 for Spruce Mountain […]
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Triple Threat Basketball tryouts
Triple Threat has announced tryout dates for a third and fourth grade girls’ team along with a fifth and sixth grade girls team. The third and fourth grade team tryouts will take place at the Hebron Station School in Hebron on Jan. 26 from 6-7 p.m. The fifth and sixth grade team will have tryouts […]
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Edward Little girls fall to Gorham
GORHAM — Gorham spent a lot of time at the foul line and it paid off as the Rams defeated Edward Little 48-36 in a Class AA girls’ basketball contest. Gorham (8-5) made 18 free throws, 12 more than Edward Little and the difference in the final score. MacKenzie Holmes led the Rams with a […]