RANGELEY — Ethan Jackson paced Buckfield with 21 points as the Bucks defeated Rangeley 53-45 in boys’ basketball action Friday. Zach Grover chipped in with 15 points, while Noah Wiley had 12 points for the Bucks (4-6). Kyle LaRochelle led the Lakers (7-4) with 26 points, and early in the game reached the 1,000-career-point mark. […]
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College basketball roundup: Bates women trip up Middlebury; men falter
LEWISTON — A three-point win for the Bates College women’s basketball team came in part because of the 3-point shot. Emily Freedland scored all 15 of her points in the second half on five 3s and Julia Middlebrook made her only 3-point attempt in the waning seconds of a 60-57 victory over Middlebury in NESCAC action […]
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Boys' basketball: Mustangs go wire-to-wire to beat Wolverines
Evan Burnell (5) of Monmouth Academy and Matt Chapman (31) of Wiscasett battle for a rebound during the first half in Monmouth on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy Mustangs know the wins they will need to reach their goal of a spot in next month’s tournament are and will continue to […]
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Boys' basketball: Leavitt pulls away from Fryeburg in second half
Leavitt Area High School’s Josh Banks, left, drives past Fryeburg Academy’s Oscar Saunders during their game in Turner on Friday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) TURNER — After being tied at 19 at halftime, Leavitt had seen enough. The Hornets went on a 10-0 run and outscored Fryeburg by 15 in the third on their way to […]
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Girls' basketball: Oak Hill finds its shot, routs Winthrop
Oak Hill’s Kaitlyn Ridley, right, wraps up Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone as they vie for control of a rebound during the second half of Friday night’s girls’ varsity basketball game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Oak Hill coach Michael Labonte and Winthrop coach Joe Burnham wanted their respective teams to dictate the tempo of Friday […]
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Roundup: Lewiston girls, boys earn hockey wins
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Katie Lemieux scored the lone goal for the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill Blue Devils in their 1-0 victory over York on Thursday in girls’ hockey. Lemieux’s goal came with just over four minutes remaining in the second period and was assisted by Jordan Mynahan. Erin Gray of York (4-8) gave up just one goal […]
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Brunswick boys pull away from Leavitt
Leavitt’s Keegan Melanson (11) looks to intercept a pass by Brunswick’s Kyle Hanson during their game in Brunswick on Thursday. The Brunswick High School boys basketball “sacrificed” the 3-pointer Thursday night for the inside play underneath and rolled to a 61-43 victory over Leavitt in a battle of Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foes. At least […]
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Sevigny, Mountain Valley girls sink Winthrop
RUMFORD — A freshman stepped to the line with nine seconds left and the game tied. “I was really scared because I knew the game was probably on the line right there,” Rylee Sevigny said. Sevigny calmly — at least it appeared so — made both free throws, and Mountain Valley held on for a […]
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Roundup: Telstar boys stun Monmouth
BETHEL — With three seconds left, Telstar’s Blake Rothwell hit his first of two free throws to cut the deficit to two. Rothwell was instructed to miss the second on purpose, and when he did Jarrett Brown got the rebound and laid it in as time expired to force overtime. From there, Telstar (3-7) would […]
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Richmond boys fend off Dirigo
RICHMOND — Going into Tuesday’s game between Dirigo and Richmond, players, coaches and fans from both communities knew it was going to be a battle. Neither team disappointed on the court, and the Bobcats outlasted the Cougars 68-62 in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball action. “This team showed a ton or resiliency tonight, very proud […]