Mt. Blue’s James Anderson, center, looks for a teammate to pass to as he is double teamed by Lewiston’s Abdinur Mohamed, left and Yasin Mohamud during the second half of Tuesday’s game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Mt. Blue’s switch to a zone defense triggered a burst of resurgence on offense in the […]
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Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills presses down Bangor
Oxford Hills’ Cassidy Dumont brings the ball up court during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against Bangor. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Bangor had the opportunity to take the last shot of the first half, but it didn’t happen the way the Rams originally planned. Oxford Hills sophomore guard Julia Colby stole the ball […]
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Girls' basketball: Lisbon makes Richmond work for win
RICHMOND — When Lisbon High School girls’ basketball coach Julie Petrie discussed her team’s 40-30 Mountain Valley Conference loss to newcomer Richmond Saturday night, there was no disappointment in her voice. Instead, she praised the Greyhounds, who stood toe-to-toe with the Bobcats in a defensive battle, with neither team giving an inch in a physical […]
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Women's basketball: Bobcats torch Eagles
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst ducks down under Husson University’s Megan Peach during the game at Bates College on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Husson couldn’t shake the effects of a 10-day layoff at the start of Saturday’s non-conference game against Bates. The Bobcats, meanwhile, threw them off like a frozen tourist throwing off their […]
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Girls' basketball: Fast-starting Poland puts away Leavitt
TURNER — The Poland girls’ basketball team wanted to start strong. The Knights wanted to start their post-Christmas slate strong, and they wanted to do likewise in their matchup with Leavitt. They followed through Friday, defeating the Hornets 62-37. “You know, where it’s been Christmas break, we wanted to make sure that we came out […]
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Celtics rally from 26 down to beat Rockets
BOSTON — Al Horford made a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday night. Kyrie Irving scored 26 and Jayson Tatum finished with 19 for the Celtics, while Marcus Smart drew […]
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Local basketball roundup: Boothbay boys, girls sweep Telstar
BETHEL — Boothbay ran the fast break to perfection to score 45 points in the first half and fly away from Telstar, 77-46, in MVC boys’ basketball action Thursday. Steve Reny led a balanced Boothbay scoring attack with 17 points. Eli Goodrow added 15 and Kyle Ames 13 for the Seahawks (4-2). Jarrett Bean made […]
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Tatum’s big fourth quarter helps Celtics top Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie Jayson Tatum said he is beginning to feel more comfortable with the NBA game. It’s beginning to show, too. Tatum scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-91 on Wednesday night. “Tatum stepped up for us,” said Al Horford, who […]
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Local basketball roundup: Russo leads Lisbon girls over Dirigo
LISBON — After the score was tied at 31 at the end of three quarters, Giana Russo scored six of her 21 total points in the fourth to lead Lisbon to a 42-39 girls’ basketball victory over Dirigo on Wednesday. Dirigo was able to erase a six-point halftime deficit in part because of Lillie Williams, […]
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Student sections making noise and creating school spirit
Following his team’s 2-0 win over Bangor earlier this month, Edward Little hockey player Ben Cassidy said the Red Eddies were inspired by the cheering of their students. That fan section takes ts rowdiness serious. “We pride ourselves on trying to be the best fan section in the state,” senior Isaac Dumont said. Whether or […]