PARIS — Makayla Dunn poured in a game-high 16 points to help propel Oxford Hills to a 46-42 victory over Leavitt in unified basketball action Monday afternoon. Destiny Goddard and Ivy Dean each scored six points apiece for the Vikings while Elijah Nason added four points in the win. Tanner Halverson paced the Hornets followed […]
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Jipson retires as Edward Little girls' basketball coach
Craig Jipson, shown here in a 2014 photo coaching Edward Little against Lewiston, announced that he is retiring as the Red Eddies’ girls’ basketball coach after 12 years and 20 years of varsity coaching. AUBURN — Edward Little athletic director Dan Deshaies remembers when he interviewed Craig Jipson for the open girls’ varsity basketball coach […]
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HORTON: A fond farewell to #Tourney17
What is the purpose of life now that #Tourney17 is over? I’ve typed that hashtag so much over the past three weeks that I don’t even know what else to call the MPA high school girls’ and boys’ basketball tournaments. What I do know, though, is that it was a good time. Nothing in sports […]
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George Stevens stuns Winthrop on late 3-pointer
BANGOR, Maine — 03/04/2017 — Winthrop sits defeated after George Stevens Academy beat them during their Class C boys basketball state championship at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor Saturday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN BANGOR —As talented a shooter as he is, Jarrod Chase admits he is more likely to pass to a teammate […]
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Monmouth Academy tops Dexter to capture first state crown
BANGOR, Maine — 03/04/2017 — Monmouth’s Tia Day swings the net around her head after defeating Dexter during their Class C girls basketball state championship at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor Saturday. BANGOR — Monmouth Academy cut to the quick for its first basketball state title Saturday night. The Mustangs’ superior quickness was evident […]
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CMCC wins national basketball title
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Jenny Schlim saved her best basketball for the games in which it mattered most, and her efforts alongside an aggressive defense and a deep bench helped lift Central Maine Community College into uncharted territory Saturday. Schlim shattered her points-per-game average for the second consecutive night, draining a game-high 20 points, and All-American […]
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Class D boys: Machias ends Greenville's bid for first title
BANGOR — The Machias boys basketball team has relied on an imposing front line to emerge as a force in Class D North during the past three seasons. But the Bulldogs’ play on the perimeter Saturday proved just as important in capturing the program’s first state championship since 1995 with a 51-39 victory over Greenville […]
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Class D girls: Vinalhaven earns first-ever gold ball
BANGOR — Paige Dennison made an emphatic prediction on Vinalhaven’s first day of practice last November. “Paige Dennison was like, ‘we’re going to win the gold ball, Sandy,’” Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes said of the proclamation to Vikings coach Sandy Nelson. Whether by wishful thinking or an acute awareness of her team’s potential, Dennison was proven right […]
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Class A boys: Greely runs away from Messalonskee
AUGUSTA — Matt McDevitt set the tone early Saturday afternoon, and his Greely High School teammates followed his lead. The Rangers’ senior spearheaded a game-opening 16-5 run with 13 points, and Greely never looked back en route to a convincing 59-43 Class A state championship victory over Messalonskee of Oakland at the Augusta Civic Center. […]
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Class A girls: Messalonskee caps unbeaten season, topples Brunswick
Charlotte MacMillan of Brunswick (2) drives past Messalonskee’s Gabrielle Wener (14) during Saturday’s Class A girls’ state championship game at the Augusta Civic Center. AUGUSTA — When Brunswick made a shot, Messalonskee not only answered, but made two or even three baskets in a row. When the Dragons hit a 3-pointer, the Eagles responded immediately. […]