Audrey Dillman scores 14 points and pulls down 12 rebounds to lead deep, balanced Raiders.
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Cougars lose Lexi Mittelstadt during pregame warm-ups.
Local roundup: Nate Luce leads Mt. Abram boys past Richmond
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Nate Luce scored a game-high 19 points as Mt. Abram prevailed 58-45 in a boys’ basketball contest against Richmond on Thursday. Adam Luce had 14 points for Mt. Abram (1-6) and Hunter Warren contributed 10 Calob Densmore led the Bobcats (1-7) with 20 points, while Daniel Stewart had 10. Monmouth Academy 63, […]
Girls’ basketball: Anna DeWolfe, Greely win showdown with Gray-New Gloucester
Greely senior Anna DeWolfe (20) jumps up for a shot amid a group of Gray-New Gloucester defenders Thursday in Gray. (Portland Press Herald photo by Brianna Soukup) GRAY — Todd Flaherty knew this wouldn’t be easy. It never is when the Greely girls’ basketball team plays Gray-New Gloucester. And it wasn’t Thursday night with the […]
Girls’ basketball: St. Dom’s swarms Buckfield
Buckfield’s Alyssa Litchfield and St Dom’s Rebecca Zimmerman scramble for control of the ball during Thursday night’s game in Buckfield. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) BUCKFIELD — St. Dominic Academy forced 16 first-half turnovers as its suffocating defense led to a 56-24 girls’ basketball win over Buckfield on Thursday night. Rebecca Zimmerman scored 11 of […]
Boys’ basketball: Buckfield holds off St. Dom’s for first win
St. Dom’s Ethan Bosse goes up for a basket during Thursday night’s game in Buckfield. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) BUCKFIELD — Buckfield held an eight-point lead midway through the second quarter before St. Dom’s senior Ethan Bosse led a comeback to pull the Saints within one point at halftime Thursday. But Bosse is […]
Boys’ basketball: Oak Hill falls to Madison in overtime
Madison’s Jacob Leader, center, gets double-teamed by Oak Hill’s Gabe Samson (10) and Gavin Rawstron (11) during a game Thursday at Oak Hill High School in Wales. (Kennebec Journal photo by Joe Phelan) WALES — A sleepy start between the Madison and Oak Hill boys’ basketball teams turned into a furious finish. Jacob Meader scored […]
Local roundup: Luci Rothwell, Telstar girls top Lisbon for first win
BETHEL — Luci Rothwell had a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 20 boards in Telstar’s 53-36 girls’ basketball victory over Lisbon on Wednesday. Brooke Richardson contributed 11 points for the Rebels (1-7) and seven rebounds. Charlee Cox had 13 points for the Greyhounds (0-6), while Mallory Fairbanks had 12 points. Hall-Dale 46, Spruce Mountain […]
Women’s basketball: UMaine rolls past struggling and shorthanded New Hampshire
BANGOR — In recent years, a visit from the University of New Hampshire might be cause for concern for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. Add the fact that the Black Bears were stumbling with a four-game losing streak, and Wednesday night could have been trouble at the Cross Insurance Center. But these Wildcats […]
Boys’ basketball: Lewiston shoots past Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue’s Dawson Black (10) goes up for a shot as Lewiston’s Steven Beauregard (32) and Yasin Mohamud (24) watch during a basketball game in Farmington on Wednesday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Cougars tried everything to disrupt Lewiston’s rhythm on offense, but the Blue Devils never really broke ranks thanks […]