A clutch 3-pointer from Cam Cox and some key rebounds late gave Mt. Ararat a 50-45 win and kept its very slim playoff chances in Class A South alive. “You’ve seen us in some games where we haven’t realistically had a chance at the end,” Mt. Ararat coach Steve Cox said. “And you haven’t seen […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue wins brawl with Spruce Mountain, 40-29
JAY — It wasn’t pretty, but Mt. Blue defeated Spruce Mountain 40-29 in a KVAC girls’ basketball tilt Thursday evening. The Cougars pulled away from the Phoenix at the free-throw line, making 14 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter. Mt. Blue made 11 of its first 14 at the line in the period […]
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Boys’ basketball: Playing or coaching, Lisbon’s Sautter a role model for Greyhounds
LISBON — Jonah Sautter barely finished congratulating his teammates on Lisbon’s Unified basketball team for winning their season-opener when a whistle blew, signalling the start of practice for the boys’ basketball team. Sautter changed out of his game garb and into his practice gear as the Greyhounds prepared for Wednesday night’s big late-season game against […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley upsets Monmouth, 60-57
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley emerged from an MVC girls’ basketball scrum with a 60-57 victory over Monmouth at Puiia Gymnasium on Tuesday. “It’s a home-court advantage, so we were all really pumped up, and we knew we had nothing to lose, that this game was so big, that it’s going to secure us in Class […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue restrains, breaks Leavitt
TURNER — Life was rough in the backcourt for Mt. Blue senior guard Leah St. Laurent. She was pushed, shoved, knocked to the ground and often doubled-teamed by Leavitt’s unrelenting defense. But the intrepid St. Laurent shook herself off and kept her composure, helping the Cougars (4-10) shake off the stubborn Hornets (6-9) with a […]
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Local roundup: Monmouth edges Mountain Valley
MONMOUTH — Monmouth built a slim six-point advantage in the first frame and held on throughout the contest to secure a narrow 52-51 late-season win over Mountain Valley in a boys’ basketball tilt Tuesday evening. Hunter Richardson led the Monmouth (4-12) with a game-high 18 points, while Avery Amero chipped in with 13. Keegan Davis […]
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Boys’ basketball: Boothbay soars over Dirigo
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo and Boothbay boys’ basketball teams have waged numerous battles throughout the years, but Tuesday, the Seahawks had too much in the tank for the Cougars. Boothbay started out strong and the trio of Kyle Ames, Carter Babcock and Elijah Gudroe each scored 15 points as the Seahawks took full advantage of […]
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Boys’ basketball: Eddies pull away from Devils in fourth quarter
LEWISTON — Trailing Edward Little by eight with 2:55 left, Lewiston coach Tim Farrar called a time out. Farrar’s Blue Devils haven’t quit all year, despite a 3-11 record. And for stretches of Tuesday night’s game, their defense gave the Red Eddies fits. So Lewiston had reasons to believe that with a couple of more […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-NG grinds out win over Yarmouth
GRAY — There was no running away Tuesday night, when Western Maine Conference rivals met on the hardwood. Gray-New Gloucester jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but then went cold, allowing Yarmouth to catch all the way back up. From there it was neck-and-neck, but the Patriots made a slim third-quarter […]
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Girls’ basketball: Eddies shut down Devils in fourth
AUBURN — Facing a determined rival Lewiston team in Monday night’s Battle of the Bridge, the Edward Little Red Eddies buckled down on the defensive end in the fourth quarter. Edward Little held Lewiston scoreless for the final 6:10 and scored the last 11 points of the game to pull out a 41-30 win, their […]