LEWISTON — Junior forward Gabrielle Wilson netted nine points and hauled down 12 rebounds to lead Lewiston to a 43-41 victory over Cheverus in girls’ baksetball action Wednesday evening. The Blue Devils (6-7) held Cheverus to just three three-point field goals and came out strong in the third quarter with a 14-7 run. Junior forward […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greely surges past Gray-New Gloucester
“We were talking before the game (about how) the worst thing that could happen to either team would be kind of a blowout situation, because we need close games,” Flaherty said. “I’m glad we gave them one and we came out on top.” Gray-NG gave Greely all it could handle for nearly 20 minutes before […]
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Girls’ basketball: Lisbon ousts Wiscasset
LISBON — Hayhlee Craig of Wiscasset is a difficult matchup for most teams of the Mountain Valley Conference. Standing 5-foot-10, Craig showed her skill in going hard to the basket and controlling the paint on the defensive end in Wednesday’s girls’ basketball game against Lisbon. Still, the Wolverines have struggled, and after a 44-31 loss […]
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Maine basketball hall to honor 25 individuals, 2 teams
BANGOR — Lewiston basketball great Dick Giroux and former UMaine-Farmington standout Cameron Brown are among 25 people being honored this year by the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. The induction ceremony will be on Aug. 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Giroux scored 1,510 points and snagged 964 rebounds at […]
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And One: Maiwen’s miss becomes a highlight (with video)
Wol Maiwen has been wowing basketball fans with his thunderous dunks all season. But the Edward Little sophomore became an internet sensation virtually overnight thanks to one that he missed. During the Red Eddies’ 77-53 win at Noble on Jan. 6, the 6-foot-4 Maiwen tried to dunk an alley-oop pass from teammate Samatar Iman on […]
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Local roundup: Lisbon girls sidestep Dirigo
LISBON — Gianna Russo scored a team-high 14 points as Lisbon dashed to a 41-33 victory over Dirigo in girls’ basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds doubled up the Cougars 18-9 in the second quarter for a 27-16 lead at halftime. Jasmine Le contributed nine points for Lisbon. Alexa Varnum tossed five field goals and […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth hands Boothbay first loss
The Mustangs’ biggest stretch was a 14-2 scoring run that spanned most of the second quarter. It broke a 9-9 tie and gave Monmouth a lead it never relinquished. In that second period, the Mustangs held the previously unbeaten Seahawks to only four points. “We played pretty solid,” Monmouth coach Scott Wing said. “We played […]
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Boys’ basketball: Eddies pull away from Dragons on Iman’s big fourth quarter
AUBURN — Samatar Iman picked a good time to halt his recent shooting woes. The Edward Little senior scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to help the unbeaten Red Eddies shake off a pesky Brunswick team with a 63-49 win Friday night. “It’s a great feeling. Today was my first […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Yarmouth zones out Poland
POLAND — Yarmouth and Poland had similar game plans for their WMC Class B South girls’ basketball contest Friday night: play zone defense and force the other team to make shots. The visiting Clippers executed that game plan better early, then well enough late to hold on for a 48-40 victory over Poland. “They are, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Perry’s buzzer-beater lifts Edward Little over Brunswick
Perry’s 3-pointer beat the buzzer and gave Edward Little a thrilling 44-41 win over Brunswick in a KVAC girls’ basketball classic. “It kind of just happened. I knew there was little time left on the clock, and I knew someone had to shoot it,” Perry said. “It got thrown to me and I knew I […]