Oxford Hills’ Will Dieterich goes up against Bangor’s Isaac Cummings on Tuesday in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Coaches often preach that good defense leads to easier offense, but Oxford Hills coach Scott Graffam was hoping for the opposite from his Vikings on Wednesday night. Oxford Hills finished at the basket and kept Bangor […]
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Boys’ basketball: Joziah Learned leads Leavitt to big win over Morse
BATH — The Leavitt Hornets jumped out to a fast start and never looked back, sinking the Morse Shipbuilders 84-67 in a boys’ basketball contest Wednesday evening. The Hornets were hot to start, pushing their lead to 15-6 midway through the opening quarter. Leavitt started the game 6-for-7 from the field, while the Shipbuilders were […]
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High school basketball roundup: Leavitt boys, girls sweep Poland
TURNER — Leavitt got everyone involved early and often and cruised to its fifth win in a row to start the season, 90-42 over Poland, in boys’ basketball action on Monday. Jozian Learned tallied a game-high 19 points for the Hornets (5-0), while Cole Morin (12 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks) and Wyatt Hathaway (12 […]
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Dozier, Brown lead Red Claws past Bayhawks
The Maine Red Claws got monster performances by P.J. Dozier and Vitto Brown to lead the Red Claws to a 131-122 win over the Erie Bayhawks on Monday. Maine (7-14) won its 2nd straight in style, with Dozier nearing a triple-double with 37 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists. Brown finished with 30 points including […]
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Local roundup: Cougars win tight one over Hampden
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue boys’ basketball team handed Hampden Academy its first loss of the season Saturday, 73-72, on Saturday afternoon. James Anderson paced the Cougars (5-1) with 23 points. Garrett Reynolds added 16 and Caleb Talbot scored 11. Nine players scored for Mt. Blue. Hampden’s Bryce Lausier led all scorers with 38 points, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Richmond beats Lisbon for first win of season
Richmond guard Caitlin Kendrick (25) looks to the basket as Lisbon’s Mallory Fairbanks defends. (Times Record photo by Bob Conn) LISBON — There have been times this season where the Richmond and Lisbon girls’ basketball teams were on the cusp of winning that first game, only to suffer another loss. On Saturday, the winless Bobcats […]
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Girls’ basketball: Rangeley stifles Forest Hills
Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s Toni Almeraz (24) dives to save the ball against Forest Hill High School at Cony High School in Augusta on Saturday. (Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans) AUGUSTA — Defensive pressure has always been the calling card of Rangeley coach Heidi Deery and the Lakers, Saturday’s win against Forest Hills […]
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Boys’ basketball: Parker Desjardins leads Forest Hills to rout of Rangeley
Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s Nolan Boone (11) battles for a rebound with Forest Hills High School’s Brandon Gilboe (5) at Cony High School in Augusta on Saturday. (Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans) AUGUSTA — It doesn’t really matter where Parker Desjardins plays, as long as the basket is 10 feet off the floor […]
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Local roundup: Bri Jordan leads Gray-New Gloucester to win over Yarmouth
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER — Brianna Jordan had 12 points, five assists and four steals for Gray-New Gloucester, who used a 13-4 run in the third period to pull away and earn a 39-26 girls’ basketball victory over Yarmouth on Friday. Jordan Grant chipped in 11 points for Gray-New Gloucester (6-0), which led 30-15 through three quarters. Margaret […]
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Girls’ basketball: South Portland earns hard-fought win over Oxford Hills in Class AA showdown
South Portland’s Bela Cloutier fouls Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson during Friday’s game in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills erased a seven-point third quarter deficit to pull within one, but a couple of missed shots late, coupled with 23 points from South Portland’s junior forward Maggie Whitmore, halted the last-ditch efforts of the […]