LISBON — Near the end of Lisbon’s loss to Boothbay last month, Ali Sult jumped toward the baseline in an attempt to steal an inbound pass. Sult ended up fouling Boothbay’s Hannah Gentry with no time left on the clock, as both players went tumbling out of bounds. There was less than a second remaining […]
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Girls’ basketball: Hebron’s defense shuts down Seacoast Christian
HEBRON — Hebron Academy’s shots weren’t falling, but its defense took care of business in a 34-22 girls’ basketball victory on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks held the Guardians to four points in the first half, and took a 16-4 lead into halftime. “I thought we played well,” Hebron junior Maddy New, of Poland, said. “We were […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Oak Hill
RUMFORD — To be successful, everyone on the team needs to be on the same page. Lately, the Mountain Valley girls’ basketball team has embodied that philosophy, and it was evident again Tuesday at Puiia Gymnasium. Seniors Ashley Russell, Liza White and Emily Laubauskas combined to score 48 points and the Falcons controlled the game […]
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Girls’ basketball: Lisbon escapes Wiscasset with win
WISCASSET — Sometimes, a big win has consequences. The Lisbon High School girls basketball team has been a bit of a funk since its big win over Monmouth a couple weeks ago, and Tuesday night in Wiscasset, it almost cost the Greyhounds a win. They held on, though, winning 36-25. The one-win Wolverines held strong […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain survives Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey wanted more from his team Tuesday night. Yes, Bessey’s hard-charging Phoenix (8-1) shook off a determined Mt. Blue with a 56-48 victory that featured an all-out, free-for-all in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. But it could have been better. “They (Cougars) played really well,” Bessey said. […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little stymies Lewiston
The freshman came off the bench and led all scorers with 14 points, helping the Red Eddies to a 41-24 win over the Blue Devils on Tuesday night. “It’s always been a big rivalry, Auburn vs. Lewiston, but we came in knowing what we had to do,” Ouellette said. “Just knowing what we had to […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gardiner gobbles up Leavitt
TURNER — It was a little ironic that Leavitt’s first basket was a 3-pointer, because it was their only made 3, and the Gardiner defenders seemed to have three hands in the passing lanes at all times. The Hornets couldn’t hand the Tigers their third loss of the season. Instead, it’s now three wins in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Wiscasset holds off Lisbon
LISBON — Cody Roberts is used to being the first player off the bench. Recently, he has been the only player coming off the Wiscasset bench, with normal starter Kevin Lynch missing his second straight Mountain Valley Conference game on Tuesday against rival Lisbon. Entering the contest in a 2-2 deadlock midway through a slow-paced […]
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Boys’ basketball: Maine high school player puts up 61 points in a game
George Stevens Academy’s 97-69 boys basketball victory over Lee Academy on Friday night at Blue Hill was memorable for a variety of reasons. Defending state champion George Stevens Academy and Lee Academy were the last two undefeated teams in Class C North, and the midseason win further established the Eagles as the team to beat […]
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Boys’ basketball: Seniors, Wol lead Edward Little past Lewiston
“We’ve been playing with fool’s gold for a while, coming down and jacking up 3s. We haven’t gotten as many paint touches as we’d normally try to get,” Adams said. The Red Eddies fell into that trap in the middle two quarters of Monday night’s rivalry game and gave Lewiston life late in the third […]