A perfect 8-0 record has the Winthrop Ramblers at the top of the Mountain Valley Conference and Class C South standings. And they may be on the verge of getting even better. Coach Todd MacArthur said he hopes to have senior guard Nate Scott back in the fold some time during a four-game road stretch […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hickey, Winthrop pull away from James, Wiscasset
The Winthrop High School boys’ basketball team knew what it was getting into before its 80-53 win over Wiscasset on Saturday — James was going to get his points and there was only so much the Ramblers could do about it. The 6-foot-6 senior center did his part and put up 27 points in the […]
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College basketball: UMaine women’s basketball coach Barron taking medical leave
ORONO — University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron will take an indefinite medical leave, effective Friday. “I appreciate the concern people have showed me over the past month,” Barron said in a news release. “My condition was not improving and the medication had side effects that interfered with coaching effectively. I care deeply […]
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Local roundup: Monmouth boys rally past Mt. Abram
SALEM — Monmouth finished strong to claim a 56-49 boys’ basketball victory over Mt. Abram on Friday. The Mustangs (2-7) trailed by five points after three quarters, but outscored the Roadrunners 23-11 in the final frame. Hunter Richardson and Mat Foulke paced Monmouth’s offense with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Trevor Chaput put up 14 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greely gasses past Poland
But even just keeping pace with sophomore sensation Anna DeWolfe proved to be a difficult task for Poland, which couldn’t keep up during a 61-21 loss in a WMC contest Friday night. The Rangers (7-1) jumped ahead 9-3 without DeWolfe scoring a point, but the Knights’ (5-3) own standout player, junior Nathalie Theriault, poured in […]
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Girls’ basketball: Fryeburg slams door on Leavitt, 43-37
TURNER — Fryeburg’s erratic shooting from the floor and ice-cold shooting from the free-throw line kept the door ajar for Leavitt to sneak away with a win in Friday night’s Class A South crossover contest. The Hornets just weren’t able to kick the door open. The Raiders held on for a 43-37 triumph to pick […]
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Girls’ basketball: Dirigo takes down Wiscasset
The Cougars played with the necessary high energy on Thursday, and pulled together when they needed to, scoring nine unanswered points to start the second quarter. Conant was the catalyst with two baskets, and fellow senior Olivia Noyes started the run with a basket and a free throw. Ashley Perrault (nine points, five rebounds) scored […]
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Girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain can’t catch Gardiner on the rebound
JAY— Any time Gardiner got a hold of a rebound underneath — and that was often — the Tigers went right back up with the ball for a basket. No dribbling, no looking to pass the ball to another player. Gardiner just put the ball in the net or drew a foul for a three-point […]
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Boys’ basketball: Monmouth collects first win, tops Dirigo
DIXFIELD — It has taken some time this season, but Monmouth boys’ basketball team has started to put things together, and showed as much with a solid performance Wednesday night in a Mountain Valley Conference game against Dirigo. A well-balanced offense had four players reach double figures, led by Travis Hartford with a game-high 21, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-NG remains unbeaten with big win over Freeport
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester knew the Freeport press was coming. The visiting Falcons’ plan worked for the first eight minutes of Tuesday night’s girls high school basketball game, but eventually, the Patriots’ half-court game took over. Gray-New Gloucester used a dominant second quarter and lock-down defense to pull away and remain undefeated with a 64-33 […]