If it isn’t a consensus in Class C South, it’s close. “I’d have to say, the top two, by far, are Boothbay and Monmouth,” Mt. Abram coach Larry Donald said. “Monmouth and Boothbay, in particular, are going to be really good,” Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher said. The Mustangs lost some key players from last year’s […]
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Winter Preview: Class D girls’ basketball
Yes, this is a brand new season, and what happened in 2015-16 has little to do with what happen in 2016-17. But Rangeley coach Heidi Deery refuses to discount the remaining Lakers’ championship background. “They have learned a lot the past several years in our quest for our championship, and I think that experience is […]
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Winter Preview: Class A girls’ basketball
Leavitt coach Dave Gerrish says watch out for the Greely Rangers in Class A South. “Greely is going to be very strong, that’s a given,” Gerrish said. “The rest of us are looking up to that.” The Rangers won the Class B title in 2015. They fell short last year after moving up to Class […]
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Central Maine Community College women cruise past Great Bay Community College
PORTSMOUTH, NH — The Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team with 14 players registering in the scoring column while cruising to a 98-34 victory over Great Bay Community College in Yankee Small College Conference action. The Mustangs jumped out to a quick 31-8 lead after one quarter and carried at 50-19 lead into the […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester turns to speed, shooting in title defense
It’s not that the Patriots weren’t good at it. They were. They just did it too much. “We pass too much sometimes, and we know that,” senior Izzy DeTroy said. “We trust each other a lot, and we’re kind of selfless in that way. Like, if we think someone has a chance of having a […]
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Bates’ Nick Gilpin adapting to Division III men’s basketball
BANGOR — Nick Gilpin’s freshman initiation with the Bates College men’s basketball program has been relatively uneventful to date. “I got two fouls in the first minute of the first game I played in, so it was something to adjust to,” said the former Hampden Academy star after helping the Bobcats to a 72-62 nonconference […]
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NBDL: Raptors devour Red Claws
PORTLAND — The Raptors 905 outscored Maine, 29-19, in the second quarter and snapped the Maine Red Claws’ three-game winning streak with a 102-89 win at the Portland Expo on Sunday. The Red Claws were led by Damion Lee with 25 points. Demetrius Jackson, on assignment from the Boston Celtics, added 17 points to go […]
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Red Claws crash boards, dash past Santa Cruz
Maine trailed by as many as 12 points, 73-61, midway through the third quarter, but scored nearly half of their points over the final 18 minutes to improve to 7-2 on the season and earn its first three-game win streak of 2016-17. “We started boxing out,” Red Claws coach Scott Morrison said. “These guys killed […]
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Local roundup: Hebron girls top Governor’s in hockey
HEBRON — Eliza Beaudin netted a hat trick and added an assist to pace Hebron Academy to a 5-3 victory over Governor’s Academy in their home opener in girls’ high school hockey action. Governor’s (1-1) got on the board first with a quick goal just over a minute into the game. Beaudin tied the game […]
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Bates men and women college basketball teams earn wins over UNE
LEWISTON — Nina Davenport’s dominating all-around performance led the Bates College women’s basketball team to a 60-57 victory over the University of New England at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday night. Davenport put up game-highs in points (22), rebounds (13) and assists (four) in the Bobcats’ nonconference win over the Nor’easters. Bernadette Connors contributed 14 more […]