BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Boothbay watched Thursday night’s movie before. Less than 24 hours earlier, in fact, when the Seahawks gave away a double-digit lead and lost at Monmouth on an overtime buzzer-beater. This time, in the comfort of their own gym, the Seahawks found the sequel more satisfying. Winthrop ran out of time before Boothbay ran out […]
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Boys’ basketball: Plourde, Edward Little put away Bangor, 70-58
Bangor learned that the hard way about Jarod Norcross Plourde on Wednesday night. Plourde erupted for 21 points in a 5-minute, 33-second span of the third quarter and finished with a career-high 39 in the Red Eddies’ 70-58 Class AA victory. “I think we settled (for outside shots) in the second quarter,” Plourde, a 6-2 […]
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Hornets keep stubborn Phoenix grounded
The Phoenix were just starting to spread their wings in the second half when Allie Belaire began dropping in key 3-pointers and Chantel Eells landed four of her six foul shots in the waning minutes of the game. It was a total team effort that allowed Hornets (5-6) shake off Spruce Mountain (2-8) with a […]
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Local roundup: Ramblers get one in win column
BETHEL — Adlin Chaparin scored 11 points, leading Winthrop (1-10) to a 37-27 victory over winless Telstar (0-11) in a girls’ basketball game Monday. It was the first varsity win for the Ramblers in over three seasons. Winthrop took the year off from varsity last season and played only a junior varsity schedule. Danielle McClure, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth stuns Boothbay
The Mustang sophomore’s 3-pointer hit the rim, the backboard and hung tantalizingly high above the cylinder before falling through to help Monmouth stun unbeaten Boothbay 42-41. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, if I miss this, we lose and if I make it, we win at the buzzer,’” Anderson said. “My adrenalin was going.” Monmouth […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lewiston offense sputters again in loss to Scarborough
LEWISTON — The only way Scarborough freshman Nick Fiorillo featured prominently in Lewiston’s scouting report is if the Blue Devils and their coaching staff closely followed the preceding junior varsity contest on Friday night. Well, then again, maybe not. “I had a rough JV game, but when I got into the (varsity) game, Coach (Tony DiBiase) […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little frustrates Lewiston, 54-39
LEWISTON — The Edward Little boys’ basketball team is making the transition from rebuilding to reloading in midstream. Beaten in five of its first six games, badly overmatched in short bursts against the favorites in Class AA, EL extended its winning streak to three on Wednesday night with a defensive clinic at the expense of […]
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Boys’ basketball: Winthrop wipes out Hall-Dale
Life was back to normal on Tuesday night for the Ramblers, who rattled off 13 consecutive points while holding Hall-Dale scoreless for a three-minute stretch of the second quarter and cruised to a 64-36 win. Garrett Tsouprake and Jacob Hickey combined for 16 points in the decisive second stanza, helping Winthrop (8-1) extend a modest […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo downs Wiscasset in battle of top teams
DIXFIELD — In a battle of two top teams, the Dirigo boys had to be ready for anything. Down the stretch, the Cougars rallied to remain unbeaten. Strong production across the board and a triple-double from Riley Robinson helped Dirigo surge ahead and retain control in the fourth quarter of a thrilling 58-52 win against […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain hangs on against Gray-New Gloucester
JAY — Spruce Mountain let Maranacook get away in the third quarter of a December boys’ basketball battle. Then the Phoenix blew a nine-point lead in the fourth period against Poland, only to back it up by wasting multiple chances to put away Gardiner in regulation. Three losses, three crises of confidence, all of which reared […]