AUGUSTA — Before taking the court Tuesday night, there was probably a lot of nervous energy in the locker room of the Dirigo girls’ basketball team. Much of that excitement and anticipation may have been coming from Coach Karen Magnusson. Though Magnusson has been part of plenty of tournament games as a player and a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo pulls away from Monmouth
AUGUSTA — When Monmouth Academy made a late surge to end the first half Tuesday, the Mustangs rode that excitement into the break. When Monmouth made another run at Dirigo in the third quarter, the Cougars turned that into the spark they needed. After the Mustangs tied the game late in the third, Dirigo responded […]
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LIVE BLOG: Western D, Western C and Western B girls’ basketball
Welcome to the final day of #Tourney15 quarterfinal action. Today, the Western D, Western C and Western B girls’ teams take the floor in Augusta and Portland. Follow along with our team, and journalists across the state, as we bring you live updates from all of the games, all in one place. Click below to […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Girls Basketball Tournament Preview
When you get the basketball tournament, you never know what’s going to happen. That’s what just about every coach preaches to their teams each winter. That unpredictability gives hope to all and provides the tourney with the sense of drama few other events can create. Where else can a last-second heave from beyond the arc […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Western C Overview
PLAYERS TO WATCH Sr. C Christine Miller, Maranacook (16.4 ppg, 18 rpg), Sr. F Liz D’Angelo (9.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Sr. G Morgan Crocker, Boothbay (14.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg), Soph F Page Brown, Boothbay (12.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg); Sr. F Kelsey Hutchins, Dirigo (13 ppg, 6.7 rpg), Sr. F Jessica Conant (15.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg); […]
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Monmouth Academy honor roll
MONMOUTH — The following students were named to the first-trimester honor roll at Monmouth Academy. Freshmen Cum laude: Paige Burnham, Emily Chasse, Adam Fortin, Joshua Gunnells, Joshua Kenney, Ethan Larrabee, Brittany Nadeau, Avery Pomerleau. Magna cum laude: Christopher Dumont, Mahala Hayden, Rebecca Jordan, Megan Knowles, Devon Poisson, Briana Rines, Elliott Sharples. Suma cum laude: Abbey […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Monmouth bottles up Traip in prelim
MONMOUTH — Traip Academy’s scouting report on Monmouth Academy didn’t mention anything about a full-court press. Traip coach Scott Blake observed the Mustangs’ regular-season finale against Madison and didn’t see Monmouth press at any point. Monmouth’s full-court pressure undoubtedly caught the Rangers off guard as the Mustangs forced 25 turnovers in a 50-25 victory over […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills is ready for another tourney run
PARIS — It’s beginning to look a lot like last year for the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team. And that’s not such a bad thing. A year ago, the Vikings started slow, going 1-3 but won 13 of its last 14 games to earn the third seed. Oxford Hills then survived an overtime game in […]
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Stuck truck slows traffic in Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Car crash? Fire? No — just the snow causing more problems for weary travelers. A section of Route 202 was closed on Wednesday after a truck driver got his rig stuck at around 3:15 p.m. while attempting to turn around. It took a heavy wrecker to get the tractor-trailer righted again. Police rerouted […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: All in the Mustang Family
Sidney Wilson and Haley West have been on a similar basketball journey but now take on different roles for the Monmouth girls’ basketball team. The two juniors have been playing together since elementary school. They once shared a position in the backcourt as young kids. Both are now National Honor Society students and are among […]