LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School girls’ basketball team made a statement Tuesday night with an overtime victory over Bangor. After ending regulation 39-39, the Blue Devils outscored the Rams in overtime to not only earn the first win of the season but also beat a preseason favorite. Bangor lost to Lawrence in the Eastern […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley stuns Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Mountain Valley came through when it counted in Tuesday night in a girls’ basketball game against Dirigo A pair of runs by the energized offense and a solid defensive effort helped carry the Falcons a thrilling 52-30 triumph against Dirigo at Defoe Gymnasium. Mountain Valley was led by Liza White who scored a […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Kennebunk pushes past Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — When Kennebunk freshman Joseph Bush opened the second half with a 3-point attempt that got stuck between the rim and the backboard, it looked like it could be a sign of things to come for the Rams. Gray-New Gloucester got possession of the basketball, then promptly tied the game up on a John […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming, Oxford Hills outlast Edward Little
PARIS — Having beaten Edward Little only once since the 2005-06 season, Oxford Hills probably had a here-we-go-again moment on Tuesday night when the Red Eddies cut the Vikings’ lead from 21 points to five. One significant difference between this Oxford Hills team and the past nine or so: Then, Andrew Fleming wasn’t a senior and […]
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H.S. Basketball: MPA announces agreement for tourney webcasts
The Maine Principals’ Association announced on Tuesday that the streaming rights to the North and South regional high school basketball semifinals and finals has been awarded to the Northeast Sports Network, Inc. (NSN) of Lyndonville, Vt. All 60 games from Bangor, Augusta, and Portland will be provided free to the viewer via internet, Northeast Sports […]
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Oxford Hill Alpine Skiing
Coach: Mike Grace (17th season) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Girls — 4th KVAC, 8th states; Boys — 6th KVAC; 9th states. Returning Athletes: Boys: Juniors — Ryland Vandecker, McKinley Murphy; Sophomores — Cam Bancroft, Carter Fillebrown. Girls: Seniors — Ellie Bessette, McKayla Ivey; Sophomores — Caroline Burns, Samantha Cassidy. Key losses: Annika Kahkonen, Miranda Murphy, Chris Burns Promising […]
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Mountain Valley Alpine Skiing
Coach: Mark Thibodeau (Second year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys: MVC champion, Class C state champion. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — J.T. Green, Isaac Brenick: Juniors — Nick Newman, Nate Legere, Andrew Arsenault, Jon Adley, Jacob Beauchesne, Riley Bell, John Pepin, Cameron Shaw; Sophmore — Curtis Gauvin. Girls: Sophomore — Alecia Bolduc. […]
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Alpine Skiing: Falcons ready to soar in Class B
RUMFORD — With the consolidation of alpine skiing in 2015-16, the reigning boys’ Class C state champions Mountain Valley Falcons will be moving to Class B this season after the lower class was eliminated. And while the shift is new, coach Mark Thibodeau wouldn’t necessarily call it is “new challenge.” “I wouldn’t say it’s a […]
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Mt. Blue Alpine Skiing
Coach: Mark Cyr (12th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s result: Boys: First in KVAC and Class A champions. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Kyle Farrington, Dylan Roberts, Mitch Guillaume, Cody Whitney; Juniors — Miles Pelletier; Sophomores — Ben Andrews, Hunter Bolduc. Key losses: Mitch Haines, Anthony Franchetti Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshmen — Sam Smith, James Guilluame; Girls: Freshmen […]
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Mt. Abram Alpine skiing
Coach: Leah Danala (Second year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: Girls: MVC Champs. Returning athletes: Boys: Junior — Machaon Henderson; Girls: Senior — Rebekah Howard; Sophmores — Emma Berube, Denesha Begin Key losses: None Promising newcomers: Boys: Junior — Sean Allen; Sophmore — Evan McKay, Jordan Smith; Freshmen—David Kidd, Dylan Starbird. Girls: Freshmen— […]