LEWISTON — Oxford Hills already knows its capabilities with Andrew Fleming on the court. The Vikings showed on Saturday night that as the wear-and-tear and whistles accumulate over the boys’ basketball season, they can survive (for a few minutes, at least) without him. Fleming sat down after an intentional foul, his second personal, with 6:07 […]
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Boys’ hockey: Eddies push back against Rams
Tyler Couture, with assistance from Max Giard and Matt Verrill, scored with 1:47 left in the game and helped hand the Red Eddies a 4-2 victory over Kennebunk in a hockey game opener Saturday night at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Walker Robinson was called for a five-minute major for hitting from behind, opening the door […]
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H. S. girls’ basketball: Boothbay bursts by Dirigo
DIXFIELD — When Sydney Meader drilled a shot late in the second quarter Saturday night, it not only capped a first-half comeback for the Boothbay girls’ basketball team, but sparked a second half surge. The Seahawks finished the first half with an 11-3 run and then opened the third quarter with a 14-2 burst that […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth opens with win over Lisbon
LISBON — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team watched a 12-point first-half lead reduced to four points by Lisbon in the Mountain Valley Conference season-opener for both teams on Saturday. With the fans in the new Greyhounds’ home gym firmly behind their team, Lisbon went to the half down just five points behind and seemingly […]
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High school roundup: Mt. Abram runs away from Carrabec
SALEM — Dan Luce ignited a 23-14 run in the fourth quarter as Mt. Abram pulled away to record a 51-45 victory over Carrabec in an opening-day MVC boys’ basketball tilt Friday. Luce scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in that key fourth frame. Trevor Chaput chipped in for the Roadrunners (1-0) with nine […]
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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills tops Lewiston in opener
PARIS — There were some first-game jitters from both teams as Lewiston and Oxford Hills tipped off the high school girls’ basketball season Friday night. Neither team could make a basket for the first couple minutes, but the more experienced Vikings found the inside of the rim first. They also found it more often, getting […]
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Boys’ basketball: Oak Hill, Therrien too much for St. Dom’s
The Raiders also haven’t been able to transform their gridiron greatness into hardwood prosperity, but Friday night’s 52-27 rout of St. Dom’s at Lewiston High School was a sign that they may have turned the corner. Oak Hill held St. Dom’s to one field goal in the first half and 11 points through three quarters […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo finds redemption in 78-52 win
DIXFIELD — When the chips are on the line, there’s a better than average chance that a Dirigo team will step it up, and that’s what the Cougars did in season-opening Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball game. Dirigo went on a 22-3 run in the middle quarters to break the contest wide open and never […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little thwarts Bangor late
But the chance to make his first varsity start Friday night brought out the best in the 6-foot-1 junior guard, who scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Red Eddies rallied past Bangor 67-62 at Red Barry Gymnasium. “It was just adjusting to the refs and being able to […]
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Girls’ basketball: Sabine, Oak Hill rally past St. Dom’s
At the risk of oversimplifying matters, that distinction appeared to make all the difference in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Two evenly matched MVC teams went in opposite directions on the neutral court at Lewiston High School, with eight unanswered points reversing the Raiders’ direction to a 29-21 win. “We’re young. It’s the first […]