Thanks to a phenomenal effort by the Blue Devils in what was essentially their playoff game, the competitive fire between the two schools burned brightly again for Thursday night, at least. EL started both the third and fourth quarters with a 7-0 run and overcame a halftime deficit to eliminate Lewiston from Class A East […]
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Correction: Winning free throw by Dan
SALEM — A high school boys’ basketball roundup story published on Page C5 of Thursday’s Sun Journal should have identified the Mt. Abram High School player who hit the winning free throw as Dan Luce. Incorrect information was provided to the Sun Journal.
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High school roundup: Mt. Abram edges Oak Hill on late free throw
SALEM — Dan Luce nailed a key free throw with two seconds left in regulation to give Mt. Abram a 43-42 win over Oak Hill in a late-season MVC boys’ basketball tilt Wednesday. Tristan Dyer led the Roadrunners (4-14) with 18 points, while Hunter York chipped in with eight. Drew Gamage paced the Raiders (4-14) […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo storms back to beat Hall-Dale behind Riley Robinson’s gutsy 20 points
It took modest comebacks in both the third and fourth quarters, but the Cougars chased away the Hall-Dale Bulldogs, 57-49, in the teams’ mutual MVC regular-season finale Wednesday night. Two juniors led the way. Riley Robinson fought through a back injury to score nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including 6-for-6 from […]
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Nordic Skiing: St. Dom’s Gerencer leads MVC Nordic competition
RUMFORD — Every day after school, Izzy Gerencer makes the 45-minute drive from St. Dominic Academy to Maranacook to practice with the Black Bear Nordic skiing team. On Wednesday, that dedication paid off as the lone Saint skier in the Mountain Valley Conference finished in front of a pack of 33 in 19 minutes, 14.60 […]
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Alpine Skiing: Mt. Blue, Mountain Valley start strong at KVAC/MVC Championships
RUMFORD — A KVAC or MVC Alpine championship can’t be won on the first day, but it can be lost. With that said, the Mt. Blue boys made successfully defending its KVAC championship a little bit easier, placing four skiers in the top eight and accumulating 19 points during Day 1 of the KVAC/MVC […]
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H.S. hockey: St. Dom’s speeds it up to beat Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — The St. Dominic Academy Saints (11-2-1) started off slow but finished strong in a 4-2 victory over the Biddeford Tigers (7-4-2) in hockey game Wednesday afternoon at Biddeford Ice Arena. “We kind of played it defensive in the first two periods,” St. Dom’s coach Steve Ouellette said. “In the third period, we decided […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Valente makes Patriot history
GRAY — Being the best player on your team and making history at your school are great accomplishments. But there’s nothing like bragging rights within your own family. Maria Valente has accomplished all of that. She’s been the leader and all-conference player for her Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team. She’s also become the top scorer […]
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Oxford Hills seniors Mikayla Morin, Davis Turner sign with University of Maine
PARIS — NCAA Division I athletes aren’t plentiful in Maine, and they are especially rare in the rural, less affluent regions of the state. Such signings certainly aren’t an annual event at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, so the odds of having two recruits within the same senior class are remote, indeed. You might say that […]
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Local Roundup: Oak Hill boys’ basketball downs Lisbon on strength of 14 points from Dalton Therrien
Boys’ basketball Oak Hill 53, Lisbon 44 WALES — Junior point guard Dalton Therrien poured in 14 points to lead Oak Hill to a 53-44 triumph over Lisbon in MVC boys’ basketball Tuesday. The Raiders (4-13) battled fiercely in the second and fourth quarters to gain some distance. Jonah Martin contributed 12 points for Oak […]