NORWAY — Julia Dillon won the Oxford Hills Viking Classic on her home course Wednesday at Roberts Farm, but the most grueling part of the race was run Tuesday. That’s when Dillon and her Oxford Hills teammates got out of class in the afternoon, made the short journey through town, arrived at the trail and […]
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Local roundup: Lakers pick off Phoenix
HINCKLEY — Senior forward Taylor Esty tossed a compelling double-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds to lead Rangeley to a 64-31 victory over Hyde in girls’ basketball action Tuesday. The Lakers (12-0) handed the Phoenix (9-1) their first loss of the season by pulling away in the second quarter and never looking back. Blayke […]
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Girls’ basketball: Dirigo erupts to beat Oak Hill
DIXFIELD — When Lauren Henderson’s 3 swished through the net to end the third quarter, it did more than bump up the lead. The shot not only excited the spirited crowd at Defoe Gymnasium, but it also sparked the Dirigo Cougars themselves. “Lauren’s 3 at the end of the third quarter erupted everyone,” senior forward […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston tips Scarborough with three in 3rd
The first time it happened, the Blue Devils allowed three third-period goals to Messalonskee. It was a much different final 15 minutes Monday against Scarborough. Kyle Sturgis lit the lamp with 6:30 remaining in regulation and Kyle Morin added another 30 seconds later as the Blue Devils scored three times in the final frame in […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Poland bounces back with win over Gray-New Gloucester
POLAND — After having to dwell on a loss for much of the weekend, the goal was the start of a new winning streak Monday. The Poland boys’ basketball team lost at Waynflete last Thursday. It was the end of a pretty good run for the Knights. “Prior to that game, we had a good […]
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Boys’ basketball: Riley Robinson, Clay Swett key another Dirigo comeback, this one at Winthrop’s expense
The Cougars have earned every fist bump, high five and howl of triumph lately. Riley Robinson scored nine of his game-high 21 points while saddled with four fouls in the fourth quarter Monday night, rallying Dirigo from an eight-point deficit to a 55-49 MVC victory over Winthrop. Clay Swett added 20 points for Dirigo (11-2), […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Patriots cruise past Knights
POLAND — Maria Valente set the tone Monday on the first three possessions of the game. The Gray-New Gloucester senior aggressively took the ball toward the basket and drew three consecutive fouls. She hit free throws to stake the Patriots to the early lead, but it was her tenacious approach that had her team playing […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston, Scarborough battle to a 3-3 draw
LEWISTON — The last time Lewiston High School and Scarborough met, both teams were playing for a state title. On Monday, nearly a calendar year later, the Blue Devils and Red Storm met again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Though the stakes weren’t as high as their last meeting, the mutual animosity — and level […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hampden hands Edward Little first loss
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Academy boys basketball team hasn’t lost a home game in more than five years — since Jan. 18, 2010, to be exact. So when undefeated Edward Little of Auburn came visiting for a showdown of the top two teams in Eastern Maine Class A on Monday afternoon, the streak — or […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mary Butler, Bangor take out Oxford Hills in overtime
PARIS — Everything seemed to be going Oxford Hills’ way at the end of regulation Monday. Bangor and Mary Butler took it all away with a pair of free throws on their first possession of overtime. The Vikings were undone by their second nightmarish scoreless stretch of the afternoon, with the Rams pitching a shutout […]