AUGUSTA — Every basketball player wants to combine his dream game with a big spot against a top-notch opponent. Ben Allen of Winthrop accomplished that Saturday morning, shooting a perfect 9-for-9 from the field on his way to 22 points and leading the undefeated Ramblers to a 67-53 MVC victory over Dirigo at Augusta Civic […]
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Boys’ hockey: Pratt, Saints stifle Rams
AUBURN — Another St. Dominic Academy hockey game, another fellow Class A title contender wearing the opposite sweater, another big day from a player who wasn’t in the Saints’ lineup to start the season. Dillon Pratt scored two goals in only his second game since returning from a fall concussion, leading St. Dom’s to a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Arsenault a good Knight
POLAND — When Mike Susi first took over his new coaching job with the Poland girls’ basketball team this summer, it didn’t take long for him to recognize just what kind of player he had in Michaella Arsenault. Susi previously coached at Katahdin and MCI. What he found in Poland was a talented guard/forward that […]
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Boys’ basketball: Vikings duo delivers
Anyone expressing high expectations to coach Scott Graffam about his Oxford Hills boys’ basketball team in the preseason was greeted with the yeah-but. As in, “Yeah, but we only have two returning players with any varsity experience.” Yeah, but that’s more than enough if they’re the right ones. One-third of the way through a ridiculously […]
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H.S. Roundup: Harriman hoists Eddies to rout of Eagles
Edward Little 66, Mt. Ararat 29 AUBURN — Senior guard Tianna Harriman scored 16 points, including four field goals from beyond the 3-point line, to propel Edward Little to a 66-29 victory over Mt. Ararat in KVAC girls’ basketball Tuesday. The Red Eddies (5-2) jumped out to a 30-7 lead in the first quarter, with […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Irving leads Lawrence past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Gavin Kane is certainly familiar with Lawrence’s Nia Irving. The standout junior forward plays on the same Maine Maniacs AAU team as Kane’s daughter. So the Mt. Blue girls’ basketball coach has cheered on Irving’s post play on many occasions. Tuesday night, Kane and his Cougars faced the opposite scenario. Irving was a […]
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Boys’ basketball: Vikings’ defense, free throws close out Devils
Or a bounce. Or a technical foul. Like the one that transformed a three-point lead to seven with 49 seconds remaining Tuesday night and launched Oxford Hills to a 62-51 victory over Lewiston. “Patrick Macro got the defensive rebound that led to the whole donnybrook,” Oxford Hills coach Scott Graffam. “That was a huge rebound […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills overwhelms icy Lewiston
LEWISTON — As a first-year varsity head coach, Lynn Girouard of Lewiston can rest assured that she’ll never see her team struggle to shoot the ball as mightily as it did Tuesday night, ever again. Already facing an uphill climb against reigning Class A East champion Oxford Hills, Lewiston dug itself a canyon by connecting […]
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High school roundup: Spruce Mountain holds on
JAY — Trailing by two after the first frame, Spruce Mountain used a 14-10 run in the second to gain control and held on for a 53-48 win over Maranacook in MVC boys’ action Monday. Anthony York led the Phoenix (3-3) with 17 points, including four in that key second quarter. Deonte Ring chipped in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon overcomes cold shooting, tops Telstar
LISBON — Monday night’s score from Manchester Gym is one that some will see in black-and-white, accompanied by no details, and grumble that Maine high school basketball needs a shot clock. Well, that wouldn’t have helped. A range finder like the one some golfers use, perhaps, but not a shot clock. Lisbon and Telstar were […]