Five minutes later, the Blue Devils asserted themselves to the tune of four goals and turned a close game into a rout. Corinne Leberge, Jordan Mynahan and Allison Frechette all scored twice and Lewiston overcame a slow start in a 7-0 victory over Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester on Wednesday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “We were just […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: A Keene presence for the Phoenix
JAY — Emily Keene expected more from herself. After three quarters, the Spruce Mountain senior saw how close the game was, knew she could have done more. She also knew her team expected more. So, she made a difference. “I hadn’t done anything, and I felt like it was my fault,” Keene said. “When you’re […]
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Boys’ basketball: Slicer’s free throws shoo away Bulldogs
PARIS — Blake Slicer went a cool 8-for-9 at the free-throw line in the final two minutes of the game, finishing with a career-high 12 points to lead Oxford Hills to a 71-56 win over visiting Lawrence in KVAC boys’ basketball. Tyus Ripley lead the Vikings (2-1) with 16 points, while Jake Yates added a […]
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Girls’ roundup: Madison knocks off unbeaten Monmouth
Girls’ basketball Madison 42, Monmouth 26 MADISON — Junior guard Kayla Bess drained 15 points to lead Madison to a 42-26 victory over previously undefeated Monmouth in MVC girls’ basketball action Tuesday. The Bulldogs (3-2) held the Mustangs (3-1) to no points in the second quarter, taking a 21-10 hafltime lead. Erin Whalen recorded 10 […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Harris nets 22, Blue Devils top Brunswick
Having been out of the lineup in the Blue Devils’ most recent game, the 6-foot-4 senior had plenty of energy to exert. Harris poured in a game-high 22 points — 15 coming after halftime — and the Blue Devils pushed their winning streak to three with a 57-49 victory over Brunswick on Tuesday. “He did […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Edward Little outlasts Mt. Blue
AUBURN — After too many missed shots and too many turnovers, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team needed something to change the momentum Tuesday. The Red Eddies watched Mt. Blue rally and close the gap to a couple of points. The Cougars were surging and the Red Eddies were struggling. Tianna Harriman changed everything, drilling a […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester overwhelms York in second half
Led by a defense that held York to two points in the fourth quarter, Gray-NG turned a tense showdown of unbeaten Western Maine Conference teams into a blowout, 52-35, on Tuesday night. Gray-NG (4-0) has been competitive since Katie Whittier’s teams won back-to-back regional titles in 2001 and 2002, but not a year-in, year-out championship […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo trounces Mt. Abram
DIXFIELD — A foursome of players scored in double figures — led by Riley Robinson with a game-high 24 points — as Dirigo used a total team effort and clicked on all cylinders in a 99-34 triumph over Mt. Abram at Defoe Gymnasium on Monday. Dirigo jumped out of the gates on fire and executed […]
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High school roundup: Winthrop holds off Lisbon to remain unbeaten
LISBON — Jacob Hickey scored 16 points and Dakota Carter added 11 as Winthrop dropped Lisbon 55-41 in a boys’ basketball game Monday. The undefeated Ramblers (5-0) and Greyhounds (1-4) were tied at 28 when Winthrop reeled off 27 points in the second half to pull away. For Lisbon, Johnny Yim was the game’s leading […]
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Boys’ basketball: Different game, same result as Leavitt stuns Spruce Mountain
Not even two months after souring Spruce Mountain’s then-undefeated football season on its way to another regional championship, Leavitt — with much of the Hornets’ lineup still visibly hobbled from that journey — handed the Phoenix their first boys’ basketball loss as a member of the KVAC, 51-49, on Monday night. This one was much […]