Old Orchard Beach’s Kaitlyn Cole looks for an opening as Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone defends during their Class C preliminary-round game Tuesday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) OLD ORCHARD BEACH — When the Class C South pairings were announced, Dean Plante knew his third-ranked Old Orchard Beach girls’ basketball team was in for a tough preliminary round […]
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WATCH OR LISTEN: MPA girls' basketball tournament preview
Watch as the Sun Journal’s Lee Horton joins Travis Barrett of the Kennebec Journal and Travis Lazarczyk of the Morning Sentinel for a preview of the upcoming MPA girls’ basketball tournament. Or listen to their conversation below. Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy goes for a layup while being guarded by Marah Hall of Madison in […]
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WATCH OR LISTEN: Preview of MPA boys' basketball tournament
Watch as Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reporters analyze the upcoming MPA boys’ basketball tournament. Or listen to it below. Winthrop High School’s Cam Wood is surrounded by Spruce Mountain High School defenders during a basketball game in Winthrop this season. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Photo)
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H.S. basketball: C South teams set to tip off postseason
Oak Hill’s Kaitlyn Ridley, left and Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone jockey for position under the basket as they vye for a rebound during a game last month in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Hebron Academy, Mt. Abram, St. Dominic Academy and Winthrop help open the girls’ basketball postseason Tuesday in Class C South preliminary games. Winthrop finished […]
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Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]
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Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills, Gray-NG carry top seeds into postseason
Poland Regional High School’s Sarah Moody, center, gets her hand tangled with Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant as Grant goes up for a layup during their game in Gray earlier this season. At right is Poland’s Moragn Brousseau. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal File Photo) It might not have been as pretty as last year, but after 18 […]
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H.S. roundup: Mt. Blue’s Charles wins another KVAC Nordic title
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Meghan Charles earned a KVAC Nordic skiing championship for the second consecutive day at Titcomb Mountain on Friday. Charles followed up Thursday’s girls’ classic title with a first-place finish in Friday’s freestyle race, which she finished in 18:02.6, more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place Laura Parent of Maranacook. The Black […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Winthrop’s Wood standing tall in leadership role
WINTHROP — At first, Cam Wood stood out in Winthrop’s starting lineup because of his imposing, 6-foot, 8-inch frame. As his sophomore year unfolded, however, Wood stood out for his vital contributions to the Ramblers’ Class C South championship run. Now a junior, Wood’s role in Winthrop’s success is only growing. Now he not only […]
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Winthrop officials to ask Maine DOT to look at Route 202 and Main St. intersection
WINTHROP — A recent spike in crashes at the redesigned intersection of U.S. Route 202 and Main Street has led local officials, one of whom calls the new traffic pattern a “disaster,” to seek a review from the Maine Department of Transportation. In the decade before that new traffic pattern was constructed last spring, an average of […]
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Boys' Basketball: Strong start, finish gives Winthrop season sweep over Spruce Mountain
Winthrop High School’s Cam Wood is surrounded by Spruce Mountain High School defenders during a basketball game on Monday in Winthrop. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Photo) WINTHROP — Winthrop held Spruce Mountain to three points in the final 5:52 to pull away with its second win of the season over the Phoenix, 53-34, on Monday night. […]