RUMFORD — Boothbay settled in to a rhythm and made things count at the right moments Friday night in its season-opening 43-23 victory over Mountain Valley in a Mountain Valley Conference girls’ basketball game at Puiia Gymnasium. Boothbay’s Page Brown led all scorers with 17 points and the Seahawks controlled the pace while relying on […]
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Winter Preview: Class C girls’ basketball
If it isn’t a consensus in Class C South, it’s close. “I’d have to say, the top two, by far, are Boothbay and Monmouth,” Mt. Abram coach Larry Donald said. “Monmouth and Boothbay, in particular, are going to be really good,” Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher said. The Mustangs lost some key players from last year’s […]
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H.S. Girls’ Soccer: Mountain Valley shuts out Boothbay
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley continued in the right direction in a MVC girls’ soccer game Thursday night. The Falcons controlled the action and seemingly shot at will, led by Taylor Henry and Ashley Russell, who each scored goals in the first half, and strong passing was key in a 4-0 triumph against Boothbay under the lights at Chet […]
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High school roundup: St. Dom’s lights up Poland for first win
AUBURN — The St. Dominic Academy boys soccer team took out a season’s worth of frustration on Poland, lighting up the Knights 5-0 on Monday. Mack Pelletier scored twice for the Saints, and Matt Gagnon, Ryan Davis and Hunter Hughes added a goal apiece. St. Dom’s (1-5) game into the game without a win and […]
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Winthrop locks down Boothbay in Class C boys’ semifinal
Few semifinal victories of recent vintage have been more fitting than the 45-31 lockdown of Boothbay on Thursday night at Augusta Civic Center, one that vaulted Winthrop into the regional final for the first time since 2008. “When our offense has trouble, I think we use defense as a motivator to get back into the […]
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Class C boys’ quarterfinal: Boothbay blocks Madison at buzzer
AUGUSTA — Given a chance to tie Monday’s Class C South boys’ quarterfinal game in the final six seconds of regulation, Madison sized up Boothbay and went against its strength. Strength prevailed. Abel Bryer blocked the Bulldogs’ shot, and do-everything junior Jacob Leonard hit the deck to clean up the rebound as time expired in the […]
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Tourney roundup: Boothbay suffocates Carrabec; Vinalhaven girls, Islesboro boys win
AUGUSTA — The girls’ basketball team from Boothbay used its defensive game to stymie Carrabec 32-17 in Monday’s Class C South quarterfinal. The Seahawks averaged just 25 points per game against this season. After an early exit last year, Boothbay made sure history didn’t repeat. The Seahawks jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hickey hits late 3 as Winthrop escapes Boothbay
Blanketed by two hard-nosed Seahawk seniors — Nick Gorey, then Matt Burnham off the bench — Hickey went nearly 26 minutes of game time without a field goal after a typically explosive first quarter. With the Ramblers on the brink of being swept in the season series and leaving a first-round bye in the Class C South […]
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Boys’ basketball: Boothbay survives late charge from Winthrop, Hickey
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Boothbay watched Thursday night’s movie before. Less than 24 hours earlier, in fact, when the Seahawks gave away a double-digit lead and lost at Monmouth on an overtime buzzer-beater. This time, in the comfort of their own gym, the Seahawks found the sequel more satisfying. Winthrop ran out of time before Boothbay ran out […]
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High school roundup: Sanford stuns Oxford Hills in boys’ basketball
SANFORD — Ethan Belanger hit 16 of his 46 points from the foul line and Brad Bouchard scored 14 as Sanford stunned Oxford Hills 79-65 in a boys’ basketball game Thursday night. The Spartans (3-6) built a shaky 27-26 lead before erupting with 52 points in the in the second half. Frank Veino added 11 […]