With a veteran nucleus back led by the senior trio of Austin Darling, Noah Preble and Caulin Parker, Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey wanted to challenge his team in preseason, with the idea of setting a tone that will help the Phoenix advance beyond the B South quarterfinals for the first time since 2012. “We […]
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Class D boys’ basketball: Lakers hope to take next step, join list of contenders
Sometimes, who wins the gold ball simply comes down to whoever has the best player, especially if that player is head-and-shoulders above everyone else. Last year, Valley of Bingham has such a player on Cody Laweryson. Now playing Division I baseball at the University of Maine, Laweryson carried the Cavaliers to their first state title […]
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Class C boys’ basketball: The time is now for Ramblers
It’s not that Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur disagrees with preseason prognostications that have his Ramblers to be the last team standing in Class C South come late February. It’s that he doesn’t want his team looking that far ahead. “We’ve got some talent and potential with high expectations. But just like every year, we’re just […]
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Boys’ basketball: Phoenix hope to achieve the ‘D’ to get more ‘W’s’
JAY — P — Pressure O — Overwhelm D — Demoralize Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey drew up the P.O.D. philosophy of basketball a decade ago as an assistant coach at then-Class A powerhouse Cheverus. When it all comes together, like he and the Phoenix believe it will this year, its rewards go beyond adding […]
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Bim Gibson’s book recounts history of Edward Little and Lewiston basketball
AUBURN — Bim Gibson wrote “The History of Edward Little/Lewiston Basketball” in 2008. Then something happened: great basketball. So, he wrote Volume II. “The last book I wrote was Troy Barnies’ senior year,” Gibson said, referring to the Red Eddies great who is now playing basketball overseas. “You can argue that the last few years, […]
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Tourney notebook: DiPompo right at home in Rangeley
AUGUSTA — There’s been a few moments of flashbacks for Brittany DiPompo this past week. The Rangeley assistant girls’ basketball coach played for Jay when the Tigers won the Class C state title in 2009. DiPompo joined the Lakers this season and has enjoyed being part of another championship team. “When the girls do their […]
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Class B South boys’ final: Lake Region sinks Yarmouth for regional title
The game was tied 35-35 at the end of the third quarter, but an apparent two-point lead was taken away from the third-ranked Clippers (15-6) when Bailey Darling’s floater was negated by a charge called against him. Another charge call against Yarmouth in the fourth proved to be more damaging. Aleksander Medenica was called for […]
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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: Buckfield bid falls short against Vinalhaven
BUCKFIELD — Zack Grover didn’t have much time to get a shot off at the end of Saturday’s game. Nor did he have much time to hope, pray and cross his fingers that it would drop. Grover’s last-ditch effort for the Buckfield boys’ basketball team as it tried to cap a comeback with a last-second […]
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Boys’ basketball: Morse holds off Lewiston
BATH — Scoring was hard to come by in the first half of Friday night’s boys’ high school basketball game between Morse and Lewiston. The host Shipbuilders weren’t scoring inside, so to begin the second half, they kicked it out to sharp-shooter Dakota Freeman. The junior hit three treys in a row to begin the […]