Girls’ basketball Windham 44, Lewiston 41 LEWISTON — Junior guard Mya Mannette hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Windham to a 44-41 victory over Lewiston in Class AA girls’ basketball on Friday evening. Mannette finished with a team-high 15 points for the Eagles (3-0), while senior guard Sadie Nelson contributed 14. Windham trailed […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon overwhelms St. Dom’s
AUBURN — After scoring 20 points in an overtime loss to Dirigo on Wednesday, Lisbon’s Tyrese Joseph popped in 20 more Friday in a 58-26 Mountain Valley Conference win over St. Dominic Academy. Joseph dominated the Saints in the paint, pulling down 11 rebounds for a double-double and adding four steals as the Greyhounds improved […]
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Boys’ basketball: Maranacook holds off Poland in Class B South showdown
READFIELD — In the first quarter Friday night, Maranacook couldn’t stop Poland big man John Fossett, who outscored the entire Black Bears roster in the period. After that, Maranacook stopped letting Fossett get the ball, and turned defense into offense on its way to a 57-54 victory in a Class B South boys’ basketball game. […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Kennebunk pushes past Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — When Kennebunk freshman Joseph Bush opened the second half with a 3-point attempt that got stuck between the rim and the backboard, it looked like it could be a sign of things to come for the Rams. Gray-New Gloucester got possession of the basketball, then promptly tied the game up on a John […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo finds redemption in 78-52 win
DIXFIELD — When the chips are on the line, there’s a better than average chance that a Dirigo team will step it up, and that’s what the Cougars did in season-opening Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball game. Dirigo went on a 22-3 run in the middle quarters to break the contest wide open and never […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little thwarts Bangor late
But the chance to make his first varsity start Friday night brought out the best in the 6-foot-1 junior guard, who scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Red Eddies rallied past Bangor 67-62 at Red Barry Gymnasium. “It was just adjusting to the refs and being able to […]
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2015-16 Edward Little boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Mike Adams (15th year) Conference: KVAC Class: AA North Last year’s record: 18-2, lost in Class A North semifinals Returning players: Senior — Austin Cox (6-2 forward); Juniors — Jarod Norcross-Plourde (6-1 guard), C.J. Jipson (6-1 guard), Samatar Iman (6-0 guard); Sophomore — Tyler Morin (5-9 guard). Key losses: Lew Jensen, Ian Mileikis, Kaleb Main, Elijah Roe, Luke Sterling. […]
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H.S. basketball: Lisbon christens new season and gym
LISBON — It was the start of a new season and era Monday. The Lisbon High School basketball team took to the court for the first time this winter sports season, but this year’s opening day of practices had new meaning for the Greyhounds, who practiced on a brand new court in the school’s beautiful […]
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High school basketball: Hyde School leaves MPA, cites ‘racial’ comments
BATH — The president of Hyde School in Bath, Malcolm Gauld, told CBS 13 on Sunday he’s pulling the boys basketball team out of the Maine Principals’ Association. He said they’ll be re-entering the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. The association oversees regular season play and hosts state championship tournaments for more than 150 […]
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H.S boys’ basketball: Maranacook topples top-seeded Boothbay
AUGUSTA — It started at a frantic pace and evolved into a bona fide thriller. Down by as many as 12 points late in the third quarter, eighth-ranked Maranacook rallied to stun top-seeded Boothbay 57-54 in an exciting Western C quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center Monday. It is the first loss by a top-ranked […]