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Boys’ basketball: DJ Douglass’ hot hand leads Lisbon over Mt. Abram

LISBON — DJ Douglass knows there are eyes on him this year every time the Lisbon High School boys’ basketball team takes the court. With Lisbon having to replace graduated 1,000-point scorer Jonah Sautter, Douglass has shown a nice shooting touch, including Friday night’s 29-point effort in Lisbon’s 60-52 Mountain Valley Conference win over Mt. […]

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Boys’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester overcomes Freeport’s strong third quarter

Gray-New Gloucester guard Nick Pelletier (4) shows his wingspan while defending Freeport’s Eriksen Shea (13) during a boys’ basketball game at Freeport on Thursday. Pelletier scored nine fourth-quarter points to help rally Gray-New Gloucester to a 57-56 victory. (The Times Record photo by Bob Conn) FREEPORT — Throughout the second half of Thursday’s Western Maine […]

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Boys' basketball: Bobcats pounce on Raiders in 2nd quarter for first win

RICHMOND, ME – DECEMBER 12: Oak Hill High School’s Gabe Samson slides in for two under Richmond High School defenders during a basketball game on Wednesday December 12, 2018 in Richmond. (Staff photo by Andy Molloy/Staff Photographer) RICHMOND, ME – DECEMBER 12: Richmond High School’s Dakotah Gilpatric, left, and Ben Gardner block Oak Hill High […]

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Boys' basketball: Mt. Blue wins season opener against Skowhegan

Mt. Blue High School’s Hunter Meeks (21) and Caleb Talbot (23) converge on the rebound against Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SKOWHEGAN — If you heard the celebration coming from the Mt. Blue boys basketball locker room after Friday’s 57-54 victory at Skowhegan, you would’ve thought the Cougars […]

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After historic runs last season, Edward Little boys and girls basketball teams tip off quests for another title

Jade Perry, left, Grace Fontaine and head coach Chris Cifelli watch a scrimmage from the sideline during the first day of practice for the Edward Little High School girl’s basketball team on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — High school basketball players, coaches and fans anticipated Monday’s first day of practice for the winter sports […]

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For Portland High basketball coach Joe Russo, a battle with cancer is providing his biggest win

Joe Russo had one worry at his regular doctor visits. “Just don’t say the C-word,” he said. “I’ve always been pretty healthy. I could deal with something like bad cholesterol. Just don’t say I’ve got the C-word.” In late February, shortly after his 28th season as the Portland High boys’ basketball coach, Russo’s worst fear […]

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Hartley, Bouchard headline Varsity Maine Awards winners

Kolleen Bouchard of Houlton and Grant Hartley of Edward Little pose with their Athletes of the Year award trophies during the Varsity Maine Awards at Hannaford Hall in Portland on Tuesday.(Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Grant Hartley was genuinely stunned. A recent graduate of Edward Little High in Auburn, Hartley was named the 2018 Male […]

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2018 Sun Journal All-Region Boys' Basketball

First team Player name School Class Position Cooper Chiasson Dirigo Sr. Forward Ibn Khalid Edward Little Sr. Guard Wol Maiwen Edward Little Jr. Center John Martin Gray-NG Jr. Guard Darby Shea Edward Little Sr. Forward Cam Wood Winthrop Jr. Center Second team Player name School Class Position Colton Carson Oxford Hills Jr. Forward Wyatt Hathaway […]

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Hall-Dale boys survive test from Traip

Hall-Dale High School’s Ashtyn Abbott, right, runs into Traip High School’s Charlie Driscoll during their Class C South quarterfinal Saturday in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The Hall-Dale boys basketball team was in trouble. Or at least the scoreboard said as much. The Bulldogs themselves never fretted. “If you’ve watched us, you know that […]