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Class C boys’ quarterfinal: Waynflete takes out Wiscasset again

AUGUSTA —Wiscasset couldn’t keep Waynflete from hitting 3-pointers on Monday night. Consequently, for the third time this decade, the Wolverines couldn’t stop the Flyers from soaring into the Class C South boys’ basketball semifinals. No. 4 Waynflete sank six bonus balls in the first half to build a double-digit lead at Augusta Civic Center. Despite […]

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Class C boys’ quarterfinals: Hickey, Winthrop roll Old Orchard Beach

AUGUSTA — Jacob Hickey and Winthrop spent the entire MVC boys’ basketball season dealing with diamond-and-one, box-and-one, triple-team-against-one and any other gadget-defense-versus-one an opposing team and its coach dared to unleash. Knowing that Class C South quarterfinal foe Old Orchard Beach prefers to hang its hat on a 1-3-1 zone, no matter the opponent, the Ramblers […]

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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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Tournament Roundup: Valley dismisses rambunctious Rangeley

AUGUSTA — Rangeley waited five years to be a longshot with nothing to lose in the Class D boys’ basketball quarterfinals. The Lakers wore that label well on Saturday afternoon. They didn’t give undefeated, overwhelming pre-tournament favorite Valley a scare, but they gave them a game. No. 1 Valley led by only six points after the […]

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Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Tozier, Lincoln ward off Wells

PORTLAND — Cody Tozier’s second-half surge Saturday afternoon was impressive enough. Perhaps more important for Lincoln Academy was the way in which that hot streak awakened his teammates. Held down for the first half and much of the third quarter, the No. 4 Eagles collectively caught fire, stormed back from a five-point deficit and bounced the […]

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Boys’ basketball: John Fossett puts Poland back in contention

The No. 8 Knights’ reward is a 4 p.m. tap against top-seeded Lake Region, which rolled 82-61 in the rivals’ lone regular-season meeting. If fans feel intimidated by any of those details, Poland coach Tyler Tracy recommends — OK, perhaps with asterisks, disclaimers and reservations — that you model the demeanor of your team’s senior center, John […]