Maighread Laliberte of Oxford Hills breaks from Jade Perry of Edward Little during the third quarter in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Oxford Hills wanted to avenge its opening game loss to Edward Little on Thursday. Backed by a strong full-court press and an overpowering performance on the boards, the Vikings came […]
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#Tourney17 notes: Edward Little's Reynolds, Winthrop's Hickey up for state's top player awards
Edward Little senior Jordyn Reynolds searches for an open teammate during the Red Eddies’ win over Brunswick in January. AUGUSTA — Edward Little’s Jordyn Reynolds and Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey are among the semifinalists for the Maine Miss Basketball and Mr. Basketball awards. The awards are given annually to the best girl and boy senior basketball […]
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AA North girls' quarterfinal: Deering rallies past Lewiston
AUGUSTA — What seemed like a harmless 3-pointer to end the first half might have been a game-changer. Tasia Titherington swished in a trey to beat the halftime buzzer, and thanks to a third-quarter rally, her Deering Rams team beat Lewiston 51-47 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal at Augusta Civic Center on […]
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AA North girls' quarterfinal: Bangor holds off Cheverus' charge
AUGUSTA — Cheverus needed three quarters to figure out how to stop Bangor senior forward Katie Butler. By then, it was too late. Butler scored 18 of her team-high 20 points in the first three quarters, then went cold from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter while the Stags started to claw back. A […]
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Girls' basketball: Class AA North playoff preview
Players to watch: Fr. G Julia Colby, Oxford Hills; Soph. C Jadah Adams, Oxford Hills; Sr. G Erin Morton, Oxford Hills; Sr. C Jordyn Reynolds, Edward Little; Soph. F Jade Perry, Edward Little; Sr. F Morgan Eliasen, Lewiston; Jr. C Victoria Harris, Lewiston; Sr. G Skylar Gaudette, Lewiston. Favorite: Oxford Hills. The Vikings tore through […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Lewiston leaps past Portland
Victoria Harris won the opening tip for the Blue Devils (2-1), and the ball found the hands of Skylar Gaudette, who couldn’t make a quick layup but did hit both free throws. Lewiston never let off the gas from there, either at the offensive or defensive ends. The Bulldogs (0-4) rarely got off a shot […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Edward Little jumps on Bangor
The Red Eddies showed they exorcised their preseason demons, grabbing big rebounds early and jumping ahead for good. The Rams couldn’t catch up in a 58-42 win for Edward Little in a KVAC boys’ basketball game Friday night. “It’s real hard, especially early in the season, to play a good team on their home court, […]
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Class AA North girls’ basketball semifinal: Edward Little shakes off Lewiston
AUGUSTA — Whatever rust Edward Little may have gathered from an extended layoff, and all of the momentum Lewiston carried over from an exciting quarterfinal win over Bangor, were gone in the second quarter of the teams’ Class AA North semifinal on Tuesday. The Eddies shut out the Devils in the second quarter, scoring 15 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Kristina Blais lifts Lewiston past Bangor
AUGUSTA – At the beginning of the season, Kristina Blais vowed that she wasn’t finishing her high school career without a playoff appearance. She helped make sure that guarantee materialized, and Wednesday, the Lewiston senior had the chance to deliver the Blue Devils one step further. Lewiston’s rally rested in the hands of Blais at […]
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Class AA North girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills rolls into the tourney
Players to watch: Sr. F Tianna Sugars, Oxford Hills; Jr. G Erin Morton, Oxford Hills; Sr. G Emily Jacques, Edward Little; Sr. F Karli Stubbs, Edward Little; Jr. F Katie Butler, Bangor; Soph. G Abby Cavallero, Cheverus; Jr.G Tasia Titherington, Deering; Jr. F Morgan Eliasen, Lewiston; Sr. G Kristina Blais, Lewiston. Favorites: Oxford Hills, Edward […]