Fourth-ranked Lincoln Academy (18-2) led by as much as 11 midway through the third quarter, and the lead was still five heading into the fourth. But the Falcons (18-2) kept clawing away. Mountain Valley didn’t get onto the scoreboard in the fourth until the final 90 seconds, but the Eagles hadn’t pulled away by that […]
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Class B South girls’ semifinal: Gray-New Gloucester rises above Lake Region in OT
In a game that teetered from tip to final buzzer, the second-seeded Patriots (16-4) held a slim lead to begin the fourth, then expanded it as the period wore on. But the third-ranked Lakers (15-5) started chipping away. A 3-pointer from Chandler True cut the deficit to two, and a Lauren Jakobs put-back tied it […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Mountain Valley survives against Poland
PORTLAND — What looked like Class B South’s biggest mismatch on paper nearly became the bracket’s biggest upset. Thankfully for top-ranked Mountain Valley, upset-minded Poland missed its final shot. The Falcons held on for a 36-33 victory at the Portland Expo on Tuesday after the Knights’ Morgan Brosseau just missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Lincoln Academy holds off scrappy Wells
PORTLAND — Lincoln Academy was able to advance out of the Class B South girls’ basketball quarterfinals, but the Eagles were left with some scars. Lincoln Academy got a scare from Wells in the third quarter, but pulled away late for a 43-33 victory at the Portland Expo on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Eagles (17-2) led […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Gray-New Gloucester skies over Freeport
PORTLAND — No superstars, no problem. Skye Conley and Grace Kariotis played like stars, combining for 34 points, and seven other players made baskets for Gray-New Gloucester in a 56-30 Class B South girls’ basketball quarterfinal victory over Freeport at the Portland Expo on Tuesday. The second-ranked Patriots (15-4) started the game on an 8-0 […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Lake Region tops Yarmouth after controversial ending
PORTLAND — One mistake led to another, then another, then another, and those all took wind out of the Yarmouth Clippers’ sails long before a controversial ending ever did, coach Christina Strong admitted. The sixth-seeded Clippers nearly pulled off the upset against No. 3 Lake Region, but one too many mistakes — and one Lakers […]
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Class B South girls’ basketball: Lincoln and Gray-NG contend for title
Players to watch: Sr. F Sydney Petrie, Mountain Valley; Jr. F Ashley Russell, Mountain Valley; Jr. F Skye Conley, Gray-New Gloucester; Jr. G Grace Kariotis Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. G Spencer True, Lake Region; Jr. G Kristen Huntress, Lake Region; Jr. G Brie Wajer, Lincoln Academy; Sr. F Avae Traina, Lincoln Academy; Jr. G Natalie Thurber, […]
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Boys’ hockey: Kennebunk finishes Leavitt
AUBURN — With both squads coming off back-to-back losses, the Leavitt and Kennebunk boys’ hockey teams were each looking to turn the tide Wednesday night. Both teams had scored just two goals in their last two games and needed to find the finishing touch. It was the Rams who found the net more often despite […]
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2015 Winter Preview: Class B South girls’ basketball preview
It will be a challenge for the Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team to top what it did last year during the regular season. The Patriots went 17-1 and then lost in the Western B semifinals. Gray-NG lost a wealth of talent from that team, but still has a core back that should keep the Patriots […]