The Black Bears led by as many as 10 points in the first half, and held a 36-28 advantage at halftime. The Bobcats opened the second half with a tone-setting and momentum-shifting 7-2 run. By the time there was 17:31 left in the game, they had tied the score at 40-40. Maine outscored Quinnipiac 20-6 […]
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Local roundup: Fighting Spirit fend off Minutemen
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Dylan Vrees started what he finished for the L/A Fighting Spirit on Sunday, putting the game away late in the third period for his second goal in a 4-2 NA3HL victory over the East Coast Minutemen at Essex Sports Center. Vrees started the scoring midway through the first period, with assists from […]
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Bates College men’s basketball takes down Bowdoin
LEWISTON — The Bowdoin College men’s basketball team had a plan coming into Wednesday’s non-conference contest against rival Bates inside Alumni Gymnasium — try to take away the inside presence of brothers Marcus and Malcolm Delpeche. The Bobcats turned the tables on the Polar Bears, though, hitting their first five attempts from 3-point range before going […]
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Men’s Basketball: Former Oxford Hills standout Fleming a bright spot in UMaine’s slow start
The Blue Devils used an 11-2 run in the first half to take control and were never seriously challenged in UMaine’s first home game of the season against a Division I opponent. Through the disappointment there was reason for hope in the continued development of 6-foot-7 freshman forward Andrew Fleming of South Paris. Making his […]
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Men’s Basketball: CMCC pulls away from Vermont Tech
AUBURN — A balanced attack lifted Central Maine Community College to a 99-76 victory over conference rival Vermont Tech at Kirk Hall on Sunday. Pietro Badalassi poured in a team-high 18 points for the Mustangs (5-1), to go along with 13 rebounds and seven assists. Rob Skinner added 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals, […]
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CMCC Men’s Basketball: New life brings them to Nationals
AUBURN — The Central Maine Community College Mustangs men’s basketball team’s season was apparently over Feb. 21 when they lost to the University of Maine at Machias 75-70 in the Yankee Small College Conference Elite Eight Tournament Championship game. It was the Clippers who would be moving onto the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division […]
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Local roundup: Central Maine Community College sweeps SMCC
SOUTH PORTLAND — After a tight first half, the Central Maine Community College women’s team exploded in the second half to run past Southern Maine Community College 68-38 on Wednesday. Alex Rowe led all players with 17 points, Seve Deery-Deraps added 16, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Nicole Hamplin drained three 3s and 15 […]
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Maine basketball hall: Fortin, Meader, Clark to be inducted
The second class will be inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Bangor at 1:30 p.m.. Out of the 29 inductees, four have local ties, including Denis Clark, Dick Meader, Paul Fortin and Wayne Champeon. The hall will also be recognizing six Legends of the Game, […]