BANGOR — Many basketball state finals feature one team that’s more experienced in that environment than the opponent. Thanks to the alternating, north-south host sites, one team is always more familiar with the building, the baskets and the court, too. It’s always debatable how much those distinctions matter, but they surely didn’t appear to hurt Houlton, […]
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Class B girls’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester, Houlton stark contrast in styles
Something has to give. It’s a clash of styles. Fill in the blank with your own favorite description of a championship clash that pits outstanding offense against dynamite defense. Then slap an exponent next to it, because rarely are the metaphors more precise than in consideration of Friday night’s battle between Houlton and Gray-New Gloucester […]
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Class B girls’ basketball: Options? Gray-New Gloucester has ’em
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball doesn’t get excited about style points. It has minimal tolerance for pomp and circumstance. It stopped caring about who reaps the headlines, credit or individual awards a long time ago. If you’re into mixing metaphors and crossing over into an entirely different realm of the sporting universe, the Patriots positively […]
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Class C South girls’ semifinal: Madison goes long, takes out Searsport
AUGUSTA — It defies logical and mathematical odds, but No. 4 Madison reached the Class C South girls’ basketball championship game without a single encounter against a Mountain Valley Conference rival. Madison used its 3-point prowess to build a comfortable early lead and cruised past No. 8 Searsport, 43-27, in the semifinals on Thursday afternoon at […]
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Class C South girls’ quarterfinal: No. 8 Searsport shocks No. 1 Richmond
AUGUSTA — There is no more need to wonder how top-seeded Richmond, up from its long and successful run in Class D, will match up with the MVC’s relative giants in the Class C girls’ basketball tournament. The Bobcats were bounced from the quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon by a traditional opponent, one with whom they had their […]
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Girls’ Class A North quarterfinal: Irving, Lawrence open title defense with rout
AUGUSTA — No. 1 Lawrence lived up to its championship reputation, its dominant regular season, its press clippings and everything else on Friday night, routing No. 9 Skowhegan, 63-33, in the Class A North girls’ basketball quarterfinals at Augusta Civic Center. Nia Irving, a 6-foot-1 senior center bound for Boston University on a basketball scholarship, bolstered […]
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Class A North girls’ quarterfinal: Dunton hits game-winner as Hampden holds off Nokomis
AUGUSTA — Courtney Dunton hit an uncontested 12-foot jumper at the buzzer on Friday night to give No. 5 Hampden a 42-40 victory over No. 4 Nokomis in a Class A North girls’ basketball quarterfinal at Augusta Civic Center. Olivia Brown sank two free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining to tie it for Nokomis (13-6). The […]
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Poland puts away Oak Hill in Class B South girls’ basketball preliminary
Even while treating it rightfully as a special occasion, Knights coach Mike Susi said he wanted that level of accomplishment to become a habit and an expectation. So far, so good. No. 8 Poland pushed through the preliminary round at No. 9 Oak Hill’s expense for the second consecutive season, this time with ease, 47-24, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue stymies cold-shooting Spruce Mountain
Four consecutive turnovers by the home team led to a 7-0 lead for the Cougars out of the starting blocks. Then the Phoenix hit six of seven shots, including three 3-pointers, to go up by six points on the opening possession of the second quarter. Their next field goal? Twenty-two excruciating minutes of game time […]
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Girls’ basketball: Boothbay edges Mountain Valley in battle of unbeatens
RUMFORD — Something had to give on Tuesday night between the top two girls’ basketball teams in the Mountain Valley Conference, and the showdown between Boothbay and Mountain Valley certainly lived up to expectations. Boothbay freshman Faith Blethen scored the final seven points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining, as the Seahawks edged the […]