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H.S. boys’ basketball: Yarmouth shoots down Gray-New Gloucester

AUGUSTA — The momentum that Gray-New Gloucester earned in the second quarter Saturday didn’t last long into the third. The ninth-ranked Patriots had rallied to get within three points at the break in their Western B quarterfinal against top-ranked Yarmouth. After working so hard to make a game of it just before halftime, they watched […]

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H.S. girls’ basketball: Girls Basketball Tournament Preview

When you get the basketball tournament, you never know what’s going to happen. That’s what just about every coach preaches to their teams each winter. That unpredictability gives hope to all and provides the tourney with the sense of drama few other events can create. Where else can a last-second heave from beyond the arc […]

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H.S. girls’ basketball: Western B Overview

PLAYERS TO WATCH Sr. F Emily Keene, Spruce Mountain (11.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Sr. F Samantha Richard, Spruce Mountain (11.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg); Sr. G Maria Valente, Gray-New Gloucester (14.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg), Soph C Skye Conley, Gray-New Gloucester (9.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg); Sr. C Ashley Storey, Greely (19.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg), Sr. G Haley […]

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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston ousts Yarmouth-Freeport-Gray-New Gloucester, reaches regional final

LEWISTON — Lewiston High School is headed back to the Eastern Maine girls’ hockey final, though it took nearly 72 hours longer than anticipated. The defending regional champions were the last team to play its first playoff game of the year following scheduling conflicts and building availability that pushed its regularly scheduled Friday game back […]

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H.S. girls’ basketball: Valente makes Patriot history

GRAY — Being the best player on your team and making history at your school are great accomplishments. But there’s nothing like bragging rights within your own family. Maria Valente has accomplished all of that. She’s been the leader and all-conference player for her Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team. She’s also become the top scorer […]

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H.S girls’ basketball: Patriots cruise past Knights

POLAND — Maria Valente set the tone Monday on the first three possessions of the game. The Gray-New Gloucester senior aggressively took the ball toward the basket and drew three consecutive fouls. She hit free throws to stake the Patriots to the early lead, but it was her tenacious approach that had her team playing […]