With an indoor track meet at a venue that the Lewiston High School junior hasn’t taken a particular shine too, she wasn’t sure how well she might do there. It turned out that the facility at Colby College wasn’t so bad after all. “Last year, I came here and I fouled all my jumps,” Kalilwa […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue bench picks up Cougars in win over Cony
AUGUSTA — It can be a pretty amazing feeling when you put up a jump shot and watch it swish through the net at a key moment. Lauren Guppy watched her shot do just that late in the first quarter Saturday. She enjoyed it so much, she wanted to do it again. That feeling became […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Irving leads Lawrence past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Gavin Kane is certainly familiar with Lawrence’s Nia Irving. The standout junior forward plays on the same Maine Maniacs AAU team as Kane’s daughter. So the Mt. Blue girls’ basketball coach has cheered on Irving’s post play on many occasions. Tuesday night, Kane and his Cougars faced the opposite scenario. Irving was a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Black Bears shoot past Hornets
TURNER — Before Friday’s game, Maranacook’s discussion revolved around missing shots. It wasn’t that the team was pessimistic — The Black Bears were just being prepared. “We haven’t been shooting that well in previous games,” senior center Christine Miller said. “We had some rough shooting games. So before the game we were actually talking about […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings outlast Dragons
Standing on the block, waiting for a shot to roll off the rim, is something Colby relishes. She may be boxed out initially, but it may not be for long. “My favorite position to be in is to be rebounding for my team on a foul shot,” Colby said. “I love that. I feel like […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Edward Little outlasts Mt. Blue
AUBURN — After too many missed shots and too many turnovers, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team needed something to change the momentum Tuesday. The Red Eddies watched Mt. Blue rally and close the gap to a couple of points. The Cougars were surging and the Red Eddies were struggling. Tianna Harriman changed everything, drilling a […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain Phoenix start it up against Leavitt Hornets
JAY — As the team gathered in the huddle to prepare for the final quarter Monday night, the Rolling Stones’ song “Start Me Up” began blasting from the speakers at Spruce Mountain High School. It seemed appropriate, given the Phoenix offense had struggled much of the night, and Spruce Mountain’s lead had dwindled after a […]
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2014 Winter Preview: Edward Little girls’ basketball
Coach: Craig Jipson (10th year) Last year’s record: 19-2, lost in Eastern A final Returning players: Seniors — Molly Murray G. Brooke Reynolds F, Maegan Chartier G, Tianna Harriman G, Calli Murray G, Nicole Ouellette F, Eraleena Hairston F; Juniors — Sarah Hammond G, Emily Jacques C, Karli Stubbs F, Francesca Haines F; Sophomores — […]
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2014 Winter Preview: Leavitt girls’ basketball
Coach: Dave Gerrish (second year) Last year’s record: 6-12 Returning players: Juniors —Chantel Eells C, Delaney Strout G; Sophomores — Carlee Long G, Shannon O’Malley G, Allie Bellaire G, Miranda Coombs F, Molly McCormick F, Abigail Robertson G, Kylie Fuller G. Key losses: Megan Dow G, Tasha Cloutier G, Sierra Santomango F, Kendra Gilbert F. […]
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2014 Winter Preview: Mt. Blue girls’ basketball
Coach: Gavin Kane (first year) Last year’s record: 9-11, lost in Eastern A quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors —Addie Brinkman C, Sarah Cummings F, Rachele Bator F; Juniors — Moesha Harrington G, Eryn Doiron G, Emilee Eustis G, MacKenzie Harris F, Caitlin Kane G, Lauren Guppy G. Key losses: Miranda Niceley F, Kiana Thompson G, […]