WALES — Cooper Chiasson had a double-double to pace Dirigo to a 61-35 victory over Oak Hill in an MVC boys’ basketball contest. Chiasson led the Cougars with 15 points while grabbing 16 rebounds. Alex Gorham had 13 points while Jeremy St. Germain had 11. Gorham had three 3-pointers and as a team Dirigio (1-1) had […]
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Girls' Basketball: Mustangs overcome woeful shooting to beat Raiders
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Mustangs made less than one of every five shots they took in Saturday’s MVC season-opener against Oak Hill, yet still won going away, 43-22. The defending Class C champions more than made up for their inaccuracy with sheer volume, attacking the offensive boards and forcing 30 Oak Hill turnovers to take […]
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Roundup: Edward Little girls stun Oxford Hills in opener
PARIS — Hannah Chaput led a high-flying Edward Little offense with 22 points Friday to pace the Red Eddies to a 49-42 season-opening win over Oxford Hills. Chaput’s total included three from beyond the arc as the visitors held off a late charge from the Vikings (0-1). Jade Perry hit for 10 points for the […]
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Monmouth Mustangs 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Monmouth’s goal-setting meeting before the season was simple and to-the-point. “I looked at them and I said, ‘I assume all of you guys want to win another gold ball,’” eighth-year Mustangs coach Scott Wing said. “And they all just, in unison, went, yep.” Not all the juniors on last year’s state championship team return for […]
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Class C South Boys: Ramblers begin long road back, but will have to play catch-up
Cam Wood of Winthrop High School looks to pass over Nick Morales, left, and Max Shibley of Madison during their game last year. According to AC/DC, among others, it’s a long way to the top. No one knows that better than Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, who helped his Ramblers take one step forward over each […]
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Monmouth Boys' Basketball
Growing pains marked Monmouth’s first season under head coach Wade Morrill last year, and that will likely continue this year with an even younger roster. “Five of our top seven from last year are gone,” Morrill said. “The guys that are back have improved quite a bit, but it’s a whole new team, really.” Senior […]
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Girls' hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill pushes past York/Traip/Marshwood, 5-0
Brie Dube, center, follows through on her shot on York goalie Erin Gray during the second period of Wednesday night’s game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill and York/Traip/Marshwood both entered Wednesday night’s girls’ hockey clash with 2-0 records and a lot of goals scored during their […]
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2017-18 Sun Journal cheering capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Jennifer Dobson (first year) and Vickie Dobson (first year) Class: D Last year’s results: Sixth at Class D North/South regional championship, sixth at Class D state championship Team roster: Seniors — Hailey McNeil, Marie Roberston, Meagan Strout, Cassidy Hart, Panata Buttirachai (Way Way); Junior — Wyatt Lewis; Sophomores — Chloe Warren, Molly Bourget, Saige Collette, Pacha […]
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H.S. Wrestling team previews
Dirigo Co-coaches: Dana Whittemore and Gunnar Bradbury (first year) Conference: Mid-State; Class: B South Last year’s results: 20-11 duals, 4th B South, 6th Class B. Returning athletes: Seniors — Jon Wainwright, Dalton Berry; Juniors — David Pelletier, Wyatt Lufkin, Nolan Degroot; Sophomores — Dimitri Harvey, Jacob True. Key losses: Bryce Whittemore, Hunter White, Colin Woodhead, Jon Flagg. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Trevor Brown, […]
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Roundup: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill vaults past Yarmouth/Freeport
YARMOUTH — Gemma Landry’s two first-period goals got Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill rolling in a 8-0 girls’ hockey win over Yarmouth/Freeport on Saturday at Travis Roy Ice Arena. Landry scored at the 2:41 and 5:13 marks and Bed Leclerc added another goal for a 3-0 lead less than 90 seconds later. Landry scored again in the second […]