Wol Maiwen has been wowing basketball fans with his thunderous dunks all season. But the Edward Little sophomore became an internet sensation virtually overnight thanks to one that he missed. During the Red Eddies’ 77-53 win at Noble on Jan. 6, the 6-foot-4 Maiwen tried to dunk an alley-oop pass from teammate Samatar Iman on […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth hands Boothbay first loss
The Mustangs’ biggest stretch was a 14-2 scoring run that spanned most of the second quarter. It broke a 9-9 tie and gave Monmouth a lead it never relinquished. In that second period, the Mustangs held the previously unbeaten Seahawks to only four points. “We played pretty solid,” Monmouth coach Scott Wing said. “We played […]
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Boys’ basketball: Monmouth collects first win, tops Dirigo
DIXFIELD — It has taken some time this season, but Monmouth boys’ basketball team has started to put things together, and showed as much with a solid performance Wednesday night in a Mountain Valley Conference game against Dirigo. A well-balanced offense had four players reach double figures, led by Travis Hartford with a game-high 21, […]
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H.S. roundup: Oak Hill boys hold off Monmouth, 61-59
MONMOUTH — Oak Hill took over in the second half to claim a 61-59 boys’ basketball victory over Monmouth on Monday. The Raiders trailed by six points in the third quarter before catching fire and leading by as many as seven points in the second half. Colten Donnell was particularly hot, scoring all 14 of […]
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Girls’ hockey: Red Hornets rush past Blue Devils, 3-2
LEWISTON — A bad hip didn’t slow senior defenseman Angel Drouin’s decision to carry the puck on an end-to-end rush, or keep her from getting up a good stride when she committed. Drouin finished the rush with a wrist shot from the slot and put the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland Red Hornets in front to stay at […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Clutch goals lift Brunswick over Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick scored in the closing seconds of regulation to tie its girls’ hockey game against Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth and again in overtime to win 3-2 on Monday. The last four goals of Monday night’s contest came at particularly inopportune times for the opposing teams. The first two came from the Blue Devils, who scored […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mountain Valley wards off Monmouth in MVC battle
RUMFORD — With two evenly matched MVC boys’ teams, something had to give Thursday night. The Falcons’ and Mustangs’ competitive natures were evident, and the action proved to be exciting down the stretch as Mountain Valley held on for a 65-62 win over Monmouth at Puiia Gymnasium. The inside-outside game of Keegan Davis and Jacob […]
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Local schools: Central Maine Community College basketball teams sweep SMCC
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College won a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2, a showdown of unbeatens, with a 71-56 victory over Southern Maine Community College on Wednesday. Brooke Reynolds notched a double-double for the Mustangs, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She also had four steals. Jane Lester came off the […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Monmouth Nordic skiing
Coach: Chris Bryant (sixth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s result: Girls were MVC champions and fifth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Junior — Ethan Thombs; Sophomore — Kyle Gunnells. Girls: Seniors — Caroline Balano-Stott, Liliana Stewart; Junior — Danielle Parker. Key losses: Girls Becki Bryant, Madi Bumann, Shayna Frost. Promising newcomers: Girls: Freshman […]
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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 […]