Mt. Blue performs during Class A North regional cheering championships Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Cougars finished sixth and will go to compete in the state championship. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Bangor came close last year to getting on Lewiston’s level by beating the Blue Devils in the KVAC cheering championship, before […]
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Nordic skiing: Yarmouth, Maranacook win Sassi Memorial team titles; Laukli, Niles are individual champs
Cam Bancroft, from Oxford Hills, powers up one of the first long uphills at the Sassi Memorial 5K at Black Mountain on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — In what might have been the best skiing day of the winter so far in Maine, the 2018 Sassi Memorial went off without a hitch and with […]
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High school basketball polls
The top 10 basketball teams in Maine, through games of Jan. 24, 2018, based on voting from Pressherald.com, Centralmaine.com and Sunjournal.com staff, with first-place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points: BOYS Greely (3) 54 Portland (1) 51 Hampden Academy (1) 46 Scarborough (1) 44 South Portland 34 Hermon 27 Edward Little 23 Biddeford 12 […]
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Boys' basketball: Defensive Oxford Hills picks up big win over Edward Little
Edward Little’s Ibn Khalid goes to the basket as Oxford Hills’ Chris St. Pierre reaches for the ball. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Hoping to host a first-round tournament game next month, Oxford Hills desperately needed a win to add to their Heal-point credentials. In order to close the gap on Edward Little, the team […]
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Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills earns redemption against Edward Little
Maighread Laliberte of Oxford Hills breaks from Jade Perry of Edward Little during the third quarter in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Oxford Hills wanted to avenge its opening game loss to Edward Little on Thursday. Backed by a strong full-court press and an overpowering performance on the boards, the Vikings came […]
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PHOTOS — Alpine skiing: Edward Little boys, Spruce Mountain girls shine at Titcomb
Mt. Blue’s Ellie Pelletier cuts toward a gate in a slalom race at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington on Wednesday afternoon. Pelletier finished second with a combined two-run time of 1:31.73. FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Sam Smith blazed across the slopes to a first-place finish with a combined time of 1:21.30 in the boys’ Otterslide Slalom […]
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Local roundup: Telstar girls’ basketball earns first win
Mt. Blue’s Ellie Pelletier makes her way down the pitch, skiing to a first-place finish at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington on Friday. BETHEL — In a battle for their first win of the season, sophomore center Lucy Rothwell contributed 23 rebounds to go along with nine points as Telstar edged Wiscasset 41-37 in girls basketball […]
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Lewiston captures KVAC cheering championship
Lewiston High School cheerleaders compete at the KVAC championship Monday in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Lewiston High School cheering coach Lysa Laverdierre didn’t come into the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships looking for yet another title and even more hardware. “Our goal coming in today wasn’t necessarily to win or get the trophy […]
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Oxford Hills boys fall to unbeaten Greely
PARIS — Greely remained perfect in boys’ basketball Saturday, moving to 10-0 with a 51-39 victory over Oxford Hills in a crossover contest. Logan Bagshaw led the Rangers with 20 points, while Shane DeWolfe chipped in with 11. The Rangers ran their fastbreak offense perfectly in the first quarter and jumped out to a 22-5 lead […]
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Greely rallies past Oxford Hills in girls’ basketball showdown
Oxford Hills’ Jadah Adams grabs a loose ball as Greely’s Emma Spoerri tries to get in on the play from the rights during Saturday night’s match up at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — For three quarters, Oxford Hills kept Greely in check like few teams have. But the Rangers rallied back in […]