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#Tourney17: Gorham overcomes Oxford Hills to win second straight AA title

As Gorham players takes down the nets, Julia Colby, Emily Corbet and Jadah Adams wait for the awards ceremony. AUGUSTA — Gorham defended its state championship by defending Oxford Hills at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. After a tight first half, the Rams held the Vikings to nine second-half points to win 45-31 in […]

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#Tourney17: Morton's and Eastman's roles have changed, but their impact remains for Oxford Hills

Erin Eastman and Erin Morton play for the Oxford Hills Basketball team. PARIS — Erin Morton and Erin Eastman have been this far before. Both were members of the last Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team to reach a state championship game in 2014. That was the Class A title game, in which Oxford Hills lost […]

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Roundup: Oak Hill and Oxford Hills win in unified basketball; Lewiston hockey rolls

WALES — Josh Leavitt paced Oak Hill with 14 points in a 40-33 victory over Lisbon. Devon Fournier and Marcel Trepanier each had 10 points for Oak Hill. Lee Mower finished the game win six points. Misty Coleman led Lisbon with eight points while Jake Patenaude had seven points.  Dawson Martel, Michael Farrington and Amanda Mason had four […]

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Nordic skiing: Oxford Hills Sprints at Sunny Croft Farm

Mt. Blue’s Tucker Barber was second in the boys’ race, teammate Nolan Rogers was third and Leavitt’s Noah Lind placed fourth.Laura Parent of Maranacook finished in third in the girls’ race, while teammate Abby Depres placed sixth. The event is different than most races during the season, and uses time trials to determine starting positions, […]

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Local roundup: Eagles squeak by Red Riots in overtime

PORTLAND — Noah Austin had a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse defeated South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete, 3-2, in boys’ hockey action Thursday. Steven Schuman opened the scoring for the Eagles (6-7-0). Cade Charron made 32 saves for the victory. Atticus Patrick and Gus Lappin scored for the Red Riots (4-6-1) in […]

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Roundup: Lewiston girls edge Cheverus

LEWISTON — Junior forward Gabrielle Wilson netted nine points and hauled down 12 rebounds to lead Lewiston to a 43-41 victory over Cheverus in girls’ baksetball action Wednesday evening. The Blue Devils (6-7) held Cheverus to just three three-point field goals and came out strong in the third quarter with a 14-7 run. Junior forward […]

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Fleming’s return, Eze’s progress aid UMaine men’s basketball team’s frontcourt play

The injury-riddled Black Bears routinely have fielded a lineup with three or even four guards against more traditional and taller opposing front lines. While that disparity hasn’t been reflected in rebounding statistics — UMaine is being outboarded by just two per game — it has been seen in other areas. Opponents generally are getting better […]

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Local roundup: Monmouth boys rally past Mt. Abram

SALEM — Monmouth finished strong to claim a 56-49 boys’ basketball victory over Mt. Abram on Friday. The Mustangs (2-7) trailed by five points after three quarters, but outscored the Roadrunners 23-11 in the final frame. Hunter Richardson and Mat Foulke paced Monmouth’s offense with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Trevor Chaput put up 14 […]