There has been preparation aplenty, and Friday night Maine’s best wrestlers took to the mat at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship. Seniors Jake Thornton of Mountain Valley and Jesse Hutchinson of Dirigo each held their own at the state qualifier, earning the right to participate on the big stage for the first time at […]
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Class A skiing: Cougars take home more hardware; boys win Alpine, overall titles
BRIDGTON — Mt. Blue High School’s trophy case is so packed with skiing hardware that coach Mark Cyr has lost track of just how many Alpine and overall titles the Cougars have won. Cyr would just as soon his team ski for the moment, which is what they did Saturday at Shawnee Peak to add […]
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Class A Alpine skiing: Oxford Hills sitting pretty
BRIDGTON — As the first day of the Class A Alpine skiing championships unfolded, it became clear that competitors who could stay on their skis for the length of the giant slalom course at Shawnee Peak would claim victory, even if their time didn’t place them on the podium. “It’s a fight for survival up […]
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Eastern A Boys’ Final: Gilpin, Broncos dominate Vikings
AUGUSTA — With the Augusta Civic Center almost empty late Friday night, Zach Gilpin exited the arena with five words. “Back to back to back,” Gilpin yelled as he stepped out a side exit. Indeed, Gilpin and top-seeded Hampden Academy made it three Eastern A titles in a row with a resounding 82-54 win over […]
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Class A East Girls’ Championship: Vikings’ defense too tall an order for Eddies
AUGUSTA — Oxford Hills survived four overtimes to beat Skowhegan by four points, then outlasted Messalonskee by a bucket. Anybody who had been paying attention to Tourney 2014 knew the Vikings had a chance to beat top-seeded Edward Little. They were the ones who dealt the Red Eddies their only prior loss of this girls’ […]
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Eastern A Boys’ Semifinal: Vikings drop Dragons in OT
No. 6 Oxford Hills rallied to tie the game, then took control in overtime to earn its first regional final berth since 2005 with a 61-58 win over No. 2 Brunswick at the Augusta Civic Center. The Vikings (12-7) will face unbeaten top seed Hampden Academy, the two-time defending Eastern A champion, Friday night at […]
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Eastern A Girls’ Semifinal: Vikings escape Eagles’ grasp
AUGUSTA — Oxford Hills’ 2-3 zone controlled most of Wednesday’s Eastern Class A semifinal against Messalonskee. But it was powerless to stop the Eagles in the final five seconds. Fortunately for the Vikings, Sophia Holmes’ 3-point try bounced off the front of the rim, and Kelsey Mayo’s putback attempt rolled out as the buzzer sounded, […]
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Live Chat: Tourney action from the Augusta Civic Center
The latter stages of a packed day at the Augusta Civic Center, with West C quarterfinals, and Eastern A semifinals. Join our staff as we chat live and blog from the ACC. Click below to join us!
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Eastern A boys’ quarterfinal: Fleming, Vikings conquer Rams
AUGUSTA — In four seconds, Xavier Lewis scored almost as many baskets as he and his Bangor team had for the balance of the second half. Oxford Hills’ eight-point lead was suddenly down to three, and a traveling call put the ball back in the Rams’ hands, with a chance to tie the game. Lewis […]
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Eastern Class A Boys’ Preview: Hampden favored for rare three-peat
Players to watch Hampden — Isaiah Bess (Sr. F), Nick Gilpin (So. G), Zach Gilpin (Sr. F), Cam Scott (Sr. G); Brunswick — Derek Devereux (Sr. G), Blake Gordon (Sr. G); Bangor — Alex Campbell (Sr. G), Xavier Lewis (Sr. G); Messalonskee — Jordon Holmes (Sr. G), Nick Mayo (Jr. F); Edward Little — Lew […]