BANGOR — The debate prior to the Class B girls’ basketball championship game Friday night at Cross Insurance Center: Would the Gold Ball go to the best player, or the better team? With apologies to a terrific Gray-New Gloucester group, once Kolleen Bouchard and Houlton got their hands on that coveted state trophy for the second […]
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Gray-New Gloucester falls to Houlton, 48-35, in girls’ basketball final
BANGOR — Many basketball state finals feature one team that’s more experienced in that environment than the opponent. Thanks to the alternating, north-south host sites, one team is always more familiar with the building, the baskets and the court, too. It’s always debatable how much those distinctions matter, but they surely didn’t appear to hurt Houlton, […]
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Class B girls’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester, Houlton stark contrast in styles
Something has to give. It’s a clash of styles. Fill in the blank with your own favorite description of a championship clash that pits outstanding offense against dynamite defense. Then slap an exponent next to it, because rarely are the metaphors more precise than in consideration of Friday night’s battle between Houlton and Gray-New Gloucester […]
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Class B girls’ basketball: Options? Gray-New Gloucester has ’em
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball doesn’t get excited about style points. It has minimal tolerance for pomp and circumstance. It stopped caring about who reaps the headlines, credit or individual awards a long time ago. If you’re into mixing metaphors and crossing over into an entirely different realm of the sporting universe, the Patriots positively […]
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Class B South girls’ final: Gray-New Gloucester grounds Lincoln Academy
The first quarter was all about getting ahead for the second-seeded Patriots (17-4), while the third quarter was for keeping it that way. Gray-NG played lockdown defense in the first eight minutes after halftime all tournament long, and the regional final was no exception. The Patriots’ man-to-man defense allowed just three points in the third, […]
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Class B South girls’ semifinal: Gray-New Gloucester rises above Lake Region in OT
In a game that teetered from tip to final buzzer, the second-seeded Patriots (16-4) held a slim lead to begin the fourth, then expanded it as the period wore on. But the third-ranked Lakers (15-5) started chipping away. A 3-pointer from Chandler True cut the deficit to two, and a Lauren Jakobs put-back tied it […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Gray-New Gloucester skies over Freeport
PORTLAND — No superstars, no problem. Skye Conley and Grace Kariotis played like stars, combining for 34 points, and seven other players made baskets for Gray-New Gloucester in a 56-30 Class B South girls’ basketball quarterfinal victory over Freeport at the Portland Expo on Tuesday. The second-ranked Patriots (15-4) started the game on an 8-0 […]
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Super Bowl fans gather at the Gridiron
LEWISTON — Normally when you walk in to a sports bar the night of the Super Bowl, especially a popular local joint like Gridiron Restaurant & Sports Pub, you’d find a full house. But since the Patriots aren’t playing in this year’s big game, it’s no surprise that less people are out and about for […]
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The Hot Corner: Two, too great to compare, too polarizing to enjoy
In a 2015-16 New England Patriots’ news cycle that was dominated by embarrassing (for everyone involved except the Patriots) lunacy, let’s start the next one with some real talk. The Patriots aren’t heading west to Tom Brady’s neck of the woods to defend their Super Bowl title, to make the franchise’s ninth Super Bowl appearance […]
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AFC title game: Broncos end Patriots’ season
DENVER (AP) — When Peyton Manning was watching games from the locker room a few months ago, none of this seemed possible. Manning back on the field, playing the role of the most decorated game manager in history. Manning churning his 39-year-old legs around right end for a 12-yard gain and a first down. Manning […]