RUMFORD — Brooke Carver hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points as Mountain Valley pulled away in the second half to defeat Richmond 59-44 in a girls’ basketball matchup Tuesday. Rylee Sevigny scored 21 for Mountain Valley, while her sister Avery added 13. Richmond received a team-high 18 from Sydney Tilton. The loss brings Richmond […]
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Girls' basketball: Lisbon makes Richmond work for win
RICHMOND — When Lisbon High School girls’ basketball coach Julie Petrie discussed her team’s 40-30 Mountain Valley Conference loss to newcomer Richmond Saturday night, there was no disappointment in her voice. Instead, she praised the Greyhounds, who stood toe-to-toe with the Bobcats in a defensive battle, with neither team giving an inch in a physical […]
Boys' Basketball: Bobcats rally past Greyhounds on Kendrick's buzzer-beater
LISBON — For three quarters, Lisbon’s Jonah Sautter kept the Richmond High School boys basketball team on its heels, trailing by as many as 14 points as Sautter rarely missed. Problem for the Greyhounds is a basketball game consists of four quarters, as Richmond rallied for a 57-55 Mountain Valley Conference win on Friday. Nate Kendrick […]
Local roundup: Winthrop girls rumble past Telstar
WINTHROP — Aaliyah WilsonFalcone drained a game-high 18 points to power Winthrop to a 68-30 triumph over Telstar in girls’ basketball action Thursday afternoon. The Ramblers (4-2) ripped through the first two quarters for a 44-12 halftime lead. Madison Forgue contributed 12 points on six field goals for Winthrop. The Rebels (0-6) managed double-digit scoring […]
Girls' basketball: Richmond handles Winthrop
Richmond High School’s Ashely Abbott goes over the top of Winthrop High School’s Jillian Schmelzer during a Mountain Valley Conference game Wednesday in Richmond. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — It had the look, on paper, of being a tight early showdown between two Class C South contenders. It didn’t take long for the Richmond-Winthrop girls’ […]
Boys' Basketball: McLaughlin (29 points) leads Ramblers past Bobcats
WINTHROP — Winthrop junior Jared McLaughlin didn’t blink when given the assignment to guard Richmond’s leading scorer, Zach Small, in Tuesday night’s MVC matchup with Richmond. McLaughlin also didn’t let such a difficult task affect him at the other end, either, and ended up matching Richmond’s 1,000-career-point scorer basket for basket. McLaughlin hit seven 3-pointers […]
Boys' basketball: Shaw's shank and redemption give Phoenix 49-48 win
RICHMOND — After missing what would have been the go-ahead layup moments earlier, Spruce Mountain’s Andrew Shaw wanted one more shot. Thanks to the hustle of teammate Tate Walton, who won a scramble for the ensuing rebound and got a timeout, Shaw got another shot, and redemption Shaw faked a handoff on the inbounding play, […]
Richmond falls to Bangor Christian in D boys' soccer championship
Richmond’s Ben Gardner, left, collides with Bangor Christian goalie Jeremiah McNally durig the Class D state championship game Saturday at Hampden Academy. (Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — The tears were still welled up in Richmond High School forward Zach Small’s eyes when he said the words no athlete wants to say after […]
Richmond holds off Ashland in D girls' soccer final
Richmond’s Bryannah Shea, right, jumps into the arms of Abigail Johnson after scoring the second goal of the Class D state game against Ashland on Saturday at Hampden Academy. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — In defending, a fine line exists between doing so successfully and sitting too far in as to leave the team […]
Richmond downs Buckfield in D South boys' soccer final
Richmond keeper Trystin Shea makes a save against Buckfield during the D South boys’ soccer championship game Thursday at McMann Field in Bath. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) BATH — The Richmond boys’ soccer team is ready to party like it’s 2014. That’s the last time the Bobcats won a Class D state title, a fact they […]