AUBURN — It’s been a whirlwind week for the Edward Little girls since last weekend’s milestone Class AA regional championship victory. Since then, the Red Eddies have balanced time celebrating their accomplishment and preparing for Saturday’s first Class AA state final. “It’s been really distracting,” sophomore guard Piper Norcross said. “I know I’ve had a […]
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Class D state championship preview: Rangeley readies for Shead
AUGUSTA — There was a sense of normalcy all week. “We came out Wednesday and it felt like a practice,” senior forward Blayke Morin said. “We practiced like it was tournament time. I didn’t think it would be like that. Then we kept going and the next day, it felt even better. Saturday, we came […]
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Class D girls’ basketball state championship: Rangeley grows a winner
AUGUSTA — The Rangeley girls’ basketball team is ready for a rematch. The rematch the Lakers want isn’t the Class D state championship game — Rangeley faces Shead in that game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game they want to play again is with a group of Rangeley alumni […]
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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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Andrew Fleming of Oxford Hills named Mr. Maine Basketball finalist
Andrew Fleming, who shattered the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School career scoring record, led the Vikings to four consecutive playoff appearances and will attend the University of Maine on a basketball scholarship, has been named one of three finalists for Mr. Maine Basketball. Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball, presented by the Maine Association of Basketball […]
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The Hot Corner: It’s the Kalle Awards, without Bim, in black-and-white
The question I heard more than any other during the 12-day adrenaline rush we call the high school basketball tournament: How can I watch the games? I received it by text, by Facebook, by Twitter, by email, and I think at one point by homing pigeon. Clearly y’all need to start reading the paper every […]
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Tourney notebook: DiPompo right at home in Rangeley
AUGUSTA — There’s been a few moments of flashbacks for Brittany DiPompo this past week. The Rangeley assistant girls’ basketball coach played for Jay when the Tigers won the Class C state title in 2009. DiPompo joined the Lakers this season and has enjoyed being part of another championship team. “When the girls do their […]
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Class C South boys’ final: Winthrop rallies but falls to Waynflete in OT
AUGUSTA — Waynflete against Winthrop became willpower versus willpower in overtime at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday night. The Flyers’ Milo Belleau and the Ramblers’ Jacob Hickey have been the straws that stirred the respective drinks and the spice that flavored two tasty dishes in Class C South all winter, so it is no surprise […]
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Class C South girls’ basketball championship: Boothbay denies Madison
AUGUSTA — The last time the Boothbay girls’ basketball team won any kind of championship, the players on this year’s team weren’t born. But the current Seahawks have heard all of the stories about that 1984 state title. “We have a couple of players that had parents on the team,” sophomore forward Page Brown said. […]