Hall-Dale High School’s Josh Nadeau (3) makes the steal from Richmond High School’s Nathan Kendrick (11) in their Class C South semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It wasn’t easy but somehow, some way, the No. 1 seed in the Class C South regional tournament survived. The Hall-Dale […]
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Wells stymies Gray-New Gloucester in B South boys' semifinal
Tyler Bridge of Wells grabs a rebound in traffic in the first half Thursday in the team’s Class B South quarterfinal against Gray-New Gloucester at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — As impressive as the Wells High offense was, the Warriors sure were persistent on defense. Call it a […]
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Cape Elizabeth powers past Yarmouth in B South boys' basketball
PORTLAND — When everyone is contributing and your best player is playing like your best player … well, that’s a pretty good recipe for success. Cape Elizabeth High and Finn Bowe, in the role of head chef, cooked up a winning combo Thursday night in a 51-30 Class B regional semifinal win against old rival […]
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LeBlanc, Winthrop stun Boothbay in C South semifinal
Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, left, and Rambler bench celebrate taking a lead in the fourth quarter of their Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Boothbay at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The play was called “spoon.” Nate LeBlanc ran away with the spoon, and Winthrop ran away with a stunning […]
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Boothbay escapes Madison in C South semifinal
AUGUSTA — Loosely translated from Spanish, ‘ganas’ refers to the desire to move forward. Appropriately, a sign with that very word adorns a bulletin board in the Boothbay girls basketball team’s locker room, and they took its inspiration to heart Thursday afternoon. Racked by team-wide illness this week and without their best player for most […]
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Mustangs break away from Bobcats in fourth quarter
Monmouth Academy’s Abbey Allen (12) lays in a shot during a Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Richmond at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The prospect of seeing its season end on Thursday snapped Monmouth Academy out of a third-quarter slumber in the Class C South semifinals. Second-seeded Monmouth pulled […]
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Girls' basketball: Lake Region knocks off Gray-NG in B South semis
Shauna Hancock, left, and Brooke Harriman, second from left, of Lake Region High School celebrate with their teammates after defeating top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester 34-31 in Portland on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — There will be a new champion of Class B South girls’ basketball. Two-time defending champion and top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester had its title […]
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Rangeley outlasts Temple in D South semifinal
Rangeley’s Natasha Haley pressures Temple’s Sarah Derosiers during their Class D tournament game in Augusta on Thursday. Rangeley’s Ellah Smith is at right. (David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — With a lineup that included a couple of eighth-graders and a sophomore on the floor at the same time, ,it’s understandable that the Rangeley girls basketball team […]
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Freeport holds off Poland in B South girls' semifinal
Poland Regional High School coach Tim Dolley and his bench react after Jesica Seeley was called for traveling on a layup attempt with seven-tenths of a second left in the game against Freeport in Portland on Thursday. The knights lost 40-38. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Freeport advanced to a regional final for the first […]
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Vinalhaven thumps Greenville, reached D South girls' final
AUGUSTA — The Vinalhaven girls basketball team took another step in its quest to defend its Class D state title by thumping Greenville 54-34 in a D South regional semifinal Thursday at the Civic Center. Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes led three players in double figures with 19 points and Vinalhaven broke open a close game in the […]