PORTLAND — The Oxford Hills Vikings’ hot start propelled them to into the Class AA North championship. Maighread Laliberte and the Vikings made their first seven shots at Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday in the AA North quarterfinals, and held on for a 59-49 win over Cheverus. “They shot so well in the first half,” […]
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Eddies paint Portland maroon and white in AA North semis
Edward Little’s Piper Norcross goes for a basket while being pressured for behind by Portland’s Callie Watson during the Class AA North girls’ basketball semifinals in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Staying in the paint for too long isn’t allowed in basketball, but going to it early […]
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C South girls' quarter: Boothbay eases past Traip
AUGUSTA — The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team’s tournament run started slower than the Seahawks expected. They quickly made up for lost time. Page Brown scored 24 points and top-seeded Boothbay rolled past No. 9 Traip Academy, 59-40, in the Class C South quarterfinals at the Augusta Civic Center. Boothbay remained unbeaten at […]
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No. 4 Madison takes charge, downs No. 12 Mt. Abram
Madison Area Memorial High School’s Kathryn Worthen blocks Mt. Abram High School’s Ashlyn Sorel on Tuesday during their Class C quarterfinal game in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Madison’s defense was so constricting and fast that it took the Mt. Abram Roadrunners out of their offense for most this Class C South girls’ basketball […]
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Windham stuns, ousts defending champion Portland
Nazari Henderson celebrates after Windham beat Portland 55-53 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena on Tuesday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — There will be a new state champion in Class AA boys’ basketball. Windham’s senior backcourt of Mike Gilman and Nick Curtis combined to shoot down two-time […]
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B South girls' quarter: Lake Region takes out Oak Hill
Lake Region’s Melissa Bonenfant battles for a rebound with Oak Hill’s Audrey Dillman left and Sadie Waterman during the first half of Tuesday’s playoff game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — It took the Lake Region girls’ basketball team about four minutes to get rolling in Tuesday’s Class B South quarterfinal game […]
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C South girls' quarter: No. 6 Richmond surprises No. 3 OOB
Old Orchard Beach’s Meghan Niedzwiecki and Richmond’s Lindsie Irish chase a loose ball during a Class C South quarterfinal game Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — History was looking to repeat itself. The Richmond girls basketball team was down — again — to Old Orchard Beach — again — in […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth races past St. Dom's in C South quarterfinal
AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy has an inside track to another regional final as the No. 2 seed in the Class C South girls’ basketball playoff bracket.
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B South girls' quarterfinal: Gray-NG passes Spruce Mountain test, reaches semis
Gray New-Gloucester’s Bri Jordan, center, leaps for a rebound during the first half of Tuesday’s tournament game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Being the top seed isn’t always as easy as it sounds. It certainly wasn’t for Gray-New Gloucester on Tuesday when it had its hands full in a 49-34 win […]
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AA North semifinals: Red Eddies sink Vikings
Edward Little’s Darby Shea goes up for a layup as Oxford Hills’ Christopher St. Pierre and Atreyu Keniston reach in to stop him during the first half of their game at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Tuesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — Edward Little and Oxford Hills split their two regular-season meetings, but […]