AUGUSTA — The Rangeley boys’ basketball team needed a perfect game. And a sluggish showing from its Greenville opponent. It got neither. Greenville came in as the defending champion and top seed and played like it, scoring 21 of the first 23 points and never looking back en route to a 56-22 win in a […]
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B South boys' quarterfinal: Capers cruise past Falcons in second half
Mountain Valley’s Jacob Blanchard pushes past Cape Elizabeth’s David Hare during Saturday’s 2018 Maine State basketball tournament at the Portland Expo. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — The exclamation point, if not the turning point, for No. 2 Cape Elizabeth in Saturday’s Class B South boys’ basketball quarterfinal against No. 7 Mountain Valley required two saves. […]
B South boys' quarterfinal: No. 3 Yarmouth grinds it out against No. 6 Maranacook
PORTLAND — When Maranacook’s perimeter shooting dried up, the drought opened the door to Yarmouth’s transition game in a Class B South boys’ quarterfinal game at the Portland Expo on Saturday morning. The No. 6 Black Bears’ (13-6) stingy defense tried to hold the No. 3 Clippers (13-6) in check, but Yarmouth had other plans […]
B South boys' basketball playoff preview: Region is wide open
Players to watch: Sr. F Cam Cousins, Wells; Jr. G Matt Sherburne, Wells; Sr. G Finn Bowe, Cape Elizabeth; Jr. C Andrew Hartel, Cape Elizabeth; Sr. F Nolan Hagerty, Yarmouth; Jr. G Noah Eckersley-Ray, Yarmouth; Sr. G Brett Frey, Spruce Mountain; Sr. G Mason Shink, Spruce Mountain; Sr. G Josiah Rottari, Gray-New Gloucester; Jr. […]
D South boys' basketball playoff preview: Greenville the team to beat
Players to watch: Sr. G Nick Foley, Greenville; Sr. F Connor DiAngelo, Greenville; Sr. G Joshua Brown, Valley; Sr. C Dillon Beane, Valley; Sr. C Alex Shoureus, A.R. Gould; Sr. G/F Ernest Lorange, A.R. Gould; Sr. G Carson Veilleux, Forest Hills; Jr. F Brandon Gilboe, Forest Hills; Sr. G/F Jet Archer, Seacoast Christian; Sr. G/F […]
C South boys' basketball playoff preview: Dark horse could emerge from region
Players to watch: Sr. G Tyler Nadeau, Hall-Dale; Jr. F/C Ashtyn Abbott, Hall-Dale; Jr. G Jared McLaughlin, Winthrop; Jr. C Cam Wood, Winthrop; Sr. F Christian Brooks, Waynflete; So. G Askar Houssein, Waynflete; Sr. F Cooper Chiasson, Dirigo; Sr. G Luke Lueders, Dirigo; Sr. G Zach Small, Richmond; Sr. G Matt Rines, Richmond; Sr. G […]
Class A girls' basketball playoff preview: Brunswick, Hampden earned top seeds
Players to watch: Jr. G Anna DeWolfe, Greely; Sr. F Sophia Gilbert, Leavitt; Sr. F Becca Fogg, Leavitt. Favorites: Brunswick, Hampden. Both teams rolled through their regions during the regular season, each earning top seeds. Dark horses: Greely, Skowhegan, Messalonskee. Greely had only two losses: by two points at Brunswick and by 10 points at […]
Class C South girls' basketball playoff preview: Boothbay, Monmouth on collision course
Players to watch: Jr. F Faith Blethen, Boothbay; Sr. F Page Brown, Boothbay; Sr. G Tia Day, Monmouth; Sr. F Abbey Allen, Monmouth; Sr. G Brianna Plante, Old Orchard Beach; So. C Maggie Strohm, Old Orchard Beach; Sr. G Sydney LeBlanc, Madison; Sr. C Sydney Underhill-Tilton, Richmond; Sr. F Cassidy Delano, Traip; Sr. G Caroline […]
Boys’ basketball: Seniors have Vikings sailing to semifinals
Oxford Hills players Chris St. Pierre, left and Atreyu Keniston take a break from Friday’s practice at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — This has been a season of adjustments for the Oxford Hills Vikings, so a late change to the practice schedule to spend an afternoon at Central Maine […]
Oxford Hills pulls away from Deering in AA North girls' basketball quarters
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich looks to get a shot off over Deering’s Victoria Garand and Elizabeth Drelich, back, during their game in Paris on Thursday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Deering proved to be a tough eighth seed, but Oxford Hills is a deep one-seed, and that made the difference in the Vikings’ 55-40 win […]