Spruce Mountain’s Calley Baker (32) looks to pass the ball as teammate Emily White (11) looks on during a Class B South preliminary game in Jay on Wednesday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Spruce Mountain deliberately took its time and and eventually banished No. 9 Sacopee Valley (3-16) with a 47-19 victory in a […]
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AA boys' quarterfinal: Vikings too much for Rams in second half
Oxford Hills’ Atreyu Keniston, left, and teammate Janek Luksza battle for a rebound with Deering’s Darryl Germain, front, and Ben Onek during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — A second-half team all season, Oxford Hills sees no reason to change in the Class AA North tournament. The third-seeded Vikings held […]
Edward Little survives Lewiston in AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinals (WITH VIDEO)
AUBURN — Victoria Harris and Lewiston pushed Edward Little to the absolute limit, but the Red Eddies made one more play than their rivals down the stretch to win 49-48 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal Wednesday night. Hannah Chaput’s layup gave third-seeded Edward Little the one-point lead with 13 seconds left. “I […]
No. 8 Freeport holds off No. 9 Lisbon in B South prelim game
Lisbon High School’s DJ Douglass, right, gets a hand on the ball controlled by Freeport High School’s Eriksen Shea during their game in Freeport on Tuesday. FREEPORT — Although the two school districts neighbor each other, Freeport and Lisbon High School teams rarely meet in athletic events. They met Tuesday night for a Class B […]
C South prelim: No. 3 Old Orchard Beach holds serve against No. 14 Winthrop
Old Orchard Beach’s Kaitlyn Cole looks for an opening as Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone defends during their Class C preliminary-round game Tuesday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) OLD ORCHARD BEACH — When the Class C South pairings were announced, Dean Plante knew his third-ranked Old Orchard Beach girls’ basketball team was in for a tough preliminary round […]
C South girls' basketball prelim: No. 10 St. Dom's upends No. 7 Kents Hill
KENTS HILL — Pressure mounted in multiple ways when No. 10 St. Dominic Academy and No. 7 Kents Hill School met in a Class C South girls’ basketball preliminary round game Tuesday. The visiting Saints unleashed a full-court pressure that kept the Huskies to just 15 first-half points, but the hosts then put the pressure […]
Mt. Abram knocks off Hebron in C South girls' basketball prelim
Summer Ross of Mt. Abram takes a layup while being defended by Eliza Quinones, left, and Caroline Casolo of Hebron Academy on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) HEBRON — Mt. Abram jumped out to a big lead and finally pulled away at the end, defeating the Hebron 43-29 in the Class C South girls’ basketball playoffs […]
AA North boys' basketball quarterfinal: No. 2 Edward Little holds off No. 7 Cheverus
Storm Jipson of Edward Little High School lays up a shot while being defended by Nick Galli, left, and Matt Duchaine of Cheverus during the first half in Auburn on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Cheverus’ Matt Duchaine posed a big problem for Edward Little in the second quarter of Tuesday night’s Class AA […]
WATCH OR LISTEN: MPA girls' basketball tournament preview
Watch as the Sun Journal’s Lee Horton joins Travis Barrett of the Kennebec Journal and Travis Lazarczyk of the Morning Sentinel for a preview of the upcoming MPA girls’ basketball tournament. Or listen to their conversation below. Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy goes for a layup while being guarded by Marah Hall of Madison in […]
WATCH OR LISTEN: Preview of MPA boys' basketball tournament
Watch as Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reporters analyze the upcoming MPA boys’ basketball tournament. Or listen to it below. Winthrop High School’s Cam Wood is surrounded by Spruce Mountain High School defenders during a basketball game in Winthrop this season. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Photo)