OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Richmond Bobcats and Old Orchard Beach Seagulls are familiar opponents when it comes to the Class C South high school basketball tournament. Last season the sixth-seeded Bobcats upset No. 3 OOB in the quarterfinals. The year prior it was OOB’s turn to upset an unbeaten Richmond team in the semifinal. This […]
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Mother Nature: Weather causes tournament postponements in basketball, hockey
BRUNSWICK — The snowy, icy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday caused several high school basketball games to be postponed to tonight. From the local area, Lisbon and Wells saw its Class B South boys preliminary contest postponed twice, with the Greyhounds and Warriors now set to meet tonight at 7 p.m. Lisbon (10-8) is the No. […]
Area Hoops: Basketball tourney field set to kick off
BRUNSWICK — The high school basketball regular season has come to a close, with the tournament field finalized on Saturday by the Maine Principals’ Association. Several area teams made it to the postseason, with preliminary round action set to begin on Tuesday for the boys and Wednesday for the girls. Here is a look at the […]
Area Roundups: Red Riots stun champion Devils in boys hockey action
LEWISTON — Dustin Lappin scored a hat trick as South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete handed Lewiston its second loss of the season Wednesday, 5-1, in boys high school hockey action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. After Lewiston (13-2) took the early lead on a goal by Kurtis Pelletier, Lappin tied the game. In the second period, South Portland (7-6) […]
Girls Basketball: Ramblers escape Bobcats, 45-44
RICHMOND — Throughout the 2018/19 Mountain Valley Conference girls’ basketball season, Richmond coach Mike Ladner has kept things positive for his Bobcats. There have been trying times, like an 0-6 start and an inconsistent offense, and good times — a long mid-season winning streak that put Richmond back into the swing of things. Toward the end […]
Unified Basketball: A ‘Unifying’ experience as Morse hosts Rich-Dale in home opener
BATH — The “Cha Cha Slide” and the Village People hit “YMCA” blared through the sound system inside Bath Middle School on Friday as players from Morse High School and Rich-Dale (Hall-Dale/Richmond) danced away with the big crowd clapping along. Yes, Friday’s matchup was an athletic event as the Shipbuilders opened their home slate of Unified […]
Area Roundups: ’Builders upset Leavitt in boys basketball
TURNER — Tom Warren tallied 15 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as the Morse High School boys basketball team surprised Leavitt, 80-68, on Friday in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action. The Shipbuilders improved to 4-12 and moved up to the No. 9 and final playoff spot in the Class A South Heal […]
Boys Basketball: Richmond uses fast start to hold of Wiscasset
RICHMOND — The Richmond Bobcats needed a win. With three games left and the Bobcats looking to stay in the playoff picture, Richmond survived a late rally to knock off a Wiscasset Wolverines team set on playing the role of spoiler. Richmond led the Mountain Valley Conference matchup 18-1 after the first quarter, but the Wolverines […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick Dragons earn pair of hoop wins
BRUNSWICK — Marley Groat scored a career-high 23 points to power the Brunswick High School girls basketball team to a 66-37 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Messalonskee on Saturday. The Dragons swept a pair of weekend games, rolling to a 45-22 KVAC win over Medomak Valley on Friday, ending with a 14-1 record. Brunswick visits […]
Girls MVC Basketball: Balanced Mustangs get past Richmond Bobcats, 35-26
RICHMOND — There is little doubt that every time the two-time defending State Class C champion Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team steps onto the court, there is a target. On Thursday in a key Mountain Valley Conference matchup with Richmond, Rick Larrabee turned to his bench for key second-half buckets in a 35-26 victory over the […]