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| The Central Red Devils girls basketball team will take on the Hall Dale Bulldogs in the class C state championship game on Saturday, March 3rd at the Augusta Civic Center. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
State championship basketball previews
The Maine state championship basketball games will be held this weekend. The class B games will start off the weekend on Friday evening. The Presque Isle Wildcats (21-0) and the Lake Region Lakers (19-2) girls start the weekend with a 7 PM tip at the Bangor Auditorium.
EMCC basketball heading to national championship
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| John Caputo (42) of EMCC. Photo by Skip Hawkes/Maine Sports Report |
By Matt Schilmoeller
Bangor, ME--- If you have not had the chances to watch the Eastern Maine Community college (EMCC) men’s basketball team play yet then you are seriously missing out.
They are playing well enough to be ranked #1, both in the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) as well as #1 in the division II rankings for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
They have had some tough games where they have played and came back to win from behind.The athletes on the men’s basketball team have bought into the whole commitment instilled onto them by their coaches to do better; not only in the classroom, but on the court as well.
"In the past it used to be where they would have a sign up sheet in the cafeteria to recruit for a team," athletic directer Kent Corey said. "There has been an increase in the amount of fans due to how well the team is doing."
This group of players have been held accountable whether it's on or off the court.
"Everyone is held accountable whether it's on the court or off it," coach Steven Rich. "The reason for the success was that they bought into the comradely as a team and because of this the team’s defense and being able to work as a team increase.They still have yet to put together a ‘full game’ and need to work on being more consistent both on the offensive and defensive end."
EMCC finished the regular season with an overall record of a 18 wins and 4 losses. They are heading to the USCAA (United States Small College Conference Athletic Association) National championship in Uniontown PA where they are going in as an ‘at large’ bid during the week of the 6th -10th of March. Let’s hope that the Emcc Golden Eagles Succeed down in the tournament and bring the national championship back to the Bangor area.
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| #10 Thelbert Green of EMCC. Photo by Skip Hawkes/Maine Sports Report |
College softball- Maine 11 Cal State Fullerton 3
Ashley Kelley did not give up a earned run and the offense exploded for 11 runs in two innings as the University of Maine black bears softball team rolled to a 11-3 five inning over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday evening.
Maine fell behind 3-0 in the first inning as Cal State Fullerton scored three unearned runs. Maine scored three runs in the fourth inning and eight in the fifth inning to finish off the victory.
The Black Bears had two freshmen at the top of the order and both produced. Kristen Koslosky and EmJ Fogel each had three hits. Fogel scored two runs and had one RBI. Koslowsky had one RBI and one runs scored.
Dagmar Ralphs had three hits including two doubles. She also had two RBI and two runs scored. Margaret Hilton also had two RBI. Maine (2-6) will play a doubleheader at Long Beach State on Wednesday, February 29th. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM eastern time.
Maine fell behind 3-0 in the first inning as Cal State Fullerton scored three unearned runs. Maine scored three runs in the fourth inning and eight in the fifth inning to finish off the victory.
The Black Bears had two freshmen at the top of the order and both produced. Kristen Koslosky and EmJ Fogel each had three hits. Fogel scored two runs and had one RBI. Koslowsky had one RBI and one runs scored.
Dagmar Ralphs had three hits including two doubles. She also had two RBI and two runs scored. Margaret Hilton also had two RBI. Maine (2-6) will play a doubleheader at Long Beach State on Wednesday, February 29th. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM eastern time.
College baseball- Maine 5 Florida A&M 3
The University of Maine black bears baseball team took a 3-0 lead and held off a late Florida A&M rally to earn a 5-3 victory on Tuesday at Tallahassee, Florida.
Troy Black had two hits, one RBI and one run scored. Michael Fransoso, Fran Whitten and Justin Leisenheimer each had one RBI.
Fransoso, Ian Leisenheimer, Justin Leisenheimer and Whitten each had one hit for the Black Bears. DJ Voisine and Mike Connolly did the job on the mound. They combined to give up three runs. They did not walk a batter and struck out eight.
Maine (2-2) will face off with Florida A & M again on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM.
Troy Black had two hits, one RBI and one run scored. Michael Fransoso, Fran Whitten and Justin Leisenheimer each had one RBI.
Fransoso, Ian Leisenheimer, Justin Leisenheimer and Whitten each had one hit for the Black Bears. DJ Voisine and Mike Connolly did the job on the mound. They combined to give up three runs. They did not walk a batter and struck out eight.
Maine (2-2) will face off with Florida A & M again on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Girls basketball class C Eastern Maine final- Central 42 Stearns 41- overtime
Bangor, ME---- The Central Red Devils girls basketball team went over what defense they were going to play just two hours before their Eastern Maine championship game against the Stearns Minutemen.
That is plenty of time when you have Max McHugh on your team. Central coach Diane Rollins had McHugh guarding the explosive Sigi Koizar. She limited Koizar to 10 field goal attempts in the Red Devils 42-41 overtime victory over the Minutemen.
"I was thinking I would just throw this at them and see if we could do it. It was 5 o'clock. We worked through it for a half hour," Rollins said. "The low, the help, do this and do that. Tonight we went through how we were going to defend Sigi (Koizar). That is it. Max (McHugh) has so much focus in big games. She is a great defender. She can just step up in big situations like this."
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That is plenty of time when you have Max McHugh on your team. Central coach Diane Rollins had McHugh guarding the explosive Sigi Koizar. She limited Koizar to 10 field goal attempts in the Red Devils 42-41 overtime victory over the Minutemen.
"I was thinking I would just throw this at them and see if we could do it. It was 5 o'clock. We worked through it for a half hour," Rollins said. "The low, the help, do this and do that. Tonight we went through how we were going to defend Sigi (Koizar). That is it. Max (McHugh) has so much focus in big games. She is a great defender. She can just step up in big situations like this."
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Boys basketball class C semi-final- Lee 51 Penquis 50- 2 OT
Bangor, ME--- D.J. Johnson made a free throw with 5.8 seconds left in the second overtime to send the Lee Academy Pandas to a 51-50 double overtime victory in a class C boys semi-final victory played on Friday afternoon.
The free throw was the only point scored in the second overtime as Johnson stood near half court with the ball for the majority of both overtimes.
Johnson and Boubacar Diallo each had four fouls for the Pandas and Lee coach Randy Harris did not want to risk one or both of them fouling out.
Penquis coach Tony Hamlin was content on playing a 30 second game against the high powered Pandas. Hamlin and the Patriots played some zone in a 58-54 victory over Lee in the regular season finale.
"They (Lee) have players at every position. They are a good team, they are good basketball players," Hamlin said. "We zoned them over there. They didn't like it. I was comfortable just letting them stand at half court. You rather play them in a 30 second game than a four minute game."
Trevor Lyford put the Patriots ahead 23-22 with three minutes left in the second quarter. Lyford and Isaiah Bess combined for all of the Patriots 23 points. Harris decided on a triangle two against Bess and Lyford.
The Pandas followed that up with a 15-0 run that lasted until midway through the third quarter. Penquis followed that up with a 14-0 run to tie the game at 37. Bess and Lyford combined for 41 of the 50 points for Penquis. Both are sophomores and that gives the Patriots plenty of optimism.
Hamlin said, "We are young. I started four underclassmen. . We will be back here. We will learn from this experience."
Lyford hit a three pointer to give the Patriots a 40-39 with 6:37 remaining in the fourth quarter. That started a 8-0 Penquis run. Lee scored the next six points to even things up.
Tyler Pellitier made two free throws to give the Patriots a 47-45 lead with 2:28 remaining. The teams ended regulation tied at 49.Johnson and Bess each made a free throw in the first overtime for the only scoring.
Lee won the tip in the second quarter and Harris had Johnson stand near midcourt with the ball for the majority of the four minute overtime.
Lee (18-2) advances to take on Houlton in the Eastern Maine championship game on Saturday evening at 8:45 PM. Houlton (11-10) defeated Mattanawcook 40-39 on a Nicholas Guiod three pointer at the buzzer.
The free throw was the only point scored in the second overtime as Johnson stood near half court with the ball for the majority of both overtimes.
Johnson and Boubacar Diallo each had four fouls for the Pandas and Lee coach Randy Harris did not want to risk one or both of them fouling out.
Penquis coach Tony Hamlin was content on playing a 30 second game against the high powered Pandas. Hamlin and the Patriots played some zone in a 58-54 victory over Lee in the regular season finale.
"They (Lee) have players at every position. They are a good team, they are good basketball players," Hamlin said. "We zoned them over there. They didn't like it. I was comfortable just letting them stand at half court. You rather play them in a 30 second game than a four minute game."
Trevor Lyford put the Patriots ahead 23-22 with three minutes left in the second quarter. Lyford and Isaiah Bess combined for all of the Patriots 23 points. Harris decided on a triangle two against Bess and Lyford.
The Pandas followed that up with a 15-0 run that lasted until midway through the third quarter. Penquis followed that up with a 14-0 run to tie the game at 37. Bess and Lyford combined for 41 of the 50 points for Penquis. Both are sophomores and that gives the Patriots plenty of optimism.
Hamlin said, "We are young. I started four underclassmen. . We will be back here. We will learn from this experience."
Lyford hit a three pointer to give the Patriots a 40-39 with 6:37 remaining in the fourth quarter. That started a 8-0 Penquis run. Lee scored the next six points to even things up.
Tyler Pellitier made two free throws to give the Patriots a 47-45 lead with 2:28 remaining. The teams ended regulation tied at 49.Johnson and Bess each made a free throw in the first overtime for the only scoring.
Lee won the tip in the second quarter and Harris had Johnson stand near midcourt with the ball for the majority of the four minute overtime.
Lee (18-2) advances to take on Houlton in the Eastern Maine championship game on Saturday evening at 8:45 PM. Houlton (11-10) defeated Mattanawcook 40-39 on a Nicholas Guiod three pointer at the buzzer.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Royals put on a show in semi-final victory
Bangor, ME--- Vinal Crowley made a three pointer with 4:54 remaining in the first quarter to give the Jonesport-Beals Royals boys basketball team a 10-8 lead. The Royals never looked back as they went on a 10-0 run and cruised to a 76-49 class D semi-final victory over the Katahdin Cougars on Thursday afternoon.
Matthew Alley and Garet Beal combined to score 45 points for the Royals. Beal filled up the stat sheet with 20 points (7-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 rebound, nine assists and two blocks. Matthew Alley put in 25 points on 11-17 shooting.
Justin Alley chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Crowley finished with five blocks. Crowley has 11 blocks in two tourney games.
The Royals shot 52.5 % from the field and outrebounded the Cougars 43-21. Jonesport-Beals (17-2) had 19 assists on 31 field goals. The Royals will face Deer Isle-Stonington in the Eastern Maine championship game on Saturday, February 24th @ 10:45 AM.
Colton Bivighouse led the Cougars with 16 points. Jesse McNally added eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Katahdin finished the season with a 15-6 record.
Matthew Alley and Garet Beal combined to score 45 points for the Royals. Beal filled up the stat sheet with 20 points (7-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 rebound, nine assists and two blocks. Matthew Alley put in 25 points on 11-17 shooting.
Justin Alley chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Crowley finished with five blocks. Crowley has 11 blocks in two tourney games.
The Royals shot 52.5 % from the field and outrebounded the Cougars 43-21. Jonesport-Beals (17-2) had 19 assists on 31 field goals. The Royals will face Deer Isle-Stonington in the Eastern Maine championship game on Saturday, February 24th @ 10:45 AM.
Colton Bivighouse led the Cougars with 16 points. Jesse McNally added eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Katahdin finished the season with a 15-6 record.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Girls class C quarterfinal- Stearns 46 Mattanawcook 24
Bangor, Me-- The Stearns Minutemen went on a 12-0 run early in the second quarter and cruised to a 46-24 victory over the Mattanawcook Lynx in a class C girls quarterfinal basketball game played on Tuesday afternoon.
Sigi Koizar had eight points and two assists during the Stearns second quarter fun. Koizar finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals. She shot 8-13 from the field and 5-5 from the free throw line.
Alex Mooney finished with 12 points, including hitting three shots from behind the three point line. Ashley Rollins recorded eight points and eight rebounds.
Stearns outrebounded Mattanawcook 34-23 and held the Lynx to 18.1% shooting from the field. The Minuteman outscored the Lynx 37-15 after the first quarter. Stearns (17-2) will face Houlton in a semi-final game on Friday, February 24th at 7 PM.
Taylor Hawkins led the Lynx with 10 points and seven rebounds. Mattanawcook finishes the season with a 14-5 record.
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Sigi Koizar had eight points and two assists during the Stearns second quarter fun. Koizar finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals. She shot 8-13 from the field and 5-5 from the free throw line.
Alex Mooney finished with 12 points, including hitting three shots from behind the three point line. Ashley Rollins recorded eight points and eight rebounds.
Stearns outrebounded Mattanawcook 34-23 and held the Lynx to 18.1% shooting from the field. The Minuteman outscored the Lynx 37-15 after the first quarter. Stearns (17-2) will face Houlton in a semi-final game on Friday, February 24th at 7 PM.
Taylor Hawkins led the Lynx with 10 points and seven rebounds. Mattanawcook finishes the season with a 14-5 record.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Class C boys basketball quarterfinal- Houlton 69 Sumner 52
Bangor, Me---The Houlton Shiretowners came into the class C boys basketball tournament as the number seven seed. They looked like a top seed on Tuesday morning.
The Shiretowners jumped out to a 33-21 halftime lead and cruised to a 69-52 victory over the Sumner Tigers in a quarterfinal game played at the Bangor Auditorium.
Nicholas Guiod led Houlton with 18 points including going 9-12 from the free throw line. Kyle Bouchard finished with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Kole Buzzeo and Elyjah Crockett finished with 10 points each for the Shiretowners.Guiod, Buzzeo and Crockett are all sophomores. Bouchard is a freshman. Houlton (10-10) will take on sixth seeded Mattanawcook on Friday, February 24th @ 2 PM in a semi-final game. Mattanawcook upset Calais 62-51 in a quarterfinal game.
Gabe O'Brien (22) and Tylor Martin (18) combined for 40 of the 52 points for the Tigers. Sumner finishes the season with a 16-3 record.
The Shiretowners jumped out to a 33-21 halftime lead and cruised to a 69-52 victory over the Sumner Tigers in a quarterfinal game played at the Bangor Auditorium.
Nicholas Guiod led Houlton with 18 points including going 9-12 from the free throw line. Kyle Bouchard finished with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Kole Buzzeo and Elyjah Crockett finished with 10 points each for the Shiretowners.Guiod, Buzzeo and Crockett are all sophomores. Bouchard is a freshman. Houlton (10-10) will take on sixth seeded Mattanawcook on Friday, February 24th @ 2 PM in a semi-final game. Mattanawcook upset Calais 62-51 in a quarterfinal game.
Gabe O'Brien (22) and Tylor Martin (18) combined for 40 of the 52 points for the Tigers. Sumner finishes the season with a 16-3 record.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Class D girls quarterfinal- Van Buren 72 Shead 45
Bangor, ME-- The Shead Tigers girls basketball team came into their quarterfinal game against the Van Buren Crusaders on Monday evening with a game plan. That plan was to try and do everything they could to make anyone other than Parise Rossignol beat them.
What ended up happening was, not only did the other Crusaders come through but so did Rossignol. She put in 33 points on 10-15 shooting. Her first three shots were three point attempts, she made them all.
Shead coach Sarah Moore had at least two of her Tigers on Rossignol for most of the game. When you have the court awareness that Rossignol has, that just means you are picking you are picking your poison.
Rossignol dished out nine assists, including many to Ashley Wilson who finished with 16 points on 8-12 points, including 10 points in the second quarter.
Matt Rossignol is the dad and coach of Parise. Matt currently holds class B tourney records. Matt hit 17 field goals in one game and 37 in the 1985 regional tournament. Parise is also in the record book for her 44 point performance in a prelim victory over Jonesport-Beals.
Matt knows that if the opposing team puts two people on Parise, others need to step up. Wilson and others stepped for the Crusaders in the quarterfinal victory.
"Every night she (Parise) sees two defenders or at least a box and one. They (Shead) decided to go with two on her. What that means is our other girls are going to need to step up. Tonight they did," Coach Rossignol said. "(Ashley) Wilson had 10 points in the second quarter. (Felisha) Bouchard hit the open shot. Even the girls who do not typically score for me were scoring. When we have that going on, you need to pick your poison. If you want to double her (Parise), she will find them."
Parise also pulled down eight rebounds, blocked three shots and had two steals. Rossignol, Wilson and Felisha Bouchard combined to shoot 21-32 (65.6) from the field. The Crusaders shot 27-44 (61.3) as a team. Van Buren had 15 assists on their 27 field goals.
Bouchard finished with nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Wilson recorded four rebounds and two steals. Natashia Bourgoin recorded six points and four rebounds. Van Buren (17-3) will face Washburn in a semi-final game on Thursday, February 23rd at 8:35 PM.
Van Buren and Washburn played two games in the regular season and each team won on their home court. Washburn won 52-37 on December 16th. Van Buren won 66-56 on January 13th. Rossignol had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the Crusaders victory over Washburn.
"Washburn is so athletic, they are so quick. If you turn it over, it leads to instant offense with them," Coach Rossignol said. "When we beat them at home, we were able to take care of the ball. That is why we were able to win. I expect he (Washburn coach Michael Carolos) will have a different game plan."
Jenna Demolet led the Tigers with 16 points and eight rebounds. Vanessa Patterson chipped in with 12 points. five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Shead finishes the season with a 13-7 record.
What ended up happening was, not only did the other Crusaders come through but so did Rossignol. She put in 33 points on 10-15 shooting. Her first three shots were three point attempts, she made them all.
Shead coach Sarah Moore had at least two of her Tigers on Rossignol for most of the game. When you have the court awareness that Rossignol has, that just means you are picking you are picking your poison.
Rossignol dished out nine assists, including many to Ashley Wilson who finished with 16 points on 8-12 points, including 10 points in the second quarter.
Matt Rossignol is the dad and coach of Parise. Matt currently holds class B tourney records. Matt hit 17 field goals in one game and 37 in the 1985 regional tournament. Parise is also in the record book for her 44 point performance in a prelim victory over Jonesport-Beals.
Matt knows that if the opposing team puts two people on Parise, others need to step up. Wilson and others stepped for the Crusaders in the quarterfinal victory.
"Every night she (Parise) sees two defenders or at least a box and one. They (Shead) decided to go with two on her. What that means is our other girls are going to need to step up. Tonight they did," Coach Rossignol said. "(Ashley) Wilson had 10 points in the second quarter. (Felisha) Bouchard hit the open shot. Even the girls who do not typically score for me were scoring. When we have that going on, you need to pick your poison. If you want to double her (Parise), she will find them."
Parise also pulled down eight rebounds, blocked three shots and had two steals. Rossignol, Wilson and Felisha Bouchard combined to shoot 21-32 (65.6) from the field. The Crusaders shot 27-44 (61.3) as a team. Van Buren had 15 assists on their 27 field goals.
Bouchard finished with nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Wilson recorded four rebounds and two steals. Natashia Bourgoin recorded six points and four rebounds. Van Buren (17-3) will face Washburn in a semi-final game on Thursday, February 23rd at 8:35 PM.
Van Buren and Washburn played two games in the regular season and each team won on their home court. Washburn won 52-37 on December 16th. Van Buren won 66-56 on January 13th. Rossignol had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the Crusaders victory over Washburn.
"Washburn is so athletic, they are so quick. If you turn it over, it leads to instant offense with them," Coach Rossignol said. "When we beat them at home, we were able to take care of the ball. That is why we were able to win. I expect he (Washburn coach Michael Carolos) will have a different game plan."
Jenna Demolet led the Tigers with 16 points and eight rebounds. Vanessa Patterson chipped in with 12 points. five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Shead finishes the season with a 13-7 record.
Boys basaketball class D quarterfinal- Jonesport-Beals 57 Easton 42
Bangor, Me--- The Jonesport-Beals Royals went on a 9-0 run to start the third quarter and cruised to a 57-42 victory over the Easton Beats in a class D boys quarterfinal game played on Monday afternoon.
Vinal Crowley led the Royals with 14 points, nine rebounds, six blocks and three steals. Garet Beal and Matthew Alley finished with 10 points each for Jonesport-Beals. Alley pulled down 10 rebounds, Beal pulled down seven. Jonesport-Beals (16-2) will face Katahdin in a semi-final game on Thursday afternoon.
Reid Clark led the Bears with 15 points. Jared Hafford finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Jonah Bacon recorded eight points and eight rebounds. Easton finishes the season with a 14-6 record.
Vinal Crowley led the Royals with 14 points, nine rebounds, six blocks and three steals. Garet Beal and Matthew Alley finished with 10 points each for Jonesport-Beals. Alley pulled down 10 rebounds, Beal pulled down seven. Jonesport-Beals (16-2) will face Katahdin in a semi-final game on Thursday afternoon.
Reid Clark led the Bears with 15 points. Jared Hafford finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Jonah Bacon recorded eight points and eight rebounds. Easton finishes the season with a 14-6 record.
Class D boys quarterfinal- Katahdin 49 Hodgdon 48
Bangor, ME-- William Livezey made a free throw with nine seconds left to lead the Katahdin Cougars to a 49-48 victory over the Hodgdon Hawks in a class D boys quarterfinal game played Monday afternoon at the Bangor Auditorium.
Livezey scored seven of his game high 21 points in the fourth quarter. Wyatt Morse added 19 points for the Cougars. Morse nailed three shots from three point range and went 6-6 from the free throw line. Colin Bivighouse pulled down seven rebounds. Katahdin (15-5) will play top ranked Jonesport-Beals in a semi-final game on Thursday afternoon.
Freshman Chris Hudson led the Hawks with 24 points on 9-15 shooting. Hudson also finished with 12 rebounds and three assists. Hodgdon finishes the season with a 14-6 record.
Livezey scored seven of his game high 21 points in the fourth quarter. Wyatt Morse added 19 points for the Cougars. Morse nailed three shots from three point range and went 6-6 from the free throw line. Colin Bivighouse pulled down seven rebounds. Katahdin (15-5) will play top ranked Jonesport-Beals in a semi-final game on Thursday afternoon.
Freshman Chris Hudson led the Hawks with 24 points on 9-15 shooting. Hudson also finished with 12 rebounds and three assists. Hodgdon finishes the season with a 14-6 record.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Things to watch at the Auditorium
Bangor, Me--- The Class B, C and D tournament begins Friday night at the Bangor Auditorium. As always you will see great games, great individual performances and a electric atmosphere. Here are some other things to look for in the great week ahead.
Everyone would be shocked if anyone other than Presque Isle and Nokomis were playing for the Eastern Maine class B girls championship at 2 PM on February 25th. Camden Hills could give Nokomis a close game if they end up meeting in a semi-final game. The Warriors defeated Camden Hills 62-51 in the regular season.
Presque Isle will face John Bapst in a quarterfinal game on Saturday. If they get by that match-up they will go up against the Gardiner/MDI winner in the semi-finals. Gardiner has proving that they can play with the top teams in class B. They played close games with both Nokomis and Western Maine power, Leavitt.
The quarterfinal game to watch in class B girls will be the 4/5 match-up between Gardiner and MDI. That game is schedule for 1:30 PM on Saturday, February 18th. Presque/Isle and Gardiner could be an interesting semi-final game while a Nokomis and Presque Isle final is what everyone is looking forward to.
The Class B boys tip off on Friday night with the third seeded Gardiner Tigers facing the sixth seeded Nokomis Warriors. MDI comes in as the favorite with a 18-0 record. The reward if a quarterfinal matchup with defending state champion Camden Hills.
The Class C girls tourney could be the most wide open. Orono comes in as the top seed. They will have their hands full in a quarterfinal game against Houlton on Tuesday, February 21st @ 330 PM.
Stearns is very dangerous. They have the best player in the class C girls tourney and maybe in the entire tournament in Sigi Koizar. Stearns has a balanced overall team that will be a tough match-up for any team.. The Minutemen have a tough semi-final game against Mattanawcook. If they can get by the Lynx, it could set up a semi-final showdown with Orono.
The most interesting quarterfinal game could be between third ranked Central and sixth seeded Bucksport. The two teams split during the regular season. Bucksport won a 37-35 game at Central late in the season. That helped the Bucks earn the sixth seed. All this talk about balance in class C girls and the only undefeated team has not even been mentioned yet. Calais comes in at 16-0 and will look to go deep into the tourney after falling in the quarterfinals as a top seed last year.
Lee and Sumner come in at 16-2 and the top two seeds for class C boys. Penquis also comes in at 16-2. With the dynamic sophomore duo of Isaiah Bess and Trevor Lyford, the Patriots will be a tough matchup for anyone. They defeated Lee late in the season to earn the number four seed.
Calais comes into the tourney at 14-2 and will face Mattanawcook in a interesting quarterfinal game. The class C boys semi-final games on Friday, February 24th will be must see at the Bangor Auditorium.
A lower seed will be making the class D girls semi-finals. The reason that is a guarantee is because Southern Aroostook upset Fort Fairfield in a prelim game. That sets up a quarterfinal matchup of number 15 Southern Aroostok against number seven Hodgdon.
Washburn comes in as the number one seed. If Van Buren can get by Shead in the quarterfinals it will set up a must see semi-final game betwen the Crusaders and Washburn. Parise Rossignol of Van Buren is the player to watch in class D. She scored her 1000 career point this season, faster than anyone in the history of Maine high school basketball. Central Aroostook and Woodland will be a interesting quarterfinal game.
Jonesport-Beals, Central Aroostook and Washburn are the powerhouse teams in class D boys. Garet Beal of Jonesport-Beals, Mitch Worcester of Washburn and Jordan McLaughlin of Washburn will provide offensive explosion that is rarely seen.
Everyone would be shocked if anyone other than Presque Isle and Nokomis were playing for the Eastern Maine class B girls championship at 2 PM on February 25th. Camden Hills could give Nokomis a close game if they end up meeting in a semi-final game. The Warriors defeated Camden Hills 62-51 in the regular season.
Presque Isle will face John Bapst in a quarterfinal game on Saturday. If they get by that match-up they will go up against the Gardiner/MDI winner in the semi-finals. Gardiner has proving that they can play with the top teams in class B. They played close games with both Nokomis and Western Maine power, Leavitt.
The quarterfinal game to watch in class B girls will be the 4/5 match-up between Gardiner and MDI. That game is schedule for 1:30 PM on Saturday, February 18th. Presque/Isle and Gardiner could be an interesting semi-final game while a Nokomis and Presque Isle final is what everyone is looking forward to.
The Class B boys tip off on Friday night with the third seeded Gardiner Tigers facing the sixth seeded Nokomis Warriors. MDI comes in as the favorite with a 18-0 record. The reward if a quarterfinal matchup with defending state champion Camden Hills.
The Class C girls tourney could be the most wide open. Orono comes in as the top seed. They will have their hands full in a quarterfinal game against Houlton on Tuesday, February 21st @ 330 PM.
Stearns is very dangerous. They have the best player in the class C girls tourney and maybe in the entire tournament in Sigi Koizar. Stearns has a balanced overall team that will be a tough match-up for any team.. The Minutemen have a tough semi-final game against Mattanawcook. If they can get by the Lynx, it could set up a semi-final showdown with Orono.
The most interesting quarterfinal game could be between third ranked Central and sixth seeded Bucksport. The two teams split during the regular season. Bucksport won a 37-35 game at Central late in the season. That helped the Bucks earn the sixth seed. All this talk about balance in class C girls and the only undefeated team has not even been mentioned yet. Calais comes in at 16-0 and will look to go deep into the tourney after falling in the quarterfinals as a top seed last year.
Lee and Sumner come in at 16-2 and the top two seeds for class C boys. Penquis also comes in at 16-2. With the dynamic sophomore duo of Isaiah Bess and Trevor Lyford, the Patriots will be a tough matchup for anyone. They defeated Lee late in the season to earn the number four seed.
Calais comes into the tourney at 14-2 and will face Mattanawcook in a interesting quarterfinal game. The class C boys semi-final games on Friday, February 24th will be must see at the Bangor Auditorium.
A lower seed will be making the class D girls semi-finals. The reason that is a guarantee is because Southern Aroostook upset Fort Fairfield in a prelim game. That sets up a quarterfinal matchup of number 15 Southern Aroostok against number seven Hodgdon.
Washburn comes in as the number one seed. If Van Buren can get by Shead in the quarterfinals it will set up a must see semi-final game betwen the Crusaders and Washburn. Parise Rossignol of Van Buren is the player to watch in class D. She scored her 1000 career point this season, faster than anyone in the history of Maine high school basketball. Central Aroostook and Woodland will be a interesting quarterfinal game.
Jonesport-Beals, Central Aroostook and Washburn are the powerhouse teams in class D boys. Garet Beal of Jonesport-Beals, Mitch Worcester of Washburn and Jordan McLaughlin of Washburn will provide offensive explosion that is rarely seen.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Boys class B prelim- Nokomis 50 Waterville 49- OT
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| Ethan Pearl scored 19 points to lead the Nokomis Warriors to a 50-49 victory over the Waterville Panthers. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
The Warriors shot 5-14 from the free throw line for the game including 3-8 in overtime. Pearl shot only 4-9 from the line. Pearl was given the final opportunity when J.P. Michaud fouled him 48 feet from the basket with the game tied. Pearl missed the first. He sank the second just like he was on the green on the 18th hole.
"I just kept telling myself, it is like a putt on the 18 for the win," Pearl said. "I guess I was missing a bunch of three footers. I made one and it got us the win."
Recap and Stats
Class C boys prelim- Orono 54 Bucksport 45
By Matt Schilmoeller
Orono, Me---Cortland Loring celebrated his birthday by scoring 17 points to help the Orono Red Riots win a class C preliminary round game over the Bucksport Bucks and earn a trip to the Bangor Auditorium.
Tyler Eddy put in 13 points for the Red Riots in the 54-45 victory on Wednesday evening. Orono (10-9) advances to the Eastern Maine class C quarterfinals. They will face top ranked Lee on Tuesday, February 21st at 830 PM.
Mitchell Burgess led the Bucks with a game high 18 points. Bucksport finishes the season with a 9-10 record.
Orono, Me---Cortland Loring celebrated his birthday by scoring 17 points to help the Orono Red Riots win a class C preliminary round game over the Bucksport Bucks and earn a trip to the Bangor Auditorium.
Tyler Eddy put in 13 points for the Red Riots in the 54-45 victory on Wednesday evening. Orono (10-9) advances to the Eastern Maine class C quarterfinals. They will face top ranked Lee on Tuesday, February 21st at 830 PM.
Mitchell Burgess led the Bucks with a game high 18 points. Bucksport finishes the season with a 9-10 record.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tigers season ends at Houlton
Houlton, Me--- The Houlton Shiretowners had four players finish in double figures as they cruised to a 49-34 girls class C preliminary round victory over the Dexter Tigers on Tuesday evening.
Houlton scored the final nine points of the first quarter to take a 12-5 lead. They extended the lead to 24-13 at the half.
Sam Keegan led the Shiretowners with 15 points. Tori Hanson put in 12. Amanda Fogarty and Marina Cameron chipped in with 10 each. Houlton (13-6) advances to the Bangor Auditorium to take on top ranked Orono in a quarterfinal game scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st at 3:30 PM.
Lauren Crane led the Tigers with a game high 22 points. Dexter ends the season with a 10-9 record.
Houlton scored the final nine points of the first quarter to take a 12-5 lead. They extended the lead to 24-13 at the half.
Sam Keegan led the Shiretowners with 15 points. Tori Hanson put in 12. Amanda Fogarty and Marina Cameron chipped in with 10 each. Houlton (13-6) advances to the Bangor Auditorium to take on top ranked Orono in a quarterfinal game scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st at 3:30 PM.
Lauren Crane led the Tigers with a game high 22 points. Dexter ends the season with a 10-9 record.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Eastern Maine basketball 2012 tourney predictions
2012 Eastern Maine tourney predictions
Class A Boys
Eastern Maine final- Hampden over Mt. Blue
Class A girls
Eastern Maine final- Edward Little over Cony
Class B Boys
Eastern Maine Final- MDI over Gardiner
Class B Girls
Eastern Maine final- Nokomis over Presque Isle
Class C Boys
Eastern Maine final- Penquis over Sumner
Class C Girls
Eastern Maine final- Stearns over Bucksport
Class D Boys
Eastern Maine final- Washburn over Jonesport-Beals
Class D Girls
Eastern Maine final- Washburn over Central Aroostook
Class A Boys
Eastern Maine final- Hampden over Mt. Blue
Class A girls
Eastern Maine final- Edward Little over Cony
Class B Boys
Eastern Maine Final- MDI over Gardiner
Class B Girls
Eastern Maine final- Nokomis over Presque Isle
Class C Boys
Eastern Maine final- Penquis over Sumner
Class C Girls
Eastern Maine final- Stearns over Bucksport
Class D Boys
Eastern Maine final- Washburn over Jonesport-Beals
Class D Girls
Eastern Maine final- Washburn over Central Aroostook
Saturday, February 11, 2012
David McKusick is male athlete of the week
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| David McKusick (front) helped the Dexter Tigers cheering squad earn the Eastern Maine championship. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
Each week during the high school sports season the Eastern Maine High School Sports Examiner and the Eastern Maine Sports Blog will announce a female and male athlete of the week. You can send your nominations to Marc @ easternmainesportsblog@yahoo.com. When you send your nominations include the athlete, name of the school, stats for the week of the nomination. The male and female winner will each receive a t shirt
This is the last week that we will be doing athlete of the week for the winter season. Here is a look at previous winners. Hopefully we get just as many great nominations for the spring season starting in April.
Winter season- Week 7- January 30th- February 11th
Male
David McKusick- Dexter - David was instrumental in helping the Dexter Regional High cheering squad win the Eastern Maine Class C title. David is really the key to the team. He is strong and is able to provide excellent basket tosses and catches, he is very agile – he is by far the best tumbler on the team, and is always willing to do whatever to motivate his team. His team mates and school mates love and respect him. Since the Eastern Maine competition, McKusick spent 11 days in the hospital. He missed the state championship competition due to an infection in his heart.
Runner up
Jordan McLaughlin- Washburn- Basketball- Recorded 42 points and seven steals in 82-43 victory over Fort Fairfield. Scored 21 points in 83-28 over Ashland. Scored 33 points in 94-62 victory over Southern Aroostook. Recorded 28 points and seven assists in 75-61 victory over Easton.
Third Place
Mitch Worcester- Washburn- Basketball- Recorded 27 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and seven steals in 82-43 victory over Fort Fairfield. Scored 29 points including going 11-11 from the FT line in 94-62 victory over Southern Aroostook.Recorded 36 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in 75-61 victory over Easton.
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Merchant earns female athlete of the week
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| Morgan Merchant scored 120 points in the past weeks. Photo by Patty Thimlar |
Each week during the high school sports season the Eastern Maine High School Sports Examiner and the Eastern Maine Sports Blog will announce a female and male athlete of the week. You can send your nominations to Marc @ easternmainesportsblog@yahoo.com. When you send your nominations include the athlete, name of the school, stats for the week of the nomination. The male and female winner will each receive a t shirt
This is the last week that we will be doing athlete of the week for the winter season. Here is a look at previous winners. Hopefully we get just as many great nominations for the spring season starting in April
Winter season- Week 7- January 30th- February 11th
Female
Morgan Merchant- Jonesport-Beals- Basketball- Earned top honors by scoring 120 points in leading the Royals to a 3-2 record in the past two weeks. She also averaged over 12 rebounds per game during that span. Merchant Scored 30 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in 53-40 victory over Sumner. Scored 18 points in 49-39 victory over Machias. Recorded 28 points and 10 rebounds in 55-20 victory over Calvary Chapel. Recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in 60-54 loss to Deer Isle-Stonington. Recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in 54-47 loss to Shead.
Runner up
Jillian Woodward- Orono- Basketball- Scored 26 points and 20 rebounds in 57-44 victory over John Bapst. Recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in 52-41 victory over Dexter. Scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 43-27 victory over George Stevens. Recorded 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in 69-39 victory over Penquis.
Third Place
Sigrid Koizar- Stearns- Basketball- Recorded 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals in 63-35 victory over Penquis. Scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals in 58-34 victory over Dexter.Recorded 15 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and five steals in 43-33 victory over Schenck.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Dexter cheerleading doing it for David
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| Cheryl McKusick (middle) receives a rose before the Dexter boys basketball game played on February 8th. Also in the photo MacKenzie McKusick , David's cousin(left) and Kristy Veazie, Dexter assistant cheering coach and head field hockey coach (right) . Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
McKusick was a huge part in Dexter claiming the Eastern Maine regional championship on January 28th. Four days later the cheerleaders were shocked on the sidelines during a Dexter girls basketball game against Orono.
The cheering squad found out that day that McKusick was at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor getting treated for an infection in his heart.
"It started out pretty solemn. The night they figured out he would not be returning to the team, we didn't even cheer that night. They just didn't feel like they were going to make it through," Dexter coach Kacie Ladd said. "The next day they realized, they have to make it through. That is what David would want. That is what they want to do for David. They want to show David they can make it through. That first night was very tough."
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Girls basketball- Dexter 51 Foxcroft 33
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| Jordyn Bell (5) led Dexter with 14 points and 11 rebounds in 51-33 victory over Foxcroft on Thursday evening. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
Dexter, Me-- The Dexter Tigers girls basketball came into Thursday evening in a slump and they were not very happy about it. They came in losing five out of their last six including three straight.
Jordyn Bell may be a junior but she was determined to stop the losing streak on senior night. Bell scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 51-33 victory over the Foxcroft Ponies. The Tigers were coming off a 24 point loss at Stearns on Tuesday.
"It was senior night. It was our last regular season game. We just really wanted to win. We were so sick of losing," Bell said. "Michaela (White) said after the Stearns game that Dover better watch out. I couldn't agree with her more."
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Girls basketball- Stearns 43 Schenck 33
By John Kedderis
EAST MILLINOCKET - The Stearns girls basketball team finished the regular season with a 43-33 victory over the Schenck Wolverines on Thursday evening at Margaret Gillis Gymnasium..
Sigi Koizar led Stearns with 16 points, Alex Mooney added 15, including 4 three pointers, Taylor Pelkey and Ashley Rollins each contributed six for the 16-2 Lady Minutemen. who will go in as either three or four seed in the class C tournament and take on either Mattanawcook, Bucksport or Fort Kent.
Schenck was led by Kristin Thompson, who had 13, Laura Nicholson added 11, Katie Stanley had six, Kate-Lynn Michaud added two and Mackenzie Bell one for the 10-8 Lady Wolverines, who will wait and see where/who they play in the upcoming class D prelim round..
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 8 25 31 43
Schenck -- 5 12 25 33
JV: Schenck 43, Stearns 21
EAST MILLINOCKET - The Stearns girls basketball team finished the regular season with a 43-33 victory over the Schenck Wolverines on Thursday evening at Margaret Gillis Gymnasium..
Sigi Koizar led Stearns with 16 points, Alex Mooney added 15, including 4 three pointers, Taylor Pelkey and Ashley Rollins each contributed six for the 16-2 Lady Minutemen. who will go in as either three or four seed in the class C tournament and take on either Mattanawcook, Bucksport or Fort Kent.
Schenck was led by Kristin Thompson, who had 13, Laura Nicholson added 11, Katie Stanley had six, Kate-Lynn Michaud added two and Mackenzie Bell one for the 10-8 Lady Wolverines, who will wait and see where/who they play in the upcoming class D prelim round..
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 8 25 31 43
Schenck -- 5 12 25 33
JV: Schenck 43, Stearns 21
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Boys basketball- Stearns 72 Schenck 49
MILLINOCKET -Seth Brown scored 18 points to lead the Stearns Minutemen boys basketball team to a 72-49 victory over the Schenck Wolverines at Wentworth gym on Wednesday night.
Riley Whitney and Kyle McVey finished with 15 points each, Marc Morneault added 13, Mark Lyons had six, Lucas McLain added four & Tyson Girsa had one for the 7-11 Minutemen..
Schenck was led by Jared Lyons, who had 17 points, Aaron Beaumont had 12, Jared Albert added nine, Ryan Leavitt had five, while Nathan Cram, Darrick Tanous and Ryan MacLeod all had two for the 7-11 Wolverines.
Stearns currently sits in the number 11 and final tourney spot in class C East. If Shead defeats Narraguagus on Thursday evening the Minutemen would qualify and travel for a prelim game on February 14th or February 15th. If Narraguagus gets a victory over Shead, the heal points will end up very close between Stearns and Narraguagus.
Schenck looks like they will be traveling to Easton or Machias for a class D preliminary round game that will most likely be played on February 14th or February 15th.
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 21 31 54 72
Schenck -- 11 21 38 49
JV: Stearns 44, Schenck 43
Riley Whitney and Kyle McVey finished with 15 points each, Marc Morneault added 13, Mark Lyons had six, Lucas McLain added four & Tyson Girsa had one for the 7-11 Minutemen..
Schenck was led by Jared Lyons, who had 17 points, Aaron Beaumont had 12, Jared Albert added nine, Ryan Leavitt had five, while Nathan Cram, Darrick Tanous and Ryan MacLeod all had two for the 7-11 Wolverines.
Stearns currently sits in the number 11 and final tourney spot in class C East. If Shead defeats Narraguagus on Thursday evening the Minutemen would qualify and travel for a prelim game on February 14th or February 15th. If Narraguagus gets a victory over Shead, the heal points will end up very close between Stearns and Narraguagus.
Schenck looks like they will be traveling to Easton or Machias for a class D preliminary round game that will most likely be played on February 14th or February 15th.
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 21 31 54 72
Schenck -- 11 21 38 49
JV: Stearns 44, Schenck 43
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Stearns girls roll to 15th win with 58-34 win over Dexter
Info provided by John Kedderis and Marc Calnan
MILLINOCKET -- The Stearns High School Lady Minutemen came away with a 58-34 victory over the Dexter Tigers on senior night at Wentworth gym on Tuesday evening..
Stearns broke the game open with a 20-4 second quarter run to take a 31-15 halftime lead after the teams played to a 11-11 first quarter.
Sigi Koizar, playing in her Final Home Game as a Stearns Lady Minuteman, led Stearns with 21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Alex Mooney added 14 points, including 3 three pointers, senior Ashley Rollins, juniors Emily Wark & Taylor Pelkey all had 7 points, and Senior Lilly Dow scored 2 in her Final Home Game for the 15-2 Lady Minutemen. Stearns concluded the season with a 9-0 record at home.
Dexter was led by Abbie Melvin, who had 12 points, Jordyn Bell added 11, Michaela White chipped in with 5, while Bobbi Chambers & Lauren Crane added three each for the 9-8 Lady Tigers.
Stearns concludes their Regular Season Thursday Evening, February 9th when they travel nine miles down the road to take on their rivals, the Schenck Lady Wolveries. Dexter will conclude their Regular Season on Thursday when they host Foxcroft Academy..
Stearns will be going into the class C east tournament as a number three or four seed. They will most likely play their first tournament game on February 21st at the Bangor Auditorium, Dexter looks like they are heading to a road preliminary round game on either February 14th or February 15th.
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 11 31 46 58
Dexter -- 11 15 27 34
JV: Dexter 44, Stearns 22
MILLINOCKET -- The Stearns High School Lady Minutemen came away with a 58-34 victory over the Dexter Tigers on senior night at Wentworth gym on Tuesday evening..
Stearns broke the game open with a 20-4 second quarter run to take a 31-15 halftime lead after the teams played to a 11-11 first quarter.
Sigi Koizar, playing in her Final Home Game as a Stearns Lady Minuteman, led Stearns with 21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Alex Mooney added 14 points, including 3 three pointers, senior Ashley Rollins, juniors Emily Wark & Taylor Pelkey all had 7 points, and Senior Lilly Dow scored 2 in her Final Home Game for the 15-2 Lady Minutemen. Stearns concluded the season with a 9-0 record at home.
Dexter was led by Abbie Melvin, who had 12 points, Jordyn Bell added 11, Michaela White chipped in with 5, while Bobbi Chambers & Lauren Crane added three each for the 9-8 Lady Tigers.
Stearns concludes their Regular Season Thursday Evening, February 9th when they travel nine miles down the road to take on their rivals, the Schenck Lady Wolveries. Dexter will conclude their Regular Season on Thursday when they host Foxcroft Academy..
Stearns will be going into the class C east tournament as a number three or four seed. They will most likely play their first tournament game on February 21st at the Bangor Auditorium, Dexter looks like they are heading to a road preliminary round game on either February 14th or February 15th.
Score By Quarters:
Stearns -- 11 31 46 58
Dexter -- 11 15 27 34
JV: Dexter 44, Stearns 22
Boys basketball- Old Town 68 Foxcroft 49
Old Town, Me-- Garrett Libby scored 27 points to lead the Old Town Coyotes boys basketball team to a 68-49 victory over the Foxcroft Ponies on Tuesday evening.
The Coyotes started the game hot. They hit 6 three pointers to start the game to jump out to a 18-0 lead. Old Town held a 40-19 halftime lead.
Garvey Melmed chipped in with 15 points, while Bryan Guay added nine for the Coyotes. Old Town (5-12) will finish off their season on Friday, February 10th when they host Hermon.
Kaleb Smith led the Ponies with 20 points. Ryan Rebar added nine. Foxcroft (5-12) will finish their season on Wednesday, February 8th with a game at Dexter.
Last night was a match up two teams that have struggled throughout the year and looking to improve. Old town came out on fire hitting 6 3’s in the first half Garrett Libby hit 27 points to finish the game along with Garvey Melmed who finished with 15 and Bryan Guay finishing up with 9 points leading the coyotes to a 68-49 victory over the Ponies from Foxcroft Academy. Ryan Rebar and Kaleb Smith the two guys were trying to find a spark for the Ponies of Foxcroft academy however weren’t able to get anything going although Kaleb Smith finished with 20 points and Ryan Rebar finished for the now 5-12 Ponies with 9 points.
The Coyotes started the game hot. They hit 6 three pointers to start the game to jump out to a 18-0 lead. Old Town held a 40-19 halftime lead.
Garvey Melmed chipped in with 15 points, while Bryan Guay added nine for the Coyotes. Old Town (5-12) will finish off their season on Friday, February 10th when they host Hermon.
Kaleb Smith led the Ponies with 20 points. Ryan Rebar added nine. Foxcroft (5-12) will finish their season on Wednesday, February 8th with a game at Dexter.
Last night was a match up two teams that have struggled throughout the year and looking to improve. Old town came out on fire hitting 6 3’s in the first half Garrett Libby hit 27 points to finish the game along with Garvey Melmed who finished with 15 and Bryan Guay finishing up with 9 points leading the coyotes to a 68-49 victory over the Ponies from Foxcroft Academy. Ryan Rebar and Kaleb Smith the two guys were trying to find a spark for the Ponies of Foxcroft academy however weren’t able to get anything going although Kaleb Smith finished with 20 points and Ryan Rebar finished for the now 5-12 Ponies with 9 points.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Boys basketball- Nokomis 69 MCI 32
Newport, Me---- Ethan Pearl is making the most of his senior season for the Nokomis Warriors boys basketball team.
Nokomis coach Carl Parker has asked Pearl to step up, he has not disappointed. Pearl finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and four steals to lead the Warriors to a 69-32 victory over the Maine Central Institute (MCI) Huskies.on Friday evening.
"Ethan has filled the stat sheet up most of the year. We ask him to guard the best perimeter offensive player. We ask him to handle the ball a little bit. We ask him to score and distribute," Parker said. "He has handled the task very well. He knows this is his senior year. It is his last chance in high school. He is making the most of it."
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Nokomis coach Carl Parker has asked Pearl to step up, he has not disappointed. Pearl finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and four steals to lead the Warriors to a 69-32 victory over the Maine Central Institute (MCI) Huskies.on Friday evening.
"Ethan has filled the stat sheet up most of the year. We ask him to guard the best perimeter offensive player. We ask him to handle the ball a little bit. We ask him to score and distribute," Parker said. "He has handled the task very well. He knows this is his senior year. It is his last chance in high school. He is making the most of it."
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Orono gets 40-38 overtime victory over Dexter
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| Corey Riemersma scored 12 points by hitting 4- three point shots to help Orono get a 40-38 victory over Dexter. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
Info provided by Matt Schilmoeller and Marc Calnan
Orono, Me--- It was senior night at Orono high school and the Dexter Tigers and Orono Red Riots played a crazy game.
The Tigers came into the game trying to pull of an upset and get themselves back into tourney contention. Orono came in trying to lock down a home preliminary round game in the upcoming class C tourney.
Dustin Sirabella, Dylan Graffam and Matt Crane kept the Tigers in the game and helped send the game into overtime. They fell short in overtime by a score of 40-38.
Graffam led the Tigers with 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Crane recorded 11 points, four assists and three rebounds. Sirabella chipped in with nine points and five rebounds. Dexter (5-11) will next play on Monday, February 6th when they travel to Bucksport.
Orono struggled offensively the whole game especially in the first half. A strong defense helped the Red Riots earn a hard fought victory..
"We struggled offensively the whole game. We got good looks, just didn’t make any shots," Orono coach Jason Coleman said. "We gave up 18 first half point and 20 in the second half and OT combined."
Corey Riemersma and Tyler Eddy led the Red Riots with 12 points each. Riemersma scored all of his points on three pointers. Eddy scored all of his points in the second half. Eddy also had five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Cortland Loring chipped in with four points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks.
With the victory the Red Riots locked down a home preliminary game in the upcoming class C Eastern Maine basketball tourney game. That prelim game will take place on either February 14th or February 15th. Orono (9-7) will next play on Monday, February 6th when they travel to Milo to face Penquis.
Stearns falls to Mattanawcook
By John Kedderis
LINCOLN - The Stearns Minutemen and Mattanacook Academy Lynx met in Lincoln Thursday Night with Mattanaecook coming out on top by a score of 65-56..
Mattanawcook was led by Chase Vicaire, who had 25 points, Nick L'Italien had 13, Timmy Cummings added 11, Jacob Pelkey had seven, Trysten Pelkey added five and Matt Voisine for for the 12-5 Lynx.
Stearns was led by Riley Whitney, who had 13, Marc Morneault added 12, Kyle McVey nine, Mark Lyons had eight, Seth Brown added seven & Lucas McLain had five & Tyson Girsa added two for the 6-11 Minutemen..
Stearns plays their Final Regular Season Game Next Wednesday, February 8th when they host rival Schenck of East Millinocket at Wentworth Gym in Millinocket.
Mattanawcook closes their regular season on Monday, February 6th when they host Schenck..
Score By Quarters:
Mattanawcooki Acad. -- 23 36 51 65
Stearns ------------------ 13 34 49 56
JV: Mattanawcook Acad. 64, Stearns 41
LINCOLN - The Stearns Minutemen and Mattanacook Academy Lynx met in Lincoln Thursday Night with Mattanaecook coming out on top by a score of 65-56..
Mattanawcook was led by Chase Vicaire, who had 25 points, Nick L'Italien had 13, Timmy Cummings added 11, Jacob Pelkey had seven, Trysten Pelkey added five and Matt Voisine for for the 12-5 Lynx.
Stearns was led by Riley Whitney, who had 13, Marc Morneault added 12, Kyle McVey nine, Mark Lyons had eight, Seth Brown added seven & Lucas McLain had five & Tyson Girsa added two for the 6-11 Minutemen..
Stearns plays their Final Regular Season Game Next Wednesday, February 8th when they host rival Schenck of East Millinocket at Wentworth Gym in Millinocket.
Mattanawcook closes their regular season on Monday, February 6th when they host Schenck..
Score By Quarters:
Mattanawcooki Acad. -- 23 36 51 65
Stearns ------------------ 13 34 49 56
JV: Mattanawcook Acad. 64, Stearns 41
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Girls basketball- Orono 52 Dexter 41
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| Jillian Woodward put in 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help Orono get a 52-41 victory over Dexter on Wednesday evening. Photo by Terry Robichaud/Moments n life photography |
The Red Riots had a significant height advantage and they wanted to get the ball inside to Woodward. Coach Jessica Witham's Red Riots did just that early on. Woodward scored the first six points as Orono jumped out to a 10-4 lead after the first quarter.
The tallest player for Dexter is 5'8'. The Red Riots have three players taller than 5'8' including Woodward at 6'0'. Getting the ball inside and taking care of the ball against the scrappy Tigers was what Witham was looking for.
"The game plan was to take care of the ball. We knew they (Dexter) were a very scrappy defensive team. Also to get it inside. Their tallest player is 5'8' I think," Witham said. "We knew we had the height advantage We also wanted to take what they were giving us. They tend to sag a lot into the post because they know that is what we are looking for. Our outside shooters were free to take the shot as well."
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Pelletier sparks Lady Eagles come back over Brewer
By Skip Hawkes/Maine Sports Report
Brewer – Megan Pelletier scored 13 fourth quarter points to spark a seven point third quarter come from behind victory on Tuesday night as the Messalonskee Eagles pulled out a 50-47 win over the Brewer Witches at Brewer High School.
Brewer took a 39-32 lead into the final period, but the Eagles scored seven unanswered points inside the first 57 seconds of the fourth quarter to tie the game and with 6:30 still remaining they stretched that run into 10 unanswered points to take a 42-39 lead. Messalonskee took full advantage of the height difference, going inside to Pelletier on a regular basis resulting in Pelletier scoring 13 points as the Eagles out scored the Witches 18-8 in the period for the win.
The two teams exchanged leads six times in the fourth quarter. Brewer took it’s final lead of the game on two free throws by Lindsay Houp with 1:04 left to play. Messalonskee responded with a basket for a 48-47 lead with 19.5 seconds to play, and put the game away when Pelletier knocked down two foul shots for a 50-47 Eagles lead with 2.4 seconds remaining on the clock.
Pelletier scored a game high 27 points to pace Messalonskee, and Mary Badeen added nine points. Kelsey Mayo scored seven points, Kassandra Michaud had five points, and Mikayla Turner scored two points.
The Eagles had two 3-point baskets, one each by Badeen and Michaud, and they went 4-for-9 (44%) from the free throw line.
Houp scored 20 points and Maddy Bailey added 14 points to lead Brewer in scoring. Alexa Grindle scored nine points, while Morgan Small and Deaven Smith each chipped in with two points.
The Witches had five 3-pointers, three by Houp and one each by Bailey and Grindle, and they went 8-for-14 (57%) from the charity stripe.
MESSALONSKEE (11-4) 13 10 9 18 — 50
BREWER (7-8) 13 18 8 8 — 47
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JV Game: Messalonnskee 34, Brewer 31
MESSALONSKEE 7 11 9 7 -- 34
BREWER 4 5 9 13 -- 31
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Brewer – Megan Pelletier scored 13 fourth quarter points to spark a seven point third quarter come from behind victory on Tuesday night as the Messalonskee Eagles pulled out a 50-47 win over the Brewer Witches at Brewer High School.
Messalonskee's Megan Pelletier (left) puts up a shot over Brewer's
Morgan Small (22) during the first quarter of a Class A game at
Brewer High School Tuesday night. Messalonskee won the game 50-47.
Photo by Skip Hawkes
Brewer took a 39-32 lead into the final period, but the Eagles scored seven unanswered points inside the first 57 seconds of the fourth quarter to tie the game and with 6:30 still remaining they stretched that run into 10 unanswered points to take a 42-39 lead. Messalonskee took full advantage of the height difference, going inside to Pelletier on a regular basis resulting in Pelletier scoring 13 points as the Eagles out scored the Witches 18-8 in the period for the win.
The two teams exchanged leads six times in the fourth quarter. Brewer took it’s final lead of the game on two free throws by Lindsay Houp with 1:04 left to play. Messalonskee responded with a basket for a 48-47 lead with 19.5 seconds to play, and put the game away when Pelletier knocked down two foul shots for a 50-47 Eagles lead with 2.4 seconds remaining on the clock.
Pelletier scored a game high 27 points to pace Messalonskee, and Mary Badeen added nine points. Kelsey Mayo scored seven points, Kassandra Michaud had five points, and Mikayla Turner scored two points.
The Eagles had two 3-point baskets, one each by Badeen and Michaud, and they went 4-for-9 (44%) from the free throw line.
Houp scored 20 points and Maddy Bailey added 14 points to lead Brewer in scoring. Alexa Grindle scored nine points, while Morgan Small and Deaven Smith each chipped in with two points.
The Witches had five 3-pointers, three by Houp and one each by Bailey and Grindle, and they went 8-for-14 (57%) from the charity stripe.
MESSALONSKEE (11-4) 13 10 9 18 — 50
BREWER (7-8) 13 18 8 8 — 47
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JV Game: Messalonnskee 34, Brewer 31
MESSALONSKEE 7 11 9 7 -- 34
BREWER 4 5 9 13 -- 31
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Boys basketball- Washington Academy 54 Foxcroft 51
Dover-Foxcroft--- Jacob Schoppee hit a go ahead three pointer late in the fourth quarter to lift the Washington Academy Raiders boys basketball team to a 54-51 victory over the Foxcroft Ponies on Tuesday evening.
The Raiders jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Washington Academy big man, Christos Iliopoulos-Ontoemelam went to the bench with his second foul and the Ponies took advantage. Foxcroft went on a 14-5 run to even things up early in the second quarter.
Washington Academy held a 28-25 halftime lead. The Ponies were able to stay close despite being over matched on the boards. The Raiders outrebounded Foxcroft 20-9 in the first half and 35-22 for the game.
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The Raiders jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Washington Academy big man, Christos Iliopoulos-Ontoemelam went to the bench with his second foul and the Ponies took advantage. Foxcroft went on a 14-5 run to even things up early in the second quarter.
Washington Academy held a 28-25 halftime lead. The Ponies were able to stay close despite being over matched on the boards. The Raiders outrebounded Foxcroft 20-9 in the first half and 35-22 for the game.
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