The No. 4 Bulldogs (14-5), winners of a combined two games the previous two seasons, are in the Eastern A semifinals. They will play No. 9 Cony (13-7) at 4 p.m. today at the Civic Center. “We have a lot of kids who just want to play basketball,” Lawrence third-year coach John Donato said. “We have some basketball junkies.”
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
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WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rangeley uses height advantage in win
It didn’t take long for the mismatch on paper to become a mismatch on the Augusta Civic Center floor Tuesday morning, as top-seeded Rangeley barreled into the semifinals with a 52-28 victory over No. 8 Islesboro Central School.
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WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hyde knocks off Valley
AUGUSTA — The Valley girls basketball team needed to limit turnovers, control the boards and prevent any big runs to surprise once-beaten Hyde in a Western D quarterfinal game Monday morning at the Augusta Civic Center.
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Messalonskee starts slow, falls to EL
Lew Jensen scored 20 points and Quin Leary added a double-double to lead No. 2 Edward Little, which jumped out to a 13-0 lead and never looked back.
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WESTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Tough task for Maranacook
The Maranacook boys basketball team survived its Western B prelim showdown with Yarmouth this week, but now comes the hard part: Stopping top-seeded Falmouth.
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TD BANK 250: Polewarczyk dominates on way to victory
OXFORD — Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., was strong early at the 39th annual TD Bank 250, leading the first 135 laps. He was stronger when it mattered most Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway, winning prestigous race by about a second over nine-time track champion and Farmington native Jeff Taylor.
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New England Women’s Amateur: MacDonald’s still on top
Kristen MacDonald birdies the 18th hole to take a three-stroke lead over Sam Morrell into today’s final round.
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Bank of Maine Ice Vault opens
The $4 million Bank of Maine Ice Vault in Hallowell has a soft opening Saturday morning a little more than four months after groundbreaking in mid-February.
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Geaumont adds more hardware
Thornton Academy pitcher Julia Geaumont collects another award – Miss Maine Softball.
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Maine Open: Three share lead on opening day of struggles
Players have a tough time breaking par on the opening day of the two-day Maine Open.