AUGUSTA — Sophomore Merrick Smith sends the seventh-seeded Messalonskee boys basketball team into the Class A North semifinals with a buzzer-beating shot in a 50-48 victory over No. 2 Nokomis on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center.

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... More by Bill Stewart
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