The Mt. Abram girls basketball team isn’t what it thought it would be at this time last season. Some players didn’t come out for the team, and two others quit during the season. That’s left Mt. Abram with six varsity players.

In an age of basketball when people often decry the decline of fundamentals at every level, the Mt. Blue girls gave those critics a big thumb in the eye. In knocking off previously unbeaten Mt. Ararat, the Cougars went 18 for 18 from the line in the final three minutes to salt away a 58-47 victory on Tuesday night.

Most of the Colby College men’s hockey team’s the games have been close. Unfortunately for the Mules, they’re still 3-11-1 overall and 1-8-1 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

AUGUSTA — Cony has shown that it can play with the top girls basketball teams in Eastern A for at least three quarters. On Friday night, the Rams finally got some Heal points to show for that.

Since giving up 29 points in the fourth quarter of a loss to Messalonskee on Dec. 29, the Skowhegan girls basketball team has relocated its defensive presence. The Indians are allowing 34.3 points per night over the last three games, capped by a big 44-42 victory over Oxford Hills on Tuesday.

Throughout the first semester, the Colby men’s basketball team was agonizingly close to having a much better record. The Mules kept losing nail-biters and it was clear they needed a little more experience and some better long-range shooting.

FAIRFIELD — With 23 seconds to play and Lawrence trailing by two points, the Bulldogs called for a play to get the ball to center Nia Irving. Everybody knew it was coming. Including Cony.

AUGUSTA — Bangor outplayed Cony when sophomore Cordelia Stewart was dominating at both ends of the floor. Just as importantly, Bangor outplayed Cony after Stewart fouled out.