Leavitt fends off a charge from Mt. Blue thanks to Hathaway’s 23 second-half points and timely contributions from Joziah Learned and Cole Morin.
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Girls basketball: Mt. Blue sidesteps Leavitt for first win of season
University of Maine-bound Lexi Mittelstadt throws the game-high 17 points and help orchestrate the Cougars’ 48-31 victory.
Girls basketball: Erskine stops Messalonskee in 2OT thriller
Jordan Linscott comes up big late as Erskine wins third straight to open the season.
Boys Basketball: Messalonskee rallies to beat Erskine
Messalonskee uses third quarter run to take KVAC A win.
Local roundup: Gardiner girls basketball steals win over rival Cony
Maranacook boys score 108 points in win over Lincoln.
Boys basketball: Even in blowout, Cony-Gardiner rivalry shows itself
Emotions run high even as favored Rams pull away from Tigers for KVAC A victory.
Sidelines: A lost art in a basketball game? Free throws
The Messalonskee boys get past Erskine, but neither team shoots well from the line, writes Travis Lazarczyk
Girls basketball: Messalonskee girls basketball with another shining star
Like Sophie Holmes before her, Gabrielle Wener garnering plenty of attention for Eagles this season.
Sidelines: Winthrop boys basketball has contagious confidence
Winning a state championship is tough. Repeating is tougher, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Girls basketball: Winthrop starts hot, weathers storm to beat Monmouth
After building lead with physical play and rebounding, Ramblers survive a couple of second-half runs by the Mustangs.