The second seed Lincoln Academy boys basketball team defeated third seed York 55-37 on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Portland Expo in a South Class B semi-final game. With the win, the Eagles advance to the South Class B Regional championship, to be held Friday, Feb. 23 at 3:45 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Lincoln Academy will hold a send off rally at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the Nelson Bailey gymnasium. The public is encouraged to attend.

Up by three at the half, LA picked up their defensive intensity in the third period, holding York to just five points. The Eagles scored 21 to put the game away early. Lincoln out-rebounded the Wildcats 19-9 in the second half.

Scoring leaders for Lincoln were Gabe Hagar 14, Lucas Houghton 12, and Casey Duncan 10. York was led by Connor Roberge with 12 and Derek Parsons 10.

Three Lincoln Academy wrestlers were crowned State Class B champions on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Mt.Valley High School in Rumford. Senior Jayden Lafrenaye picked up his second state championship, winning the 165 pound title. Junior Adam St.Cyr won the 135 pound title, following in his father Shawn’s footsteps by winning a state title for the Eagles. Freshman Jakobi Hagar won the 175 pound State B title.

Ten local wrestlers qualified and competed at States, with eight of them placing in the championship meet. Placing second were Erskine Academy’s Giacomo Smith at 150 pounds, and Medomak Valley’s Grady Pease at 165. Placing third was Medomak senior Marshall Addy at 215 pounds. Placing fourth were LA’s Cole Workman at 132 pounds, and Medomak’s Shamus Pease at 157 pounds.

The fifth seed Wiscasset boys basketball team upset fourth seed Buckfield 49-47 on Saturday, Feb. 17 in a South Class D quarter-final game at the Augusta Civic Center. The two teams split games during the regular season. Both teams got off to a slow start, with Buckfield leading 8-5 at the quarter. Buckfield led 18-13 at the half, before the Wolverines attacked in the third quarter, scoring 21 points to take a 34-33 lead at the end of three.  Wiscasset opened the fourth with seven straight points to build an eight point lead. Buckfield scored 10 straight to take a two point lead with 2:25 to play. The two teams traded hoops, before Landon Shirey hit a big three with 20 seconds left to seal the win. Shirey led the Wolverines offense with 22 points, Spencer Smith-Pinkham added 9 and Alex Richard 8. Buckfield was led by Brayden Monto and Trenton Haskell with 13 each. Wiscasset plays in the semi-finals on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 p.m. at the ACC.

The Medomak Valley girls basketball team advanced to the Class B South semifinal game by beating York 50-35 on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Portland Expo. The Panthers broke open a close game with a 9-0 run at the end of the first half to extend their lead to 28-15. Kytana Williamson scored all 9 of the Panthers’ points during that streak, and she had 21 points in the game to lead Medomak Valley.

Maya Cannon and Sara Nelson each scored 9 for the Panthers who improved to 15-4 on the season.  Cannon, Chloe Fox and Claudia Feeley out-muscled the smaller York players under the basket at both ends throughout the game and forced York to take outside shots. Stifling, high-tempo team defense, which the Panthers have been known for all season, was the key to the victory. Nya Avery had 11 points to lead the Wildcats, who ended their season 12-8. 

Fourth seed Medomak Valley boys basketball team defeated fifth seed Yarmouth 61-33 in a South Class B quarter-final game at the Portland Expo on Friday, Feb. 16. Medomak led 13-8 at the quarter, 25-14 at the half and 49-22 at the end of three. The Panthers were led by Kory Donlin with 16 points, Kristian Schumann 15. and Mason Nguyen 11. Yarmouth was led by Evan Hamm with 10.

Medomak takes on number one Oceanside on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:45 p.m. at the Portland Expo in the South B semi-finals.

The second seed Lincoln Academy boys basketball team defeated Lake Region 70-41 in a South Class B Regional quarter-final game on Friday, Feb. 16 at the Portland Expo. The Eagles led 16-10 at the quarter, 31-18 at the half, and 52-28 at the end of three. The Lakers pulled within eight in the third, but after a quick Eagle timeout, Lincoln rattled off  17 straight points to put the game away. Gabe Hagar scored 23 points, Lucas Houghton added 14 and EJ Hunt 13. Lake Region was led by Jackson Lubby with 14 and Brock Gibbons 10.

The Eagles take on third seed York on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Three Lincoln Academy wrestlers were crowned South Class B Regional champions on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Morse High School in Bath. Adam St.Cyr won the 135 pound title, Jayden Lafrenaye the 165 pound title, and Jakobi Hagar the 175 pound title.

Three Medomak Valley wrestlers placed second, Shamus Pease at 157, Grady Pease at 165, and Marshall Addy at 215. Erskine Academy’s Giacomo Smith, of Whitefield, placed second at 150 pounds.

Lincoln’s Cole Workman placed third at 132, and Medomak’s Nate Staples (113) and Nathan Gess (285) placed fourth.

All nine wrestlers qualified for the State Class B championships, to be held at Mt. Valley High School in Rumford on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Lincoln Academy swim coach Nori (Lund) McLeod was named KVAC Class B Girls Coach of  the Year at an awards ceremony after the KVAC championship meet, held Friday, Feb. 9 at the Bath YMCA. Belfast coach Bob Winslow was named boys Coach of the Year.

Lincoln Academy’s Piper Carleton placed second in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breaststroke. Owen Card placed second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free. Eren Aybas took third in both the 50 free and 100 free. Jayden Brown placed seventh in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 butterfly.

Camden girls won with 406 points, followed by Belfast, Morse, Gardiner/ Hall-Dale, Waterville/ Winslow, Erskine, and Lincoln.

Morse boys won with 364 points, followed by Belfast 291, Waterville/ Winslow 198, Camden 121, Lincoln 102, and Gardiner/ Hall-Dale 10.

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Boys Basketball

The Lincoln Academy boys (15-3) finished as the second seed in Class B South. They will take on the winner of a preliminary game on Friday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Medomak Valley (15-3) finished as the fourth seed in Class B South. They will take on fifth seed Yarmouth on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Wiscasset (9-9) finished as the fifth seed in Class D South. They will take on Buckfield on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 12 noon in the Augusta Civic Center. The two teams split during the regular season.

The 12th ranked Boothbay boys finished 5-13, and out of the playoff picture in Class C South.

Girls Basketball

The Medomak Valley girls (14-4) finished as the second seed in Class B South. They will take on seventh seed York on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Portland Expo.

Eighth seed Lincoln Academy (10-8) will host a Class B South preliminary game at home on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. against ninth seed Biddeford.

The Boothbay girls finished 5-13 and out of the Class C South playoffs.

The Wiscasset girls finished 0-18 and out of the Class D South playoffs.

The Lincoln Academy girls basketball team lost their final regular season game to Morse  45-40 on Thursday, Feb. 8 in Bath. The offense sputtered out of the gate and the Eagles fell behind 25-15 at halftime. Mariam DeLisle tallied 20 points to lead Lincoln Academy scorers. Also putting points on the board for the Eagles were Olivia Ball 7, Maggie Thompson 3, Chloe Anderson 3, Lilly Labrie 2, Kennedie Anderson 2, Scarlett O’Brien 2 and Natalie Kaler 1. Reese Darling led the Shipbuilders (3-15) to the upset win with a dozen points, and Haley Kirkpatrick chipped in 11. 

The Eagles fell to 10-8 on the season, and remained in 8th place in the Class B South Heal Points standings. Lincoln Academy is expected to play Biddeford at home in a preliminary round playoff game, but it is not yet official. 

The Panthers girls basketball team was propelled by a dynamic scoring rally at the start of the second half to secure a convincing 65-32 win over MCI on Thursday, Feb. 8 in the Panthers’ den. Medomak Valley quickly turned a competitive 30-17 halftime lead into a rout by using a pressure defense to trap the Huskies in their own end, and then scored ten straight points off the ensuing turnovers. 

Kytana Williamson led the way for the Panthers with 26 points. Kayleigh Dunton led the Huskies with 11 points. Medomak Valley improved to 14-4 on the season, and the win elevated the team to second in the Class B South Heal Points standings heading into the playoffs. The MCI Huskies fell to 9-9 on the season.