The Eastern Maine Class C boys basketball world faces the same challenge it faced last winter – trying to knock off the Calais Blue Devils. No one has been able to do that since the 2005 Eastern Maine tournament, as coach Ed Leeman’s club has… Read More
BANGOR – The Houlton boys basketball team almost found out the hard way that if you let your opponent hang around too long, it will come back to hurt you. The No. 4 Shiretowners were victimized by the 3-point shooting of No. 5 Orono, but… Read More
Ask Ed Leeman how many consecutive games the Calais boys basketball team has won, and his answer will differ from historical fact. The Blue Devils’ coach will refer only to games played this winter, or 18 after Calais capped off an undefeated regular season by… Read More
PORTLAND – The final scores weren’t necessarily indicative of the competitiveness of the matches, but the Mount Desert Island and George Stevens boys tennis teams still had to settle for second-best at Saturday’s state championship matches at the Racket and Fitness Center. MDI fell to… Read More
ELLSWORTH – It was a literally a long and winding road to the Eastern Maine Class C championship for the George Stevens Academy boys tennis team. That’s because both GSA and Orono trekked to Colby College in Waterville expecting to play their match outdoors Wednesday… Read More
BANGOR – Faced with a big test in Friday’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal, the Calais boys basketball team responded the way it has all season. The No. 1 Blue Devils outrebounded, outran, and outshot a taller No. 4 Madawaska team, earning a 71-57 victory… Read More
BANGOR – The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team knew that it had to use its height advantage against a much smaller, quicker Dexter team. The No. 2 Eagles of Blue Hill clogged the paint with Sam Bridges and Colin Henry, preventing the No. 3… Read More
Of the 78 schoolboy basketball teams in Eastern Maine, only one finished its regular season undefeated. In fact, Eastern C top seed Calais is one of just two programs among 162 boys basketball teams statewide – along with Western B’s Mountain Valley of Rumford –… Read More
BANGOR – Matt Wheelock wasn’t a dominant offensive presence Friday night. But the 6-foot-10 senior center for Hall-Dale of Farmingdale controlled the defensive end, blocking seven shots and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs shut down Dexter 52-31 at the Bangor Auditorium to win their… Read More
BANGOR – Chris Rabideau didn’t know much about the Madawaska boys basketball team entering Friday night’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal. But when the Owls jumped out to a 6-0 lead over Rabideau and his Dexter teammates less than two minutes into the contest, the… Read More
BANGOR – The Penquis boys basketball team showed its resiliency Friday night as the No. 2 Patriots struggled against No. 3 Washington Academy in an Eastern Maine Class C semifinal at the Bangor Auditorium. Penquis of Milo’s scrappy man-to-man defense frustrated the Raiders of East… Read More
AUGUSTA – Conrad Griffin scored 25 points to power No. 2 Wiscasset by No. 3 Boothbay 53-51 during a Western Maine Class C boys basketball semifinal at the Augusta Civic Center Thursday. Wiscasset rallied from a 17-point deficit at the end of the third quarter. Read More
BANGOR – First the Boston Red Sox ended an 86-year curse. Then the New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl title in four years. Wednesday, it was Madawaska High School’s turn to make sports history. The fourth-seeded Madawaska boys ended a curse of their… Read More
An 18-game regular season has changed little at the top of the Class C boys basketball rankings. The Dexter Tigers began the winter as a favorite in the division, and a 16-2 record has done nothing to diminish that stature as tourney time arrives. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
They have been basketball brothers in arms since the first grade, building steadily for the season to come. They came up through the junior high ranks together, and even took the AAU route – but as a team, not as individuals on separate teams. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Ask the coaches. They’ll tell you. Eastern Maine Class C boys is wide open. George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill coach Matt Mattson lists no less than eight schools as having a chance at being top dog. His team included. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
While neither of the Eastern Maine boys champions has any recent state game experience to fall back on, this state-game stuff has become almost old hat to one of the Western champs. For the fifth straight year, Valley High School of Bingham will represent Western… Read More
BANGOR – The shirts pretty much say it all for “Team Adversity,” also known as the Calais boys. The Blue Devils edged George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill 55-53 and won their first Eastern Maine Class C crown in 11 years with more fourth-quarter heroics… Read More