AUGUSTA – Sam Leclerc had been waiting for this opportunity for two years, since he had watched Calais carry the gold basketball off the Augusta Civic Center floor after the 2006 Class C state championship game. Leclerc and his Winthrop Ramblers were on the losing… Read More
BANGOR – A monster rebounding effort and a couple of key free throws down the stretch helped the No. 2 Lee Academy boys basketball team hold off a hard charge from No. 3 Schenck of East Millinocket Friday afternoon in an Eastern Maine Class C semifinal. Read More
BANGOR – Don’t get lulled into thinking Calais was taking anything for granted going into Friday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class C boys basketball semifinal against Houlton. Sure, coach Ed Leeman’s Blue Devils, the two-time defending state champions, were riding an incredible 61-game winning streak. And… Read More
The Class C boys basketball state champion has come from the survivor of the Eastern Maine tournament four of the last five years. George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill earned the gold ball in 2003, followed by Houlton in 2004 and Calais each of the… Read More