It has been a long time since anyone other than Dexter was considered a preseason Eastern Maine Class C girls basketball favorite. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a clear-cut preseason darling. Far from it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
It’s the end of an era for four-time defending Eastern Maine champion and 2006 state titlist Dexter. This is the final season for 6-foot-6 senior Mallory Ames, the younger of the sister duo – 6-4 forward Ashley Ames, a 2005 Dexter graduate, was the older… Read More
PORTLAND – A look at the record of the Waynflete School girls tennis team as the Flyers prepared for Saturday’s Class C state championship match suggested a trace of vulnerability. They had lost three times already this spring, after all. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
HAMPDEN – As the elder stateswoman of the Orono High School girls tennis team, Kate Kirby felt a sense of urgency as the Red Riots squared off against top-ranked George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill for the Eastern Maine Class C team championship Thursday. So… Read More
CORINTH – It’s been at least since last year that Central senior Alyssa Libby wasn’t in the batting order for a softball game. Libby might not have been able to hit for the Red Devils in their Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal against No. 7… Read More
At least it’s not Dirigo. The Dexter girls basketball team will face a stiff challenge when they head to Augusta Saturday for the Class C state final, but it won’t come from the Cougars of Dixfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – The Dexter girls basketball team hasn’t had to overcome much adversity on the court in recent years. The top-seeded Tigers have won a Class C state championship, three Eastern Maine titles, and entered Friday night’s semifinal with an 18-1 record. So it’s nice… Read More
BANGOR – Central’s balanced scoring attack and solid perimeter defense proved to be too much for Fort Kent as the No. 7 Red Devils rolled past the No. 6 Warriors 42-27 Friday night in an Eastern Maine Class C basketball semifinal. Central of East Corinth… Read More
BANGOR – The 18-year run of semifinal appearances for the Calais girls basketball team is over, thanks to the late defensive plays of Houlton in Wednesday morning’s Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal at the Bangor Auditorium. The No. 5 Shiretowners got 12 points apiece from… Read More
With the defending Eastern Maine Class C champion Dexter Tigers having graduated two senior starters, including half of their Ames sisters inside scoring punch, many high school hoops fans figured the Tigers might be ripe for dethroning this season. The three-time defending regional champions are… Read More
BANGOR – It didn’t go to senior star Alexa Kaubris. It didn’t wind up with hot-shooting Brooke Weston or inside power Michelle Holmquist. Instead, sophomore forward Shannon Daley, who had come off the bench earlier in the game, got the ball for the most important… Read More
One year after missing the Eastern Maine Class C championship game for the first time in 12 seasons, the Calais girls basketball team is back in it. And the route that the No. 2 Blue Devils took to get there couldn’t have been any sweeter… Read More
BANGOR – For three days, Ashley Ames was concerned about facing Stearns of Millinocket in the Eastern Maine Class C girls basketball semifinals. After all, the Minutemen had played Ames and defending state champion Dexter to within five points late in the regular season, enough… Read More
BANGOR – Although the Woodland girls basketball team didn’t advance out of the semifinals, coach Arnie Clark was pleased with the way the season turned out, considering the two freshmen in the starting lineup playing against a more seasoned Calais squad. “It’s a whole new… Read More
AUGUSTA – Kristin Baker poured in 36 points to lead the No. 5 Valley Cavaliers to a 58-47 upset over the No. 1 Rangeley Lakers in the Western Maine Class D girls basketball semifinals Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Jeri-Dee Fitzmaurice added 10 points… Read More
Jody Grant considers himself to be an old-school kind of basketball coach. That’s why he’s hustled all over the state this winter watching his potential competition for the upcoming Eastern Maine Class C tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
For most Eastern Maine Class C coaches, the question isn’t which team is going to represent the region in the 2005 state championship. For those coaches it’s, who’s going to have to play that team in the regional final? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Let’s face it – Eastern Maine Class C has been relatively easy to talk about over the past decade or so. There have been plenty of good teams. Then there’s been Calais, the winner of nine of the last 12 regional titles. But this season,… Read More
In preparing for the Eastern Maine Class C tournament, Calais girls basketball coach Bob McShane had the father of one of his players join the squad for a few practices. McShane wanted his Blue Devils to be ready for a possible Eastern Maine final matchup… Read More
BANGOR – In order to provoke something in his team, inspire them, remind them what they’re capable of, Calais coach Bob McShane evoked memories of a game last year in which the Blue Devils overcame a deficit. Some of that must have struck a chord… Read More