Tom Knight will experience a life-altering event Wednesday afternoon, and he couldn’t be happier. A press conference has been called for 4:30 p.m. at Dirigo High School in Dixfield, where the 6-foot-8, 240-pound senior center for the Cougars will sign a National Letter of Intent… Read More
BANGOR – Rick Sinclair, the athletic administrator and boys varsity basketball coach at Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln for the last five years, has accepted the same posts at John Bapst Memorial High School. As athletic administrator Sinclair will replace the retiring Mike Thomas, while the… Read More
BELFAST – Scott Benzie, who has nearly two decades of basketball coaching experience at the high school and college levels, has been named the new boys varsity basketball coach at Belfast Area High School. Benzie, whose nomination was approved Thursday night by the SAD 34… Read More
BANGOR – While the main motivation is recognizing the state’s top individual players as well as Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine, this year’s Maine McDonald’s High School senior honorees reflect team ideals more than any other year’s. For what is believed to be the… Read More
The mystique of playing in the Eastern Maine basketball tournament has been built through several decades of memorable performances in meaningful games. Again this month, the Bangor Auditorium and the Augusta Civic Center will serve as the stages where talented teenagers continue the storied tradition. Read More
BANGOR – The familiar sounds of balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking and whistles blowing were heard in high school gyms from Kittery to Madawaska on Monday as the state’s high school basketball teams kicked off preseason practices and tryouts. Monday was the first day tryouts and… Read More
BANGOR – Four longtime contributors to the Eastern Maine basketball scene will be presented the Jim DiFrederico Award during a dinner and ceremony Saturday at the Bangor Motor Inn Convention Center. David Ames, Al Halliday, Dwight Hunter and David Mansfield will be honored by the… Read More
NEWPORT – When Bill Brooks was a senior for the Nokomis Regional High School basketball team during the 1987-88 season, the Warriors were coming off a 2-16 campaign but had a veteran nucleus returning for new head coach Jim DiFrederico. Nokomis underwent a quick turnaround… Read More
Justin Norwood, who grew up in the Town Hill section of Bar Harbor, is going home to coach. The 26-year-old Norwood was confirmed Monday night as the new boys varsity basketball coach at Mount Desert Island High School. He replaces his former high school mentor,… Read More
Playing in the Eastern Maine tournament is the goal of every high school basketball player in the region. With the Bangor Auditorium and, most recently, the Augusta Civic Center serving as their stages, a select few players spearhead their teams to championships. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Kayla Parker of Class A state champion Sanford High School and Bryant Barr of Falmouth were named recipients of the 19th annual Miss and Mr. Maine Basketball Awards during the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches awards dinner at Husson College on Friday night. Read More
HOULTON – If you close your eyes, varsity basketball practice for Greater Houlton Christian Academy is pretty typical. Sneakers scream on the floor during running drills, whistles sound to change drills, and an end-of-the-season sneaker aroma fills the air. Open your eyes, and it’s a… Read More
LEE – Charles Cole scored his only field goal and what proved to be the game-winning shot to put Eldon Academy up by one in the fourth quarter en route to a 79-78 postgraduate basketball victory over Lee Academy Monday. The Lee postgrads were playing… Read More
SULLIVAN – Four new coaches have been hired for Sumner Memorial High School’s basketball programs. Elwood “Bimbo” Pinkham, who scored 38 points to help the Sumner Tigers win a state championship in 1973, will be the new girls varsity coach. He previously coached the girls… Read More
BANGOR – Winning a Class A state championship was the highlight of Katie Rollins’ season year. But it wasn’t the cap to her phenomenal season leading the Cony of Augusta girls basketball team to the gold ball. That came Friday night with the announcement that… Read More
All-star basketball games typically are showcases for the little guys. Sure, the big guys will get their dunks, but it’s the guards who have the ball in their hands most of the time, either dealing to former rivals turned teammates or creating their own opportunities. Read More
Anticipating the heavy snowfall predicted for today, the Maine Principals’ Association opted Friday to postpone state championship games in schoolboy hockey and regional finals in Class A boys and girls basketball until early next week. Under the revised schedule, the Eastern Maine Class A girls… Read More
BANGOR – For Tim Stammen, nothing beats winning a state championship in your senior year. “Our core group of seniors, we’ve been playing all the way up and when we started winning tournaments it was like a dream come true,” said Stammen, a 6-foot-3 forward… Read More
BANGOR – Central sophomore Jackie Blanchard loves basketball and grew up playing in Corinth with some of the current players on the Central girls’ varsity team. But when Blanchard was in sixth grade she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – bone cancer – in her left… Read More
Playing basketball in front of large, cheering crowds at the Bangor Auditorium is the childhood dream of many Eastern Maine youngsters. This year, that particular dream comes to an end for players in Class A as the EM tourney will be moved to the Augusta… Read More
The full basketball committee of the Maine Principals’ Association will meet in Augusta Thursday, and on its agenda are proposed changes to the state’s high school basketball structure that, among other things, could move the Eastern Maine Class A tournament from the Bangor Auditorium to the Augusta Civic… Read More
Two former freshman basketball coaches were hired to take over the varsity jobs at Old Town High School Tuesday night. Former Hampden Academy freshman coach Justin Page will replace girls coach Ron Weatherbee and former Old Town freshman coach Brad Paradis will take over for… Read More
BANGOR – Considering the way her basketball season ended, Erika Stupinski was surprised when she heard her name called at the end of Friday night’s Maine Association of Basketball Coaches annual awards evening. Stupinski, who played in just six games for the Mount Ararat of… Read More
BANGOR – Jamie Bailey’s high school basketball career ended nearly six weeks ago, as Narraguagus of Harrington fell to Dexter in an Eastern Maine Class C boys preliminary-round contest. Keriann Patterson’s schoolgirl basketball career ended Feb. 28 at the Augusta Civic Center, where she helped… Read More
PORTLAND – A remarkable postseason ended with mixed emotions for Brunswick guard Ralph Mims. One week after scoring 41 of his team’s last 43 points in the Dragons’ 54-42 victory against Bangor in the Eastern Maine Class A championship game, he blitzed a Portland defense… Read More
BANGOR – The competition for the 2004 Mr. and Miss Basketball honors has a decidedly southern Maine feel. Completely southern Maine, to be exact – with Corey Tielinen of Oxford Hills of South Paris the northernmost candidate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Two big scheduling changes will go into effect for the Eastern Maine basketball tournaments this year. In the week-long tournament for Classes B, C and D, the schedule will now feature girls and boys quarterfinals and semifinals back-to-back in one session, rather than the alternating… Read More
BANGOR – The awards continue to come in for Bangor’s Zak Ray and Mount Desert Island’s Bracey Barker. Friday night at Husson College, Ray and Barker were named Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball. Both had been named most valuable players of their prospective Eastern Maine… Read More
OLD TOWN – High school basketball seniors showed off their offensive skills in Big East Coca-Cola Senior All-Star games with the Class A boys and Class B girls recording victories at MacKenzie Gym Tuesday night. The Class A boys defeated their “B” counterparts 103-91 while… Read More
CALAIS – Good shooting was the key for the Calais girls and Mattanawcook boys basketball teams in a doubleheader Tuesday – and the inablility to stop the opposition’s offense was the downfall for the Lynx girls and Blue Devil boys at the high school gym here. Read More
The long road to the Bangor Auditorium and Eastern Maine basketball tournaments begins Friday night for Classes B, C and D teams. Among the teams beginning their seasons Friday night are the Mount Desert Island girls. The Trojans return four starters to their girls team… Read More
Maine high school sports fans have seen more changes to postseason play in the past three years than they have in decades. And everyone – fans, coaches, players, athletic directors, principals, bus drivers and popcorn vendors – seems to have an opinion on the open… Read More
OLD TOWN – The Class B boys ran off 18 unanswered first-half points en route to a 102-97 high school basketball victory over Class A in the Big East Senior All-Star game at MacKenzie Gym Tuesday night. Class A prevailed in the girls game with… Read More
BANGOR – Ashley Marble won’t be playing in the McDonald’s C/D senior all-star game March 23. But that’s OK with the Woodland senior star. Her Dragons won the Class D state championship, and she’s a finalist for Miss Maine Basketball, the top honor for the state’s senior girls… Read More
AUGUSTA – Western Maine champions were crowned at regional championship games Friday night and Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center, with the Valley of Bingham boys gaining their fifth straight Class D regional title Saturday. The Cavaliers topped Elan of Portland for the WM championship. Read More
BANGOR – Timely free throws won it for both the Bangor girls and the Presque Isle boys basketball teams Saturday in a Class A high school basketball doubleheader at Red Barry Gym. Sophomore Laura Clarke made two free throws with 12.1 seconds left, which proved… Read More