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    BUCKSPORT – Lindsey Gordon notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as Bucksport held off Hermon 56-49 in high school girls basketball action Wednesday. Katie Hurd registered 14 points for the Golden Bucks while Bri Kone contributed eight points, seven assists and seven… Read More
    HODGDON – Jennie Hare recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Hodgdon to a 57-46 high school girls basketball victory over Fort Fairfield Wednesday. Brianne McGary had 13 points and five steals for the Hawks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    DEXTER – Senior center Mallory Ames scored a school-record 44 points in three quarters of action Wednesday night to power Dexter to a 69-39 girls basketball victory over Searsport. Ames bested her sister Ashley’s mark of 43 points set in 2005. She is also one… Read More
    ORONO – Sean Babin knocked in five goals to lead Orono to an 11-4 high school hockey victory over Houlton-Hodgdon Tuesday night at Alfond Arena. Tony Raymond chipped in with two goals and three assists for the 7-1-1 winners. Brandon Paul added two goals and… Read More
    BANGOR – Casey Hull didn’t plan to start out with a missed breakaway and a penalty in Tuesday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class B hockey matchup. The John Bapst center made up for it later in the game, factoring into all four goals as the Crusaders… Read More
    ORONO – Sean Babin scored four goals and assisted on two others to lead the Orono Red Riots to an 11-0 high school hockey victory Friday night over the Stearns Minutemen. Chris McConnon had three goals and two assists for the 3-1-1 Red Riots, and… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Cory Barnett made three free throws in the final minute to lead Stearns of Millinocket to a 41-38 high school boys basketball victory over George Stevens Academy Friday. Barnett led the Minutemen with 13 points and Jayson Chase added nine points. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    BREWER – The Brewer High School Witches are the defending Eastern Maine Class B schoolboy hockey champions and they showed Wednesday night that they are poised and ready to defend their crown. Senior center Reid McLaughlin notched a hat trick and assisted on two other… Read More
    John Bapst High School and Hampden Academy have hired new ice hockey coaches. Aaron King will replace Doug Damon at Bangor-based John Bapst and Mark Walsh will take over from Bill Schwarz at Hampden Academy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    LEWISTON – Sam Johnson scored a power-play goal 13:34 into the first period to break a 1-1 tie and help lead the Cheverus Stags of Portland to their second straight Class A state hockey championship with a 3-1 victory over Lewiston at the Colisee Saturday night. Read More
    PORTLAND – Whew, it’s finally over. A five-overtime marathon hockey game, called the longest ever for Maine high schools, ended Tuesday night with Lewiston slipping past Brunswick 2-1 for the Eastern Maine Class A championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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    WINSLOW – Two teams seeking their first regional ice hockey championship will meet in Wednesday’s Eastern Maine Class B title game at Alfond Arena in Orono. Second-seeded Houlton-Hodgdon defeated No. 3 Winslow 5-3 in the first of two semifinals Saturday at Sukee Arena, while top-ranked… Read More
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    ORONO – Junior center Sean Babin converted a two-on-one 2:30 into overtime to give fourth-seeded Orono posted a 4-3 victory over No. 5 Presque Isle at Alfond Arena in their Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal Monday night. The Red Riots improved to 15-6, while the… Read More
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    The Orono High School Red Riots will be without two of their best players when the Eastern Maine Class B playoff quarterfinals begin Monday. The fourth-seeded Riots, who will entertain No. 5 Presque Isle at 7:30, will be missing first-line center Kyle Weiland and standout… Read More
    BANGOR – Brad Young, Matt Talbot and Lucas McPherson netted a goal apiece to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 3-1 high school hockey victory over the John Bapst Crusaders Friday night at Sawyer Arena. Eric St. Peter and Brandon Daigle each notched an… Read More
    LINCOLN – Dylan Hanscom grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with a half-second remaining in overtime to lead No. 8 Mattanawcook Academy to a 61-59 Eastern Maine Class B preliminary basketball win over Camden Hills of Rockport Wednesday. The Lynx will face top-seeded Maranacook of… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Caleb Rosser sank both ends of a one-and-one with six seconds to play as the No. 10 Caribou Vikings upset No. 7 Mount Desert Island 38-36 in an Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball preliminary game Wednesday. The win sets up a… Read More
    CARIBOU – The John Bapst Crusaders used a balanced scoring attack to record a 45-40 schoolboy basketball victory over the Caribou Vikings in their regular-season finale Friday night. Logan Adams scored 10 points for the Crusaders of Bangor while Tyler Gagnon and Ethan Cushman each… Read More
    ORONO – The Orono High School Red Riots hadn’t beaten Eastern Maine Class B hockey archrival Winslow since the 2003-2004 season and Black Raider goalie Devon Grenier was frustrating them on Wednesday night. But junior left wing Tony Raymond finally solved the superb senior 4:01… Read More
    BREWER – Brewer High School right wing Dylan Fitzpatrick is an impact freshman. He proved it again Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
    ORONO – Bangor High School junior left wing Matt Boehmer said head coach Ted Taylor and his coaches told him they expected him to step up and become a more prominent player this season. He did just that Monday evening, notching his first hat trick… Read More
    ORONO – The Orono High School Red Riots showed Monday night why they are one of the favorites in Eastern Maine Class B hockey and why they have impressive wins over Class A powers Waterville and Messalonskee of Oakland. The deep and swift-skating Riots received… Read More
    ASHLAND – Cameron York led five players in double figures with 23 points as Central Aroostook Panthers of Mars Hill cruised to their 11th straight victory, 84-52 over the Ashland Hornets in schoolboy basketball action Friday night. Andrew York added 16 points for the Panthers,… Read More
    MACHIAS – Christiannah Holmes poured in 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, and made four steals to lead the Machias Bulldogs to a 45-24 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners Monday. Stephanie Whitman added seven rebounds and four steals for the Bulldogs. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Andrew York scored 19 of his 33 points in the second half as the Central Aroostook Panthers of Mars Hill pulled away for a 73-57 schoolboy basketball victory over the Madawaska Owls Monday. Tim Carlson had 16 points for the Panthers and Taylor… Read More
    BREWER – Bangor High School senior center Drew Marin had plenty of incentive entering Wednesday night’s hockey game against Brewer. “We needed the [Heal] points; we wanted to beat our rivals, and, for me personally, it was a big game because my stepfather [Darryl Lyon]… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Hilary Arsenault tossed in a game-high 20 points as the undefeated Stearns Minutemen earned their eighth win of the season, 57-43 over the Houlton Shiretowners in girls high school basketball action Friday. Dayna Somers contributed 17 points for Stearns. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    CALAIS – Lindsey Mingo notched a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Calais Blue Devils rallied from a 23-14 first-quarter deficit to knock off the Lee Academy Pandas 65-64 in high school girls basketball action Wednesday. Dacey Gillespie chipped in with 10… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Amy Collinsworth tossed in a game-high 12 points to lead the Stearns High girls basketball team to a 58-30 win over archrival Schenck of East Millinocket in action Wednesday night. Mary Hale chipped in with 10 points for the Minutemen, who led 26-10… Read More
    CARIBOU – Katie Delong scored 15 of her 27 points in the first quarter to fuel a 23-8 run in the first quarter as the Presque Isle girls basketball team remained undefeated with a 55-26 win over archrival Caribou in high school action Wednesday. Kylan… Read More
    THORNDIKE – Kyle Tripp scored 12 points – four in the second overtime including two free throws in the final 12 seconds – to lead the Mount View Mustangs past Waterville 36-33 in schoolboy basketball action Wednesday night. Finley Allen led the Purple Panthers with… Read More
    ORONO – Tony Raymond and Kyle Weiland each registered a goal and an assist to lead the undefeated Orono Red Riots to a 3-1 high school hockey win over the Presque Isle Wildcats at Alfond Arena Tuesday. Raymond scored 27 seconds into the game, with… Read More
    ASHLAND – Owen McCarthy scored all 16 of his points during a 30-11 second-quarter run to lead the Katahdin Cougars to a 81-44 high school boys basketball victory over the Ashland Hornets Tuesday. O’Neil Qualey and Brett Gould notched 10 points apiece for the Cougars. Read More
    OAKLAND – Alex Gallant poured in a game-high 18 points as the Bangor Rams edged the Messalonskee Eagles 47-46 in a high school boys basketball game Friday night. Lee Suvlu added 14 points as the Rams posted their second straight victory. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    HOULTON – Chris Howard started the scoring for Houlton-Hodgdon with an unassisted goal and the Black Hawks skated to a 4-2 high school hockey victory over John Bapst at Millar Arena on Friday. Sam Tweedie added a goal with an assist from Micah Carton, while… Read More
    BREWER – The Brewer High School hockey team conquered two opponents Monday night: the Hampden Academy Broncos and itself. Despite surrendering five power-play goals on 14 chances, the Witches rallied for four unanswered third-period goals to beat the Broncos 8-5 at the T.J. Ryan Center. Read More
    LEWISTON – Cheverus of Portland took the lead 11 seconds into the match and went on to a 5-2 victory over Lewiston to win its first Class A hockey state championship at the Colisee on Tuesday night. Cheverus finished its season with a 21-1 record,… Read More
    WINSLOW – Orono will have a chance to avenge two regular-season losses to Winslow when the teams meet Wednesday night for the Eastern Maine Class B ice hockey championship. Second-seeded Orono edged No. 3 Hampden Academy 4-3 in a semifinal Saturday night at Sukee Arena. Read More
    HOULTON – Ian Pasquarelli scored two goals and assisted on one to lead the No. 4 Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks to a 3-1 high school hockey win over the No. 5 Presque Isle Wildcats in Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal action Monday night. Pasquarelli scored the… Read More
    The second-seeded Orono High School Red Riots open defense of their Eastern Maine Class B schoolboy hockey championship against Kents Hill Monday evening in one of three quarterfinals. With top seed Winslow (l5-4-1) earning a first round bye, 10-year Orono coach Greg Hirsch will hope… Read More
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    BREWER – Most high school hockey teams facing a four-goal deficit in the second period might be inclined to call it quits, but Bangor was playing for something more than just a win Monday night. Down 4-0, the Rams rallied with six unanswered goals in… Read More
    BANGOR – Chris Howland and Ben Henderson each netted two goals as Houlton-Hodgdon defeated John Bapst 5-2 in high school hockey play Monday night. Ryan Brewer scored the 11-5-2 Black Hawks’ other goal. Sharif Abouleish, Chris McGuire, and Josh McGuire helped with assists. Nic Joslyn… Read More
    JONESPORT – Ross Griffin scored 28 points to lead the Jonesport-Beals Royals to a 70-63 boys basketball win over the Washington Academy Raiders in the Downeast Athletic Conference final Monday night. Joseph Libby poured in another 26 points and Timmy Holmes had 10 for the… Read More
    BREWER – Dan Shufelt and Ben Caldwell each scored three goals Saturday to power the Brewer Witches to a 12-0 Class A hockey victory over Skowhegan at the T.J. Ryan Center. Davey Perry scored two goals for the 11-6 Witches and Reid McLaughlin had a… Read More
    CORINTH -Senior Jenny Rollins scored 31 points, including the 1,500th of her career, to lead the Central Red Devils to a 56-37 schoolgirl basketball victory over Sumner on Wednesday night. Rollins entered the game needing just four points to become her school’s first 1,500-point scorer,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Tasha Deschene scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Presque Isle ended its schoolgirl basketball regular season by downing Fort Kent 62-44 on Wednesday night. Angela Norsworthy had 14 points and six rebounds and Kylan Smith added 12 points. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Dexter’s unbeaten Tigers withstood a 22-13 Stearns scoring run to post their 16th win of the girls basketball season: 41-36 Monday night. Mallory Ames scored 13 points for undefeated Dexter, while sister Ashley Ames added 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    HODGDON – Collette Sloat scored 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to power the Hodgdon Hawks past the Limestone Eagles 48-39 in schoolgirl basketball action Monday. Kayla Fleming had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Hodgdon and Andrea Blanchette added 10 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    NEWPORT – The Nokomis girls basketball team’s eight-point third-quarter lead proved to be just enough as the Warriors held off Bangor 28-27 Wednesday, avenging two losses to the Rams earlier this season. Kelly Paradis scored 10 points to lead Nokomis, which withstood Bangor’s 7-0 scoring… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Blake Wessel connected on a 3-pointer with four seconds left in the game to lift the George Stevens Academy boys basketball team to a 62-61 victory over MDI Wednesday in high school action. Tim Carter scored nine of his 17 points in… Read More
    HOWLAND – Charlie Bradford scored in the final 30 seconds of overtime to lift the Piscataquis Community Pirates to a 51-49 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Monday night. The Pirates’ Kellie Martel scored off the drive with seven seconds left in regulation… Read More
    WASHBURN – Andrew Martin converted 11 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter Friday night as Van Buren outscored Washburn 24-9 to erase a seven-point deficit and earn a 71-63 boys basketball victory. Martin finished with 21 points for Van Buren. Tyler Lapierre scored… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Ian Pasquarelli collected a hat trick and Mitch Hall notched three assists as the Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks beat rival Presque Isle 4-1 in a Class B schoolboy hockey game at the Northern Maine Forum Tuesday night. Tyler Hutchinson added a goal for… Read More
    BREWER – Matt Grimes scored three goals, one in each period, to lead the Brewer Witches to an 8-5 high school hockey victory over the Lawrence Bulldogs at T.J. Ryan Arena Monday. Matt Wilson and Marc Relford each added a goal and two assists for… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Megan Look scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Washington Academy Raiders to a 69-41 schoolgirl basketball win over the Narraguagus Knights Monday. Erika Gavoni chipped in with nine points for the Raiders while Mary Mawhinney had six points,… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Freshman Lanny Thompson scored on a feed from Aaron Waite at the buzzer to give host Schenck a 55-53 victory over Lee Academy in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday night. Lee Academy held a 53-51 lead with 47 seconds left, but two… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor High School Rams have never won any kind of schoolboy hockey championship but they continued to serve notice that they’re going to have to be reckoned with this season. Junior right wing Dylan George and junior center Andy Marin had hat… Read More
    BREWER – Chris Wilson scored with four seconds remaining as Brewer overcame an eight-point deficit after three quarters to beat Mt. Blue 40-39 in schoolboy basketball action Friday night. Isaac Bell scored six of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter, during which Brewer… Read More
    GUILFORD – Roy Burdin scored a game-high 24 points and sank all four of his free throws in the fourth quarter to help Piscataquis Community High School hold off Central of Corinth 51-47 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday night. Mike Wharff added 16 for… Read More
    WINSLOW – Nick Payson had a goal and an assist as the Bangor Rams earned their third straight ice hockey win – a 5-2 decision over Lawrence at Sukee Arena Wednesday. Bangor is now 6-2 on the season, while Lawrence of Fairfield dips to 2-5. Read More
    BREWER – The Class A Brewer Witches had to be considered heavy favorites in Wednesday’s hockey game against Class B Hampden Academy, which had lost three straight. But the Broncos, who were outshot 30-10 over the first two periods, received the tying goal from junior… Read More
    HOULTON – Tyler Hutchinson scored three goals to lead Houlton-Hodgdon to a 9-2 schoolboy hockey victory over Old Town at Millar Arena on Friday. Mitch Hall added two goals for 2-1-2 Houlton-Hodgdon and Micah Carton had a goal and an assist. Josh McGuire, Sam Tweedie… Read More
    ORONO – Derrick Plourde’s free throw with four seconds was the winning point as Fort Kent edged Orono 51-50 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday. Tom Bard paced the Warriors offensively with 12 points, while Sam Bard and Seth Rivera added 11 points each. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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