HIGH SCHOOL Boys and girls basketball points as reported by the Maine Principals’ Association and compiled by Bob and Gertrude Butler of York, respectively. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Leif O’Connell scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Hodgdon boys past Van Buren 50-42 in basketball action Wednesday. Van Buren had rallied from a 16-3 first quarter deficit to take a 34-32 lead into… Read More
    MACHIAS – Christiannah Holmes scored 12 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Machias past Jonesport-Beals 40-35 in girls basketball action Wednesday. Beryl Lipton had eight points, nine rebounds, and four steals for Machias. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    JONESPORT – Taunya Cook scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Shead of Eastport outscored Jonesport-Beals 18-10 in the fourth quarter to earn a 50-44 girls basketball victory Wednesday night. Skylar Richardson also scored 13 points, while Fawn Cummings added 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    STACYVILLE – Owen McCarthy hit three 3-pointers on his way to 12 fourth quarter points and 31 total to lead the host Katahdin boys to a 69-65 double-overtime basketball win over Greater Houlton Christian Academy here Wednesday. Jordan Anderson and Alex McAvoy tossed in 15… Read More
    MILO – Ryan Yeo notched the winning basket for the Piscataquis Pirates of Guilford with two seconds left in double overtime to give the Pirates a 43-41 boys basketball victory over Penquis. Yeo and Mike Wharff each contributed 13 points to Piscataquis of Guilford’s win. Read More
    ORRINGTON – Brock Bradford lit up the new scoreboard in Calvary Chapel Christian Academy’s new gym for 49 points as the Sabers opened their new home with a 92-75 boys basketball win over Greater Houlton Christian Academy Thursday night. Brandon Scovil and Ian Seekins each… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Josh Foster hit a jump shot with 18 seconds remaining to give the Fort Fairfield boys a 45-44 basketball victory over Van Buren Tuesday night. Keith Edgecomb scored 19 points for Fort Fairfield and Aaron Wasson added 12 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LEWISTON – It was pond hockey at its best. There were three-on-twos, two-on-ones and breakaways aplenty. 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; i++) { if… Read More
    It defied logic. Three years ago, the 22-0 Orono High School Red Riots met the 18-1-3 Gardiner Tigers for the Eastern Maine Class B hockey championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    WINSLOW – John Tuell scored a goal in each period Saturday to lead the top-ranked Orono Red Riots to a 5-1 Class B semifinal hockey victory over the No. 5 Presque Isle Wildcats at Sukee Arena. Orono advanced to Wednesday’s 7 p.m. final against No. Read More
    HAMPDEN – The Hampden Academy Broncos went 7-for-9 from the free-throw line in the final minutes to help preserve a 38-32 Eastern Maine Class A girls preliminary-round win over John Bapst of Bangor on Tuesday night. Johanna Ghiringhelli powered No. 4 Hampden with 17 points,… Read More
    BANGOR – Hat tricks are difficult enough to get. Four goals? Now that’s something. So when a guy scores five – in a playoff game no less – that’s rarefied territory. Nick Payson entered that territory Monday night as he scored every goal in Bangor’s… Read More
    ORONO – Bangor High School hockey coach Dan Kerluke had wanted to set the state single-game attendance record with his Fill the Alfond Arena promotion for Tuesday night’s game against archrival Brewer. He may not have reached the 3,000-plus needed to eclipse the mark set… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor High School hockey coach Dan Kerluke effectively summed up Thursday night’s 2-2 overtime tie with Waterville at Sawyer Arena. “If both teams could finish [their scoring chances], it probably would have been 6-6,” said Kerluke. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BANGOR – Tyler Tracewski notched 20 points as Old Town cruised past John Bapst 62-34 in a schoolboy basketball game Monday at the Auditorium. Matt Petrie followed with nine points for the Indians. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Whitney Stevens scored nine of his 21 points in the forth quarter Monday night to help Washington Academy earn a 62-53 boys basketball victory over Jones-port-Beals in the Downeast Athletic Conference Championship game. James Ramsdell added 15 points and Jared Gray had… Read More
    BANGOR – Mount Ararat High School senior left wing Josh Bartlett admitted, “I have problems on breakaways.” But he converted one with 12:06 remaining to break a 2-2 tie and supply the Eagles with a 4-2 high school hockey victory over Bangor at Sawyer Arena… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Shead Tigerettes outscored Machias 21-7 in the third quarter en route to a 50-35 schoolgirl basketball victory Wednesday night. Samantha Davis led the visitors from Eastport with 17 points while Taunya Cook chipped in with nine, all in the third quarter. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    LIMESTONE – The unbeaten Southern Aroostook Warriors outscored Limestone 12-3 in the fourth quarter to avoid the upset and post a 42-40 schoolgirl basketball win Wednesday night. The Warriors nailed two free throws with three seconds left to take the win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    MACHIAS – Ashten Smith scored 11 of her game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Jonesport-Beals girls basketball team earned a 45-39 victory over Machias Monday in high school action. The Royalettes outscored the Bulldogs 16-9 in the fourth quarter to erase a… Read More
    HOULTON – The Schenck Wolverines hit all nine of their free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away and upset the Houlton Shiretowners 69-59 in schoolboy basketball action Wednesday night. Brian Graham and Tyler Thompson had 15 points apiece for the winners from East… Read More
    HOULTON – Grady Anderson scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Houlton-Hodgdon to a 6-1 high school hockey victory over Stearns Tuesday night. Micah Carton, Andy Clark, Kevin Carton, and Tyler Hutchinson also scored for 9-3 Houlton-Hodgdon. Mitch Hall, Ben Henderson, and Ian… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Andy Tracy collected 15 points and eight rebounds as the Ellsworth Eagles held off pesky Sumner 50-41 in boys basketball action Friday night. Anthony Jones and Corey DeWitt notched 10 points apiece for Ellsworth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    BANGOR – Any time you can avenge a loss, it adds to the joy of the victory. But Houlton-Hodgdon’s 8-3 hockey victory over Foxcroft Academy Tuesday evening, which avenged a 2-1 overtime loss last month, could be a costly one. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BREWER – Efficiency over proficiency or quality over quantity. However you want to explain it, the result was the same for the Bangor hockey team Wednesday night. After being held scoreless in the first period despite blitzing the Brewer net and outshooting the Witches 16-2,… Read More
    BREWER – Rory Woods stopped all 13 shots he faced to help lead Hampden Academy ice hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Foxcroft Academy Wednesday at T.J. Ryan Arena. Jason Huntley, Steve Boutin and Chris Pease each netted a goal. Matt Soucy and Mike… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Tyler Tracewski’s 17 points led five players in double figures as the Old Town High School Indians improved to 4-1 with a 71-64 schoolboy basketball victory over Lawrence High of Fairfield Tuesday. Matt Curtis and Mike Thurston had 12 points apiece and… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Kayla Gushee scored her only field goal of the game to open overtime and Camden Hills added four free throws to edge previously unbeaten Belfast 44-39 in a schoolgirl basketball game Tuesday evening. Belfast’s Katelyn Ross had made one of two from the… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Hodgdon’s Samantha Williams rebounded a teammate’s missed free throw and hit her only basket of the game with seven seconds left to clinch a 49-46 victory over Fort Fairfield as two undefeated schoolgirl basketball teams met Monday. Erin Foster scored a game-high… Read More
    WINSLOW – Mike McPike scored a pair of goals and Jamie Hardy made 10 saves as the Bangor ice hockey team rolled to a 5-1 victory over Lawrence Monday at Sukee Arena in high school action. T.J. Vanidestine, Alex Porter and Nick Payson had the… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor High School’s Class A Rams may have beaten Winslow’s Class B Black Raiders 6-1 at Sawyer Arena Thursday but there were some anxious moments for the unbeaten Rams. Just 8:05 into the game, they trailed 1-0 and lost talented senior defenseman Ben… Read More
    LEE – Shelby Pickering’s basket with 18 seconds left lifted the Lee Academy Pandas to a 54-52 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Calais Blue Devils Saturday. Pickering finished with 21 points and had six steals. Ashlee Gifford added eight assists and eight rebounds along with… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Natasha Deschene scored 18 points to help Presque Isle extend its season-opening win streak to three games with a 79-31 schoolgirl basketball victory over Foxcroft Academy on Saturday. Michelle Post netted 10 points for the Wildcats and Heather Richards had nine points… Read More
    CALAIS – Steve Andrews scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as Mattanawcook Academy gained the lead in the final two minutes and defeated Calais 62-57 in boys basketball action Friday night. Andrews finished with 13 points, and Dan Langevin scored 14 for the Lynx… Read More
    BREWER – With two starters injured and a school winter sports history heavily weighted toward basketball, top-seeded Hampden Academy’s shot at its first Eastern Maine Class B hockey title was anything but a slam dunk. But thanks to a group of guys who play like… Read More
    Matt Gregg played on the last and only Presque Isle High School hockey team to play in a regional final. It was 1995 and the Wildcats lost to Brewer 4-1 in the Eastern Maine Class B championship game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Senior center Greg Taylor said this year’s Hampden Academy hockey team isn’t the most talented of the four he has played on. “But this one plays together the best,” said Taylor who hopes to lead the top-seeded Broncos into the Eastern Maine Class B championship… Read More
    HOULTON – Drew Somers scored two goals to lead the No. 8 Stearns Minutemen to a 4-2 high school hockey victory over the No. 9 Orono Red Riots at Millar Arena on Saturday. Tyler Pelkey had a goal and an assist and Devin Pelkey added… Read More
    BREWER – Bangor High School freshman center Nick Payson nearly ruined Brewer High Seniors Night at the T.J. Ryan Center Wednesday night. But Brewer junior right wing Robbie Hayes’ third-period power-play goal capped a four-goal rally that enabled the Witches to overcome Payson’s first-period hat… Read More
    OLD TOWN – J.T. Breindel converted a conventional three-point play with one second left Tuesday night to give Brewer a 40-39 Class A schoolboy basketball victory over Old Town at MacKenzie Gym. Breindel rebounded an Andy Frost miss, scored and was fouled. He made the… Read More
    BANGOR – Kyle Bradford poured in 29 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter, as Calvary Chapel Christian rallied from a eight-point fourth-quarter deficit Thursday and posted a 57-48 overtime victory over Shead of Eastport in an Eastern Maine Class D preliminary game at Johnston Gym. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Billi Blanchard poured in 16 points to power the Presque Isle girls basketball team to a 55-28 victory over John Bapst Saturday in high school action. Kylan Smith netted 10 points for the Wildcats, who picked up their 15th win. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BREWER – At T.J. Ryan Arena, Greg Taylor scored three goals and had two assists to help power 12-3 Hampden Academy past Messalonskee of Oakland 8-3 in Saturday hockey action. Adam Standley added two goals and three assists while Mike Brown had two goals and… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Marianne Croce hit two free throws with 14 seconds left in the game and Claire Neville made a game-saving steal to end it as Camden Hills hung on for a 37-34 schoolgirl basketball victory over Belfast Thursday night. Croce led Camden Hills with… Read More
    BANGOR – Alex Means poured in a game-high 28 points Thursday to power the John Bapst Crusaders to a 56-44 schoolboy basketball victory over the Presque Isle Wildcats at the Bangor Auditorium. Sean Snyder scored 12 points and Dan Myerowitz grabbed 11 rebounds for John… Read More
    BREWER – Coming off an ugly loss to Lewiston on Saturday, the Brewer Witches hockey team needed little incentive to play well in Monday night’s game with Hampden Academy, one of Eastern Maine’s better Class B teams. The Witches are a Class A team and… Read More
    MILO – Stearns rallied from an eight-point deficit at the end of the first half, tied it after the third quarter and held off a six-point Penquis surge in the final two minutes Monday to earn a 48-47 schoolboy basketball victory. The Minutemen handed the… Read More
    CARIBOU – Josh Nadeau and Jon Chasse combined to score 10 points in overtime Monday, lifting Caribou to a 70-58 schoolboy basketball victory over Bucksport. Chasse netted a game-high 23 points for the Vikings. Nadeau scored 14 points and Matt Nason added 12. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Camden Hills used a well-balanced offense Monday night to post a 52-37 schoolgirl basketball victory over Lincoln Academy of Newcastle. Charlotte Croce led the Windjammers with 10 points and Mary Anne Croce added nine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    GUILFORD – Tyler Tracy banked in a 16-foot jumper from near the top of the key at the buzzer Friday night, lifting Piscataquis Community High to a 42-40 upset schoolboy basketball victory over previously undefeated Foxcroft Academy. Foxcroft had beaten Piscataquis by 18 earlier this… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor High School hockey team has turned in some good performances this season only to leave the ice with a loss. But the Rams strung together two impressive periods against Cony High of Augusta and then received some clutch third-period goaltending from… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Danny White scored 21 points, including 11 in the second half, as undefeated Foxcroft Academy pulled away in the second half for its 12th schoolboy basketball win, 65-41 over Ellsworth Wednesday night. Foxcroft outscored Ellsworth 35-16 in the second half to break the… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Ben Keller scored his 1,000th career point and finished with 28 in the game to power the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 69-47 schoolboy basketball victory over the Old Town Indians Monday night. Kyle Dalton chipped in with 16 points and eight assists… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Trevor Graves scored off a Ben Sirois assist at 2:38 into overtime to lift the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 3-2 high school hockey win over the Winslow Black Raiders Monday. Joe Flenner scored Presque Isle’s first two goals with both assists… Read More
    THORNDIKE – Mount View placed five players in double figures Friday night, helping the Mustangs post a 76-59 schoolboy basketball victory over Erskine Academy. Roy Goodale led Mount View with 19 points. Marc McCorrison scored 17, while Steve Miles tossed in 12. Kenton Spaulding and… Read More
    BANGOR – Thirteeen months ago, Brewer High School’s Josh Caldwell scored with five seconds remaining in regulation to give the Witches a 3-2 win over Bangor that ended six years of futility against their arch-rivals. The senior center came through in dramatic fashion yet again… Read More
    BREWER – Coming off a 7-6 win last week over Winslow, the first in the Hampden Academy hockey team’s nine-year history, the Broncos had some trouble getting their mind into their game with Old Town Wednesday night. But once the Broncos realized they were in… Read More
    DANFORTH – Shelby Pickering scored 19 points with 13 rebounds to pace Lee Academy to a 66-48 schoolgirl basketball victory over host East Grand. Kristen Hersom netted 20 points for the Pandas, and Ashley Gifford added 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    WOODLAND – Kaitlyn Leeman scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter Monday night as the Woodland girls basketball team came from behind to beat Lee Academy 46-41. Katie Smith led all scorers with 20 points and Lauren Troiani finished with 10 for… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Danny White scored five of his team’s last six points Monday night, including the winning basket with 40 seconds left, as the Foxcroft Academy boys basketball team edged Hermon 57-56. White paced the winners with 24 points and Bobby Gilbert added 13. Josh… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT – Kyle Jones was 8-8 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter Monday night as the Mount Desert Island boys basketball team fought off a Houlton comeback to earn a 67-66 win. Jones scored 28 points to lead the Trojans while… Read More
    BREWER – Sometimes things just go your way. Ask Ben Henderson. Saturday night at the T.J. Ryan Center, the Houlton-Hodgdon defenseman picked up the puck late in the second period of a 1-1 hockey game and crossed the red line. The sophomore then fired a… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Jen Murauckas scored 10 of her 14 points from the foul line as the Golden Bucks got their first girls basketball win of the season with a 36-33 decision over George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill Saturday. Alice Andrews added 10 points for… Read More
    ORONO – The Foxcroft Academy hockey team had some extra motivation when it faced the Orono High School Red Riots on Thursday afternoon: their three schoolmates (Azure Dillon, Daniel Doore and RaeAnne Coleman) who died in a car accident on Saturday. “That was definitely a… Read More
    ORONO – Brad Goody scored the game-winning goal with about 1:30 left in the third period to lift Old Town to a 4-2 victory over John Bapst at Alfond Arena Thursday in high school hockey action. Andy Pease, Joe Guerette, and Chris St. Louis each… Read More
    BANGOR – A real estate salesperson or a business owner will tell you the same the thing – it’s all about location, location, location. Monday night at Sawyer Arena, the Hampden Academy hockey team’s preferred location was the front of the John Bapst goal and… Read More
    GUILFORD – Harper Hoffman’s 19 points powered the Piscataquis Community Pirates to a 69-63 schoolboy basketball win over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Saturday. John Garrett-Young and Josh Luellen scored 12 points apiece for PCHS and Tyler Tracy had 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ELLWORTH – Adam Porter poured in 26 points to lead the Hermon Hawks to a 63-55 schoolboy basketball victory over the Ellsworth Eagles Saturday night. Jesse Keith netted 11 points for Hermon and Joey Schacht had 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – A small group of residents are looking to gauge public opinion on a proposed cooperative ice hockey program involving Schenck and Stearns high schools. The group is circulating a petition asking for a non-binding referendum vote in East Millinocket on the issue… Read More
    LEWISTON – It was a return to dominance for two ice hockey state powers, but both Lewiston and Yarmouth had to work overtime. Yarmouth won its second straight state Class B crown and seventh in the last 15 years while Lewiston posted its 20th Class… Read More
    ORONO – A sophomore jumpstarted Gardiner High School’s win and a freshman sewed it up. Sophomore defenseman Justin Lebourdais’ rink-length rush and goal triggered a string of four unanswered goals and freshman Spencer Lahaie made 13 of his 31 saves in the third period to… Read More