BANGOR – Hillary Laferriere and Rachel Foster have more in common than might appear. Although the two girls basketball all-stars attend high schools that are about 120 miles apart, they’re both senior post players. Laferriere is going to attend the University of New England in… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine McDonald’s All-Star Basketball Games typically are more a celebration of the end of the high school season than high-intensity competition. But fans at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson College got a taste of both during Saturday afternoon’s schoolboy doubleheader… Read More
BANGOR – Greely of Cumberland Center’s Megan McDevitt was perfect, and Messalonskee of Oakland’s Josh Gilbert did it under pressure. Both were winners in Saturday morning’s foul-shooting championship at Husson College’s Newman Gymnasium. The competition was held before the 2008 Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star games. Read More
BANGOR – Two central Maine players with championship pedigrees were honored as the state’s 2008 Mr. and Miss Basketball during the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Banquet at Husson College on Friday night. Ryan Martin of Maranacook of Readfield and Rachael Mack of Cony… Read More
Bangor High’s Jon McAllian and Aarika Ritchie of Lee Academy are among the six finalists for the Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball Awards. The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches announced three boys and three girls as finalists Thursday. The winners will be revealed Friday, March… Read More
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BANGOR – Three weeks ago, Bryant Ciomei and Chris Byron were adversaries in a memorable battle. Ciomei’s Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners nipped Byron’s Schenck Wolverines of East Millinocket 75-74 in a scintillating Eastern Maine Class D tournament final. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Two, tall, talented forwards who played center this winter because their high school teams needed them there were honored Friday night as winners of the 20th annual Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball awards. Troy Barnies of Edward Little of Auburn and Ashley Cimino… Read More
Some of the greatest names in the state’s modern high school basketball history have earned the mantle of Mr. or Miss Basketball. Two of this winter’s top players will have their names added to that elite roster when the 20th annual Mr. and Miss Basketball… Read More
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BANGOR – The field of candidates for the 2007 Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball has been narrowed to 10 girls and 10 boys. Semifinalists for the annual awards were announced Thursday afternoon during a press conference held at the Bangor Civic Center to recognize 85… Read More
BANGOR – Brock Bradford put his homecourt advantage to good use Saturday afternoon – even though the Bangor Christian senior was playing his final high school basketball game on a collegiate court. The 6-foot senior guard scored a game-high 20 points to lead the East… Read More
BANGOR – Before the high school girls basketball season ended Saturday, Samantha Allen decided the season would not be complete without one more exciting finish. The Lake Region of Naples star nailed a 25-foot 3-pointer as time expired in regulation to send the Classes A-B… Read More
OLD TOWN – Logan Bouchard will be hard-pressed to match his most recent high school basketball performance when he suits up for the East A-B boys squad in Saturday’s 26th annual Maine McDonald’s East-West Senior All-Star Games. The four-game schedule at Newman Gymnasium on the… Read More
BANGOR – The East C-D senior all-stars had rallied all the way back from a virtually game-long deficit, taking a 56-54 lead on a 3-pointer by Derek DiFrederico of Stearns in Millinocket midway through the fourth quarter. To those who have followed Valley High of… Read More
BANGOR – Don’t tell the East C-D girls senior all-stars that they’re a bit height-challenged. They already know it. “We’re short,” Shead guard Samantha Davis said with a laugh. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR – For the first time in 62 games, Dexter’s Travis Patterson was held under 10 points in a basketball game. But two of his eight points turned out to be the biggest of the game. Patterson’s 12-foot jumper with six seconds remaining in the… Read More
BANGOR – For some, it was a chance to renew old rivalries in a good-natured way. For others, it was a chance to gauge themselves against some of the best basketball players in the state. For all of them, it was a fun way to let the curtain… Read More
BANGOR – It was decidedly unfamiliar territory for Nick Pelotte. For the first time in almost 100 organized high school games spanning four seasons, the point guard from Valley High School of Bingham experienced the sting of defeat after his West C-D team was beaten… Read More
BANGOR – Miss Maine Basketball Morgan DiPietro, Lani Boardman and Katie Stailing all are attending college on basketball scholarships next fall. However, when the West Classes A-B team needed a clutch shot Saturday afternoon, it was Ashley Bossie who came through for her star-studded team. Read More
BANGOR – Just six days after coming within a single point of his school’s first-ever state basketball championship, Deering High School’s Jamaal Caterina was able to soften the blow somewhat by winning the state’s highest honor for any active senior players. Caterina turned the tables… Read More