AUGUSTA – The Mount Desert Island girls basketball team may have hoisted the gold ball Saturday night, but Melissa Gott has had one of her own for much of the regular season and the playoffs. It’s actually a gold ball charm that she wears around… Read More
BANGOR – In three words, Messalonskee High School senior Izzy Smith described what the Eastern Maine Class A Basketball Tournament is all about. “That was fun,” a jubilant Smith told her father Saturday afternoon after the sixth-seeded Eagles from Oakland knocked off No. 3 Bangor… Read More
BANGOR – There aren’t many records for tournament 3-pointers that the Cony of Augusta girls basketball team doesn’t hold. So it wasn’t a big surprise when the No. 1 Rams made five long-range shots in the first half of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal against No. 8… Read More
BANGOR – Immediately after the final buzzer marked the end of Friday night’s Class C state championship game, the scoreboard clearly showed a Calais win. Still, Blue Devil forward Lanna Martin ran down the court, turned around and shot her teammates a quizzical look. Her… Read More
BANGOR – So much for tourney inexperience. The No. 5 Hampden Academy girls basketball team, which had not appeared in an Eastern Maine Class A tournament game since 1998, got a key 3-pointer from Jamie Wells and a fine free-throw effort from Megan Magoon for… Read More
BANGOR – Not only did Woodland’s Kaitlyn Leeman play the role of freshman point guard in Thursday evening’s Class D state championship game at the Bangor Auditorium, but she was also coach Arnie Clark’s dark horse. Everyone already knows, Clark figured, about guard Ashley Marble… Read More
The Valley of Bingham boys basketball team may have captured the state’s attention with its winning streak, but a girls squad in Dixfield has a fine run of its own in the works. The Class C Dirigo girls have won 43 games in a row,… Read More
It seems fitting that Heidi Deery, in her first season back as the Rangeley girls basketball coach, has skippered the Lakers to their first Class D state championship game since 1993. Deery played her final two years of high school ball at the school and… Read More
For the Mount Desert Island and Calais girls basketball teams, a loss each in the regular season helped turn things around for both squads. Not that things were going all wrong for the Class B Trojans and Class C Blue Devils at the time of… Read More
HAMPDEN – Yes, Hampden Academy’s girls were 2-0 against Brewer; Yes, the Broncos were at home for the third meeting; and yes, Hampden was a prohibitive favorite in this playoff rematch between Nos. 5 and 12 seeds. So were the Broncos looking past the Witches… Read More
BANGOR – The Nokomis girls rallied from deficits all night long and topped Bangor in two overtimes, and the Bangor boys dominated John Bapst from start to finish in the Big East championship games Tuesday night at the Bangor Auditorium. Nokomis prevailed 60-55 in the… Read More
NEWPORT – Ryan McLellan scored 33 points to lead the No. 5 Nokomis Warriors to a 62-55 Class A prelim victory over the No. 13 Cony Rams Tuesday night in boys basketball action. Nokomis advanced to 4:40 p.m. Friday quarterfinal at the Bangor Auditorium against… Read More
Less than 24 hours before the Mount Desert Island girls were to take the Bangor Auditorium floor for their semifinal game in the Eastern Maine Class B tournament, senior Melissa Gott was in a Bar Harbor restaurant when she felt sick and blacked out. She was taken to… Read More
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BANGOR – It’s not as if the Mount Desert Island girls basketball team hasn’t been competitive in the past. The Trojans have been very competitive. They’ve been 1997 Class B state championship-competitive. But in the past four years, MDI has been knocked out of the… Read More
BANGOR – Scoring the 1,000th point of her career Saturday morning didn’t appear to matter all that much to Ashley Marble. Neither did the 34 points she had just scored. It was the plaque that mattered. The one that proclaimed her Woodland Dragons the Eastern Maine Class D… Read More
BANGOR – This hasn’t been the easiest postseason for the Calais girls basketball team. The relatively small Blue Devils have ended up playing teams with solid post players. They lost one of their top scorers and rebounders for the tournament. And the Devils’ bench isn’t exactly that deep. Read More
OAKLAND – Jason Robbins scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth period, including the game-winner in the lane with under 10 seconds to play to lead the Old Town Indians to a 61-60 Class A prelim win over the Messalonskee Eagles Saturday. The… Read More
BANGOR – Mattanawcook Academy girls basketball coach Terri Thornton couldn’t have asked for a more well-rounded effort from her No. 3 Lynx in Friday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal against Penquis. MA’s big guns all came through on offense, while the Lynx controlled the… Read More
BANGOR – Heading into the Eastern Maine Class C tournament the Calais girls had the top seed but some worries about how the Blue Devils would play against teams with dominant centers and forwards. Calais got its answer Friday night. Katie Frost pumped in a… Read More
Last year Jamie Wood was busy at the tournament as a player for the Eastern Maine Class C champion George Stevens girls. A preliminary-round loss this year means she’s just a fan – and she’s had plenty to root for. In fact, Wood has made… Read More
BREWER – Carolyn McAvoy tossed in 11 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the No. 12 Brewer Witches to a 56-45 Class A prelim girls basketball win over No. 13 Waterville Friday night. Jenny Higgins added 13 points for Brewer,… Read More
NEWRY – Kristy Hoch of South China’s Erskine Academy and Brian Cook from Maranacook in Readfield were the big winners at the Class B state ski championships Friday. Cook’s combined time of 1:05.03 won the boys slalom title while Hoch’s 1:15.14 took the girls event… Read More
BANGOR – Two years ago Sara Ricker and the Shead of Eastport girls basketball team snuck up on a Class D state championship, winning the title as the No. 6 seed. Ranked sixth again this year, the Tigerettes are no surprise team. Thanks to another… Read More
NEWRY – Several Eastern Maine skiers enjoyed good outings on the first day of the Class B state championship meet at Sunday River Resort Thursday. Heidi Andrews from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield finished fifth in the giant slalom competition with a combined time of… Read More
BANGOR – All basketball players have a role on a given team. Some handle the basketball. Some are shooters. Some guard the opposition’s best player. Some do a little of everything. Woodland’s Kristina Huwa? Her job is to swat, reject, grab and gather. Forget offense… Read More
BANGOR – When Jerry Burleigh puts senior Shena Pineau into a ballgame, he’s never really sure of what he’s going to get. Sometimes, she’ll be hot. Sometimes, she won’t. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR – Six days after registering its first quarterfinal win since 1987, the Foxcroft Academy girls basketball team made school history again Wednesday afternoon. The No. 7 Ponies logged their second upset in the Eastern Maine Class B tournament with a 59-52 victory over No. Read More
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BANGOR – The No. 5 Mount Desert Island girls basketball team showed off a strong first-quarter effort and Melissa Gott poured in 20 points as the Trojans knocked off No. 1 Camden Hills in an Eastern Maine Class B semifinal Wednesday night at the Bangor Auditorium. Read More
BANGOR – Class D Woodland’s biggest rival in the Downeast Athletic Conference may be Class C Calais, but the Dragons don’t mind emulating the Blue Devils in the big games. No. 1 Woodland used its tough man-to-man defense and full-court press to roll to a… Read More
AUGUSTA – Staci Roy scored 16 points as the No. 8 Richmond girls basketball team knocked off No. 1 North Haven 44-33 in a Western Maine Class D quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center Wednesday. Rachel Furcy added 11 for Richmond. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – The No. 1 Calais girls basketball team withstood a second-quarter challenge from No. 9 Searsport to post a 63-39 victory in an Eastern Maine Class C tournament quarterfinal Tuesday evening at the Bangor Auditorium. Playing without forward Morgan Drew, who is no longer… Read More
BANGOR – The third-seeded Mattanawcook Academy girls basketball team found themselves staring at an 11-point deficit when the 11th-seeded Washington Academy Raiders caught them by surprise by all lining up in the backcourt before Diana Bourdeau snuck down the court to lay in Miranda Copeland’s inbounds pass. The… Read More
HAMPDEN – Adam Freeman scored five of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the Brewer Witches hold off Hampden for a 56-47 schoolboy basketball victory Monday. Trevor Killip had 12 points for the winners and Jon Bell tossed in nine. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CARIBOU – James Sam scored 28 of his game-high 30 points in the first half to propel the Caribou Vikings to a 92-63 boys basketball win over Old Town Monday. Sam also had eight rebounds and six steals. Joel Griffeth added a dozen points and… Read More
BANGOR – One day last week East Grand’s Tara Copley turned on a computer and heard the phrase, “You’ve got mail.” Or words to that effect. The e-mail turned out to be a scouting report on their Eastern Maine Class D girls quarterfinal opponent, Van… Read More
BANGOR – Penquis Valley High School junior guard Megan Russell had a rough first half. But she made up for it in the second half. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
BANGOR – There were a couple of times during Saturday night’s Class D girls quarterfinal matchup between Shead and Bangor Christian that it appeared the magnitude of the moment had caught up with the Tigerettes’ Samantha Davis. Twice during timeouts, the freshman ran off into… Read More
BANGOR – Mount Desert Island’s Bracey Barker and Camden Hills’ Lauren Withey each turned in pivotal second-half performances to carry their teams to quarterfinal victories in the Eastern Maine Class B schoolgirl basketball tourney Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. Barker, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard, scored… Read More
BANGOR – Maine Central Institute’s Amanda Leavitt had a simple strategy before launching a shot from three-quarter court with one second left in the first quarter of Saturday’s Class B quarterfinal against Camden Hills. “I knew there was just one second left. I just had… Read More
BANGOR – Nat Breece scored two goals to lead the Orono Red Riots to a 5-1 high school hockey victory over the Presque Isle Wildcats Saturday at Sawyer Arena. The Red Riots finished the regular season with a perfect 20-0 record. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – What a way to start the Eastern Maine Class B girls basketball tournament, and what a way to celebrate a birthday. Facing small but quick No. 2 Winslow, the No. 7 Foxcroft Academy girls turned to inside threats Amy Kelley and Leslie Glover. Read More
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BANGOR – Teams that face Erskine Academy know their biggest challenge is to keep the ball out of the hands of junior guard Donna Cowing. Certainly, Mount View knew it – Cowing burned them for almost 40 points in one regular-season game. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Joe Campbell netted a team-high 17 points to power the Bangor boys basketball team to a 74-49 victory over Old Town in a Class A matchup at Red Barry Gymnasium. Jim Shea followed up with 12 points for the Rams, and Shawn Bouchard… Read More
BANGOR – Joe Campbell netted a team-high 17 points to power the Bangor boys basketball team to a 74-49 victory over Old Town in a Class A matchup at Red Barry Gymnasium. Jim Shea followed up with 12 points for the Rams, and Shawn Bouchard… Read More
GREENVILLE – Tyler Muzzy tossed in a game-high 21 points Thursday night to lead the seventh-seeded Greenville Lakers to a 70-45 Eastern Maine Class D preliminary second-round victory over No. 10 Deer Isle-Stonington. John Ethier put in 19 points for Greenville. Greg Aucoin tossed in… Read More
THORNDIKE – After every basketball game this season the Mount View girls have enjoyed a pan of homemade peanut butter-chocolate fudge, and Wednesday’s game against Belfast was no different. This time, though, the win may have been sweeter than the confection. The Mustangs, who had… Read More
HODGDON – Diana Bourdeau led all scorers with 19 points to pace the No. 11 Raiders of East Machias to a 65-50 upset of the No. 6 Hodgdon Hawks in an Eastern Maine Class C girls second round playoff game on Wednesday. Miranda Copeland tossed… Read More
DEXTER – Kristin Gilbert scored 13 points to help No. 7 Dexter post a 47-42 win over Narraguagus in a Class C preliminary playoff basketball game Wednesday. Kristy Veazie pitched in with nine points for Dexter. Brittany Veazie handed out six assists. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WINSLOW – Jay O’Connell scored nine points to spark No. 9 Houlton’s 27-14 third-quarter scoring surge that carried the Shiretowners to a 75-52 Eastern Maine Class B preliminary second-round basketball victory over No. 8 Winslow Tuesday night. O’Connell finished with 24 points for the winners. Read More
EASTON – Freshman Josh Madden scored a game-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers, and 11th-seeded Bangor Christian led virtually the entire way Tuesday night en route to a 74-67 upset victory over sixth-seeded Easton in an Eastern Maine Class D second-round preliminary game. David Chrisos… Read More
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THORNDIKE – Kevin Roberts scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the first quarter to lead the No. 10 Mount View Mustangs to a 70-46 Class B prelim win over the No. 15 Foxcroft Academy Ponies in schoolboy basketball action Monday night. Mount View… Read More
LUBEC – Sara McConnell poured in 23 points to power the No. 12 Lubec Hornets to a 66-52 Class D prelim victory over the No. 13 Jonesport-Beals Royalettes Monday night in schoolgirl basketball action. Breanne McPherson netted 17 for the winners and Miranda Richardson added… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Delany Wilkes nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key with one second remaining to rally No. 15 Mattanawcook Academy to a 63-60 prelim victory over No. 10 Schenck in schoolboy basketball action Monday night. Andrew Weatherbee’s 3-pointer had tied it… Read More
FORT KENT – Lindsey Grant poured in a game-high 20 points to go with 11 rebounds as the No. 15 Rockland girls basketball team knocked off No. 10 Fort Kent 57-51 in an Eastern Maine Class B first-round tournament game. Jody Fournier chipped in with… Read More
Copeland, Stauffer spark Raiders to win over GSA Washburn boys, Limestone girls register prelim wins
EAST MACHIAS – Miranda Copeland scored a layup and Nicole Stauffer made a free throw in the final eight seconds to help the No. 11 Washington Academy girls basketball team hold off No. 14 George Stevens Academy 49-46 Saturday in first-round action from the Eastern Maine Class C… Read More
HOWLAND -Stu Morin scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half and grabbed 13 rebounds Friday night as 12th-seeded Penobscot Valley eked out a 52-49 Eastern Maine Class C first-round preliminary boys basketball victory over No. 13 Madawaska. Morin stepped up his offense… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Darren Carlisle knocked in three goals and added an assist to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 9-4 high school hockey win over the Hall-Dale Bulldogs Friday at the Northern Maine Forum. Andy Beaulieu scored a goal and had tallied two… Read More
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EASTPORT – Wednesday night, Jamie Green and Natalie Smith each scored 10 points to lead Shead to a 50-33 schoolgirl basketball victory over Machias on Wednesday night. Nadine Bouchard ripped down seven rebounds for Shead. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BREWER – Despite a slight wobble in the first quarter, the Bangor girls basketball team put up a dominating effort Wednesday night in a matchup against Brewer at the high school gym here. Once the Rams righted themselves, they worked their inside and outside games… Read More
HOULTON – Darren Carlisle and Andy Beaulieu tallied two goals and an assist apiece to lead Presque Isle to a 4-0 high school hockey win over Stearns at Millar Arena on Wednesday. Joe Grenier made 20 saves on 20 shots for the 11-6 Wildcats. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – Ned Payne came off a screen on an inbounds play and hit a 3-pointer from the baseline at the buzzer and lift John Bapst to a 65-63 schoolboy basketball win over Old Town Wednesday night. Payne finished with 18 points for John Bapst,… Read More
ROCKPORT – Megan Dailey hit a field goal and two free throws in the second overtime to lift Camden Hills to a 47-43 schoolgirl basketball victory over Rockland on Tuesday night. Dailey finished with 11 points. Lauren Withey tossed in a game-high 18 for the… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Bob Richardson poured in 11 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Washington Academy Raiders to a 76-64 schoolboy basketball victory over the Shead Tigers Tuesday night. The Raiders pushed the ball up the floor in the second half trying to… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Amy Kelley blocked a Hermon shot with six seconds remaining to help the Foxcroft Academy Ponies preserve a 54-53 schoolgirl basketball win over the Hawks Monday night. Kelley finished with 10 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and six assists. Holli Nichols paced a… Read More
WOODLAND – John Kesel scored the first eight points of the third quarter while Frankie Morrison netted the next 10 as the Class D Woodland boys basketball team earned an 82-69 victory over Class C Calais Monday in high school action. Kesel scored a total… Read More
NEWPORT – Nokomis High School of Newport sophomore forward Danielle Clark said she and her teammates had something to prove Saturday afternoon. Yes, they were 12-0. Yes, one of their victims was Bangor, 58-48 on Dec. 30 at Red Barry Gym in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
EASTPORT – Ben Toney scored six of his 21 points in overtime to lead the Shead Tigers to a 71-68 schoolboy basketball victory over Machias on Saturday. Larry Bowen contributed 15 points and six assists, Darrin Constant added 10 points, Toney also grabbed 14 rebounds,… Read More
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SEARSPORT – Andrea Blanchard poured in 20 points to lead the Searsport Vikings to a 55-31 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Machias Bulldogs Friday night. Brittany Smith followed up with eight points for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
OLD TOWN – Carolyn McAvoy and Jenny Higgins each scored 18 points to power the Brewer Witches to a 59-39 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Old Town Indians Friday night. Stacie Bean, Amy Freeman, and Maggie Sutherland contributed seven points each to the Witches. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MILLINOCKET – The Penquis Patriots opened up a six-point lead at the end of the third and held off Stearns for a 43-39 schoolgirl basketball win Friday night. Megan Russell and April Allen scored 12 points apiece to pace Penquis of Milo. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MARS HILL – Craig Allen poured in 23 points to power the Central Aroostook Panthers to an 83-63 schoolboy basketball victory over rival Southern Aroostook Friday night. Justin Woodworth and Lance Bradstreet scored 14 points apiece, and Dan Codrey contributed 12 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MARS HILL – Gabrielle Smith, Lacey Bell and Tiffany Lundeen each hit a free throw in the final 30 seconds to help Central Aroostook tip Katahdin 52-49 Thursday in a Class D schoolgirl basketball matchup. Smith finished with 24 points for Central Aroostook. Jessica Long… Read More
MILO – The Stearns Minutemen of Millinocket outscored the Penquis 23-8 in the fourth quarter to upset the defending state Class C champions 43-40 Thursday night. Eric Hartwell scored with a minute left to put the Minutemen up 41-40. Penquis couldn’t answer on its end… Read More
MILO – The Stearns Minutemen of Millinocket outscored Penquis 23-8 in the fourth quarter to upset the defending state Class C champions 43-40 in boys basketball action Thursday night. Eric Hartwell scored with a minute left to put the Minutemen up 41-40. Penquis couldn’t answer… Read More
MARS HILL – Craig Allen tossed in 25 points to lead Central Aroostook to a 70-62 schoolboy basketball win over Katahdin in a battle of Class D kingpins on Wednesday. Lance Bradstreet chipped in with 13 points and nine rebounds. Justin Woodworth added 10 points… Read More
BANGOR – Jlynn Frazier hit three of her five 3-pointers in the first half as the Bangor High School Rams held off the Mount Desert Island Trojans 58-51 Wednesday night for their 11th schoolgirl basketball win. Frazier finished with a game-high 18 points. Katherine Miller… Read More
BANGOR – Jlynn Frazier hit three of her five 3-pointers in the first half as the Bangor High School Rams held off the Mount Desert Island Trojans 58-51 Wednesday night for their 11th schoolgirl basketball win. Frazier finished with a game-high 18 points. Katherine Miller… Read More
BANGOR – It didn’t count on the judges’ scoring sheets, but for Ashley Daigle and Madawaska’s varsity cheering squad, Saturday afternoon’s encore performance was invaluable. For Daigle and her Owls teammates, performing together at the Eastern Maine Class C regional cheering championship in the Bangor… Read More
FORT KENT – Ashlie Churchill poured in 20 points to lead the Fort Fairfield Tigers to a 52-46 schoolgirl basketball win over the Hodgdon Hawks Tuesday night. Dani Searles added 10 for Fort Fairfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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HARRINGTON – Sarah Snider’s two free throws with 17 seconds left secured the Narraguagus Knights’ 43-41 schoolgirl basketball win over the George Stevens Academy Eagles Monday night. Snider finished with 19 points for the winners. Brittnay Howe added eight points and eight rebounds and Shelby… Read More
MILO – Megan Russell scored 10 of her game-high 13 points in the first half to help lead the Penquis Patriots to a 47-30 schoolgirl basketball win over the Dexter Tigers Monday night. Penquis manufactured a 14-point halftime lead and survived a two-point third quarter… Read More
HOWLAND – Meagan Cyr poured in 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had five steals to lead the Penobscot Valley Howlers to a 57-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Central Red Devils Monday night. Alicia Drost chipped in with 10 points for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DANFORTH – Amanda Godley scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Saturday to lead the East Grand Vikings to a 33-31 Class D schoolgirl basketball victory over Bangor Christian. Marie Gilman chipped in eight points, all in the fourth quarter, for the Vikings. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
OLD TOWN – Kasey Spencer notched seven of her 28 points in overtime to lead the Old Town Indians to a 52-48 schoolgirl basketball win over the Presque Isle Wildcats Saturday. Renee Thibodeau tossed in 11 points for the Indians. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
VINALHAVEN – About 131/2 hours after losing a one-point thriller to Greenville Friday evening, the Vinalhaven girls basketball team wasn’t about to let Saturday morning’s game go without a fight. And the Vikings certainly didn’t want the Lakers going to the line like they did… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Six-foot senior point guard Brandon McCarthy scored 19 points, including the 1,500th in his career, to power the Katahdin Cougars to an 82-51 schoolboy basketball victory over Fort Fairfield Friday night. Chris Robinson and Dan Cullen each added 17 points for the… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Ron Lane scored underneath off a Ryan Garland feed as time expired, lifting the Hermon Hawks to a 50-49 schoolboy basketball victory over Mount Desert Island on Friday night. The Trojans had battled back from an eight-point deficit, riding their full-court pressure… Read More
VINALHAVEN – Greenville was outscored by four in the fourth quarter but held off the Vinalhaven Vikings for a 49-48 schoolgirl basketball win Friday night. Justine Lavigne paced the Lakers with 13 points and Kim Folsom added 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ROCKPORT – Like most of the girls basketball teams that won regional or state championships last year, the Camden-Rockport (now Camden Hills) girls had a strong senior class that dominated. The Windjammers earned the Class B state crown with six seniors, including All-Maine first-teamer Meg Cressler, standout point… Read More
CALAIS – A revived second-half effort and a third-quarter explosion by Kari Redding Thursday night led the Calais Blue Devils to a 75-56 schoolgirl basketball victory over Shead of Eastport. Katie Frost led the Devils with 20 points and six rebounds while Redding scored all… Read More
BANGOR – Senior forward Alison Smith scored 16 points, including the 1,000th of her high school career, to help lead the Bangor Rams to a 58-29 girls basketball victory over Bucksport Thursday night. Smith, believed to be only the second Bangor varsity girls player (Katie… Read More
BANGOR – Senior forward Alison Smith scored 16 points, including the 1,000th of her high school career, to help lead the Bangor Rams to a 58-29 girls basketball victory over Bucksport Thursday night. Smith, believed to be only the second Bangor varsity girls player (Katie… Read More
ISLESBORO – In the end, it may not have mattered that Islesboro has only six players on its girls basketball team, including an eighth-grader. What mattered in Wednesday night’s matchup at the school gym here was Searsport’s size and rebounding ability. With four girls 5-foot-9… Read More