BANGOR – It wasn’t a typical victory for the John Bapst girls basketball team. The Crusaders, who have relied on their dangerous inside duo of Hillary Laferriere and Samantha Gormley, tried that route against Caribou Thursday afternoon. But the Vikings did a good job of… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Sarah Porter scored 23 points as the Presque Isle girls basketball team topped Old Town 58-48 Thursday in high school action. Kayla Legassie had 12 points for the Wildcats and Allison Dean scored 11 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Sara Carroll hit a free throw with 10 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Mount Desert Island girls basketball team held off Foxcroft Academy 46-44 in high school action Thursday night. Megan Phelps led the Trojans with nine points. Tia Parady… Read More
    LEE – Devan Parker pumped in 16 points to go with 11 rebounds as Lee Academy rolled to a 61-47 boys basketball victory over Katahdin on Thursday night. Louis Medina chipped in with 11 points, six assists and seven rebounds for the Pandas. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CORINTH – Morgan Chasse registered 12 points to propel John Bapst of Bangor to a 47-38 girls basketball victory over Central Wednesday. Samantha MacMillan chipped in with 10 points for the Crusaders of Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – There were times Friday night when the MDI girls basketball team showed its inexperience. And there were times when the Trojans’ most inexperienced players showed a lot of maturity in their matchup against rival Ellsworth. Megan Phelps, a 5-foot-10 freshman, had a… Read More
    CARIBOU – Derek Libbey posted a game-high 23 points to lead Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln to a 63-58 schoolboy basketball victory over Caribou on Friday night. Brady Vose added 16 points as the Lynx handed the Vikings their first loss. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MADAWASKA – James Bates paced a balanced attack with 12 points as the Houlton boys basketball team improved to 3-4 with a 54-47 victory over Madawaska Friday night. Ryan Hill and Josh Beals added 10 points apiece for the Shiretowners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    LUBEC – Andrea Perry and Kimberly Green each tallied 16 points as Narraguagus of Harrington improved to 5-1 with a 72-60 girls basketball victory over Lubec Friday night. Jessica Tenan scored 14 points while Courtney Foss added 13 for the Knights. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    HOWLAND – The Orono girls basketball team raced out to a 17-point halftime lead, then held on for a 52-44 victory over Penobscot Valley on Thursday night. Jade Keezer led Orono with 13 points while Sarah Parent and Sarah Pavento each tallied 11 points for… Read More
    CALAIS – Courtney Cochran scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Woodland girls basketball team pulled away for a 44-35 victory over Calais Thursday night. The Dragons outscored the Blue Devils 17-5 in the second quarter to stretch out a two-point lead. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    FORT KENT – Rachel Foster scored 30 points as the Houlton girls basketball team held on for a 54-49 Class C victory over Fort Kent Thursday night. Desiree Dow added 12 points for the Shiretowners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Old Town girls basketball team prides itself on suffocating defense, forcing turnovers and generating easy buckets. The Coyotes showcased those assets Wednesday night, forcing a whopping 32 turnovers en route to a 59-37 Class B victory over Central of Corinth at… Read More
    HERMON – Bree Hanscom’s 16-point effort paced Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln to a 54-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over Hermon on Wednesday night. Katelyn DeRaps contributed 14 points as the Lynx handed the Hawks their first loss. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    EASTPORT – Wayne Clossey scored 22 points as the Shead Tigers jumped ahead in the first quarter and held the lead the rest of the way en route to a 62-53 schoolboy basketball victory over the Jonesport-Beals Royals Wednesday night. Thomas Pottle contributed 15 points… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Sarah Riopel scored with about 30 seconds remaining to lift Greater Houlton Christian Academy to a 47-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over Katahdin of Stacyville on Wednesday night. Riopel and Kasi Parker each finished with 17 points for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BANGOR – It wasn’t Senior Night – the Bangor High girls basketball team has a few more months before that day comes – but it sure felt like it, especially as the Rams faced down Brewer in the second half of Tuesday night’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class… Read More
    WINSLOW – Dave Pardilla scored two goals and Nate Lewis and Joey Seccareccia added a goal and two assists each as Bangor beat Lawrence 6-2 Monday night for its third straight high school hockey win. Johnny Warren and Phil Frost also scored for 3-1 Bangor,… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Mike Lowell scored 20 points as the Schenck Wolverines picked up their third win, a 71-45 triumph over Katahdin of Stacyville in boys basketball action Friday night. Nate Lewis added 13 points and Aaron Hutchins 11 for Schenck, which built a 17-point… Read More
    MACHIAS – Danielle Wormell scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer as time expired to lift the Machias girls basketball team to its first victory of the season, a 61-60 decision over Lubec Friday night. Tiara Lipton scored 13 points for the Bulldogs. Sam Moody had… Read More
    WOODLAND – Karin Bird scored 16 points to spark Lee Academy to a 58-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over Woodland on Wednesday. The Pandas broke open a one-point game in the second quarter with a 20-11 run to stretch the margin to 10 by intermission. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Maddie Park tossed in a game-high 19 points to lead George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill to a 55-40 girls basketball win over Sumner Wednesday night. India Frazier contributed 13 for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    MARS HILL – The Central Aroostook Panthers outscored Ashland 20-1 in the fourth quarter to break open a four-point lead and cruise to a pivotal early-season 55-32 Class D girls basketball victory Wednesday night. Alex Dame led all scorers with 27 points for Central Aroostook,… Read More
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    HAMPDEN – It’s nice to open the high school basketball season with a win against one’s rival. Especially if that rival won both regular-season matchups last year. Bangor got a well-rounded scoring effort and stellar defense en route to a 49-31 victory over Hampden as… Read More
    HOULTON – Mike Lowell scored a game-high 17 points to propel Schenck of East Millinocket to a 44-40 boys basketball victory over Houlton on Friday night. Nate Lewis added 11 points and Aaron Hutchins nine for the Wolverines. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    LEE – Rod Tirrell scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half as the two-time defending Class C state champion Calais Blue Devils rallied for their 45th consecutive victory, a 62-56 boys basketball triumph over Lee Academy Friday. Cal Shorey notched a double-double… Read More
    FORT KENT – Corey Voisine racked up 19 points, eight rebounds and six steals as Fort Kent outscored Limestone Community School & Maine School of Science and Math 27-10 in the second half en route to a 50-30 high school boys basketball win Friday night. Read More
    Jessica Libby remembers well the excitement she felt before games as a member of the Orono High School basketball team – especially before games against rival Old Town. The former Red Riots standout went on to a playing career at the University of Southern Maine,… Read More
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    HERMON – Ellsworth’s Corey DeWitt scored 27 points Tuesday to lead the Big East Senior All-Stars Blue team to a 109-81 victory over the White team at the Hermon High gym. Dem Katsiaficas of Ellsworth scored 18 points for the Blue team and John Bapst… Read More
    PORTLAND – Waterville Senior High School built the foundation of what could be a lengthy Purple Reign in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon. The precocious Purple Panthers capped an undefeated girls’ basketball season with their first-ever state championship in withstanding a furious comeback by Lake Region… Read More
    When Mount Abram of Strong girls basketball coach Doug Lisherness looks back on his team’s regular season and current eight-game winning streak that includes a victory in the Western Maine championship, he points to the Roadrunners’ most demoralizing loss this year as a kind of turning point. Read More
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    AUGUSTA – Jessica Bridges tossed in 14 points as No. 1 Messalonskee of Oakland held off No. 4 Lawrence of Fairfield 46-38 in an Eastern Maine Class A girls semifinal at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday. Messalonskee will take on No. 2 Cony for… Read More
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    BREWER – Dylan Fitzpatrick netted four goals and Reid McLaughlin notched a goal and two assists as Brewer thumped Winslow 9-3 in high school hockey action at T.J. Ryan Arena Friday. John Ambrose and Mike Kotredes each tallied a goal and an assist, and Davis… Read More
    This winter, the Lee Academy girls basketball team has been playing with a vengeance. They have good reason to. The Pandas were bounced out of last year’s Eastern Maine Class D tourney in the quarterfinals, something coach Ron Weatherbee’s players remember vaguely. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    LEE – The Washington Academy girls basketball team capped off the most successful regular season in the program’s history Friday night, outlasting Lee Academy 67-60 at Maxwell Gymnasium. Kayla Wood scored 18 points and Ashley Tilton added 16 as the Raiders finished undefeated for the… Read More
    HERMON – Andrew Veilleux registered 14 points to lead Mount Desert Island to a 50-47 Class B boys basketball victory over Hermon Friday. Wes Chipman added 12 points for the Trojans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Deanna Michaud scored 13 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Stearns Minutemen to a 54-46 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx Friday night. Mikaela Rosebush and Amy Collinsworth tossed in nine points apiece for the… Read More
    CARIBOU – Amanda Cyr tossed in a game-high 12 points as the Caribou girls basketball team capped its regular season with an 39-29 upset of John Bapst of Bangor, snapping the Crusaders’ 16-game winning streak. The Vikings used a 14-4 scoring edge in the second… Read More
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    BAILEYVILLE – Chad James sank two free-throws with no time left on the clock as Woodland earned a pointworthy 59-58 boys basketball victory over Washington Academy of East Machias Wednesday. James tallied a game-high 29 points to lead Woodland. Ben Sears added 10 points for… Read More
    LEE – Karin Bird posted 21 points and seven steals to carry Lee Academy past Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook 62-47 in a Class D girls basketball matchup Wednesday. Amanda Gifford netted 14 points for the Pandas while Dana Houghton added 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More