FORT FAIRFIELD – Sam Cyr scored 25 points to help lead Katahdin of Stacyville to a 61-56 win over Fort Fairfield in boys basketball action Friday. Patrick Willett netted 13 points for the Cougars. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BLUE HILL – The host George Stevens Academy Eagles went 13-for-16 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, including a 6-for-8 effort by Collin Henry, while holding off Ellsworth 71-66 for an important boys basketball victory Friday night. Tim Carter hit five 3-pointers on… Read More
HODGDON – The release of new Heal Point standings Tuesday morning made Tuesday evening’s Eastern Maine Class D girls basketball game between Southern Aroostook and Hodgdon a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, respectively. Southern Aroostook coach Jon Porter tried not to… Read More
WOODLAND – Kaitlyn Leeman hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to force overtime and Michelle Ferry’s free throw represented the only scoring in overtime as Woodland rallied by Shead for a 54-53 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday. Leeman finished with a game-high 27 points,… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Heather Anderson hit two free throws with six seconds left in overtime to lift Wisdom by Madawaska 52-51 for its first schoolgirl basketball win of the season Monday. Anderson finished with 16 points while Amber Voisine chipped in with 12 for the… Read More
GUILFORD – The Piscataquis Community Pirates surged to a 36-18 halftime lead en route to a 61-38 schoolboy basketball victory over the Penquis Patriots Monday. Josh Luellen chalked up 17 points and Tyler Erickson tossed in 12 for Piscataquis. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
EASTON – Danny Warren and James Desmond both scored 19 points as the Easton Bears roared past Ashland 98-58 in boys basketball action Friday night. Mike Osgood and Mitchel Blodgett each scored another 15 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Alex Means poured in 25 points to help the John Bapst Crusaders corral the Hampden Academy Broncos 57-54 in a boys basketball matchup Friday night at the Bangor Auditorium,. Kyle Ferrill chipped in with 13 for John Bapst. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… 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
NEWPORT – The Nokomis girls basketball team has been looking for something to build on this season. Although neither the Warriors nor the Brewer Witches, visiting the high school gym for a Thursday night Big East Conference matchup, will likely be happy with its effort… Read More
CORINTH – The Central High pep band was arranged in its regular seating area of the bleachers in the high school gym here for Friday night’s girls basketball game when word came down it would have to move to the stage to make room for more fans. Read More
BANGOR – After getting swept by their cross-river rivals last season, the Bangor girls are now two-thirds of the way through returning the favor this season. Bangor followed up a vengeance win Tuesday over Hampden Academy, the only team to beat the Rams this season,… Read More
WOODLAND – Kaitlyn Leeman went 17-for-19 from the foul line on her way to a game-high 33 points as Woodland High School’s Dragons upset previously unbeaten Lee Academy 59-56 in overtime in schoolgirl basketball Wednesday night. Michelle Ferry totaled 14 points and nine rebounds for… Read More
WOODLAND – Kaitlyn Leeman went 17-for-19 from the foul line on her way to a game-high 33 points as Woodland High School’s Dragons upset previously unbeaten Lee Academy 59-56 in schoolgirl basketball Wednesday night. Michelle Ferry totaled 14 points and nine rebounds for the 8-2… Read More
CARIBOU – Michelle Post buried three three-pointers in the second quarter as Presque Isle outscored Caribou 21-13 to create an 11-point halftime lead that helped Presque Isle beat arch-rival Caribou 57-40 in a battle of schoolgirl basketball unbeatens Wednesday night. Post finished with 11 points… Read More
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MILO – The Penquis girls basketball team has had some trouble this year winning close games. In fact, several of the Patriots’ losses have come despite fourth-quarter leads. Penquis nearly let Monday night’s Eastern Maine Class C matchup against Mattanawcook Academy get away from them,… Read More
GUILFORD – Trisha MacDonald scored 22 points to lead Stearns of Millinocket to a 77-61 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Piscataquis Pirates on Monday night. Jen Nason added 11 points for Stearns, which gradually pulled away from a 16-16 first-quarter tie. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Senior guard Whitney Stevens scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter as Washington Academy remained undefeated with a 62-41 Downeast Athletic Conference schoolboy basketball victory over Calais on Monday night. Jared Gray added 12 points for the Raiders,… Read More
MADAWASKA – Jeremy Chasse’s 3-point goal with 21/2 minutes remaining gave Van Buren a 45-43 schoolboy basketball victory over Madawaska on Monday night. Chasse finished with a team-high 17 points, while Matthew Gagnon added 10 points for Van Buren. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – Whether you’re facing all-star seniors or inexperienced underclassmen, a win over Nokomis is still worth celebrating. That’s how the Bangor girls basketball felt in the moments after Friday night’s 41-28 victory over the Warriors of Newport at Red Barry Gymnasium. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DYER BROOK – Olivia McGary scored 15 points as undefeated Southern Aroostook gave visiting Hodgdon its first loss of the season in an Eastern D girls basketball clash Friday night. Shana Martin contributed with 11 points for the Warriors, who raced out to a 17-3… Read More
BANGOR – Dan Myerowitz scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Brandon Freeman had all 10 of his points after intermission as the John Bapst Crusaders edged Old Town 50-45 in a Big East Conference schoolboy basketball game at the Bangor Auditorium on Friday… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Senior Anthony Jones scored on a pass from sophomore Andy Tracy with 0.2 seconds left as Ellsworth remained unbeaten with a 75-73 schoolboy basketball victory over Presque Isle on Friday night. Tracy finished with a game-high 26 points including four 3-point goals, while… 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
HODGDON – Jimmy Griffin scored 14 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made seven steals as the Hodgdon High School boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 56-47 victory over Van Buren Tuesday evening. Jeff Condon also scored 14 points, hitting four 3-pointers, for the 7-0… 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
BLUE HILL – Monique Boutaugh tossed in 20 points to help lead the Ellsworth girls basketball team to a 50-40 victory over George Stevens Monday in high school action. Laura Archer netted 16 points for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… 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
FORT KENT – Claire Thompson netted 18 points to help the Houlton girls knock off Fort Kent 74-52 in basketball action Friday night. Danielle Sewell scored 17 points for the Shiretowners. Aimee Guy netted 12 points and Alyssa Foster added 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
LINCOLN – Brett Towle’s 12-point effort led the Dexter Tigers to a 50-42 boys basketball victory over the Mattanawcook Lynx Monday night. Eric Day provided 11 for Dexter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
DIXFIELD – Brent Hutchinson racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Georges Valley Buccaneers of Thomaston nipped the Dirigo Cougars 55-52 in boys basketball action Monday. A.J. Staples tallied 13 points for Georges Valley of Thomaston. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
VAN BUREN – Casie Caron scored 11 points to help lead the Van Buren Crusaders to their first win of the season, a 43-35 decision over Wisdom of St. Agatha in girls basketball action Monday night Amber Voisine scored nine points to pace the Pioneers. Read More
HAMPDEN – When Hampden Academy girls basketball coach Ben Greenlaw called for a timeout late in Saturday’s game against Bangor, the Broncos knew they were going to get instructions for the final moments. Greenlaw handled the on-court strategy in the 60-second break. Senior Cheryl Morris… Read More
ELLSWORTH – With two tall, experienced, athletic players patrolling the post, it’s hard for many opposing teams to get the ball inside against the Caribou girls basketball squad – even when you have a go-to forward as strong as Ellsworth’s Ashley Oleson. Six-foot center Monica… Read More
CALAIS – Sarah Mahan converted both ends of the bonus twice in the last 11/2 minutes, lifting the Blue Devils to victory over the Dragons. Tracie Eagan paced Calais with 16 points, while Mahan and Danielle Feck netted 14 each. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
WASHBURN – Lindsay Michaud scored four of her team-high 10 points in the second overtime Friday night as Central Aroostook of Mars Hill outlasted Washburn for a 40-38 girls basketball victory. Sami Brewer added a 3-pointer in the second extra session for the Panthers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Kasey Dodge scored 20 points Friday night to help push Maine Central Institute to a 49-28 girls basketball victory over Mount View of Thorndike. Victoria Huff scored 11 points and posted six assists for the Huskies, who outscored the Mustangs 16-4 in the… Read More
BANGOR – All the Bangor High girls basketball team needed was a little patience. Hanging on to a slim seven-point lead at the end of the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game against Brewer, the Rams slowed down the pace on offense, looked for good… Read More
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Academy Broncos outscored the Nokomis Warriors 12-2 in the third quarter en route to a 31-25 schoolgirl basketball win over the Nokomis Warriors Wednesday night. Jill Beal tossed in 12 points to lead Hampden and Kim Stephenson added seven. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BOOTHBAY – Ryan Holbrook hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then David Wilgus went 7-for-9 from the foul line in overtime to lift Georges Valley of Thomaston to a 75-66 boys basketball victory over Boothbay Region. Brett Hutchinson paced… Read More
HOULTON – Dustin Edwards scored 13 of his 20 points in the first quarter Wednesday night to help the Shiretowners jump out to a 22-10 lead en route to a 78-59 boys basketball victory over Presque Isle. Mark Socoby chipped in with 17 points and… Read More
ORONO – There are few teams that can match up with the height of the Orono girls basketball team and 6-footers Marie Lint and Stacey Saucier. Unfortunately for the Red Riots, the Hermon girls are one such squad. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – The Old Town and Bangor girls basketball teams both got the early season tests they were hoping for as the two squads met Saturday in a mutual Class A season opener. There were good periods and shaky stretches for both teams, but the… 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
MILLINOCKET – Off the court, the girls on the Stearns and Schenck basketball teams know each other pretty well – that’s what happens when you grow up just a few miles apart. But on the court, it’s all business, and when the Minutemen found themselves with a slim… Read More
WINSLOW – Five different players scored a goal to help the Brewer Witches defeat the Skowhegan Indians 5-2 in the mutual high school hockey opener at Sukee Arena Wednesday night. Matt Grimes, Eamon Harding, Ben Caldwell, Devin Fitzpatrick and Andrew Patterson each had a goal… Read More
HARRINGTON – Kaitlyn Leeman scored a game-high 28 points to lead Woodland to a 66-33 Downeast Athletic Conference girls basketball victory over host Narraguagus on Wednesday night. Lauren Troiani had 12 points for the Dragons, who finished the first half with a 14-2 run. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Natasha Deschene scored 13 points and recorded seven assists to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 63-47 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Fort Kent Warriors Wednesday night. Anna Delong, Melissa Demerchant and Kylan Smith each added 10 points for Presque Isle,… Read More
THORNDIKE – The Rockland High School girls basketball team had tried a full-court press during the first half of its 68-34 win over Mount View at the high school gym Tuesday night. But like much of what it tried early in the game, the press… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Laura Archer poured in 17 points to propel the Ellsworth girls basketball team to a 40-28 victory over Orono Monday in high school action. Sara Briggs netted nine points for the Eagles in the mutual season-opener, which was postponed from Saturday because of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pam Bailey’s layup with less than five seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted the Piscataquis girls basketball team to a 45-44 victory over Foxcroft Monday in high school action. Bailey finished with a game-high 20 points for the Pirates of Guilford. Charley… Read More
HERMON – Natasha Deschene tossed in 14 points to help lead the Presque Isle girls basketball team to 57-45 win over Hermon Monday in high school action. Anna Delong netted 10 points for Presque Isle. Katie Delong, Melissa Demerchant, and Kylan Smith added nine points… Read More
CORINTH – Bangor Christian girls basketball coach Dan Frazell could only shrug his shoulders and think positively after what he had just seen on the Central High court Friday night. The Patriots are in a rebuilding era. The Red Devils? They could well end up… 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
HARRINGTON – Senior Jamie Bailey scored a game-high 23 points as the Narraguagus Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Jonesport-Beals 54-42 in boys basketball action Friday night. Saben Rossi added nine points for Narraguagus, which outscored the Royals 15-4 in the final… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Sophomore Mark Socoby scored 40 points, including four in overtime, as Houlton outlasted the Schenck 67-62 on the season-opening night for high school winter sports. Dan Bartlett added 12 points and Adam Miles 10 for the Houlton Shiretowners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Next fall, five Maine schoolgirl basketball players will head to college with the normal trepidation … and the added pressure of playing at the Division I level. But as fans of high school basketball know, those five girls are certainly suited for it considering 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 – The plan for McAuley in Saturday afternoon’s win over Nokomis of Newport in the Class A girls basketball state final at the Bangor Auditorium was pretty simple, really. Rotate three different players on the opposition’s top player to wear her down, put one… Read More
NEWPORT – Growing up in Hartland, Jessica Merrow was always one of the tallest girls playing basketball. But when she got to Nokomis High in Newport, the 5-foot-8 Merrow found another forward in front of her – Danielle Clark, a promising 6-footer who had played her youth basketball… Read More
Even though the McAuley of Portland girls basketball team is back in the Class A state championship game, it’s been a mixed season for the Lions. McAuley, which beat Cony of Augusta last year for its first gold ball, went 17-0 in the regular season… Read More
It was halftime of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class A girls basketball final. Nokomis of Newport was in its locker room. And Warriors star Danielle Clark had picked up her third foul with 0.2 seconds left in the second quarter. Instead of sitting his senior forward,… Read More
BANGOR – Three years ago, the Nokomis of Newport girls basketball team used a core group of sophomores in its drive to Eastern Maine and state Class A championships. On Saturday night, seven of those girls – now seniors – pulled off another huge win… Read More
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BANGOR – Nokomis girls basketball coach Earl Anderson knows there’s something special about his Warriors. Ask him to define it, though, and he has some trouble. “We can use the word poise, we can use mental toughness, discipline,” Anderson said after Thursday’s Eastern Maine Class… Read More
BANGOR – The Cony of Augusta girls basketball team plays a simple game. They shoot from everywhere on the court and they try to break a team down defensively before their opposition can get into their offense. The system worked so well Thursday night at… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor’s Zak Ray and Nokomis of Newport’s Ryan McLellan have had some memorable battles on the basketball floor over the past several years. Now the pair will have a battle of sorts among the voters for the title of Mr. Maine Basketball. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA – After watching his team throw up around 20 3-point attempts during last week’s Eastern Maine Class B regional – with Western Maine champion Greely sitting in the stands – MDI girls basketball coach Burt Barker knew what he didn’t want the Trojans to do in Saturday’s… Read More
BANGOR – Erika Stupinski unselfishly ran the offense for Mount Ararat during Saturday night’s Eastern Maine Class A basketball quarterfinal against Presque Isle. With the game on the line, the Eagles kept the ball in her capable hands. Stupinski sank six straight free throws in… Read More
BANGOR – Too many weapons. The seventh-seeded Hampden Academy girls basketball team battled valiantly against the second-seeded Nokomis High School Warriors of Newport in their Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday morning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – It wasn’t just the game that was on the line when Dirigo’s Alyssa Burns settled in to shoot two free throws with 5.6 seconds left in overtime of Friday night’s Class C state championship game. There was also that pesky streak to think… Read More
Greely High’s female student athletes have had quite a run in the past two school years. The Rangers of Cumberland Center won the Class B state softball championship last spring and the school’s soccer team won the Class A state title this fall. So the… Read More
BANGOR – After finishing last season as the Western Maine Class D runner-up, the Waynflete girls basketball team knew it had to work on its defense for the 2002-03 season. The Flyers did just that, and entered this year’s regional tournament with a 17-1 record. Read More
Even though the Dirigo girls basketball team won’t be facing old foe Calais, the Western Maine champion Cougars of Dixfield will still play a somewhat familiar team when they meet Eastern Maine winner Dexter for the state title tonight. That’s thanks to lots of scouting… Read More
Thursday’s Class D girls state basketball championship will be the meeting of one very experienced team and another trying for its first state basketball championship. Eastern Maine champion Woodland, the two-time defending state winner, will face Waynflete of Portland, which won its first Western Maine… Read More
The No. 7 Hampden Academy Broncos edged the No. 10 Lawrence Bulldogs of Fairfield 42-40 in an Eastern Maine Class A girls basketball prelim Tuesday night. With the win, the Broncos advanced to Saturday’s 9:35 a.m. quarterfinal round at the Bangor Auditorium against the No. Read More
BANGOR – A few days ago, star MDI point guard Bracey Barker gave her father a suggestion: Instead of the Trojans playing their regular zone defense, why not try some man-to-man for Saturday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class B final against Maranacook? “She was telling me… Read More
BANGOR – When freshman Sabrina Cote and senior Keriann Patterson went to the free throw line during the fourth quarter of the Eastern Maine Class C basketball final, the Dexter players weren’t thinking about the fact the game was on the line, or imagining a chance to play… Read More
BANGOR – The only way this year’s postseason could get any better for Woodland’s Michelle Ferry is if the Dragons win their third straight state title because it’s going to be hard to top what the freshman forward did in Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class D championship game. Read More
The Valley of Bingham and Winthrop boys basketball teams won Western Maine tournament titles Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center while the Waynflete of Portland and Dirigo of Dixfield girls teams also earned championships. Top-seeded Valley beat No. 2 Elan of Poland Spring 59-53 and… Read More
BANGOR – Offense hasn’t come easily for the Calais girls basketball team this year, but solid shooting in Friday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal boosted the No. 3 Blue Devils over No. 2 Central of Corinth at the Bangor Auditorium. Danielle Feck scored 20… Read More
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BANGOR – The Dexter girls basketball team didn’t get much going on the perimeter during Friday night’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal against Hodgdon, but with two post players towering over the rest of the players on the court, the No. 1 Tigers didn’t need many big jumpers. Read More
BANGOR – The Woodland girls hadn’t even finished the first quarter of Thursday afternoon’s Eastern Class D semifinal tilt with Shead of Eastport before they were dealt a serious setback. Despite a 12-5 lead, the Dragons watched in frustration as one of their leading scorers,… Read More
AUGUSTA – Katie Sibley poured in a Western Maine Class C girls tournament-record 45 points to lead No. 2 Boothbay to a 76-48 victory over No. 3 Winthrop in semifinal action Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Sibley nailed 19 shots from the field, including… Read More
BANGOR – After seeing her light up the opposition for 35 points and 22 rebounds in the quarterfinals, Southern Aroostook coach Jon Porter wasn’t sure how to slow down Shelby Pickering. Porter settled on using a matchup type of 2-3 zone defense and switching between… Read More
BANGOR – Hodgdon coach Wendy Ivey believes it was conditioning and poise that helped the No. 4 Hawks defeat No. 5 Narraguagus of Harrington in Wednesday morning’s Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal that went to overtime. Rebounding and a few key defensive plays made a… Read More
BANGOR – MDI senior Bracey Barker fought through a sprained left ankle, and the No. 1 Trojans fought through a Rockland defense designed to stop their star guard in an Eastern Maine Class B semifinal Wednesday night. Barker scored 15 points, but it was MDI’s… Read More
BANGOR – Toby Martin continued her stellar play in the Eastern Maine Class B tournament, and Erica Brennan had a double-double as the No. 3 Maranacook of Readfield girls basketball team held off No. 7 Hermon 48-38 in a semifinal Wednesday afternoon at the Bangor Auditorium. Read More
BANGOR – Bob McShane’s Calais girls headed to Bangor in an unfamiliar role: The Blue Devils, winners of six of the last seven Eastern Maine championships, were a No. 3 seed. And after three quarters Tuesday, Calais found itself down by four to Mattanawcook of… 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 – The Dexter Tigers demonstrated Tuesday night why they’re undefeated this season. For starters, 6-foot-3 sophomore center Ashley Ames is virtually unstoppable in the post. Second, the relentless ball pressure applied by the Tigers’ guards makes it almost impossible for opponents to execute their… Read More
BANGOR – Monday night’s Eastern Class D girls quarterfinal between Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook and Fort Fairfield was a game, but resembled chess more than basketball at times. Each coach’s strategy was adjusted to by the other team, players adapted to defensive changes, and… Read More
BANGOR – Shead High School of Eastport junior guard Samantha Davis said her team’s stay at the Eastern Maine Class D schoolgirl basketball tournament was too short last season. The Tigerettes lost to Van Buren in the quarterfinals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – It had been seven years since the No. 5 Rockland girls basketball team had played an Eastern Maine tournament game at the Bangor Auditorium, but at least one thing was familiar as the Tigers stepped onto the court for a Class B quarterfinal Saturday morning: their… Read More
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BANGOR – T.J. Vanidestine scored the game-winning goal 4:15 into overtime, with an assist from Jason Eremita, to lift the Bangor Rams to a 3-2 high school hockey verdict over Saint Dominic Saturday at Sawyer Arena. Nick Payson scored a goal and had an assist… Read More
BANGOR – The Hermon girls basketball team had probably never seen a team play as intense man-to-man defense as Camden Hills did in Friday night’s Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal. The No. 7 Hawks struggled early, but after regaining their composure they righted themselves for… Read More