The basketball tournament is here, and with it comes another call for fans to curb poor behavior.
boys’ basketball
Posted inThe Franklin Journal, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue senior scores his 1,000th career point in basketball
Evans Sterling, a senior at Mt. Blue, scored his thousandth point against Messalonskee in Oakland on Tuesday, Jan 22.
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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Leadership comes naturally to Oxford Hills salutatorian
When Brendan Palmer was made a captain on the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School soccer team last fall, he knew it wasn’t because he was particularly good at the sport.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High-scoring games no longer a slam dunk at high school basketball tourney
Veteran coaches point to better defenses and greater reliance on long-range shooting as reasons why tournament scoring has steadily decreased for both boys and girls.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue holds first Athletics Hall of Fame induction
Contributors, athletes, and coaches were nominated to the newly formed Mt. Blue Athletic Hall of Fame based on their records, accomplishments, dedication, and legacies since the high school opened in 1968.
Posted inMaine, Sports, Varsity Maine
In photos: Saturday’s Maine high school basketball tournament games
High school basketball players made the shots and our photographers caught the action. Here are some of our favorite photos from Maine’s high school basketball tournament, February 26, 2022.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Lewiston-Auburn, Varsity Maine
New film documents Lewiston High School’s first Black head coach, Ronnie Turner
Local filmmaker Zamzam Elmoge discusses her new film ‘Everything Earned’ and the two years she spent following Lewiston High School’s basketball coach.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Cheering, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Indoor Track, Skiing, Sports, Swimming, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
High school winter practices pushed back to January
Individual drills involving players and coaches can start as planned on Monday in “green” counties, but team practices and scrimmages have been moved from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Tom Maines retires from basketball because of health considerations
The Hall of Fame coach was in his second stint as Morse high’s boys’ basketball coach, but retired after undergoing cancer treatment and having a lung removed.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Windham girls down Edward Little in opener
Giana Russo leads Lisbon past Telstar, and Wyatt Hathaway’s big fourth quarter helps Leavitt boys top Brunswick. Plus more hoops from the season’s opening night.