Kyle Rines, the Bucks’ soccer coach, has brought some athletes with him from the pitch, and the hope is they can add even more leadership to what is an older but not particularly experienced nucleus. They don’t have much size but expect to have strong guard play with Jacob Kraske, Derek Salisbury, Ethan Jackson and […]
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Winter Preview: Mountain Valley boys’ basketball
The Falcons have a young, athletic nucleus with which to make a run at a playoff berth after missing out by the thinnest of margins last year. Jacob Blanchard and Keegan Davis saw significant playing time as freshmen and coach Tom Danylik expects the other underclassmen to fit into the fold even while they continue […]
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Winter Preview: Mt. Blue boys’ basketball
Brian Kelly, who coached at Jay High School, is the Cougars’ fourth coach in six years hoping to continue building the program. With 14 freshmen in the class, they are off to a good start. But they also have seven seniors they hope can lead them back to a tournament berth. All-conference forward Zack Mittelstadt […]
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Winter Preview: Poland boys’ basketball
The Knights’ hopes to advance past the preliminary round for the first time since their memorable run to the state championship game in 2014 were dealt a blow when senior Greg Leighton went down in the first week of preseason with a torn ACL. Leighton, who was their sixth man last year, was part of […]
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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester boys’ basketball
The Patriots went all in on the rebuilding program last year, and while their record suffered their freshmen gained significant varsity experience that should start paying dividends this season. Even though the growing pains will continue with the young nucleus, but coach Ryan Deschenes believes his team has the ingredients to surprise some people and […]
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Winter Preview: St. Dom’s boys’ basketball
St. Dom’s returns to the Western Maine Conference with hopes of taking another step forward in the building process. Their final season in the MVC was a rough one, but the returners should benefit from last year’s varsity experience. Camden Jalbert and Sam Rines emerged as team leaders last year. The offense should continue to […]
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Winter Preview: Winthrop boys’ basketball
For the second year in a row, Winthrop enters the season with high expectations and one of the best players in Class C in Jacob Hickey. But they believe in order to reach those expectations, others will need to help take some of the scoring load off the senior sharpshooter. “We’d like to see his […]
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Winter Preview: Oak Hill boys’ basketball
For the first time in four years, Oak Hill started the preseason without a large chunk of its roster still trying to recover from winning a football state championship. Nevertheless, coach Tom Smith faces the challenge of establishing a new identity after the graduation of Dalton Therrien and Jonah Martin, his two top scorers the […]
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Class AA Boys’ Preview: Vikings, Eddies and Devils hope to close gap on champion Bulldogs
The first year of Maine high school basketball’s fifth class did not hold many surprises. SMAA, or more specifically, Portland area teams dominated, forming three of the final four, with Portland topping South Portland for the gold ball. Although Portland is the favorite to repeat, some teams to the north hope they have closed the […]
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Class A boys’ basketball: Hornets, Cougars hope to find more success
The first year of a reconfigured Class A was a lean one for both Leavitt and Mt. Blue. The teams combined for five victories and missed the tournament. Both teams are eager to put last season behind them, although they will have to attack the new season in different ways. Leavitt coach Mike Hathaway thinks […]