Lewiston appears to be the forgotten, or at least overlooked team, in KVAC boys’ basketball. Coaches didn’t put the Blue Devils in the preseason top eight. That’s an odd development, considering that they are coming off another journey to the regional quarterfinals, graduated only two players and welcome back 11 seniors. It’s an intriguing mix […]
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Rangeley boys’ basketball preview
Rangeley faces a numbers game every year in boys’ basketball. Coach Jeff Larochelle said he believes that there are only 24 boys in the entire high school, and 10 are on his team. With two out of the lineup in preseason due to medical issues, the Lakers haven’t been able to play the pressure defense […]
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Telstar boys’ basketball preview
Mike Pelletier’s name adorns the wall of the Telstar gym as one of the all-time leading scorers in the history of the boys’ basketball program. The 1991 graduate is back, this time as the Rebels’ coach. He’s making no predictions of banners or hardware at this point. Rather, Pelletier hopes to lead Telstar to respectability […]
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Mt. Abram boys’ basketball preview
The most obvious change in the Mt. Abram boys’ basketball program this season is at the top. Heath Cowan takes over for Trevis Knapp, bringing experience and a proven track record with him. Cowan led the girls’ programs at Skowhegan and Gardiner prior to a one-year stint as a boys’ assistant at Lawrence. He inherits […]
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Boys’ Basketball Preview: Different numbers, same challenge for local underdogs
Mark Thurlow sounds energized, and the student participation level in the Buckfield boys’ basketball program is beyond healthy. Now the key is to translate that novelty and excitement into wins on the court and upward movement in the East-West Conference. Thurlow, who had two tenures at Telstar covering nearly two decades, knows that may take […]
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KVAC Boys’ Basketball: Eddies at No. 1, but no shortage of wanna-be challengers
Coaches don’t necessarily embrace being ranked No. 1 in a preseason poll. It’s as good as taping a dartboard configuration over the numbers on the back of your uniform. When you never miss the regional semifinals and make a habit of going beyond that, however, you can probably expect it and take it as a […]
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WMC Boys’ Basketball: Knights, Patriots expect to challenge
Two things are certain about Western Maine Conference boys’ basketball. It’s loaded, from top-to-bottom. Hopefully nobody went light-headed from shock at that revelation. Also, Poland won’t be sneaking up on anybody, any longer. The Knights were a relative afterthought in their decade-and-a-half of WMC participation, even as rivals noted their obvious improvement in Tyler Tracy’s […]
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Hebron boys’ basketball preview
Hebron enters the season with high optimism after a difficult 3-19 campaign. Fortunes are looking up thanks to nine returning players, seven of whom are seniors, and a wealth of talented newcomers ?who ?will contribute on the floor immediately. The key word this season for Hebron will be depth. Coach Bill Flynn will count on […]
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Class A East Boys’ Soccer: Devils’ defense delivers in clutch
LEWISTON — It couldn’t be this easy. If you’ve followed the fortunes of Lewiston boys’ soccer for a season, or two, or 20-plus, you knew it wouldn’t be this easy. After back-to-back heartbreaks in the Class A East championship, the Blue Devils were six minutes away from an unblemished, unscored-upon march through the regional tournament […]
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Class C West Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Waynflete blanks Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Throughout its girls’ soccer season, Mountain Valley has persevered with the help of a total team effort. That wasn’t enough, however, those traits weren’t enough Wednesday afternoon in a Class C West girls’ soccer quarterfinal at Chet Bulger Field. The skill level of No. 6 Waynflete was simply to great to overcome. Freshman […]