With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]
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Community giving to Lewiston High’s homeless program
LEWISTON — On the lower level of Lewiston High School is The Store Next Door, a food pantry/supply closet/kitchen table for students without homes. There’s heartache and tears — but also joy and laughter. On a recent Friday as the 1:59 p.m. bell rang, ending another week, students broke into smiles as they danced during […]
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Cady named CMCC hockey coach
President Scott Knapp and athletic director Dave Gonyea have announced that Kevin Cady has been appointed head coach for the Central Maine Community College men’s hockey team that is slated to begin play next fall. Cady spent 11 years in hockey operations with the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres organizations. He served as trainer for […]
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Local roundup: Central Maine Community College sweeps SMCC
SOUTH PORTLAND — After a tight first half, the Central Maine Community College women’s team exploded in the second half to run past Southern Maine Community College 68-38 on Wednesday. Alex Rowe led all players with 17 points, Seve Deery-Deraps added 16, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Nicole Hamplin drained three 3s and 15 […]
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Changes in ELHS administrators approved
AUBURN — The School Committee on Wednesday night approved former Edward Little High School physical education teacher Todd Sampson as an assistant principal. Sampson, who graduated from Edward Little, is athletic director at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham and will take over as ELHS assistant principal in mid-January. He will replace Jim Horn, who will […]
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College Basketball: Miller’s monster game not enough for CMCC against CSJ
Miller’s season-high in points, and second-highest of his career, wasn’t enough for the Mustangs (5-2). He nearly added two more points, but an unguarded dunk attempt slipped out of his hands with 1:35 left. A successful slam would have cut CMCC’s deficit to 73-72, but the Saints (2-1) hit a pair of free throws the […]
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College Roundup: CMCC basketball sweeps
AUBURN — Carrington Miller led a second-half comeback Sunday, netting 17 points and dominating the boards with 22 rebounds as Central Maine Community College roared back from a 14-point halftime deficit to nip the Lions of Penn State Allegheny, 73-70. A lifeless first half resulted in CM shooting 30 percent and 2-for-15 from beyond the […]
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CMCC’s Rowe a story of perseverance
Alex Rowe didn’t realize how much basketball meant to her until it was no longer in her life. After that almost happened again, Rowe made sure she wouldn’t take the game for granted. Rowe is back for a second year playing for the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team. She wasn’t sure she was […]
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Former Belfast stars now three of a kind for CMCC
It’s not rare for Central Maine Community College men’s basketball head coach Dave Gonyea to get players from the Maine coast. Gonyea brings in players from all across the state, averaging between seven and 10 a year, he estimates. What is rare, according to Gonyea, is getting three players from the same school. But that’s […]
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CMCC wallops Unity, 87-17
Staff Reports UNITY — Central Maine Community College jumped out to an early double-digit lead and never looked back en route to a loopsided 87-17 victory over thethe Unity College Rams in a women’s basketball game Tuesday. A dominant performance on the boards an a stingy half-court defense led to numerous easy baskets for the […]