Edward Little High School’s Jade Perry, left, drives past Lewiston High School’s Gabrielle Wilson during their game in Lewiston last season. (Sun Journal file photo) Oxford Hills has just enough question marks to make Class AA North interesting. The Vikings are still the favorites, after plowing through the region last year with a 17-1 regular […]
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Class A Girls: Mt. Blue, Leavitt eyeing postseason berths
Mt. Blue’s Kasadie Barker (22) and Leavitt’s Allie Belaire, right, wrestle for the ball in a basketball game in Turner last season Mt. Blue coach Fred Conlogue has to be one of the few coaches in the state who would love to have a shot at Greely. “That’s where I went to high school,” Conlogue […]
Class B Girls: Agile Gray-New Gloucester hopes for encore, region up for grabs
The Gray New Goucester bench erupts after the final basket of the Class B girl’s State Championship at the Augusta Civic Center last March. Several Patriots had front-row seats as four seniors, a sophomore and a junior carried Gray-New Gloucester to the first girls’ basketball state championship in the school’s history. Playing time was sparse […]
Class C Girls: Monmouth, Boothbay still a step ahead
Monmouth’s Abbey Allen eyes the basket between Boothbay’s Nicole Clarke and Page Brown during Saturday afternoon’s game at Monmouth Academy. Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher might have put it best when asked about Class C South and the Mountain Valley Conference. “The league is, I think, a year stronger,” she said. And that’s difficult prospect for […]
Class D Girls: Rangeley tough, but Vinalhaven the favorite
Sydney Royce of Rangeley looks for an open teammate while being pressured by Deja Bennett of Buckfield on Friday. Rangeley loses two starters from last year’s team, which failed to reach the Class D South regional semifinals for the first time since 2011. But back is top player Natasha Haley, a senior. Along with her […]