The basketball tournament is here, and with it comes another call for fans to curb poor behavior.
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Most high school softball coaches in Maine are men. A push for change is underway
The blueprint used to get more women involved comes from UMaine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon.
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.
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.
Glimpse to the future: Dumont’s final basketball season the best it could be
NORWAY — Cassidy Dumont is one of the most well known female athletes in Oxford Hills and beyond. A leader on Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s varsity basketball team, Dumont was a key player when the Vikings won back-to-back state championships. This year’s basketball season looked decidedly different. The Maine Principals’ Association first announced the […]
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.
2019-20 Sun Journal All-Region Girls Basketball Team
FIRST TEAM Player of the Year: Julia Colby, Oxford Hills, Senior, Guard Cecelia Dieterich, Oxford Hills, Senior, Guard Lexi Mittelstadt, Mt. Blue, Senior, Guard Aaliyah WilsonFalcone, Winthrop, Senior, Guard Jordan Grant, Gray-New Gloucester, Senior, Forward SECOND TEAM Rylee Sevigny, Mountain Valley, Junior, Guard Giana Russo, Lisbon, Senior, Guard Maddy Foster, Lewiston, Senior, Forward Chantel Ouellette, Edward […]
Coach, Lady Vikings charge to the top
PARIS — When Nate Pelletier first came to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School it seemed like all the pieces fell together at once. He and his wife Tara had recently purchased their home in South Paris. He was coaching and teaching at Edward Little High School when he was offered a job coaching girls’ varsity […]
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.
Girls’ basketball: Anna DeWolfe, Greely
The senior point guard was a prolific scorer and dynamic passer in leading the Rangers to back-to-back Class A state championships.