After making only two previous quarterfinal appearances and never winning, Poland made an unforgettable run through No. 3 Spruce Mountain, No. 2 Morse and No. 1 Greely to reach the state game in 2014. The Cinderella journey ended with a loss to Old Town in the final. The Knights are younger this season, but still […]
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Oak Hill boys’ basketball preview
For the second consecutive year, the Raiders lost the first week of preseason while the football team stormed to a state title. Coach Tom Smith said that he learned from the previous experience and tailored the team’s preparation differently this season in hopes of making up for lost time. Dalton Therrien to Drew Gamage and […]
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Buckfield boys’ basketball preview
The round trip is about five miles longer in the opposite direction, and the faces are all new to Mark Thurlow, who takes over as coach at Buckfield after a lengthy tenure at Telstar. And there were plenty of faces waiting to greet him. Thurlow has 33 total players in the program, which means he […]
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Winthrop boys’ basketball preview
It’s just like old times in the MVC and Class C West: Winthrop is one of the favorites in boys’ basketball. Winthrop has progressed from 3 to 11 to 14 wins in the past three seasons under coach Todd MacArthur and is expected to battle with Dirigo and Boothbay for conference supremacy. The Ramblers are […]
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Mountain Valley boys’ basketball preview
Mountain Valley had never endured a boys’ basketball season like the one that unfolded in 2013-14. After winning 13 games and reaching the Class B West semifinals the previous winter, the Falcons snak to 2-16 and last in Class C West Heal Points. The Falcons should bounce back substantially and look more like their old […]
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Lisbon boys’ basketball preview
Lisbon boys’ basketball is coming off its best season in many years with numerous holes to fill. Leading scorer Tucker Brannon graduated, and Kyle Bourget, who was likely to step up and help fill that void, was lost to a knee injury in the football playoffs. Experience and leadership are still strong, however, and Coach […]
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Lewiston boys’ basketball preview
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 […]