Leavitt is coming off a season in which it made a return to the postseason, during which the Hornets advanced to the Class A South semifinals, wherein they lost to Greely. Leading the way for the Hornets was KVAC player of the year Chantel Eels. This year, Eels is not in Turner, she is instead […]
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Winter Preview: Mt. Blue girls’ basketball
Mt. Blue’s seniors will be under the stewardship of the third head coach of their tenures with the Cougars basketball team. However, the new coach, Fred Conlogue, isn’t completely unfamiliar to most of the Cougars, including those seniors. He previously served as the freshman and JV coach before taking a few years off to earn […]
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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball
Coming off an appearance in the Class B state championship game, Gray-New Gloucester isn’t planning on going anywhere. “I think we ought to be in the mix,” coach Mike Andreasen said. “But we’re not putting any expectations on how far we go or who we beat.” The Patriots lost their two tallest players, Alanna Camerl […]
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Winter Preview: Lisbon girls’ basketball
What Lisbon lacks in size it makes up for in versatility. Take Jasmin Le for example. Despite being only 5-foot-7, Le, the Greyhounds’ top returning scorer, will spend time in the post. But that’s not the only place she’ll play. “She’s one we can move around,” Lisbon coach Julie Petrie said. “That’s something good about […]
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Winter Preview: Mountain Valley girls’ basketball
Last year Mountain Valley moved up from Class C to Class B … and ended up improving its win total by three games, finishing 18-2 and advancing to the B South semifinals. The Falcons took the top seed into the postseason, and almost made it farther, but they lost 34-32 to Lincoln Academy. They lost […]
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Winter Preview: Oak Hill girls’ basketball
Former Lewiston coach Mike Labonte took over the Oak Hill program later in the offseason and missed the Raiders’ summer ball, but he already has an idea of what type of team the Raiders will be in 2016-17. “For lack of a better term, we’re going to be a workman-type club,” Labonte said. The Raiders […]
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Winter Preview: Edward Little boys’ basketball
Four senior starters return and others seem poised to thrive in bigger roles for Edward Little. If they do, the Red Eddies could challenge in Class AA. Darby Shea and Wol Maiwen also figure heavily in the rotation. But coach Mike Adams believes he has more options to work with overall. “We really have six […]
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Winter Preview: Rangeley boys’ basketball
Carl Trafton, Kyle Larochelle and Ricky Thompson were all East-West Conference all-stars last year and will be the key to the Lakers finding the balance between kicking up the tempo while also playing under control. “We’ve been working on moving the ball up the court quickly and using our speed,” Coach Jeff Larochelle said. “Our […]
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Winter Preview: Mt. Abram boys basketball
The Roadrunners welcome their fourth head coach in as many years but have three starters back to provide some continuity. A lot of their success will revolve around the senior trio of Dan Luce, Glendon Howard and Trevor Chaput because they don’t have much depth. “We’d love to make the playoffs but I think the […]
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Winter preview: Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball
The Phoenix return three starters and five of the top seven from last year and expect that experience to pay off with a deeper playoff run. “The first five are good and got a ton of time last year, and this is the first time in my time here that we’ve had back-to-back years in […]