It’s always tricky analyzing things in a world where the Greatest Thing Ever is usually no more than eight minutes old. But the general consensus is that this year’s high school basketball tournament was one of the best in a while. And when something is good, the tendency — especially here in Maine, where the […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Bulldogs bite Broncos
PORTLAND — Portland High School snapped Hampden Academy’s win streak in boys’ basketball Saturday night as the Bulldogs beat the Broncos 54-40 in the Class A state championship game at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Hampden (21-1) had won 43 consecutive games, including last year’s thrilling come-from-behind state title win over South Portland. The Broncos […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lions roar past Vikings
PORTLAND — One steal was followed by an easy fast break basket. Then another steal and another basket followed that. That was the pattern early in the second half Saturday and there was little the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball could do to sway the momentum. After playing a solid first half against the defending state […]
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The Hot Corner: Ride’s over, with no regrets
The ride is over. That’s what we learned Friday night. This fortnight with Poland Regional High School was a joyride, not a motion picture. There was to be no “Hoosiers” ending. The Knights would have settled for a “Teen Wolf” ending. You don’t always hoist the Gold Ball at the end of a joyride. (I […]
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Boys’ Class B championship: Coyotes end Knights’ charge
Old Town jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never blinked to defeat Poland, 64-39, for the Class B championship in a historic meeting of underdogs at the Cross Insurance Center Friday night. It is Old Town’s fifth state title, but first in Class B. All of the others came when it was in Class […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings ready for next challenge
SOUTH PARIS — The last time the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team was playing for a state championship, many of the current players were too young to remember. “I was like in fourth grade,” sophomore Tianna Sugars said. “I don’t remember a lot from that team, but I remember a lot of happiness.” The Vikings […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Winslow’s wow factor
SOUTH PARIS — Anna Winslow wanted to wow people. She wanted to make some jaws drop, some eyes bug out and make some people disbelieve what they were seeing. She wanted opponents and spectators alike to be stunned at the player she had become. “That was my goal,” the Oxford Hills junior forward said. “I […]
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Class B Boys’ Basketball Final: Poland seniors have seen it all
POLAND — Wait, you’re surprised by Poland Regional High School’s amusement park-quality ride to a Class B West boys’ basketball championship and journey to the state final? Seven Knights seniors are still trying to figure out how it didn’t happen two years ago. “My sophomore year we had a chance to compete for a state […]
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Class B Boys’ Basketball Final: Six of one, half-dozen of the other
Quick, name that team. These guys finished the season with a substantial winning streak to sneak into the regional tournament as a No. 6 seed, then kept it going with an improbable run. They won those playoff games with high drama, timely defense and scoring balance, sometimes letting a lead slip away but always exhibiting […]
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Tourney Notebook: Peers thrilled for Poland coach
Friends and former teammates of Poland boys’ coach Tyler Tracy reacted with joy to his unexpected run to a Class B West title with the Knights. In a unique twist, Tracy and his former college roommate at the University of Maine at Farmington, Brody Artes, were coaching in back-to-back games Saturday at Cumberland County Civic […]