AUGUSTA — Taylor Wilbur spent Monday morning virtually alone in the Maranacook Community High School gymnasium working on his shooting for the Black Bears’ Western Class C quarterfinal against Winthrop that night. The senior guard found his stroke in his home gym, knocking down 12 or 13 3-pointers in a row there, then somehow maintained […]
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Western C quarterfinals: Nyirikamba, Flyers too much for Mustangs
AUGUSTA — Serge Nyirikamba’s fourth foul was just the break Monmouth was looking for late in Monday’s Western Class C quarterfinal. Relegated to the bench with five minutes left, Waynflete’s 6-foot-3 senior forward wouldn’t be able to perform his low-post surgery for a while, or intimidate the Mustangs at the other end. Nyirikamba had barely […]
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Class A East Boys’ Quarterfinal: Hampden express steamrolls Lewiston
AUGUSTA — Tim Farrar was too busy coaching to look at the scoreboard Monday afternoon at Augusta Civic Center. Without any official numbers to guide him, the Lewiston boys’ basketball coach thought things were going reasonably well for his Blue Devils. Then the halftime horn sounded, and Farrar allowed himself another peek toward the rafters. […]
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Eastern A Boys’ quarterfinal: Eddies clip Eagles, 68-57
AUGUSTA — Kaleb Main’s alarm went off early Monday morning, even though it was a couple of hours after he’d rolled out of bed. When Jordon Holmes knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the early stages of Edward Little’s rescheduled Eastern A quarterfinal with Messalonskee (8:30 a.m. start time), it was a wake-up call […]
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Live chat: Tourney14, Day 3
A long day here at the Augusta Civic Center, as we bring you action from three classes. Join in the conversation, click the link below to get started!
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Class D West Girls’ Quarterfinal: Lakers score 32 straight points, clobber Cavaliers
AUGUSTA — Fourteen other schools play Class D West girls’ basketball, but Valley is the one least likely to inspire overconfidence in Rangeley. The Lakers and the Cavaliers see each other twice every winter. Usually three times, if you count the regional tournament. No potential opponent in the draw knows Rangeley better. “It was much […]
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Tourney Notebook: Vikings still alive, frayed nerves and all
The four-overtime thriller in the Class A East girls’ quarterfinals Friday afternoon certainly tried some nerves and some patience. Though Oxford Hills ultimately won the game, it made for some anxious minutes for players, coaches and fans. “The game itself was a nightmare,” said Oxford Hills coach Nate Pelletier. “Winning is obviously a good thing. […]
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The Hot Corner: A roaring start, no shot clock necessary
There’s no objective way to measure it, of course, but I humbly submit that we just experienced the best opening weekend of a Maine high school basketball tournament in at least a decade. Overtime games. Multiple-overtime games. Drama. Controversy. Upsets. The christening of a new regional site. The two inches of snow that held us […]
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Huddle Up: Augusta Civic Center is now ‘the Capital’ of high school hoops
AUGUSTA — Welcome to the Augusta Civic Center, the new capital of Maine high school hoops. “The Capital.” I like it. “The Mecca,” aka the Bangor Auditorium, is nothing but a memory. And not a moment too soon. The Cross Insurance Center stands in its place and, from all of the photos and videos I’ve […]
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Eastern A boys’ quarterfinal: Fleming, Vikings conquer Rams
AUGUSTA — In four seconds, Xavier Lewis scored almost as many baskets as he and his Bangor team had for the balance of the second half. Oxford Hills’ eight-point lead was suddenly down to three, and a traveling call put the ball back in the Rams’ hands, with a chance to tie the game. Lewis […]