PORTLAND – For much of the game, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team was within striking distance Saturday night. Whatever shot the unbeaten Gorham Rams hit in the first Class AA championship game at the Cross Insurance Arena, the Red Eddies matched it. But as the game wore on, Gorham had more solutions and Edward […]
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Class AA boys’ basketball final: Portland outlasts South Portland in 2 OT
PORTLAND — It was the coronation most expected, but not in the one-team highlight film fashion many anticipated. The inaugural Class AA boys’ basketball final may go into the history books as the best one for a while. Portland survived double overtime to shoo away age-old, next-door rival South Portland, 52-50, on Saturday night at Cross […]
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Class D state championship: Practice prepared Rangeley
AUGUSTA – Rangeley practiced what it does best this past week. The Lakers also prepared for the worst. After three straight tourney games in Class D South that went completely Rangeley’s way, the Lakers were faced with a different circumstance Saturday. Shead turned the Class D state championship game into a slower, halfcourt battle, and […]
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The Hot Corner: Edward Little leaves fabulous final impression
PORTLAND — Edward Little girls’ basketball was part of something special this winter. Yes, that is almost impossible for the Red Eddies to comprehend right now. It’s difficult to digest for a school where the newest hardwood state championship trophy belongs to the boys and is older than almost every player’s grandparents. When the current players […]
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Class A boys’ basketball final: Falmouth frustrates Oceanside
PORTLAND — There is defense, there is good defense, and there is ridiculously, historically great defense. Falmouth fell into the final category on Saturday and won the Class A boys’ basketball championship in a breeze, 59-28, over Oceanside of Rockland. Four Yachtsmen scored in double figures, but Falmouth (18-4) hoisted its sixth Gold Ball and first […]
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Class A girls’ basketball final: York edges Lawrence in classic
PORTLAND — In a star-studded Class A girls’ basketball final, one of the best Maine has ever seen, York’s headliners simply had the last word and their Lawrence counterparts cruelly ran out of time. Chloe Smedley’s catch-and-shoot jumper and Shannon Todd’s backdoor layup gave the Wildcats a three-point edge in the final minute of regulation Saturday […]
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Rangeley Lakers beat Shead for first state title since 2004
The Lakers were relatively young despite championship aspirations. They’d graduated experience, talent and leadership from a regional title team. On Saturday, by necessity, Rangeley had to look within to win its fourth state championship. “I think they knew that there was nobody else to look for,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “They had to look […]
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Class B girls’ basketball final: Houlton was both a star and a Big Dipper
BANGOR — The debate prior to the Class B girls’ basketball championship game Friday night at Cross Insurance Center: Would the Gold Ball go to the best player, or the better team? With apologies to a terrific Gray-New Gloucester group, once Kolleen Bouchard and Houlton got their hands on that coveted state trophy for the second […]
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Gray-New Gloucester falls to Houlton, 48-35, in girls’ basketball final
BANGOR — Many basketball state finals feature one team that’s more experienced in that environment than the opponent. Thanks to the alternating, north-south host sites, one team is always more familiar with the building, the baskets and the court, too. It’s always debatable how much those distinctions matter, but they surely didn’t appear to hurt Houlton, […]
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Class AA girls’ basketball state championship: Edward Little players know their role
AUBURN — To sub, or not to sub? It’s rarely a question Edward Little girls’ basketball coach Craig Jipson asks himself. “People see me and ask me, ‘Why do you sub so much,’” Jipson said. “‘You sub more than any coach in America.’” Hyperbole aside, Jipson does rush players in and out of the game […]