The wait continues for Edward Little and Dirigo.

Basketball regional championship games at Augusta Civic Center and Bangor Auditorium — already pushed back from the weekend due to Friday’s snowstorm — were called off again as a result of Monday’s messy weather.

Edward Little’s quest for a third consecutive Eastern Class A championship against Bangor originally was scheduled for Friday.

Now, it will be played at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, immediately following the Hampden-Messalonskee girls’ final in Augusta.

That will leave the winner three days to prepare for Saturday’s state final, also to be played in the capital city.

Eastern Class C championships also fell victim to the weather.

Dirigo, which won its third straight Western Maine crown Saturday with a 63-58 victory over Boothbay, must hang on another day to find out whether Lee or Sumner will be its opponent.

Lee and Sumner will tip off at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, preceded by the girls’ final between Orono and Washington at 5:05 p.m.

The Class C boys’ state final is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. Saturday in Bangor.

Monday’s Western Class A championships in Portland are still on. Snow and ice turned to rain earlier in the southwest corner of the state.

Until this rash of postponements, the 2008 Class C and D state championship games were the last tournament finals to be rescheduled.

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