Spruce Mountain and Medomak Valley have players on both the top 10 boys and top 10 senior girls basketball players lists.
Lee Horton
Staff Writer
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – Feb. 5
The top 10 boys and girls basketball teams and top five boys and girls hockey teams in Maine as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Times Record and Forecaster, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. Through games of 2/4/25 BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Noble (7) 96 […]
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – Jan. 29
The top 10 boys and girls basketball teams and top five boys and girls hockey teams in Maine as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Times Record and Forecaster, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. Through games of 1/28/25 BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Noble (7) 95 […]
Edward Little/ Lewiston/ Poland/ Leavitt swim team holds special meet
The co-op, along with swimmers it trains with, divided into teams known as Edward Little and Lewiston for annual rivalry competition.
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – Jan. 22
The top 10 boys and girls basketball teams and top five boys and girls hockey teams in Maine, through games of Jan. 21.
Who are Maine’s top football linemen? Here are the finalists
Six finalists are revealed for the Gaziano Awards, which are given to the state’s best senior offensive and defensive linemen.
Edward Little/ Leavitt/ Poland/ Lewiston vs. Morse swimming results
ELPL girls win home meet.
Wrestlers to watch in 2024-25
Wrestling preview: Six past state champions are back in the mix this season.
2024-25 wrestling preview capsules
DIRIGO/SPRUCE MOUNTAIN COUGARS Coach: Dana Whittemore (seventh year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s results: Second at B South regionals, seventh at state, third at team duals. Top returners: Juniors — Caiden Skidgell, Tanner Bradeen, Giovanni Patterson, Vince Chapman, Jed Fields, Amelia Maillet, Reeghan Nisbet; Sophomores — Hudson Lufkin, Kaeden Swan, Leighton Waite. Key losses: Eli Lindus, Isaiah Bradeen. […]
2024-25 boys basketball preview capsules
BUCKFIELD BUCKS Coach: Jon Cadman (third year) Conference: East/West; Class: D Last year’s results: 9-10, reached D South quarterfinals. Top returners: Juniors — Gaven Parsons, Trenton Haskell, Ethan Dutil; Sophomores — Krosby Harvey, Brayden Monto, Ryder Bragg. Key losses: Braden Cousineau, Justin Lucas. Promising newcomer: Freshman — Nolan Litchfield. Season outlook: The Bucks don’t have any seniors, but […]