Coaches, administrators excited about prospects of facing wider variety of teams from around state.
Boys Basketball
Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation basketball fundraisers are back Friday
The basketball games, held to raise money for safety in youth sports, were not held the last two years because of COVID-19.
Rare achievement for Falmouth High coach: 500 wins in two sports
Now in his 44th season as a head coach, Dave Halligan is revered by players past and present.
College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee
The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.
Rumford coaches John Shaw and Mark Karter joining Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
Adrienne Shibles, a 1,000-point scorer at Bates before becoming a coach, also will be inducted alongside Shaw, who led the Rumford Panthers to three state titles, and Karter, who led the Mountain Valley Falcons 1991 championship.
Rumford boys basketball’s three titles in four years were a group effort
Many players took on big roles over the four-year run by the Panthers, culminating in a New England championship and three Class A titles.
Boys’ basketball: JP Estrella will make his college choice known Sept. 2
The 6-foot-11 center/forward from South Portland has taken official visits to Marquette, Tennessee, Iowa and Syracuse, and received scholarship offers from Duke and Kansas.
Varsity Maine Male Athlete of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Nokomis
Flagg was a basketball sensation before entering high school, and he did not disappoint in leading the Warriors to the Class A championship as a freshman.
Varsity Maine Boys’ Game of the Year: Pelletier’s final-second shot wins it in OT
The Oxford Hills boys’ basketball team edged Edward Little, 48-47, to advance to the Class AA state championship game.