High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Edward Little’s Piper Norcross goes for a basket while being pressured for behind by Portland’s Callie Watson during the Class AA North girls’ basketball semifinals in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Staying in the paint […]
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C South girls' quarter: Boothbay eases past Traip
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. AUGUSTA — The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team’s tournament run started slower than the Seahawks expected. They quickly made up for lost time. Page Brown scored 24 points and top-seeded Boothbay rolled past No. 9 Traip Academy, 59-40, in the Class […]
No. 4 Madison takes charge, downs No. 12 Mt. Abram
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Madison Area Memorial High School’s Kathryn Worthen blocks Mt. Abram High School’s Ashlyn Sorel on Tuesday during their Class C quarterfinal game in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Madison’s defense was so constricting and fast that it took the Mt. Abram Roadrunners […]
Fort Kent rallies, Cape Elizabeth dominates at Class B Alpine skiing
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. MARS HILL — There was a comeback on the hill Tuesday in the firls’ Class B Alpins skiing championships, but this year, it wasn’t Spruce Mountain coming from behind to stun the field. Fort Kent, behind a third-place finish from Alicia Guimond in […]
Windham stuns, ousts defending champion Portland
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Nazari Henderson celebrates after Windham beat Portland 55-53 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena on Tuesday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — There will be a new state champion in Class AA boys’ basketball. Windham’s senior […]
B South girls' quarter: Lake Region takes out Oak Hill
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Lake Region’s Melissa Bonenfant battles for a rebound with Oak Hill’s Audrey Dillman left and Sadie Waterman during the first half of Tuesday’s playoff game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — It took the Lake Region girls’ basketball team about […]
C South girls' quarter: No. 6 Richmond surprises No. 3 OOB
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Old Orchard Beach’s Meghan Niedzwiecki and Richmond’s Lindsie Irish chase a loose ball during a Class C South quarterfinal game Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — History was looking to repeat itself. The Richmond girls basketball team was […]
Girls' basketball: Monmouth races past St. Dom's in C South quarterfinal
AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy has an inside track to another regional final as the No. 2 seed in the Class C South girls’ basketball playoff bracket.
B South girls' quarterfinal: Gray-NG passes Spruce Mountain test, reaches semis
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Gray New-Gloucester’s Bri Jordan, center, leaps for a rebound during the first half of Tuesday’s tournament game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Being the top seed isn’t always as easy as it sounds. It certainly wasn’t for Gray-New Gloucester […]
Class B boys' swimming: MDI captures crown
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. The Mount Desert Island team celebrates winning the Class B boys’ state swimming and diving championship at Bowdoin College in Brunswick on Tuesday. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) BRUNSWICK — As the final heat of the 500-yard freestyle was coming to a close, swim […]