College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee

Boys Basketball

Published
September 2, 2022

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.
Published
August 26, 2022

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.
Published
August 21, 2022

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.
Published
August 9, 2022

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.
Published
July 17, 2022

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.
Published
July 17, 2022

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.
Published
July 13, 2022

Sidelines: After striking gold with U17 national basketball team, Cooper Flagg receives warm homecoming

As the teen sensation's career takes a new turn, a celebration Wednesday is a sign that his story in Maine is only getting started, staff writer Mike Mandell writes.
Published
June 28, 2022

Photo Album: Layup some fun at Red Eddie basketball camp

Members of the Edward Little High School basketball teams have been hosting the summer camp for 18 years.
Published
June 23, 2022

ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla says Cooper Flagg is ‘possibly on the verge of stardom’

College basketball and draft analyst watched Flagg try out for the U17 national team — which he made — this week and said the 15-year-old from Newport has the potential to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
Published
June 22, 2022

Basketball: Ronnie Turner leaves Bates to become head coach at Connecticut prep school

The Lewiston High School graduate, and former Blue Devils coach, is leaving the Bobcats after one season as an assistant to lead the boys basketball program at Pomfret School.