Last year, Mt. Abram came agonizingly close to earning a tournament prelim spot and vying for its first trip to the Augusta Civic Center since 1999. “It came down to the last night of the regular season,” coach Richard Hawkes said. “Obviously, our goal this year is to get back to Augusta.” The Roadrunners had […]
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Winthrop Boys' Basketball
After coming oh so close last year, Winthrop wants nothing more than another crack at winning a gold ball. But if graduating eight seniors, half of them starters, isn’t enough to convince the Ramblers they can’t just pick up where they left off last season, coach Todd MacArthur is reminding them they have a lot […]
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Poland Boys' Basketball
The wins may take some time to accumulate, but the young Poland Knights are taking something away from every game and practice this season. “We’re very inexperienced,” coach Tyler Tracy said. “There’s a huge learning curve for us, so we’re learning a lot every day.” The Knights return one starter, senior guard Peter Bolduc, and […]
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Buckfield Boys' Basketball
Playing a predominantly Class D schedule makes it tough for Buckfield to get its foot in the Class C tournament door. “If we can find a way to get a prelim game, that would be a big get for us,” Buckfield second-year coach Kyle Rines said. The Bucks have the talent to pile up wins […]
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Class C South Boys: Ramblers begin long road back, but will have to play catch-up
Cam Wood of Winthrop High School looks to pass over Nick Morales, left, and Max Shibley of Madison during their game last year. According to AC/DC, among others, it’s a long way to the top. No one knows that better than Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, who helped his Ramblers take one step forward over each […]
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Mountain Valley Boys' Basketball
No one needs to remind the Mountain Valley Falcons that almost doesn’t count in basketball. Seven of the their 11 losses last year were by six points or less. Those near-misses became even more painful when they came up shy of a berth in the tournament by one spot. The Falcons have several good reasons […]
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Edward Little Boys' Basketball
Defense is a constant at Edward Little and has been ever since Mike Adams became the head coach. It may be the biggest reason the Red Eddies have consistently competed in Class A and now AA . The Eddies should have defense to fall back on again as they work out the kinks in their […]
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Lewiston Boys' Basketball
Drawing players from sports that have enjoyed recent success such as soccer, football and lacrosse, Lewiston basketball is hoping some of that winning can rub off on the hardwood this year. “It’s a lot of highly competitive kids who are hard workers,” coach Tim Farrar said. “But it’s also some kids who haven’t played in […]
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Tourney memories: 2002 state title still amazes Jay team
This time, the tears were a product of pure joy after Jay’s amazing 48-47 victory over Calais brought home the Class C boys’ basketball championship.
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Bim Gibson’s book recounts history of Edward Little and Lewiston basketball
AUBURN — Bim Gibson wrote “The History of Edward Little/Lewiston Basketball” in 2008. Then something happened: great basketball. So, he wrote Volume II. “The last book I wrote was Troy Barnies’ senior year,” Gibson said, referring to the Red Eddies great who is now playing basketball overseas. “You can argue that the last few years, […]