Ernie Clark
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Brewer’s move to 'B' didn't taint run to title
Even before the Brewer High School hockey team took the opening faceoff in the Class B state final at the Colisee in Lewiston on Saturday, some fans of other teams were complaining that the Witches were playing in the wrong game. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 242 views
Craig is confident of strong return
There’s extreme irony in the knee injury that has sidelined U.S. Olympic mountain biker Adam Craig until late spring. Rather than tear an anterior cruciate ligament during a fall from his bike … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 3/5/10 | 81 views
Teer learns team-first approach
Ben Teer always has been at home on the basketball court. Perhaps that’s just a birthright for the native Kentuckian. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 2/26/10 | 273 views
Western Maine semifinalists announced for Mr. and Miss Basketball
Western Maine semifinalists for the state's Mr. and Miss Basketball were announced Thursday during press conferences at the Augusta Civic Center and the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 2/19/10 | 644 views
Witches unwavering in quest for 'A' crown
Sometimes it’s what you don’t see on the basketball court that makes much of the difference. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 2/19/10 | 393 views
Howlers relish trek to tourney
To hear the crowd at Sereyko Memorial Gymnasium will its team to victory Wednesday night was to witness more than 500 fans collectively plead for something that had eluded them for more than a generation — a simple 35-mile bus trip down Interstate 95. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 2/12/10 | 537 views
Faithfull’s situation brings rule into focus
It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for Indiana Faithfull. He came to Maine from his native Sydney, Australia, three years ago to become a better basketball player and hopefully earn a Division … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 2/5/10 | 411 views
Nokomis rebuilding with Braley
He may be the best high school basketball player in the state who won’t be playing in the tournament this year. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/29/10 | 811 views
Brewer beats Mt. Blue in OT
Dom Drake scored six of his game-high 22 points in overtime to carry Brewer by Mt. Blue. more
1/27/10 | 487 views
Hampden Academy sweeps Cony
    HAMPDEN, Maine — The Hampden Academy boys and girls basketball teams swept a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A doubleheader from Cony of Augusta on more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/23/10 | 511 views
Ex-coach Slaven now assists with mind game
The coaching discipline is partly an exercise in maximizing a team’s physical skills. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/22/10 | 277 views
Game of basketball enduring
It’s fairly easy to complain that high school basketball isn’t what it used to be. Pickup games have given way to all things organized, and the teaching of fundamentals supposedly has fallen … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/15/10 | 1025 views
Top-ranked Brewer edges Hampden
The Brewer boys basketball team improved to 9-1 in front of a soldout Brewer gym Saturday night. more
1/9/10 | 701 views
UMaine’s teams give fans reason for hope
It wasn’t lost on the more cynical of University of Maine sports fans that one of the more successful evenings in recent Black Bear history came on the eve of a rare New Year’s Eve blue … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/8/10 | 1045 views
High School sports will see changes
I’m not one who believes that with the start of 2010 comes a new decade — the 10th year of this decade to me ends Dec. 31, 2010. But the “controversy” does provide an excuse to ponder … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 1/1/10 | 1800 views
Shead boys regain their head coach
Dean Preston awoke Friday to celebrate Christmas — and perhaps sneak in a few minutes of thought about the next game, as high school basketball coaches are wont to do each winter. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 12/25/09 | 1092 views
Witch boys make noise with start
Time to play a little catchup with the local schoolboy basketball scene after a break to cope with one of the more somber realities of life, the loss of a loved one. Championships aren’t won … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 12/18/09 | 790 views
CAHS and Calais look like champs
It’s opening night of a new schoolboy basketball season, so what better time to suggest who might emerge as the best in Eastern Maine come February. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 12/4/09 | 1338 views
Titles for Foxcroft, Rams, Cape
Trying to pick the winners of Saturday’s state championship high school football games is essentially an exercise in developing opinions without evidence. more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 1043 views
Upstarts dot football title games
There’s hope for any struggling high school football program within the field for this weekend’s regional championship games. A third of the combatants weren’t even around 10 or 15 years … more
By Ernie Clark
BDN Staff | 11/13/09 | 1038 views
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