These northern Maine basketball finals are full of central Maine teams
For the first time in years, several central Maine teams are playing in the Bangor regional tournament. And they seem right at home.
High school sports
Foxcroft sophomore takes over in the 2nd half despite early foul trouble
Foxcroft Academy is now 17-3 and winner of seven straight.
How an unconventional 4-point play changed the course of a Maine basketball game
Aden Jeffers has scored plenty of buckets already in the Maine high school basketball tournament. But a select few points Thursday helped his Fort Kent team to an upset over Mattanawcook.
This dominant post player from northern Maine has expanded her game
Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln’s Addison Cyr has been one of the cornerstones of the Class C North team’s undefeated run.
College sports
UMaine hockey seniors desperately want wins in final weekend at Alfond Arena
Brandon Holt, Brandon Chabrier, Grayson Arnott and Thomas Freel were part of a freshman class that helped the Black Bears go from a seven-win team to a 15-win team.
Late goal salvages 3-3 tie as UMaine hockey finds ‘a little extra’
“I was extremely proud of the effort and how hard the guys fought back the whole game,” said UMaine head coach Ben Barr.
UMaine women’s basketball has 4-game winning streak snapped
NJIT improved to 16-10 overall and 7-6 in the conference while UMaine fell to 14-12 and 9-4.
Professional sports
Cooper Flagg to guest on the ‘Tonight Show’
The Dallas Mavericks forward is scheduled to be a guest on the show Monday, Feb. 23.
In Lakers’ win over Mavericks, LeBron James becomes oldest player to have triple-double in NBA history
Deep into the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA history, James sunk his 123rd career triple-double in the Lakers’ 124-104 victory over the Mavs.
Jayson Tatum is practicing with the Maine Celtics as part of injury rehab
Tatum underwent surgery on his Achilles last May after suffering the injury during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks.
MORE SPORTS
Maine regional championship basketball game times moved up due to weather
In Bangor, that means the Class B North girls title game has been moved from 8:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
Another Fort Kent-Mattanawcook barnburner ends with comeback win for Warriors
The back-and-forth between the Fort Kent Warriors and the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx made for another classic tourney battle.
Down East school sending girls and boys to regional basketball final for 1st time in 30 years
After the Machias girls team beat Central Aroostook in Wednesday’s semifinal, the boys team earned a shot at the regional championships Thursday morning.
He only made 1 shot from the floor. But it helped save the day for Madawaska.
Madawaska lost a regular-season heartbreaker to Fort Fairfield, and it looked like a repeat might have been in store Thursday.
Watch Bangor coach share his postgame message to players after remarkable season
With a large group of players slated to return next season, the Rams’ future looks bright.
Hall-of-fame point guard from Aroostook gets 1st tournament win as head coach
Mackenzie Turner’s Caribou girls overcame a nine-point first-half deficit to beat Dexter 43-40 in overtime on Tuesday.
This top basketball tournament performer isn’t a player. It’s a northern Maine family.
As the Caribou Vikings look to follow up state championships a year ago for both the boys and girls teams, there is once again a Corrigan on both rosters.
Even Bangor’s physical defense couldn’t contain this ‘special player’
Camden Hills senior guard Nolan Ames has seen about every defensive tactic there is over a season that saw him average 26 points per game.
‘I could see the look in Maddie’s eyes change’: Lawrence star takes over in 4th quarter
Lawrence senior guard Maddie Provost showed why she is one of the state’s best basketball players on Wednesday night against Ellsworth.
Watch the critical buzzer-beater upheld by replay in Cony’s win over Ellsworth
For the Cony Rams, a contested shot right before halftime could have set up the crucial points to top Ellsworth 66-64 on Wednesday.
This game was a chess match between two of Maine’s best basketball coaches
For Hermon head coach Mark Reed and Gardiner’s coach Aaron Toman, it was a methodical approach during the Class B North semifinal game.
Blocked shot in final seconds helps Hampden girls hang on against Camden Hills
Grace LaBree’s block led to a Hampden possession that put sophomore guard Mallory Lausier on the line for two free throws with two seconds remaining.
Early blow to face sends Maine basketball player to dentist during tournament game
The top-ranked Bangor Christian girls basketball team lost one of its key players early on during its semifinal face off against PVHS.
Penobscot Valley delivers biggest upset of northern Maine basketball tournament so far
It wasn’t a given that the Howlers would topple the undefeated Bangor Christian girl’s basketball in the Class D North semifinal.
Some teams are lucky enough to have a 1,000-point scorer. These girls have two.
Having a 1,000-point career scorer is always a luxury for a Maine basketball team, but the Lynx aren’t just any team.
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