For the second year in a row, the Lumberjacks won 12 games and claimed the MAISAD title. But, also for the second year in a row, their season ended one game shy of Augusta. Leading scorers Franceska Halloran and Maddy New are back. Halloran, especially, was prolific, surpassing 20 points on a handful of occasions […]
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Lewiston Blue Devils 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Lewiston features a favorable mixture of players in 2017-18. They have proven talent — such as Class AA North first-teamer Victoria Harris — and experience — three of the five starters return, and several others saw significant action off the bench last season. For example, sophomores Maddy Foster and Cece Racine will take on larger […]
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St. Dominic Academy Saints 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
St. Dom’s came so close last year. So close to a winning record, as the Saints had a handful of losses by less than five points. So close to the Class C South quarterfinals, falling against Madison in the preliminary round by only four points. And close to who knows what else after that. They […]
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Gray-New Gloucester Patriots 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Gray-New Gloucester lost two-thirds of the scoring from its one-loss, state championship team to graduation, but its still an interesting team in 2017-18. “We’ve got some pretty good pieces,” seventh-year coach Michael Andreasen said. “Obviously, not as experienced as we have been.” Specifically, that is a reference to the returns of junior Bri Jordan and […]
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Telstar Rebels 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Telstar is back playing varsity ball after dropping down to the JV level last year. “This group of girls has worked in the offseason to improve their game for the next level,” Brad Mills, who remains the Rebels’ coach, said. Telstar also has a good-sized crop of freshman joining the program, some of whom participated […]
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Mountain Valley Falcons 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
In his first four years at the helm of the Mountain Valley, Ryan Casey worked with a large, talented group of players from their freshman year through their senior year, which culminated with a 16-3 season and a playoff appearance. That group is now gone. “All nine of those graduates had a significant role,” Casey […]
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Winthrop Ramblers 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
The past few years, a resilient group of seniors led Winthrop from JV status to the double-digit wins and a postseason appearance in 2016-17, the program’s first since 2011. On the court, though, there was a trio of freshmen that was just as important to the Ramblers success last season: leading scorers Kena Souza and […]
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Poland Knights 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
The starting five is back from last year’s region semifinalist. Since most of the other Class B South teams were depleted by graduation, Poland might seem in line to take a potentially large step forward in 2017-18. However, new coach Tim Dolley, who has been Poland’s JV coach for the past seven years, is more […]
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Rangeley Lakers 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
Coach: Heidi Deery (24th year) Conference: East-West; Class: D South Last year’s results: 16-4 (lost in region semifinals) Returning athletes: Senior — Natasha Haley; Juniors — Brooke Egan, Vanessa Bisson, Kylie Collins; Sophomores — Lauren Eastlack, Olivia Pye, Gabby White; Freshman — Ellah Smith. Key losses: Celia Philbrick, Sydney Royce. Promising newcomers: Junior — Amber […]
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Buckfield Bucks 2017-18 girls' basketball preview
With hardly any size and a small roster, Buckfield has a small margin for error this season. “Our team is not big in numbers or in size, so it will be critical for us to remain healthy in order to show improvement,” fourth-year coach Ryan Wilkins said. The Bucks faced a similar scenario last year, […]