Edward Little High School basketball player Wol Maiwen dunks in the EL gym during a recent practice. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Anyone who thinks they can help Edward Little’s Wol Maiwen with creative ideas for dunks this season can jam it. We already have a winner — his younger brother, Diing. “My brother in fifth […]
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Spruce Mountain Boys' Basketball
The rest of the Mountain Valley Conference is welcoming back Spruce Mountain, and the Phoenix are glad to be back after a three-year hiatus in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. “The schools are familiar to what most of our community grew up competing against,” coach Scott Bessey said. “The travel will be way better 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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Mt. Abram Boys' Basketball
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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Class D South boys: Rangeley, others chasing Greenville
Jake Kraske from Buckfield blasts past Rangeley’s Devon Clark during a game at Buckfield High School between Buckfield and Rangeley last season. Even though it matched the 7-11 record that earned them a tournament spot the previous year, Rangeley missed out on the Class D South tournament by the slimmest of margins last February (six-tenths […]
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Class B South Boys: Return of Spruce Mtn. may help MVC tip balance of power
AJ Tirrell of Leavitt Area High School looks to pass over Brett Frey of Spruce Mountain during the first half in Jay last season. Three years ago, Spruce Mountain switched its affiliation from the Mountain Valley Conference to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, in part to face more Class B competition in the regular season […]
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Class A boys' preview: Hornets, Cougars hope stability will spark turnaround
Spruce Mountain guard Caulin Parker (10) dishes off the ball as Mt. Blue’s Coop Hollingsworth (34) and Caleb Hall (23) close in during a basketball game in Farmington last season. Continuity can be an overlooked ingredient in high school sports, which is not surprising since players, and sometimes even coaches, are virtually guaranteed to come […]
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Dirigo Boys' Basketball
The Dirigo Cougars showed their youth last year, but they also showed enough talent to have the rest of the MVC and Class C fretting that they wouldn’t be in rebuilding mode for long. With virtually the entire roster intact from a 5-14 season, the Cougars are focused on some of the intangibles that can […]
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Class AA North Boys: Edward Little hopes to end Portland's dominance
Portland has dominated Maine high school basketball’s big-school class through reclassification (from Class A to AA) and change of tournament venue (Portland to Augusta and now back to Portland). The Bulldogs have won four regional titles in a row and taken home the gold ball three of the past four years, and they are the […]
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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 […]