Rangeley faces a numbers game every year in boys’ basketball. Coach Jeff Larochelle said he believes that there are only 24 boys in the entire high school, and 10 are on his team. With two out of the lineup in preseason due to medical issues, the Lakers haven’t been able to play the pressure defense […]
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Telstar boys’ basketball preview
Mike Pelletier’s name adorns the wall of the Telstar gym as one of the all-time leading scorers in the history of the boys’ basketball program. The 1991 graduate is back, this time as the Rebels’ coach. He’s making no predictions of banners or hardware at this point. Rather, Pelletier hopes to lead Telstar to respectability […]
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Mt. Abram boys’ basketball preview
The most obvious change in the Mt. Abram boys’ basketball program this season is at the top. Heath Cowan takes over for Trevis Knapp, bringing experience and a proven track record with him. Cowan led the girls’ programs at Skowhegan and Gardiner prior to a one-year stint as a boys’ assistant at Lawrence. He inherits […]
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Boys’ Basketball Preview: Different numbers, same challenge for local underdogs
Mark Thurlow sounds energized, and the student participation level in the Buckfield boys’ basketball program is beyond healthy. Now the key is to translate that novelty and excitement into wins on the court and upward movement in the East-West Conference. Thurlow, who had two tenures at Telstar covering nearly two decades, knows that may take […]
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KVAC Boys’ Basketball: Eddies at No. 1, but no shortage of wanna-be challengers
Coaches don’t necessarily embrace being ranked No. 1 in a preseason poll. It’s as good as taping a dartboard configuration over the numbers on the back of your uniform. When you never miss the regional semifinals and make a habit of going beyond that, however, you can probably expect it and take it as a […]
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WMC Boys’ Basketball: Knights, Patriots expect to challenge
Two things are certain about Western Maine Conference boys’ basketball. It’s loaded, from top-to-bottom. Hopefully nobody went light-headed from shock at that revelation. Also, Poland won’t be sneaking up on anybody, any longer. The Knights were a relative afterthought in their decade-and-a-half of WMC participation, even as rivals noted their obvious improvement in Tyler Tracy’s […]
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MVC Boys’ Basketball: Cougars, Ramblers hope to make gold rush
Put the three names in a hat, pick one out, and you’ll have a Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball contender on your hands. Dirigo graduated only one player from a team that was ranked No. 1 in Class C West during the 2013-14 regular season. Boothbay is led by brothers Evan and John Hepburn and […]
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Hebron boys’ basketball preview
Hebron enters the season with high optimism after a difficult 3-19 campaign. Fortunes are looking up thanks to nine returning players, seven of whom are seniors, and a wealth of talented newcomers ?who ?will contribute on the floor immediately. The key word this season for Hebron will be depth. Coach Bill Flynn will count on […]
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Sports Hall of Fame to hold Basketball Tip-Off Classic
AUBURN — The Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame announced that Gipper’s Sports Grill of Auburn will again be the major sponsor of the Hall’s 7th Annual Basketball Tip-Off Classic on Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Lewiston High School gymnasium. Friday’s schedule includes the girls’ varsity teams from Edward Little, Lewiston, Poland […]