Monday, May 21, 2012
VarsityMaine The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram put a priority on high school sports coverage, and this blog is a place for all our reporters to put news and notes from around the state.
From football to field hockey, from cross country to volleyball, our goal is to keep you informed of the happenings in all high school sports.
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Maine High School Sports Bloggers
Paul Betit is an Augusta native and graduate of the University of Maine. He has covered Maine high school sports for more than 30 years and is entering his seventh season as a beat writer covering the Portland Pirates. In his spare time, Betit writes mystery-suspense novels. Occasionally, he tries to sink his second career hole-in-one.
Glenn Jordan came to Maine in 1994 to cover the nascent Portland Sea Dogs. After eight baseball seasons and three children – the last two within 18 minutes of each other – he became a part-time writer. Among the sports he covers are now are tennis, skiing, swimming and running. He has a degree in philosophy from Dartmouth, a decent forehand and a penchant for checkers.
Mike Lowe is a Massachusetts native who feels he's lived long enough in Maine (since 1982) to have roots here. He graduated from Boston University and has worked in New Hampshire and Maine, covering everything from the Little League World Series to the Summer Olympics. When he has free time – Ha! – he likes to read, collect comic books and watch the grass grow from his hammock.
University of Maine women's basketball coach Richard Barron, whose first season in Orono ended Friday in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament, was on hand at the Cumberland County Civic Center, sitting courtside (along with Black Bears assistant Amy Vachon) for the Class A championship game between McAuley and Cony.
“Obviously I'm evaluating the kids, but it's also important for me to get out and be seen and learn the different high school coaches and show interest in them,'' he said. “It's an important part of my transition to Maine.''
It was a sea of purple and white for the Class A boys' state final - those being the school colors for both Deering and Hampden Academy.
Prior to 2001, Deering had been in only one state basketball final, in 1937, when it lost to Winslow.
McAuley brought a large crowd Saturday to the Cumberland County Civic Center. The home side of the building was close to full. And those were all Lions fans, since the Deering crowd hadn't arrived because of the MPA's separate admission policy for the Class A state finals.
For a school with an enrollment under 300, the crowd was impressive.
Presque Isle had its doubters going into Friday night's Class B girls' state championship game against Lake Region. The Wildcats, they said, hadn't faced any competition.
Their closest game in the regular season was decided by 18 points and they routinely won by 30. They were pushed by Nokomis in the Eastern Maine final, but won by 12.
Visiting teams customarily get a day of practice at the Bangor Auditorium to get accustomed to the quirks of the floor. But Lake Region's Western Class B champion girls' team didn't get that opportunity this year.
The Lakers were scheduled to practice in Bangor on Thursday, but the snowstorm that swept through the region canceled those plans.
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