Morgan Ruff scores 16 points to lead the Eagles' offense.

Logan Brown leads the offense with 18 points for the Dragons.

The Red Storm get their second straight win over an undefeated opponent, 45-40 over the Stags.

Levi Tibbetts scores a game-high 22 points to lead the Greyhounds.

The Navigators erase most of a 15-point deficit in the second half, but the Bulldogs hold on for a 47-44 victory.

Abdullahi, a 2016 Lewiston High School graduate and a key defender on the 2015 state championship team, was hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk during a religious trip with his mother and brother.

Boys’ hockey: The Red Storm hand South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete just its second loss, 2-1.

Addison Stevens-Belanger leads the offense with 19 points for the Bucks.

Grace Ramsdell scores 24 points and the Warriors improve to 11-0 with a 44-35 win.

UMaine gets commitments from two of the top players in Class A – Thornton Academy quarterback Jack Emerson and Bonny Eagle running back Zac Oja.

The program shut down midseason last fall following an investigation into an alleged hazing incident.

Steve Shaw was fired by WHOU-FM last week after he and his broadcast partner made derogatory comments about girls' basketball players.

Boys’ basketball: The Flyers end the game with a 19-9 run, securing a 57-45 win over North Yarmouth Academy.

Seniors Brady Coyne and Jack Stowell were projected to be among the best players in Class A South, and they haven't disappointed.

A 2016 graduate of the Thorndike school, Porter is believed to be youngest athletic administrator in the state.

The Red Storm hand Gorham its first loss of the season, 44-39, despite trailing 11-0 after one quarter.

Basketball: William Davies scores 20 points for Thornton Academy in a 58-53 victory.

Patriots get three players to score in double figures en route to the Class A South victory.

Boys basketball: Caden Boone's basket inside with 1.6 seconds is the game-winner of a back-and-forth battle.

The Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland girls' hockey team is off to a 6-1-1 start, but hasn't been able to play a game since New Year's Day.

Boys' basketball: The Capers make 10 3-pointers to improve to 6-5.

Some athletes say it's difficult to keep a mask securely over the nose and mouth during the course of game action. Others cite mask fatigue during a second consecutive winter of the pandemic.

Bonny Eagle's Thomas Horton is one of three finalists for this year's award, given to the top senior in Maine high school football.

Giovanna Warren scores seven points for Seahawks.

Girls’ basketball: Wells fights off Gray-New Gloucester, and Cheverus dominates against Edward Little.

For Cheverus, the event was about honoring one of the school's former wrestlers. For other teams, it was a day to take advantage and learn from being in a tournament atmosphere.

Many are wondering what's in store for the postseason as play-in games are less than a month away.

The Bulldogs force 24 turnovers and earn their sixth win of the season.

Basketball: The Rams open with a 17-2 run and go on to a 57-30 victory over the Blue Blazes.

The Panthers force 25 turnovers and pull away in the second half to hand the Seagulls their first loss of the season.

Silas Yeaton leads Breakers with 18 points.

Basketball: The Red Riots improve to 10-0 with a 59-44 victory over Bonny Eagle, paced by 35 points from 6-10 center JP Estrella.

Connor Wenners leads Seahawks with 12 points.

Girls' basketball: The Patriots overcome the absence of two of their top three scorers and improve to 6-1 with a 44-30 victory.

The pandemic has impacted the sport, which is in a bounce-back year after not being offered in 2020-21.

Old Orchard Beach, which is 9-0, and North Yarmouth Academy, which is 5-1, both feature up-tempo styles and stifling defenses.

The Class A and B state championships are now scheduled to be played in Portland on March 12.

Belle Orr scores seven points for Wolverines in loss.

Boys’ hockey: Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse strikes twice in a 5-second span of the first period and goes on to a 4-2 win.

Leavitt, a Class A heavyweight champion who was killed in a car accident in 2020, helped to build what is now a growing program.

Sophomore forward Jeissy Khamis helps key the win with 16 points as the Bulldogs improve to 5-2, handing Thornton its second loss.

Seth Huntington scores 26 points, including two important late 3-pointers, as the Stags beat the Rams and even their record at 3-3.

The Fitzpatrick Trophy Committee hopes to reschedule the banquet in early March.

Girls' basketball: Grace Ramsdell scores 30 points as Wells hands NYA its first loss, 62-35.

Making up postponed games will be a challenge for athletic directors, in part because of a shortage of bus drivers and game officials.

Schools in town went to full remote for this week.

Basketball: Mollie Corbett’s hot shooting in the fourth quarter helps the Vikings secure a 68-57 win.

Basketball: Ayouba Fofana scores 22 points for the Tigers in a 64-47 victory.

The Clippers are held to a season-low point total put pull away late to beat Greely, 40-30.

Colby Arsenault leads Falcons with 25 points.