Sports
Boys' Basketball
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Yarmouth/Freeport hands Cheverus only second loss of the season.
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Basketball: Drew Smyth’s 3-pointer lifts the Tigers to a 44-43 victory.
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After scoring just 24 points in a loss to Falmouth, the second-ranked Blue Blazes take care of Mt. Ararat, 59-39, in front of large home crowd.
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Cougars withstand surges from Rams to earn 68-62 road victory.
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Proponents say Class S, which would feature schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer, has its advantages, but not everyone agrees.
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Smith, in his 11th season as head coach, cites parental interference for his decision to step down.
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The Falcons stop Yarmouth's big scorer, but others step up down the stretch to secure a victory.
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The Dragons prevail in a matchup of the top two teams in the Varsity Maine poll.
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The Dragons pick up easy win over rivals.
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Aiden Hoffses scores 29 points in Vikings' victory.
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Girls’ basketball: The Patriots prevail in an interclass matchup of top Western Maine Conference teams, 43-35.
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Surging Greyhounds look to stay in Class B South tournament hunt.
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At 10-1, the Trojans have established themselves as the team to beat in Class AA South.
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Derek Parsons scores 29 points in the Wildcats' 72-66 win.
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A plan from the MPA's Basketball Committee would increase the number of schools in the largest enrollment class from 17 to 25, and create a statewide Class S for Maine's smallest schools.
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Trevor Gerrish's 24 points lead Dragons.
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The Bulldogs shoot well in the first half then hold off TA's charge for a 57-51 Class AA win.
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Basketball: The Bulldogs post a 46-43 victory despite a 31-point performance by Silvano Ismail.
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Dragons pull away in fourth quarter to grab A South victory.
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Bobcats hope tough teams such as NYA will prepare them for the state tournament.
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Angel Huntsman pours in 31 as Panthers claim 82-43 win over Bobcats.
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The Vikings rally in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs, 18-8 and pulling out a 48-47 win and improving to 7-0 on the season.
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Girls' basketball: The Rangers allow just five first-half points on the way to a 42-31 victory.
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From Beach to Beacon to the high school basketball tournament, 2022 saw the return of iconic events and ushered in some surprises, as well.
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Girls' basketball: Elise McNair scores 27 points as the Seagulls hand the Bobcats their first loss of the season.
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The Navigators go on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to take control at the Varsity Maine Holiday Hoops Showcase.
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Biddeford/Massabesic/Old Orchard improves to 1-1 with a 6-5 victory over South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete.
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The event returns to the Expo – now officially named the James A. Banks Sr. Exposition Building – with four days of boys' and girls' games starting Monday.
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Basketball: Addisen Sulikowski leads the undefeated Golden Trojans to a fourth straight win.
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The Blue Blazes prevail in a back-and-forth game, 77-72, to improve to 4-1.
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Basketball: Kennedy Charles has 14 points as Portland beats Deering for its fourth straight win to follow an opening loss.
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The Stags knot the game at 3 with less than 3 minutes left in regulation.
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The Red Riots build a 13-point lead by outscoring the Spartans 15-8 in the third quarter.
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Boys' basketball: Coming off an eight-day break, the Seagulls improve to 2-0 with a 61-49 win.
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Dakota Shipley scores 22 points in Dragons' victory.
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Pomerleau scores 16 points as Eagles improve to 2-0.
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Both teams struggle to find an offensive flow, but the Wildcats are able to knock off the defending Class B champion Clippers.
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Seniors dominate this list of top players to keep your eye on this season.
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Thornton Academy, Bonny Eagle and defending champion South Portland should contend for the Class AA South title.
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Here's a rundown on each of the teams in southern Maine heading into the 2022-23 season.
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With dominant players moving on after last season, there could be less predictability come tournament time.
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Brunswick eyes return trip to Portland Expo for Class A South tournament.
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Many coaches insist the excitement will still be palpable even after Nokomis twins Cooper and Ace Flagg left for a Florida prep school.
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For the Biddeford High boys' basketball team, like most programs, a new season is reason to celebrate being with friends and getting a chance to compete.
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Now in his 44th season as a head coach, Dave Halligan is revered by players past and present.
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The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys' basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.
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The 6-foot-11 center/forward from South Portland has taken official visits to Marquette, Tennessee, Iowa and Syracuse, and received scholarship offers from Duke and Kansas.
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Flagg was a basketball sensation before entering high school, and he did not disappoint in leading the Warriors to the Class A championship as a freshman.
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The Oxford Hills boys' basketball team edged Edward Little, 48-47, to advance to the Class AA state championship game.