Bourque nets five as Winslow/Gardiner/Brewer/Messalonskee/Lawrence/Erskine Academy cruises in season opener.

16 teams around the state ready to begin season.

This season, nine more high schools are providing skaters to cooperative programs than two years ago.

Pompeo is honored as Maine's best high school senior girls' hockey player.

Midcoast teams enjoy various levels of success on the ice this season.

The four senior girls hockey players are all well-rounded both on and off the ice.

The four senior girls hockey players are all well-rounded both on and off the ice.

The award is given given annually to Maine's top high school senior in girls' hockey.

The Stags don't get off a shot in the first period, but score the lone goal of the game in the second to end the season 7-3.

Payton Jones scores 28, including his 1,000th career point, as the Trojans beat previously unbeaten Gorham, 82-64.

Girls' basketball: Sloane Ginevan hits four 3-pointers and makes eight free throws for the Yachtsmen.

The Rangers extend their winning streak to six with a 58-49 victory.

Mike Adams reaches the milestone as Edward Little tops Greely, 68-41.

Boys' basketball: The Capers connect on 12 shots from 3-point range and earn a win over the Blue Blazes.

North Yarmouth Academy improves to 6-0 in girls' basketball with a 63-36 win over Richmond.

The Rangers break open a close game with strong defense in the third quarter, earning a 70-60 boys' basketball victory.

Girls’ basketball: Emily Archibald scores 23 and grabs a school-record 29 rebounds as the Rams top Biddeford, 42-34.

Brunswick girls and boys teams settling in; Mt. Ararat co-op programs racing toward finish line.

Girls' basketball: The Vikings improve to 5-0 on the season with a win over the Rangers.

Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse skates past Yarmouth/Freeport for second time in three days.

Portland High's Caroline Lerch leads a group of talented high school seniors in southern Maine as the season finally gets underway.

Eric Marston now has more wins than any other girls' basketball coach at Thornton Academy, which fielded its first interscholastic team in the sport in 1902-1903.

A third-quarter surge propels the Capers to a 44-40 boys' basketball victory.

North Yarmouth Academy, unable to play its usual prep school schedule, battles to a 3-3 draw against the 2020 Maine Principals' Association state champion.

Here's a sampling of games in southern Maine this winter that are well worth your attention – even if you can't be there in person.

Now that schools in the four "yellow" counties will be allowed to start playing games, it's uncertain whether enough officials will be available.

Players and coaches cannot workout in person until at least the first of the new year, joining teams in York, Oxford and Androscoggin County.

With college rinks, pools and tracks closed to outside use, creativity and sharing are key to solving logistical issues for high school teams.

With some member schools in "yellow" counties, many teams are short players as skills and drills sessions begin.

Individual drills involving players and coaches can start as planned on Monday in "green" counties, but team practices and scrimmages have been moved from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4.

The Maine Principals' Association releases its COVID-19 safety guidelines on each high school winter sport.

Practices were scheduled to start on Nov. 16, but they have been delayed while the Maine Principals' Association meets with state agencies about COVID-19 safety protocols.

A high-scoring affair was anticipated in the championship game, but undefeated Lewiston needed an overtime goal to edge underdog Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland, 1-0.

State champion Lewiston leads the 12-player list with four selections.

A junior, Agrodnia is both an offensive threat and one of the state's best defenders, and she showcased her shutdown ability against the state's top offensive team in the state final.

Manny Guimond is the third winner of the award, which is given to the best senior girls' hockey player in Maine.

Leah Dube's goal 1:58 into overtime lifts the Blue Devils to a 1-0 victory over Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland.

Leah Landry sets up freshman for the game-winner that gives Lewiston a win over Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland and its first state title since 2015.

Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland brings composure and a four-game winning streak into its first appearance in the state championship game.

Koto Yamada's goal just 23 seconds into overtime gives Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland a 3-2 win and a spot in the state championship game.

The unbeaten Blue Devils advance to the state championship game with a 5-0 win over Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland.

The Red Storm scored four goals in the second period and beat the Wildcats, 5-0.

The five candidates for the award given to Maine's best girls' hockey senior include two goalies, two defensemen and a forward.

Lucia Pompeo plays a role in each goal for the Stags in a South quarterfinal hockey victory, 4-1.

York/Traip/Marshwood gets three third-period goals to eliminate Portland/Deering, 3-2, in a South quarterfinal.

The Seagulls come back for the win by outscoring the Panthers 19-15 in the fourth quarter.

The Red Storm tied undefeated Lewiston last week, and has high hopes in the postseason.

Described as an 'older soul,' Rinaldi takes care of others, including her playoff-bound hockey team.

Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant reaches a milestone in a 46-42 loss to Greely.

Lake Region trails by six after three quarters, but gets outscored 20-8 in the fourth quarter.