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Girls’ basketball: Odess comes back from heart condition to spark Seacoast Christian
Sophomore Ellie Odess scored 17 points in a semifinal win to help the Guardians secure another berth in the Class D South championship game.
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High-scoring games no longer a slam dunk at high school basketball tourney
Veteran coaches point to better defenses and greater reliance on long-range shooting as reasons why tournament scoring has steadily decreased for both boys and girls.
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ACC tourney lookback: Oak Grove-Coburn in Vassalboro remembered as a special place, on and off the basketball court
The Tigers won Gold Balls in 1978 and ’79, as well as 3 regional titles from 1983-85 before the school closed in 1989.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Rare achievement for Falmouth High coach: 500 wins in two sports
Now in his 44th season as a head coach, Dave Halligan is revered by players past and present.
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Fights, injuries spurred Portland’s policy limiting student attendance at games
But two parents who spoke at the school board meeting Tuesday night said the policy only further divides the Deering and Portland school communities and does nothing to bring the school district together.
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Officials work to curb unruly behavior by students at high school games
Many schools are taking a proactive approach with students, while Portland Public Schools recently imposed a strict policy for students in reaction to ‘verbal and physical altercations.’
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s fall sports
Cony’s Elijah Klaiber, left, gets tripped up by Lawrence’s Cade Scott during a football game Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, on Cony High’s Fuller Field in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Freeport sophomore Eli Spaulding tees off at the third hole during a match on September 14, 2021. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald Oak Hill’s Tiger Hopkins gets […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s spring sports
Biddeford softball players celebrate after beating Messalonskee, 8-1, in the Class A state championship game in June. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Sanford senior T.J. Curley during practice at Goodall Park on April 11, 2022. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald Oak Hill’s Tiger Hopkins gets tripped up by Portland’s Herbie Bryant in pursuit of the ball during a […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine’s winter sports
Nokomis High School’s Cooper Flagg (32) scores with authority against Brewer High School’s in the boys Class A North finals game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel Cape Elizabeth’s Delaney Whitten chases a loose puck with Scarborough’s Calynn Gendreau Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press […]