Mary Butler and Cordelia Stewart are impressive sophomores, and combined for 33 points and 22 rebounds against Skowhegan. Bragg scored 16 points herself, and almost single-handedly kept Skowhegan from focusing its defensive attention inside. The result was that Bangor pulled away in the second half for a 61-48 victory in an Eastern A quarterfinal Friday afternoon at the Augusta Civic Center.

Lawrence coach Mike McGee hopes to be on the sidelines for a few more games as the Eastern Maine Class A basketball tournament opens today at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Maranacook boys basketball team survived its Western B prelim showdown with Yarmouth this week, but now comes the hard part: Stopping top-seeded Falmouth.

Defending regional champion Forest Hills is the top seed in the Western Maine Class D boys basketball tournament, but head coach Anthony Amero won’t call his Tigers the favorite.