Despite thin crowds and some travel complaints, teams turned out great player performances during the tournaments this weekend, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
2016
Wrestling: Foxcroft Academy wins Class B state title
The Ponies get individual titles in five weight classes to secure the championship.
Heavy snowfall hits Penobscot Bay islands as bitter cold descends on Maine
A Kennebunk police officer is injured in a weather-related accident; meanwhile, Matinicus gets 25 inches, Vinalhaven 22 and North Haven 18.
Court cases challenge shaken-baby diagnosis
Defense lawyers find some success casting doubt on what had been regarded as sure signs of abuse.
B SOUTH BOYS: Maranacook runs away from Lisbon
Kyle Wilbur scores 20 points to lead Black Bears
A NORTH BOYS: Medomak clamps down on Lawrence
Panthers push through to semifinals.
Augusta officials consider effect of new, large state office building
As proposed, the 225,000-square-foot building would be about twice the size of The Home Depot, and it must be within 1 mile of the State House.
Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court’s most outspoken conservative, dies at 79
His sharply worded dissents and caustic attacks on liberal ideas had an influence on a generation of young conservatives.
D SOUTH BOYS: Valley races past Rangeley in 2nd half
Cody Laweryson scores 23 points, pulls down 17 rebounds in win.
Kents Hill students participate in school’s sixth International Festival
Workshops included salsa dancing, steel drumming and international diplomacy; and attendees tasted food from around the world.