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AUGUSTA — Preparations for the Maine Principal’s Association 2026 boys and girls high school basketball tournament were underway Monday at the the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center.

The tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday and run through Saturday, Feb. 28, at the civic center, the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland and the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the floor of the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament was set to kickoff Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals games and continue with regional championship games through Feb. 21. State championships are planned the following weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the floor of the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals games and runs through Feb. 21 with regional championship games. State championships will follow the next weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium floor at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament is set to begin Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals games and runs through Feb. 21st when regional championship games are planned. State championships will follow the next weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium floor at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament gets is set to begin Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals games and runs through Feb. 21 when regional championship games are planned. State championships will follow the next weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the floor of the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament is scheduled to kickoff Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals. Regional championship games run through Feb. 21 and state championships are set for the following weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Toby Leighton, from Leighton Signworks in Oakland, applies a vinyl decal Monday to the floor of the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Principal’s Association annual boys and girls high school basketball tournament is set to begin Wednesday with Class S basketball quarterfinals games and runs through Feb. 21 when regional championship games are planned. State championships are scheduled the next weekend. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image

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