Ayla Lagasse scores 15 points to lead the Tigers over the defending champion Mariners and into their first state championship game.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, heโs a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat โ and yes, heโs aware of how random those teams seem.
Wednesdayโs Portland basketball tournament highlight reel
Some of the best plays from the Class AA North and South and Class A South boys and girls semifinals at the Portland Expo and Cross Insurance Arena.
Tuesdayโs Portland basketball tournament highlight reel
Class B South semifinals play out in the Maine high school basketball tournament at the Portland Expo.
Biddeford girls basketball knocks off No. 1 Spruce Mountain
The Tigers build an 18-point lead early in the second quarter and fend off the Phoenix to reach the Class B South final.
Monday’s Portland basketball tournament highlight reel
Top plays from third day of the basketball tourney at the Portland Expo.
Cooper Flagg, Duke men’s basketball bounce back from rare defeat
The Newport native and the No. 3 Blue Devils will look to build a new winning streak against Virginia and Illinois.
Saturday’s Portland basketball tournament highlight reel
Top plays from second day of the basketball tourney at the Portland Expo.
Spruce Mountain boys basketball edges Oceanside with late rally
Cai Dougher scores 32 points, and the Phoenix overcome a fourth-quarter deficit to win a Class B South quarterfinal.
Cindy Blodgett’s legend looms large on girls basketball tournament’s anniversary
The Lawrence star captivated the state and set the highest standard it has seen in 50 years of the tournament era.
50 years ago, Maine girls basketball leveled playing field
The tournament has generated memorable players, teams and events, and allowed girls sports to shine on the biggest stage.