Augusta native and 2010 Olympian Julia Clukey returns to luge competition next week, nearly a year after undergoing surgery to correct a congenital condition that limited blood flow to her spinal column.

First-year Gardiner Area High School girls basketball assistant coach Ginger Shaw wasn’t sure what to make of senior Jenna Moore the first day of practice last fall.

Colby College senior Rachael Mack is still contemplating life after basketball, a game she’s played practically all her life.

PORTLAND — There were a couple of minutes early in the second half of Saturday’s Class A state championship game when Cony made a run at Western Maine champ McAuley.

Undefeated or not, the Cony High School girls basketball team is a decided underdog in this afternoon’s Class A state championship game against Catherine McAuley High of Portland.

The Richmond girls basketball team felt a little out of sync last year when it played Washburn for the Class D state championship at the Bangor Auditorium.

If Saturday’s Class A state championship game comes down to a final shot for Cony, there’s a good chance the ball will be in Mia Diplock’s hands.

The Augusta Civic Center is the Richmond girls basketball team’s home away from home.

AUGUSTA — Just three minutes into Saturday’s Western Maine Class D championship game, Rangeley had the Richmond girls just where they wanted them.