Watch Varsity Maine’s basketball highlight reel from Week 7
Dunks, and-1s, swats and game-winning shots.
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Oceanside girls basketball deals Gardiner its first loss
Olivia Breen scored 25 points and Renee Ripley added 21 as the Mariners knocked off the Tigers in a matchup of Class B powers.
Minor changes in latest Varsity Maine girls basketball poll
Cheverus is still the unanimous No. 1 in rankings that look a lot like last week’s.
Top spot reclaimed in Varsity Maine boys basketball poll
Camden Hills is No. 1 for the second time this winter.
WinterKids documentary, live music and more among things to do in central Maine Jan. 22-28
‘For the Joy of Winter: 25 Years of WinterKids’ will air on Maine Public Television, a Bailey’s Mistake concert is set for Gardiner, Augusta will host a Women’s Outdoors Skill Day, and ‘Thursday’s Child’ will be staged in Camden.
Protests, State House activity, high school sports topic of central Maine week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Jan. 9-16, 2026.
Watch Varsity Maine’s latest basketball highlight reel
The top plays from the sixth week of the 2025-26 season.
Varsity Maine girls basketball poll now has a unanimous No. 1
Cheverus strengthens its grip on top spot, while South Portland and Sanford each move up.
Swap at top of Varsity Maine boys basketball poll
Red-hot Sanford takes over the No. 1 ranking.
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A last-minute offer to buy and move the house at 15 Western Ave. marks a significant point in the development process.
Waterville man sentenced on charges tied to fire that displaced 5 tenants
Initial charges of arson and attempted murder dismissed, in exchange for guilty pleas on lesser charges.
West Gardiner residents to vote on adding 2 members to Select Board, new clerk
A petition to add 2 members to the Select Board failed to get enough signatures last summer, but town leaders are bringing the issue to voters regardless.
Some changes to Varsity Maine boys hockey poll after interesting week
Thornton still No. 1, and the No. 2 team is unchanged despite dropping two of three games.
Three Maine high school hockey storylines as January winds down
The girls hockey playoffs start in two weeks, freshmen players are making an impact, and two Central Maine teams are leading B North.
Lawrence girls basketball runs away from Cony in second half
Maddie Provost scores 25 points to lead the Bulldogs past the Rams in a Class B North showdown.
On inauguration anniversary, Augusta protesters mourn deaths under Trump administration
Organizers said the ‘Stop the Killing’ protest was designed to be a somber memorial for deaths in the last year they say were caused by policies of President Donald J. Trump since he was inaugurated a second time.
Thornton Academy football star Connor Ayoob wins 54th Fitzpatrick Trophy
The record-setting running back completes a sweep of the major high school football player of the year awards.
An elite freshman class is making its mark on Maine high school hoops
Coaches have been raving for years about the Class of 2029 and, thus far, a group of freshmen surrounded by massive hype has delivered.
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