Many coaches insist the excitement will still be palpable even after Nokomis twins Cooper and Ace Flagg left for a Florida prep school.
Boys Basketball
Basketball: Erskine basketball teams take new steps as 2022-23 season begins
Boys turn to new head coach Matt Barry; girls look to stay competitive after seven seniors graduate.
With scheduling restraints eased, MVC basketball teams find benefit to nonconference games
Coaches, administrators excited about prospects of facing wider variety of teams from around state.
Boys basketball: New Cony, Messalonskee head coaches back in familiar places
Former Cony assistant Isaiah Brathwaite now leading Rams; Pete McLaughlin back with Eagles.
Basketball: Nokomis boys, Skowhegan girls open new eras after the departure of superstars
With Cooper and Ace Flagg in Florida, and Jaycie Christopher at UMaine, the Warriors, River Hawks look to create new identities.
Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation basketball fundraisers are back Friday
The basketball games, held to raise money for safety in youth sports, were not held the last two years because of COVID-19.
College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee
The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.
Longtime Cony boys basketball assistant coaches get their chance to lead own programs
Matt Barry takes over at Erskine Academy while Isaiah Brathwaite comes over to Messalonskee.
Varsity Maine Male Athlete of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Nokomis
Flagg was a basketball sensation before entering high school, and he did not disappoint in leading the Warriors to the Class A championship as a freshman.
Varsity Maine Boys’ Game of the Year: Pelletier’s final-second shot wins it in OT
The Oxford Hills boys’ basketball team edged Edward Little, 48-47, to advance to the Class AA state championship game.