Teams with veteran players can adjust more quickly to the higher stakes of tournament games.
Girls Basketball
Waterville girls outlast Oceanside in A North prelim
No. 7 Purple Panthers advance to regional quarterfinals against Messalonskee on Friday afternoon.
Monmouth surges past Hall-Dale in Class C South girls prelim
No. 3 Mustangs use second-quarter explosion to hold off upset-minded Bulldogs.
Dominique Lewis shines at point guard for Lawrence girls basketball
Bulldogs’ spark plug helps set tone for reigning state champs.
Ted Rioux resigns as Cony girls basketball coach
Athletic director Paul Vachon serving as interim coach for rest of season.
Mt. Blue girls basketball runs away from Skowhegan
Cougars jump out to early lead and never look back en route to KVAC win.
Hot start helps Monmouth girls basketball down Madison
Sophomore guard Tia Day scores all 14 of her points in the first half to lead the Mustangs past the Bulldogs.
Messalonskee girls basketball pounces on Gardiner early
McKenna Brodeur scores 16 points to lead the Eagles to a fast start and a big KVAC Class A win.
GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES: Waterville rebounds from tough stretch
Practice pays off for Monmouth in close games.