The two Mt. Blue graduates had success beyond Farmington — Adams at Thomas and then as Edward Little’s coach, and Heather (Ernest) Bond as one of UMaine’s all-time best players.
Girls Basketball
Varsity Maine Girls’ Team of the Year: Unexpected perfection for Cheverus
The Cheverus girls’ basketball team rose from uncertainty to invincibility en route to a Gold Ball.
Girls basketball: Messalonskee’s Keith Derosby named Monmouth head coach; ex-Winslow assistant Tatum Welch to lead Eagles
New head coaches at two programs with state titles in past decade.
Most high school softball coaches in Maine are men. A push for change is underway
Blueprint used to get more women involved comes from UMaine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon.
2023-24 Girls basketball wrap-up: Cony’s Class A North title win highlights exciting season
Rams beat rival Lawrence for first regional crown since 2012.
Basketball: Debate swirls over rule allowing struggling teams to play down in class
Some high school coaches say the rule gives unsuccessful teams a needed boost, while others say it’s unfair to smaller schools vying for playoffs.
2023-24 central Maine winter sports season wrap-ups
Central Maine teams and athletes turn in memorable performances this winter.
Basketball: MVC Senior All-Star Games a last sendoff for class that’s been through everything
Thursday’s competitors saw everything from empty gyms to conference shakeups.
Maddie Fitzpatrick, Chance Mercier named Miss Maine and Mr. Maine Basketball
Fitzpatrick is the first Cheverus player to win the award, while Mercier is the first Ellsworth winner in 36 years.
Basketball: Messalonskee boys, both Valley teams highlight list of way-too-early contenders in 2024-25
The high school basketball season is over, but it’s never too soon to take a peak at which teams could win it all next season.