The seasons are shorter and the typical crowds aren’t there, but unified again delivers for its players.
Maranacook Black Bears
Boys hockey: Camden Hills skates away with central Maine tournament title
Windjammers break open close game, roll past Capital Region to win championship.
Boys basketball: Maranacook finishes perfect season by beating Skowhegan in A/B central Maine final
McClure’s 25, Cormier’s 23 lead Black Bears to third straight runaway win in tournament.
Girls basketball: Gardiner holds off Maranacook to reach A/B final
Sophomores Johnson, Gruber and Gallagher lead the charge as Tigers outlast Black Bears.
Mt. Blue girls, Edward Little boys take home KVAC Nordic ski titles
Emma Charles sweeps individual titles for Cougars, while Ellis Slover does same for Red Eddies.
Boys basketball: Unsung post players help push Maranacook to central Maine final
Dupont, Bergdahl give Black Bears dose of toughness inside while guards rack up the points.
Boys basketball: Maranacook starts fast, rolls to victory over Messalonskee
Black Bears nearly reach triple figures, advance to A/B final in central Maine tournament.
Mt. Blue, led by Jack Kearing’s slalom and GS wins, claims KVAC boys Alpine ski crown
Alpine skiing: Kearing steers the Cougars to victory, giving the school a sweep of the boys and girls titles, while the Edward Little boys finish second, Oxford Hills third, Skowhegan fourth and Hampden fifth.
Basketball: Experience paying off for teams heading into central Maine semifinals
Big game exposure, veteran presence aid teams now playing in elimination games in regional tournament.
Boys basketball: Maranacook handles rising expectations in playoff-opening victory over Gardiner
Black Bears challenged early by Tigers, but pull away in second half to remain unbeaten.