Regional basketball and ice hockey tournaments, along with championship meets in skiing, coming this week in central Maine are a sign of normalcy, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Boys basketball: Forest Hills senior Parker Desjardins joins rare company with 2,000th career point
Desjardins is believed to be just the 19th player in Maine history — boy or girl — to reach the milestone.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball notebook: Seedings beginning to take shape for central Maine basketball tournament
With a week left in the regular season, teams vie for seeds in the upcoming basketball tournament between Kennebec, Somerset, and Franklin county schools.
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Center Court Rewind: Valley boys basketball teams’ dominance inspired opponents to improve
For the teams the Valley boys basketball team crushed during its 101-game win streak, the choice was simple. Get better or get beat.
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Sidelines: A tournament week lost for Maine high school basketball
Having no state basketball tournament to cover this year felt weird, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Center Court Rewind: Nick Gilpin’s buzzer-beater lifted Hampden past Lawrence in epic 2013 regional final
Gilpin’s deep 3-pointer as time expired won the game for Hampden and dashed Lawrence’s upset bid.
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Sidelines: Forest Hills and Madison boys basketball teams put on a show in rare meeting
The Tigers and Bulldogs would never play each other in a normal season, but they should, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Maeve Carroll continues to improve for UMaine women’s basketball team
Senior forward — who helped power Black Bears to come-from-behind victory over Stony Brook on Sunday — will also return for a fifth season.
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Sidelines: University of Maine basketball takes a hit, on and off the court
The UMaine women lose on the court, while the UMaine men lose their season, writes Travis Lazarczyk.
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Sidelines: Lone senior on Skowhegan boys basketball team fills big void
Jimmy Reed does all the little things for the RiverHawks, and they don’t go unnoticed.