WESTERN CLASS A FAVORITES: A favorite is hard, if not impossible, to find in this tournament. Deering finished No. 1 but was beaten twice by No. 2 Portland, the second time when the Rams scored only 22 points. All of this weekend’s four quarterfinal round games could go either way. “I haven’t seen 1 through […]

The Portland Expo has been a good site for the Western Class A and B boys’ and girls’ quarterfinals the last few years. It’s cozy, it has atmosphere and a nice new court, courtesy of the Maine Red Claws. When the quarterfinals were held at the Cumberland County Civic Center, small crowds made the building […]

The Western Class A boys’ basketball tournament truly looks wide open, with no obvious team to beat.

Boys’ basketball: Portland not only beats Deering again but heads to the tournament with an impressive list of victims.

Tonight is the final night of the high school basketball regular season. For those teams with hopes of making the tournament, this is their last chance. For teams already in, it’s a chance to improve their seeding and gain momentum. For teams failing to qualify, it’s a time to regroup and look for better things […]

Tim Eisenhart, who graduated from Deering in 1989, says ‘It’s good to be going home.’