Deering likely clinches the top seed for the tourney by beating Cheverus for the first time in six years.

Heading into the final week of the high school girls’ basketball season, Western Class A appears to have four teams fighting for the final two tournament spots in the Heal point standings. Eleven teams make the tournament. With two games left, Gorham (7-9) is ranked 11th, Massabesic (5-11) is 12th and Bonny Eagle (6-10) is […]

Biddeford standout Bobby Cote has upped his scoring considerably in each of his three varsity seasons. He had a season-high 33 points Tuesday night in a 69-62 win over Bonny Eagle that likely secured the Tigers (7-8) a spot in the Western Class A tournament. Of their three remaining games, home games tonight with Sanford […]

The Rams remain No. 1 in Western Class A, pulling away from a halftime tie to beat South Portland.

Fourteen games into his first season coaching girls’ basketball, Tom Maines has another team playing at a high level. He’s back doing what he enjoys most, coaching and teaching the game of basketball. Maines is at Scarborough High, in the only job that interested him. He is energized. It’s a far different feeling than recent […]

Boys’ basketball: The Bulldogs win a 1 vs. 2 showdown as the anyone-can-win-it Western Class A season continues.

Westbrook ended a five-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 42-38 win over Portland. It also moved the Blue Blazes up two spots in the Heal point standings and closer to qualifying for the Western Class A tournament. Eleven teams make the tournament and the Blazes (5-8) were right on that number before the game. […]

James Blanchard has autism. He also has a smile on his face and a love for his game that’s simply infectious.