PORTLAND – The Gorham girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a second quarter scoring drought on Saturday night, losing 39-30 to McAuley in a Class A West semifinal at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Rams were outscored 14-2 in the second as the Lions turned a 7-6 first quarter lead into a 21-8 advantage at […]
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Snow causes changes to local hoop tourney schedule
PORTLAND – The latest winter storm to hit southern Maine has put the Class A and B West basketball championships on hold. The Maine Principals’ Association has announced that the games scheduled for tonight, Friday, Feb. 25, at the Cumberland County Civic Center have been postponed. The new schedule is as follows: Saturday, Feb. 26 […]
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Boys basketball: Bonny Eagle to play Cheverus for West regional title
PORTLAND – And a freshman shall lead them. Dustin Cole, the lone freshman on the Bonny Eagle boys basketball team, had a game-high 14 points and two huge blocks as the No. 2 Scots advanced to the Class A West regional final with a 43-34 win over No. 6 Deering at the Cumberland County Civic […]
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Girls basketball: Rams send Eagles home
<p class="MsoNormal" style=" “line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”><span style=" “font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;”>PORTLAND – Gorham’s Mia Rapolla had a monster game in the Class A girls quarterfinals at the Portland Expo on Monday afternoon, outscoring the entire Windham team 34-33 as the No. 3 Rams eliminated the No. 6 Eagles 54-33. <p class="MsoNormal" style=" […]
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Girls basketball: Rams send Eagles home
<p class="MsoNormal" style=" “line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”><span style=" “font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;”>PORTLAND – Gorham’s Mia Rapolla had a monster game in the Class A girls quarterfinals at the Portland Expo on Monday afternoon, outscoring the entire Windham team 34-33 as the No. 3 Rams eliminated the No. 6 Eagles 54-33. <p class="MsoNormal" style=" […]
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Girls basketball: Rams send Eagles home
<p class="MsoNormal" style=" “line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”><span style=" “font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;”>PORTLAND – Gorham’s Mia Rapolla had a monster game in the Class A girls quarterfinals at the Portland Expo on Monday afternoon, outscoring the entire Windham team 34-33 as the No. 3 Rams eliminated the No. 6 Eagles 54-33. <p class="MsoNormal" style=" […]
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Local hoop teams tipping off in Class A West tournament
WESTBROOK – While March Madness gets all the attention on the national sports scene, here in Maine the basketball madness gets under way in February. As it is every year, the Portland Expo will be the site where some teams’ dreams of a regional title come one step closer to coming true, while other teams […]
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Coaches weigh in on football shakeup
WESTBROOK – While nothing is set in stone, it appears last week’s announcement that Westbrook and Marshwood could consider dropping from Class A to Class B in football have local football coaches wondering what their schedules will look like next season. Last Monday, members of the Southwestern Maine Activities Association voted in favor of a […]
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Westbrook considering Class B football schedule
WESTBROOK – Things could be quite different for the Westbrook High football team next season. Instead of taking on foes like Portland, Bonny Eagle and Cheverus, the Blazes could instead be facing teams like Cape Elizabeth, Gray-New Gloucester and Lake Region. Thanks to a change in the Southwestern Maine Activities Association’s by-laws approved on Monday, […]
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Gorham downed by Windham
GORHAM – In a physical battle that went down to the final seconds Tuesday night, the Windham boys basketball team (8-9) outlasted a 3-14 Gorham team that wanted desperately to please the hometown crowd on senior night. The Rams trailed by as many 13 early in the third period before staging an incredible rally, at […]