Lake Region High School track phenom Kate Hall entered two events at Feb. 27’s New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston – and she won them both. That means, not only is Hall a 12-time state champ, she’s now a two-time New England champ. She […]
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Boys Basketball: Lakers upset Yarmouth in semis, lose to Cape in finals
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals last Thursday night, Feb. 19. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching, 52-50 upset, snatching rebounds, coordinating […]
Boys Basketball: Lakers upset Yarmouth in semis, lose to Cape in finals
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals last Thursday night, Feb. 19. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching, 52-50 upset, snatching rebounds, coordinating […]
Boys Basketball: Lake Region unseats Yarmouth
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals on Thursday night. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching upset, snatching rebounds on both ends of […]
Indoor Track: Hall shatters more records, leads Lady Lakers to fourth at States
Lake Region senior Kate Hall – arguably Maine’s single most dominant track athlete since she arrived in high school – made her presence felt at one final Class B State Indoor Track meet on Monday, winning all three of her events for the fourth consecutive time. That’s 12 State crowns, for anyone counting. In grabbing […]
Boys Basketball: Windham falls to reigning kings Portland
No. 1 Portland rolled to a straightforward victory over eight-seed Windham at the Portland Expo on Friday evening. The Bulldogs – defending state champs – grabbed an early lead and never let go, ultimately ousting the Eagles 57-50 on big contributions by Steve Alex and Amir Moss. “We didn’t actually take care of the ball […]
Boys Basketball: Patriots fall to Clippers, close out season
Gray-New Gloucester entered the tournament, which kicked off this past week, ranked ninth, drawing No. 8 Fryeburg for their preliminary matchup. The Patriots won that game, downing the Raiders 52-48, but then found themselves faced with the towering challenge of first-place Yarmouth. Those teams squared off on Saturday afternoon at the Portland Expo, and the […]
Boys Basketball: Lakers edges past Spruce Mountain to reach semis
Both the four-seed Lakers and the five-seed Spruce Mountain Phoenix earned a bye through the first round of the 2015 postseason, but they clashed in Saturday’s quarterfinals at the Portland Expo. There, the two teams duked out a tight game – replete with gutsy ball movement and incredibly fun to watch – that came right […]
Indoor Track: Bonny Eagle girls take fifth at States
The Indoor Track Class A State Championships unfolded at USM’s Costello Sports Complex in Gorham on Monday, and brought with it some surprises, and some not-so-surprises. On the boys’ side of things, Falmouth took top honors, upsetting Scarborough, who’ve stood atop the podium for four years running. On the girls’ side, Thornton repeated as victors. […]
Wrestling: Windham, Scots perform well at States
The state wrestling championship unfolded at Mt. Ararat Saturday. The Eagles played host to 20 other teams and hundreds of spectators even as a blizzard descended on southern Maine. For the fourth year in a row, Marshwood took home the top team prize, while Noble broke Massabesic’s three-year hold on second. The Mustangs finished fourth. […]