BOYS’ BASKETBALL Coach: Joe Russo (33rd year, 447-187 overall record, five state championships) 2021-22 record: 11-8 (Lost, 44-42, to Cheverus in Class AA North quarterfinals) Top returning players: Kennedy Charles (Senior), Pitia Donato (Senior), Brady Toher (Senior), Pepito Girumugisha (Junior), Jeissey Khamis (Junior) Pivotal games: Dec. 13 BONNY EAGLE, Dec. 16 HAMPDEN ACADEMY, Dec. 20 […]
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Deering Rams Winter Sports Preview
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Coach: Todd Wing (10th year, 105-63 overall record) 2021-22 record: 8-11 (Lost, 74-63, to Lewiston in Class AA North quarterfinals) Top returning player: Evan Legassey (Sophomore) Pivotal games: Dec. 9 @ Bonny Eagle, Dec. 13 CHEVERUS, Dec. 20 @ Oxford Hills, Dec. 22 @ Portland, Dec. 29 LEWISTON, Jan. 3 EDWARD LITTLE, Jan. 5 […]
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Cheverus Stags Winter Sports Preview
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Coach: Richie Ashley (second year) 2021-22 results: 9-10 (Lost, 59-46, to Oxford Hills in Class AA North semifinals) Top returning players: Silvano Ismail (Senior), Gio St. Onge (Junior), Leo McNabb (Sophomore), Sammy Nzeyimana (Sophomore) Pivotal games: Dec. 13 @ Deering, Dec. 20 PORTLAND, Dec. 27 EDWARD LITTLE, Dec. 30 @ Hampden Academy, Jan. 5 […]
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Ski swaps offer Midcoast residents bargains and community
Ski swaps in Brunswick and Freeport this weekend will provide a great opportunity for newbies and experts alike to score a bargain on winter sports gear, according to organizers.
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Utah-based resort company closes on purchase of Jay Peak
A federal judge in September approved the company’s $76 million bid to buy Jay Peak Resort in Vermont after it won an auction for the ski area.
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‘Pleasant’ name change for popular Bridgton ski area
Known as Shawnee Peak for more than 30 years, Pleasant Mountain bring backs its original name much to skiers’ delight.
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3,200 skiers per hour: Sunday River to debut 8-person chairlift
Improvements to Kansas trail among upgrades for 2022-2023 season.
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Vermont ski resort changes name to avoid mental health connotation
The Vermont ski area known as Suicide Six is now Saskadena Six.
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A record number of skiers hit U.S. slopes in 2021-2022 season
The Northeast is among the regions that reported increases in skier visits from the previous year.
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Book review: In sobering detail, Porter Fox describes the destruction wrought by climate change
Fox’s ‘The Last Winter’ traces wildfires, vanishing snow and our warming planet, with stops in Switzerland, Greenland and elsewhere. The news is grim.