Amid COVID-19 concerns, five seniors have kept the Black Bears focused on the conference title.
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Sidelines: Jazmine Pingree finds her role for Spruce Mountain in girls basketball win over Madison
Freshman scored 10 points in the third quarter to key the Phoenix comeback, writer Travis Lazarczyk.
Sidelines: Hopes for high school spring football in Maine are crushed
A spring high school football season was always a longshot, Travis Lazarczyk writes
Sidelines: Folsom Gym at Lawrence High School wasn’t made for a pandemic
Usually one of the busiest and loudest places to see a game, things are different this winter.
UMaine men’s hockey team looks to catch its breath with season on pause
Coach Red Gendron said he’s seen improvement in recent games, and hopes that continues when the team is able to get back on the ice.
With no games this weekend, UMaine women’s basketball team focuses on fundamentals
The Black Bears welcome the bye week brought on by the university’s pause in competition.
Sidelines: Cheering on the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl, for the sake of friendship
After watching a close friend suffer in Bills fandom for years, Travis Lazarczyk writes he’s happy to root on Buffalo in the hope his friend enjoys the same joy Pats fans had so often.
High school boys basketball overview: Plenty of changes come to sport, some more noticeable than others
Regionalized play, masks and no crowds are part of the new norm for the 2021 high school basketball season.
Sidelines: Waterville girls basketball team resets goals and expectations
Purple Panthers would’ve been in hunt for Class B state title, but those plans aren’t in play this winter.
Dor Saar reflects on entering record books for the University of Maine women’s basketball program
The senior point guard broke the career 3-pointers record Sunday, and continues to put her teammates in good situations to score.