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By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Charlie Houghton’s 3-pointer from the left wing as time expired lifted Dirigo of Dixfield to a dramatic 59-56 victory over Dexter on Saturday night to win the Class C boys basketball state championship.

Dexter’s Schobel earns All-New England status By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Mattanawcook Academy senior Jackson Sutherland of Lincoln capped off his high school wrestling career Saturday with a second-place finish at the New England championships in Providence, Rhode Island.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER – Avery Gagnon and Bryce Connor began playing sports together long before they wore the red and white of Dexter Regional High School.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The five northern Maine representatives in this weekend’s boys basketball state championship games all will seek to either make history or at least end lengthy gold-ball droughts.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunter Curtis of Ellsworth, Will Kusnierz of Dexter and Hunter Burpee of Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook were instrumental in leading their teams to North regional boys basketball championships at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

By Melissa Lizotte, Aroostook Republican Staff CARIBOU – When Tracy Babin of Caribou began looking for a winter sport that her entire family could be involved with, she immediately thought of dog sledding.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR – It was a comeback that had to be seen to be believed, except that the Dexter boys basketball team’s rally from a 13-point deficit with five minutes remaining to stun George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill 42-40 and win its second straight Class C North boys basketball title at the Cross Insurance Center on Monday night was really nothing new.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff BATH – Five members of Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln’s Class B state championship team are  among 42 wrestlers statewide who have qualified to compete at the New England championships this weekend.

By Joseph Cyr, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — A staunch defense and strong offense carried the No.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot Valley High School girls basketball team went seven minutes and two seconds without scoring in the second half of its Class C North semifinal against Dexter on Saturday.

The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches recently announced that three senior high school basketball players from the area will be taking part in the 2022 Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star Games on Saturday, March 12 at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Big East Basketball Conference released its end-of-year awards and all-conference teams, with Foxcroft Academy well represented.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff LINCOLN – Maddie Ripley narrowly missed becoming the first schoolgirl wrestler in Maine history to win an individual state championship while competing against boys last weekend.

CAPE ELIZABETH – Three Foxcroft Academy relay teams placed at the 2022 Class B Swimming & Diving championships at Cape Elizabeth High School on Feb.

AUGUSTA – Top-seeded Forest Hills High School of Jackman defeated No.

By Joseph Cyr, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — A 3-point shooting explosion carried the Dexter boys basketball squad to a 67-39 victory over Lee Academy Tuesday in Class C North quarterfinal.

By Joseph Cyr, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff BANGOR – The No.