Gary Hawkins

Staff Writer

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Published
March 2, 2013

CLASS D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richmond’s Plummer puts result into perspective

BANGOR — There were tears to be sure. Happens in nearly every losing locker room after a state championship game.
Published
March 2, 2013

CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills, fans share victory

BANGOR — This wasn’t Hickory High School playing in Butler Fieldhouse, but Forest Hills’ 55-48 victory over Central Aroostook at the Bangor Auditorium on Saturday sure felt like a scene out of Hoosiers.
Published
March 1, 2013

CLASS D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richmond face tough task

For the third straight year, Washburn will play Western Maine champion Richmond in the state title game.
Published
February 28, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pearson, Lancaster important pieces for Richmond

The Bobcats hope for a half-court game to neutralize Washburn’s pressure defense. Alyssa Pearson and Ciarra Lancaster will be instrumental in that strategy. The two are bookends to 6-foot center Jamie Plummer, who has scored over 1,000 points in her career and is capable of taking over a game on her own.
Published
February 25, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Monmouth’s Fletcher works toward his goal

Kyle Fletcher has two more years of high school and American Legion baseball to achieve his goal of becoming a DIvision I player. But he’s not standing pat.
Published
February 23, 2013

WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Ouellette lifts Forest Hills to regional title

Derick Ouellette was the difference-maker in his team’s 40-33 win against rival Valley for the Western Maine Class D championship.
Published
February 22, 2013

EASTERN A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Coaches set an example

Bangor’s Katie Herbine is 23 weeks along and visibly showing her pregnancy while Cony’s Karen Magnusson is 17 weeks in and, although she looks close to the shape she was in during her playing days, she has made no secret of it. Their conditions have had little effect on their coaching, although Magnusson admitted to a little exhaustion early on.
Published
February 22, 2013

WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richmond, Rangeley a good matchup

Neither team took their tournament opponents for granted, but Rangeley and Richmond fully expected to play one another Saturday for the Western Maine Class D girls basketball championship.
Published
February 21, 2013

EASTERN A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bangor a tall task for Cony

Neither Cony coach Karen Magnusson nor Bangor coach Katie Herbine is putting much stock in the regular season meeting between their teams on Jan. 4. But the fact remains that Bangor won 64-46 on Cony’s home floor and held a 51-24 advantage in rebounds. The teams play again tonight for the Eastern Maine Class A championship at the Augusta Civic Center and the thinking is Cony is a much improved team.
Published
February 21, 2013

WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richmond advances to another regional final

AUGUSTA — Hyde’s plan to stop Richmond’s Jamie Plummer worked even better than Coach Richard Polgar thought it would. But the Phoenix had no answer for Plummer’s teammates. Seniors Alyssa Pearson and Ciarra Lancaster took up the scoring slack and all the Bobcats played strong defense on their way to a 43-36 victory Thursday morning at the Augusta Civic Center.