Basketball: Holiday Hoops Showcase returns to Portland Expo for 33rd year

The tournament, scheduled for Dec. 26-29, includes more than three dozen high school teams – including some from New York and New Hampshire.

There’s plenty to learn for Lobster Bowl quarterback

New plays, new terminology and new teammates make the week of preparation both fun and challenging for Fitzpatrick Trophy winner Eli Soehren.

Baseball: South Portland shuts out Edward Little for 2nd Class A state title in 3 years

Senior pitcher Andrew Heffernan holds down the fort with his three-hitter in a 5-0 win against the Red Eddies.

Baseball: Previewing Tuesday’s state championship games

South Portland will go for its second Class A title in three seasons, while Yarmouth and Old Town meet in a rematch of the 2017 Class B championship game.

South Portland grad projected as a high pick in July’s MLB draft

Hunter Owen, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, is 3-0 with a 3.33 ERA this season as a starting pitcher for Vanderbilt University.

Piecing together preseason schedules for high school spring sports teams has its challenges

Coaches, athletic directors start planning months in advance to find the right competition.

Class A Boys Hockey All-State selections

Basketball notes: Back-to-back games in Class AA boys a ‘throwback’ to yesteryear

After snow forced postponements Thursday, teams must win a semifinal on Friday and a regional final on Saturday to reach the state title game.

Boys hockey: Lewiston’s Gabe Pomerleau blanks South Portland/Waynflete/Freeport

Blue Devils goalie stops 30 shots and freshman Jacoby Oliveira scores the lone goal in 1-0 victory over the Red Riots.

Holiday Hoops Showcase to feature 24 basketball games in Portland

The event returns to the Expo – now officially named the James A. Banks Sr. Exposition Building – with four days of boys' and girls' games starting Monday.