“If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.  That’s a heck of a day.”- Jim Valvano- 1993 ESPY Awards It’s been nearly a quarter century since the late coach turned broadcaster Jim Valvano delivered that memorable speech.  It’s a speech that is replayed at least once a year as ESPN carries […]

While snow was falling last Saturday morning many athletic administrators were on the phone postponing scheduled basketball contests.  With the wintry conditions, those looking for live basketball would be hard pressed to find a game in the greater Bangor area. The white stuff falling from the sky didn’t stop the basketballs from bouncing for a […]

It’s a wide open field.  Anyone can win it once tournament time rolls around.  It wouldn’t surprise me if (fill in the blank team) wins it all.  These are typically the buzz-phrases uttered prior to the start of every Maine high school basketball season.  While these expressions are still muttered, parity is not a word […]

As teams across the state take to the hardwood this weekend for the first countable high school basketball games of the season, I can’t help but feel a tinge of sadness.  Yes, I’m excited for the opening tip of the season but things feel different.  Things have felt different for the past several seasons.  Maybe […]