Basketball: Drew Smyth’s 3-pointer lifts the Tigers to a 44-43 victory.

Smith, in his 11th season as head coach, cites parental interference for his decision to step down.

The defending Class B state champs, coming off an overtime win over Thornton Academy, have big games coming up against other contenders.

Dragons have yet to lose this winter, thanks to strong play in all areas of the game.

The Dragons prevail in a matchup of the top two teams in the Varsity Maine poll.

Aiden Hoffses scores 29 points in Vikings' victory.

Girls’ basketball: The Patriots prevail in an interclass matchup of top Western Maine Conference teams, 43-35.

In a reprise of their playoff meeting last season, the Red Storm pull out a 4-3 victory.

Derek Parsons scores 29 points in the Wildcats' 72-66 win.

Trevor Gerrish's 24 points lead Dragons.

Keltie Jeri-Leon and Alex Kile each score twice for the Mariners, who have won 12 of 15 games since Dec. 1

The Navigators win their fourth straight, scoring twice on a five-minute power play to break a scoreless tie and surge past the Red Storm.

Basketball: The Bulldogs post a 46-43 victory despite a 31-point performance by Silvano Ismail.

The Capers are 5-1 heading into a Class B boys' hockey showdown Saturday with Brunswick, the defending state champion.

A goal by Ryan Franceschi late in the third period gives Cheverus/Yarmouth a 1-0 victory over Gorham.

Gregg Berhalter is being investigated over a three-decades-old incident, amid a rift between the U.S. coach and the family of one its most talented players.

Biddeford/Massabesic/Old Orchard improves to 1-1 with a 6-5 victory over South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete.

Basketball: Addisen Sulikowski leads the undefeated Golden Trojans to a fourth straight win.

Basketball: Kennedy Charles has 14 points as Portland beats Deering for its fourth straight win to follow an opening loss.

The Red Riots build a 13-point lead by outscoring the Spartans 15-8 in the third quarter.

Seniors dominate this list of players to keep an eye on this winter.

The Dragons return many of the key players from last season's Class B state championship team.

These teams should be among the contenders for state titles come March.

Defending champ Brunswick and Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde return several strong players this winter.

Referees have accepted the latest offer from the Maine Principals' Association, with an official vote from the MPA's interscholastic committee still to come.

The foundation named for the Augusta native, hockey star and advocate for people with spinal cord injuries is ending its run by making two donations totaling $4 million.

Status of 2022-23 season up in the air after officials rejected contract last week.

The Maine Principals' Association and on-ice game officials are at a contractual impasse as hockey practices are scheduled to begin next month.

The senior learned from a midseason lapse of judgment to lead his team to the Class A state title.

The senior-heavy list includes nine players who have finished their high school careers, along with three juniors.

The forward scored 16 goals and assisted on 11 others, helping his team reach the Class A semifinals.

Luke Patterson makes 31 saves, and the Dragons capture the Class B title with a 2-0 victory.

Here's a capsule look at the two state championship games.

The 4 teams playing for state championships Saturday learned from difficulties earlier in the season.

The Red Eddies have dropped to fourth.

Wyatt Grondin, a freshman, scores his third overtime goal this postseason to give the seventh-seeded Red Storm a 2-1 victory.

Wyatt Grondin's power-play goal lifts the Red Storm to a 5-4 win over the Riots and into the Class A state championship game against Thornton Academy.

Gage Tarbox-Belanger made 27 saves and Colby Bilodeau scored a power-play goal with 5:12 remaining as the fifth-ranked Trojans upset the top-ranked Eddies 2-1 to advance to the Class A state championship game for the first time since 2012.

The Dragons score three goals in 52 seconds in the third period to beat the Rangers, 6-4.

Mia-Claire Kezal and three other Maine athletes break state records at the New England high school indoor track championship.

Boys' hockey: Colby Bilodeau’s third-period goal sends the Golden Trojans to the Class A semifinals.

Eight players are in the running for the award that goes to the top senior boys' hockey player in Class A

Boys' hockey: Five players score goals for the Capers in a 5-0 victory over Leavitt/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill/Poland.

Freshman Wyatt Grondin scores the winner, sending his team to the Class A quarterfinals, after the Bulldogs erase a three-goal deficit in the third period.

There are deep fields of contenders in Class A and Class B South as the postseason kicks in high gear on Wednesday.

The third-seeded Stags advance with a dominant 5-1 win over York in a Class B South quarterfinal.

Eagles and Dragons look to continue strong seasons in Class B tournament, while Gardiner lurks as confident underdog.

Boys’ basketball: The Panthers dominate from the outset and advance to the Class B South semifinals with a 60-47 win.

Basketball: Eliot Bouchard leads the fourth-seeded Scots to a 64-53 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Gorham.

Emmett Hammond scores his first career goal in the win.