Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"The state championship was moved to the Augusta Civic Center after 2005. So a “congratulations” goes out to the boys and girls basketball teams at…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"They won all championships in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908. Guilford High School girls basketball team, Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"The New England Championship tournament was held in Durham, NH at the University of New Hampshire. There the Panthers would go on to beat a strong…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"They won Eastern Maine softball Tournaments and placed third in the New England Softball Championships."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"In 1956, Pemetic High played its way to the final game of the state championship tournament but lost that game to Lincoln."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… so good that in 1983 they won the Eastern Maine Championship, and went onto the state game! They did lose that game, but get this: It was played in…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"It was hard to get into the championship because at that time there were no heal points to help them out."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… to teammates, with the girls’ team winning state championships in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Mount Desert Island has long been known for its…"

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"… during the early 1940's beginning with a State Championship in 1940. Leon Higgins, editor for the annual yearbook The Oracle, chronicled the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… ultimately lost to Cony in the first State championship game played at the newly opened Augusta Civic Center."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… Academy Special Feature: Listen to The Elusive Championship, by a Reeds Brook Middle School student, as told by Bob Hawes."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… Pirates boys’ team won the Piscataquis County championship coached by Phil Clark. PCHS also offered a baseball team."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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