St. John Valley

3 days ago

Machias boys best Madawaska in Class D North finals

Last year, the Machias boys basketball team’s season ended with heartbreak after an early-round upset in the postseason tournament. And for a moment in Thursday’s semifinal against Hodgdon, it looked like history might repeat itself as the Bulldogs got into foul trouble and couldn’t seem to quite close the Hawks out.  The key for Machias […]

6 days ago

Expect defense to rule the day in girls regional basketball finals on Saturday

Points will be at a premium when the three girls north regional championship games will be held on Saturday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. All six teams have been stout, defensively, and all of them have held at least 11 opponents under 40 points. Here are Saturday’s matchups: Class S: No. 1 Wisdom […]

7 days ago

He only made 1 shot from the floor. But it helped save the day for Madawaska.

Aleck Gendreau picked the right time to knock down his first and only 3-pointer on Thursday morning.  The junior guard from Madawaska didn’t have any points heading into the fourth quarter against Fort Fairfield. But as his Owls team looked like it might surrender its lead over the Tigers, Gendreau stepped up in a big […]