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Esposito named Gatorade Maine Player of the Year
The 5-10 senior led Gorham to a 21-0 record and their straight AA state title
In its 32nd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Emily Esposito of Gorham High School as its… Continue reading
Firecracker, Wener making presence felt for Messalonskee
6-foot-1 forward helps Eagles with combination of shooting and rebounding
Keith Derosby’s summer league was running low on players. So the Messalonskee girls basketball coach thought up a plan.
The Eagles were short a player for the offseason games, to… Continue reading
Esposito, Holmes and Martin named Player of the Year by the SMAA
A dozen Firecrackers honored with postseason awards, including six first-team selections
Gorham’s Emily Esposito and Mackenzie Holmes, as well as Biddeford’s Grace Martin, were chosen as SMAA Players of the Year, as the conference released its girls basketball all-conference and… Continue reading
Portland Press Herald: Maine-grown talent on display this weekend at America East tourney
The conference’s women’s basketball tournament will be held at Cross Insurance Arena
For the first time in 19 years, the America East women’s basketball tournament is being played in Maine.
And while the focus is on the University of Maine… Continue reading
Shaw unanimous NE10 All-Rookie Team selection at Stonehill
Firecracker freshman guard is program’s seventh All-Rookie selection
Stonehill College freshman guard Kelsey Shaw (Bar Harbor, Maine/Mount Desert Island) has earned a spot on the Northeast-10 Conference’s All-Rookie Team as selected by the NE10’s 15 head coaches… Continue reading
Firecrackers eye conference titles and NCAA berths
Maloney, Dalphonse and Shaw have NCAA Division III bids on the line Saturday
Several Maine Firecrackers will be playing for conference championships, and berths in the NCAA Division II and III tournaments in the coming days.
For the second… Continue reading
Butler and Esposito named Miss Maine Basketball Semi-Finalists
Wajer joins Firecracker teammates in being selected for McDonald’s Senior All-Star Game
Firecrackers Katie Butler (Bangor) and Emily Esposito (Gorham) were named semi-finalists for the 2017 Miss Maine Basketball award, earlier today. Butler was also selected to the 10-player All-Academic… Continue reading
Red hot Firecrackers return to Deep South Classic
Plenty of firepower returns from the 2016 squad that posted a 17-1 record
The Maine Firecrackers are coming off a fabulous campaign in 2016, and they will return to the Deep South Classic with high expectations.
The 19th… Continue reading
Former Firecracker, Morang makes first start against Tennessee
Freshman has two points and three rebounds for University of Florida, in 30 minutes
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Firecracker, Shaw hits for double figures in Skyhawks win
Firecracker makes 4-of-6 field goals, including 3-of-3 from long range for Stonehill
Stonehill College outscored Southern Connecticut State University 22-7 in the second quarter to build an 18-point halftime lead and made it stand the rest of the way for… Continue reading