Hampden girls get revenge with regional championship win over Mt. Ararat

Almost a year after losing the Class A state championship game to Mt. Ararat, the Hampden Academy girls basketball team took their revenge. The Broncos used stifling defense and a balanced scoring attack to knock off the top-seeded Eagles from Topsham 33-26 in Friday night’s Northern Maine Class A regional final at the Augusta Civic Center. Mt. Ararat was moved to the North division after winning the South last season. The second-seeded Broncos (17-4) advanced to the Feb. 28 state championship game in Portland against the winner of Saturday’s Southern Maine final between No. 1 Cheverus of Portland and No. 3 South Portland....