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Hoffer's High School Sports 2025-26 Girls' Basketball Preview: We're in for a memorable campaign

Hoffer's High School Sports 2025-26 Girls' Basketball Preview: We're in for a memorable campaign
South Portland's girls finally got to celebrate a state championship a year ago, when the Red Riots ended a 39-year title drought by beating Cheverus in the final. The Red Riots return an abundance of talent and have all the ingredients to repeat. Courtesy Richard Sawyer Photography.

Suffice it to say that a most exciting girls' basketball season is about to commence.

Several top local teams return an abundance of talent, other squads have reloaded and thanks to reclassification, we're back to the old way of doing things in the sense that there will be a lot of talented teams jockeying for playoff spots and all postseason games will be played on neutral floors, as they should be.

It all adds up to a win-win scenario for fans.

Here's a season preview for all 16 teams in our coverage area, their top talent and their outlook for the 2025-26 campaign:

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