Second-seeded Gardiner punched its ticket to the regional title game on Wednesday afternoon, posting a 41-34 Class A North girls basketball victory over No. 6 Skowhegan at the Augusta Civic Center.


The Tigers advance to play No. 1 Hampden Academy in Friday’s 6 p.m. championship game in Augusta.


The Indians wound up 10-10.


Gardiner had won the regular-season meeting 54-40.

