Roadrunners ace fans eight and drives in a run. Plus more baseball, softball and lacrosse postseason recaps from Thursday.
Poland Knights
Leavitt holds off Poland in first round of Class B South baseball playoffs
Matt Wallingford and Garrett Mollica keep the Knights from big innings, and a three-run sixth allows the Hornets to make off with a 6-1 victory.
Area roundup: Poland softball beats York to advance in B South playoffs
Knights trail 3-0 entering the fifth inning then score four runs in the bottom of the frame and add two more in the sixth. Also, Waynflete/NYA beats Mountain Valley in the C South baseball playoffs.
Class B track: Gray-New Gloucester’s Zoe Barnes and Lorenza Piper finish 1-2 in shot put and discus
Barnes takes first in both and sets a school and facility record in the discus. The Cony girls, MDI boys win state titles.
H.S. softball playoffs: Monmouth and Oxford Hills have company in regional brackets
Every area team is in the postseason, and some are matching up in the opening round.
H.S. baseball playoffs: Oak Hill, Oxford Hills top-seeded teams in regions
The Raiders are in a new class, while the Vikings aim to be the best in their class this season after coming close two years ago.
Area roundup: Damon Bossie’s eighth-inning homer lifts Lewiston baseball over Edward Little
Also, the Lewiston and Mountain Valley softball teams win high-scoring rivalry contests, and more baseball, softball and lacrosse action from Tuesday.
High school notebook: Buckfield using its bench on the basepaths
Also, area athletes excel at Western Maine Conference track championships, and Oak Hill boys lacrosse coach hopes Tiger Hopkins will be an All-American.
Area roundup: Poland baseball and softball take down Sacopee Valley
The Knights’ baseball team grabs an early lead, while Emma Bunyea’s two-run single in the seventh inning elevates the softball team. And more baseball, softball and lacrosse action from Friday.
Area roundup: Levi Tibbetts tosses no-hitter for Lisbon baseball
Dirigo senior trio comes up big for Cougars; Leavitt baseball earns walk-off win; Lewiston baseball gets stellar pitching; Poland softball cranks out the hits.