Among the squads that have been dominant this season are Oxford Hills, Monmouth, Buckfield, Hall-Dale, Gardiner, NYA, Skowhegan and York.
Spruce Mountain Phoenix
Baseball: Area teams head into postseason recognizing the importance of matchups
Coaches say pitching and matchups will be crucial as their teams attempt to make runs to regional and state finals.
Baseball: Mt. Abram pulls away from Spruce Mountain
A five-run top of the sixth helped the Roadrunners defeat the Phoenix in a game Mt. Abram had to have for playoff positioning.
Area roundup: Dirigo downs Lisbon in nine innings in MVC baseball clash
Both teams are now 10-5 with the season winding down. Also, Drew Smith pitches a gem for Edward Little and Spruce Mountain’s bats come alive early in softball.
High school roundup: Telstar softball subdues Madison
Seven-run second carries Rebels to victory; Lisbon and Dirigo earn upset wins, and Mountain Valley and Monmouth take close games; Gray-NG tops rival Poland in baseball, and Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter fans 16; Andrea Smith scores 100th career goal for 26ers.
High school roundup: Oxford Hills/St. Dom’s tops Messalonskee in girls lacrosse
The Vikings rally for a win on senior day. In softball action, Shanna Parsons pitches Monmouth past Dirigo.
High school roundup: St. Dom’s softball edges Sacopee Valley
Also, Buckfield’s Carmen Crockett no-hits Winthrop, Oak Hill shades Dirigio, Mountain Valley holds of Lisbon, and Spruce Mountain and Telstar win big. In baseball, Oxford Hills routs Gardiner, and Lisbon edges Mountain Valley for seventh straight win.
High school roundup: Lewiston baseball runs past Camden Hills
Ethan Blue’s home run highlights Blue Devils’ first win; Dirigo edges Mountain Valley in walk-off win; Lewiston softball wins on ninth-inning walk-off; Spruce Mountain edges Winthrop with late rally.
State singles tennis: Mya Vincent and Xander Barber get through first day
Both top seeds have little trouble in their lone matches of the day and advance to Saturday’s Round of 16, which has been moved up to 8:15 a.m. Also, Lewiston’s Emma Omiecinski wins her first-round match.
Tennis: Edward Little’s Mya Vincent is No. 1 seed heading into state singles tournament
The Red Eddies senior leads the way among the five area girls playing in the tournament, while on the boys side Edward Little and Mt. Blue have six of the seven area players to make the field.