Also, Oxford Hills and pitcher Maddy Miller looking to make a run in softball playoffs; Gray-NG/Poland boys lacrosse players learning roles, and Maranacook/Winthrop girls lacrosse stacked with athletes.
Winthrop Ramblers
Boys lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop/Spruce Mountain rolls in playoff opener
Hawks cruise past MCI/Nokomis to reach Class C quarterfinals.
Baseball: Oak Hill blanks Winthrop, sets up showdown with top-ranked Lisbon
Kyle Delano and Jackson Arbour combine for a shutout and help out at the plate as the eighth-seeded Raiders down the No. 9 Ramblers in a C South first-round playoff game.
Softball: Winthrop pushes past Mt. Abram in Class C preliminary round
After breaking the game open in the fourth inning, Winthrop sealed a 9-2 home victory over Mt. Abram to advance to Class C South quarterfinals.
Class C track and Field: Lisbon/Oak Hill girls repeat as state champs
Sarah Moore’s two individual wins pace the Greyhounds to their second straight title, while Winslow wins the boys championship.
Area roundup: Mt. Abram shakes off Oak Hill in baseball
Trevor Phelps triples and doubles in the Roadrunners’ 6-1 victory over the Raiders. Winthrop, Spruce Mountain also victorious in MVC baseball action, while Telstar and Mt. Abram softball earn wins.
Softball: Monmouth rallies to beat rival Winthrop in 11 innings
The Mustangs score three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extras, then win it four frames later in walk-off fashion.
Area roundup: Maddie Perkins’ big plays propel Winthrop softball past Lisbon
Perkins hits a two-run triple and helps throw out the potential tying run as the Ramblers win 4-3. Also: Mountain Valley edges Mt. Abarm, and in baseball action, Oxford Hills and Mt. Abram win big and Poland beats rival Gray-New Gloucester.
Track and field: Lisbon/Oak Hill boys and girls sweep MVC titles
Kiana Goldberg and Hunter Burkhardt earn athlete of meet awards and help the Greyhounds teams win decisively.
Area roundup: Monmouth tops Winthrop in softball with tie-breaking seventh inning
The Mustangs go ahead in the top of the frame and close the door in the bottom. Also, Lisbon’s bats erupt and Oxford Hills proves stingy in baseball.