Drew Mertzel led the Winthrop golf team to a first-place finish at the Mountain Valley Conference qualifier Monday at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.

The freshman earned medalist honors by shooting a 2-under 70. The Ramblers earned a berth into the Class C state championship Saturday as a team with a score of 334. Also for Winthrop, Lincoln MacArthur shot 80, followed Sam Corgan (87) and Kay Allarie (97).

Rival Monmouth also reached the state championship with a score of 334. Kyle Bryant shot an 80, followed by Patrick Murphy (81), Levi Laverdiere (86) annd Ostin Stevens (87).

Maranacook, led by Ethan Chilton with an 80, also qualified for states with a 338. Also for the Black Bears, Josh Herzing shot 84, Grady Henderson 86 and Jacob Lyons 88.

Chris Johnson of Kents Hill finished second with a 77 to qualify individually. Teammates Liam Ross (79) and Ben Harriman (89) also qualified.

Evan Bilodeau of Winthrop went to the qualifier as an individual and and finished third with a 78.

Dirigo had two players qualify individually with Clark Averill (85) and Vince Chapman (88). Madison also had a pair in Colton Pelletier (85) and Brayden Furbush (87). Mt. View’s Cole Gerrish shot 87 to qualify as well.

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SMAA QUALIFIER: After finishing six shots shy of a Class A state title last year, the Cheverus golf team will go into this year’s tournament with plenty of momentum.

Led by Mick Madden’s 73 and a 74 from Sam Sirois, the Stags shot a collective 22-over 310 to hold off Falmouth by four shots at the SMAA qualifier at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.

Joe Mancini (80) and Garrett Thees (83) also had scoring rounds for Cheverus, which was second to Scarborough at the state tournament last year. Falmouth (314), which finished first at the qualifier last year, was led by Dante Iannetta’s co-medalist round of 2-under 70, and also got contributions from Alex Novick (78), Clayton Casey (79) and Ryan Holdredge (87).

Greely’s Joe Hansen also shot 70 to share the top score with Iannetta. The two tied for medalist honors at the qualifier last year.

The top third of teams from the 18-team field also qualified for the state tournament, a list that also included Thornton Academy (329), Gorham (330), Scarborough and Massabesic (349). The Golden Trojans were led by Ruven Weber (81), Austin Cook (82), and Beck Edgerly and Blake Bolduc (83 each), while Gorham got a 79 from Jackson Altham, an 81 from Eli Castles, and 85s from Graham Staples and Will Provost.

Scarborough was led by Brett Kemper (82), and Massabesic was paced by Emmett Carroll and Ethan Roy (84 each).

GIRLS SOCCER

MONMOUTH ACADEMY 8, LISBON 0: Six players scored for the Mustangs (7-3-1) as they shut out the Greyhounds (0-10) in Monmouth.

Riley Smith and Eliza Armandi both scored twice. Sophia Ennis, Peyton McDonald, Violet McDonald and Hayli Paradis all scored once.

BOYS SOCCER

HALL-DALE 3, SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 1: Davis Madore, Collin McArthur and Ike Fogg each scored for the Bulldogs (7-0-2) in a win over the Phoenix (1-7-1) in Jay.

Matt Harding scored for Spruce Mountain and Luca Gaillard had an assist.

Landon Gilbert stopped four shots for Hall-Dale, while Blake Gemelli stopped 20 shots for Spruce Mountain.

FIELD HOCKEY

DIRIGO 3, OAK HILL 2: Zoey Bordeau scored three goals in the first half to lift the Cougars (6-5) past the Raiders (2-9) in Wales.

Lana Waite had an assist for Dirigo.

Madalyn Sikora had a goal and an assist for Oak Hill. Izzy Whitaker also scored and Kayleeann Stevens had an assist for the Raiders.

Keira Reny made 17 saves for the Cougars and Ella Martin stopped four shots for the Raiders.