Each week this spring, Varsity Maine is asking its reporters what they are most interested in seeing or learning about in the upcoming week? Here are some of their answers:

GASSER THROWING GAS

Lewiston pitcher Harlee Gasser recorded 14 strikeouts in the Blue Devils’ loss to Edward Little on Wednesday. 

The sophomore also fanned 15 in the season opener against Poland on April 21, six against Bangor on April 25 and six (in relief) against Mt. Blue on April 27. She added eight strikeouts in five innings in the Blue Devils’ 10-0 win over Oak Hill on Friday.

Can Gasser keep up her 9.8-strikeouts-per-game pace? The Blue Devils face Messalonskee on Monday, then Class A North contender Camden Hills on Wednesday and Brewer on Friday.

— Jimmy James

STORMING A SOUTH

I’m interested in seeing whether the Scarborough softball team can keep this up. The Red Storm are 3-1 and near the top of the Class A South standings.

Whether it’s a team taking advantage of a favorable start to the schedule or an early sign that Scarborough could be a surprise contender remains to be seen. Still, it’s early momentum for the former gold standard in Maine high school softball, which slipped to 6-10 last year. Can the Storm keep it up?

— Drew Bonifant

FIGHT FOR CLASS C

The Maranacook/Winthrop boys lacrosse team is looking to take the next step as a championship contender in Class C, and its upcoming game Friday against North Yarmouth Academy will be a learning experience.

The Hawks have reached the past two Class C title games but left empty-handed. Last spring, NYA won the championship with a 9-7 victory.

The Panthers, likely, will be sizing up one of their top competitors as they look to win back-to-back titles. NYA was ranked first in the Heal point standings going into Saturday’s games, having lost only to Class B contender York.

— Dave Dyer

TOP TENNIS DUEL

It’s early in the boys tennis season — then again, singles qualifiers were Saturday, doubles qualifiers are next Saturday, and the state championships for both start in less than two weeks — but Brunswick and Camden Hills will look to get an early leg up in Class A North when they face off Monday in Rockport.

Two of the state’s top boys singles players will go head-to-head. The Windjammers are led by Joey Scordino, while Augustine Meserve leads a Dragons team looking to unseat Camden Hills as the regional champion.

— Nathan Fournier

THE ROLLING 3 IN CLASS B

At the beginning of the season, I pegged Greely, Cony and Ellsworth as the top three baseball teams in Class B. The first two weeks of the season have done nothing to suggest otherwise. Greely is 4-0, having outscored opponents 16-9; Cony is 3-0 with a margin of 44-10; Ellsworth is 2-0 and 47-1, including a 33-1 win over Foxcroft. None of the three have scored fewer than 10 runs in a game.

Obviously, this is a small sample size in baseball — the most random sport there is — and one of them is bound to slip up, but who? All three have tricky schedules on tap.

Ellsworth has three tough games in three days — at Hermon (1-1) on Monday, vs. Old Town (3-1) on Tuesday and at Bucksport (3-1) on Wednesday. Greely is at Edward Little (3-2) on Monday, then hosts Cape Elizabeth (3-1) on Wednesday and Wells (2-3, but third in the B South Heal standings — two spots ahead of Greely) on Friday. Cony played three games last week and now has to manage its pitching staff with four games this week, starting with a home tilt against rival Gardiner on Monday.

— Mike Mandell

STAG PARTY

It will be interesting to see how the new-look Cheverus baseball team fares in a key early-season matchup against another top Class A South contender when the Stags go to Gorham (3-0) on Tuesday.

After a 3-13 season in 2025, the Stags have opened 2026 with four straight wins, three coming in close games against likely playoff teams (Thornton, Sanford, Noble) plus a 38-1 win against Westbrook.

First-year Cheverus coach Ryan Copp is well known in Maine baseball circles as the director of operations of the Maine Lightning Baseball travel organization. What has been the key to Cheverus’ quick turnaround? Can it continue against Gorham, which has outscored its three opponents, 33-5, behind three different starting pitchers?

— Steve Craig