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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:

RECORDS ON NOTICE

Conference championships are coming up for track and field teams across the state. As teams round into form, I’m curious what spectacular feats and records we might see at the SMAA, KVAC, WMC and MVC championship meets.

At a May 1 meet, Mt. Ararat’s Ian Britt achieved the fastest race walk (6 minutes, 33.52 seconds) by a Maine high schooler since 2001. The KVAC meet record is 6:45.66 set by Evan Vincent of Maranacook in 2011, so you have to like Britt’s chances. Elsewhere, Thomas LeBlanc of Edward Little cleared 15 feet, 4 inches in the pole vault — the state’s best outdoor mark since 2019 — at the Marathon Sports Elite Invitational on May 16. Eight of the best results set in Maine boys track and field this season came at that event at St. Joseph’s College, so the state’s best have momentum.

On the girls side, the 18-7 long jump by Leavitt’s Sophia Poulin was the second-best mark statewide since 2015. That would be more than enough to eclipse the KVAC record of 17-9 1/4, set by Edward Little’s Lindsey Visbaras in 2005. There’s also Scarborough seniors Isabella Harmon, who notched the best outdoor high jump mark in seven years last week, and Laurel Driscoll. Can those two standouts flirt with SMAA records Friday afternoon?

— Mike Mandell

RAIDING B SOUTH

I’ll be watching to see if Fryeburg Academy’s fine baseball team puts further distance between itself and the rest of the pack in what has become a wild and wooly Class B South division.

The Raiders, ranked seventh in the latest Varsity Maine poll, are 10-2. They’ll face two premier programs in the Western Maine Conference that are trending in opposite directions. On Monday, Fryeburg will be in Cumberland to face defending state champion Greely, which had lost three straight and five of six (including an 11-1 loss at Fryeburg on Thursday) prior to its win Friday against Freeport. Two days later, the Raiders makes another trip across the state to face 2024 state champ Yarmouth (8-4), which has won five in a row and seven of eight.

— Steve Craig

BLIP OR OMEN?

I’m interested in seeing if the Medomak Valley softball team suffered a momentary lapse, or if the Panthers have been figured out. Medomak, the defending Class B champion and fourth-ranked team in the Varsity Maine poll, started 10-0, and Sidney Nichols posted a 0.26 ERA in that stretch — the same ERA she had over the entire 2025 season.

On Monday, however, Gardiner beat Medomak 17-16, and Nichols allowed six earned runs — three times her total all season to that point — in a third of an inning. So was it just a blip for one of the best pitchers in the state? Or did the Tigers provide something of a blueprint that other talented teams can use to trip up the Panthers the rest of the way?

— Drew Bonifant

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

I’m interested to see if the Thornton Academy boys lacrosse team will maintain its perfect record through this week. The Golden Trojans (10-0), ranked No. 1 in the Varsity Maine poll, will face arguably their biggest test of the season up to this point Tuesday against Yarmouth (9-2).

Both teams are legitimate contenders for this Class A title, and this game will not only matter in the Heal point standings, but it might also serve as a late-season momentum swing for the winner. (The Trojans also have a matchup with fellow unbeaten Falmouth on June 2.)

It will also be interesting to see how many goals Thornton scores against such a formidable opponent. The Golden Trojans are averaging nearly 17 goals per game, but that will be hard to match when the Clippers come to Saco.

— Jimmy James

BIG WEEK FOR CLASS C BOYS LACROSSE

This week could go a long way toward shaping the Class C boys lacrosse Heal point standings. North Yarmouth Academy is in the driver’s seat for the top seed, but the Panthers face No. 2 Wells on Tuesday. Fifth-place Maranacook/Winthrop has two key matchups at home, against No. 6 Erskine Academy on Tuesday and Thursday against Edward Little, which sits high in the Class A standings. Finally, No. 4 Leavitt has a test on Friday against Messalonskee, one of the top teams in Class B.  

— Nathan Fournier