Gardiner and Winthrop are the defending champs in B and C, respectively, but they will be pushed this fall.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
Class A field hockey: Skowhegan once again the heavy favorite in Class A
While array of challengers will emerge, Skowhegan returns plenty of talent all over the field.
Girls cross country: Maranacook hungry to get over proverbial hump
Black Bears eye Class C state title after coming up short last two seasons.
Boys cross country: Winthrop, Monmouth chasing MVC titles
Cony also returns a strong pack of runners.
Class C boys lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop/Spruce knocks out top seed
Hawks slip past undefeated Oak Hill/Monmouth/Lisbon.
C South baseball: Lisbon easily gets past Monmouth
The Greyhounds end the Mustangs nine-game win streak and advance to regional final.
Local roundup: Erskine, Waterville to meet in B North girls tennis final
Eagles, Purple Panthers pull off upsets in regional semifinals.
Softball: Buckfield secures pivotal victory over Richmond
Day after falling to Valley, Bucks hold off Bobcats.
Baseball: Lisbon rolls past Winthrop in MVC action
Hunter Brissette has big day at the plate as the Greyhounds stay unbeaten at 14-0.
Local roundup: Maranacook softball erases big deficit to sink Waterville
Black Bears pick up KVAC crossover victory.