WALES — The Maranacook/Winthrop and Oak Hill boys lacrosse teams needed one another to experience a close game in a season of blowouts.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Cony playing long ball
It seemed unlikely Cony would approach the home run record it set a year ago with 22, but the Rams appear headed for a similar season this spring.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Monmouth, Fletcher remain unbeaten
FARMINGDALE — Five games into the season, the Monmouth Academy baseball team is still awaiting a serious test. Three of the Mustangs wins have come via the 10-run mercy rule and the other two haven’t been close.
MAINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Former Cony girls basketball coach Paul Vachon set for induction
His winning record alone would qualify former Cony High School girls basketball coach Paul Vachon for induction into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Youth movement at Cony
Cony is off to a 4-2 start and getting contributions from up and down its lineup.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Hanson leads victory
WINTHROP — Lisbon appeared headed for a big day at the plate based on its first inning against Winthrop junior Jared Hanson.
CROSSFIT: A workout for heroes
AUGUSTA — By the time pulsating strains of the Foo Fighters’ “There Goes My Hero” segwayed into “Shipping Up To Boston,” beads of sweat were forming on the foreheads of the six men and women working out Saturday morning at CrossFit Undaunted.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Morse, Cony survive tough test
AUGUSTA — Molly Russell’s calculated risk paid off while an under-the-weather Sonja Morse gutted out a win as the Cony softball team survived its first test of the season Friday against Oxford Hills.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Business as usual for Cony
It’s looked like business as usual for the Cony softball team over its first three games. The Rams beat Lawrence 10-1, Erskine 14-0 and Brunswick 12-0.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Transfers pitch in at Richmond, Oak Hill
Transfers have boosted the pitching staffs this season at Oak Hill and Richmond.