Over the next two weeks, we’re sharing what we think you should know ahead of the baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and track seasons. Next up, Tuesday: softball.
Lee Horton
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
Get to know the Portland Sea Dogs ahead of their home opener
Watch players discuss their favorite ballpark snacks, baseball movies and more.
Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State boys ski team
Fryeburg Academy and Yarmouth each have three skiers on the list.
Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State girls ski team
This year’s team is made up largely of upperclassmen, representing 13 schools.
Meet the winter 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State and All-Region teams and athletes
We’re highlighting the best athletes from the fall season of high school sports.
No. 1 unchanged in final Varsity Maine boys hockey poll of 2025-26
Thornton Academy finishes atop rankings, where it has been since the second week of the season.
CMCC, UMaine-Augusta women’s basketball dominate national tourney openers
The Mustangs and the Moose advance to the semifinals with convincing quarterfinal victories.
New No. 1 in final Varsity Maine boys basketball poll, appropriately
Portland finishes at the top after beating three previous No. 1s in the postseason.
Coast-to-coast No. 1 in Varsity Maine girls basketball poll
Cheverus is in the same spot in the season’s final poll as it was in the first — at the top.
Varsity Maine boys hockey poll dominated by Class A semifinalists
Thornton Academy continues to lead the way as the unanimous No. 1.