These 2025-26 standout contests featured extra time, late-game heroics and a little controversy.
Nathan Fournier
Staff Writer
Nathan Fournier has been a sports reporter for the Sun Journal the past eight years. He enjoys hanging out with family and friends, watching sports when he's not working. He's a 2010 graduate of the New England School of Communications.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Meet the spring KVAC All-Conference and All-Academic teams
The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference announces its postseason honors for baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and track and field.
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Dirigo softball defeats Bucksport for Class C title
Key defensive plays help the Cougars earn their first state championship.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Maine baseball finals are Saturday. Here’s something to know about each game
Varsity Maine reporters dish on the four championship matchups.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maranacook/ Winthrop boys lacrosse heading back to Class C title game
Jacob Lyons’ late goal lifts the Hawks to a semifinal win over Gardiner.
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Telstar baseball rolls past Richmond for Class D South title
The opportunistic Rebels score 12 runs over the final four innings to claim their first regional championship in 26 years.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM men’s golf improves at second straight NCAA DIII tournament
The Huskies made the NCAA championships for the second straight season; Bowdoin tennis teams reflect on reaching the Elite Eight; and Bates sends its rowing teams to nationals.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Two Mainers earn women’s lacrosse rookie of the year honors
Mt. Ararat’s Evelyn Goudreau and Windham’s Grace Joly are off to strong starts to their collegiate careers.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College roundup: USM baseball advances to Little East championship round
The Huskies reach double-digit runs for the third straight day, rolling past UMass Dartmouth to stay undefeated.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Strikeout fiend, and what else Varsity Maine is interested in this week
Looking ahead to the most interesting storylines of the coming week in Maine high school sports.