With teams playing in regional pods throughout the regular season, there’s a lot of mystery heading into the playoffs in baseball, softball and lacrosse.
Spring sports
Pitching in a pandemic: Handling staffs proved to be tricky for baseball teams
Whether due to lost season or shutdowns, teams had to be flexible and get creative to find and develop pitchers.
Lewiston sweeps singles to down Mt. Blue in Class A North quarterfinal
Girls tennis: Abby and Julia Svor and Lauren Foster each won in straight sets to offset a pair of tense doubles matches in the Blue Devils’ 4-1 victory over the Cougars. Fourth-seeded Lewiston faces No. 1 Brunswick in the semifinals.
Boys tennis: Two years later, Winthrop has picked up right where it left off
With Maranacook on board and an MVC title in hand, Ramblers hope to go deep in Class C tournament again.
Girls tennis: Top-seeded Waterville rolls past Erskine in Class B North quarterfinals
Purple Panthers advance to regional semifinals with 5-0 win over Eagles.
Track and field coaches, athletes prep for state championship meets
Coaches try to keep it light in final preparations ahead of big meets Saturday.
Girls tennis: Skowhegan continues strong run with Class A North quarterfinal win over Messalonskee
No. 2 River Hawks improve to 12-1, head to regional semifinals.
Baseball: Victory over rival Gardiner has Cony feeling good heading into playoffs
Rams ride fast start, Bobby Stolt’s right arm to win over Gardiner in regular season finale.
Boys lacrosse: Cony hopes to be gathering steam after win over Lawrence
Rams’ potent attack leads the way once again in blowout victory.
Boys tennis: Mt. Ararat hitting stride at right time in Class A North playoff win over Cony
Eagles use experience and firepower to get past an undermanned Cony squad.