The top 10 baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams in Maine for the 2024 season.
Softball
Softball: Difficult schedule prepared Nokomis for Class B title win
By playing central Maine’s best squads — regardless of class — Warriors were ready in rematch against York.
Watch: Spring sports teams celebrate title-clinching moments
Baseball, softball and lacrosse squads react in the moment after winning state championships.
Most high school softball coaches in Maine are men. A push for change is underway
Blueprint used to get more women involved comes from UMaine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon.
A way-too-early look at central Maine’s baseball, softball title contenders in 2025
Messalonskee baseball, Hall-Dale softball have shots to defend crowns next spring.
Softball: Hall-Dale joins historic ranks, could go further
The Bulldogs are the third team in state history to win four straight softball state championships, and have the talent to chase a fifth.
Class C softball: Late heroics give Hall-Dale fourth straight state championship
Down a run in the seventh inning, the Bulldogs score four runs to beat Bucksport.
Class D softball: North Yarmouth Academy edges Penobscot Valley, defends state title
Cami Casserly’s two singles drove in both runs for NYA, which navigated several threats to win its second straight championship, 2-1.
Class A softball: Cheverus freshman phenom shuts down Oxford Hills in title game
Addison DeRoche strikes out 21 batters in a 3-1 victory for the Stags’ first state championship.
Class B softball: Nokomis dethrones York, wins first state championship
Mia Coots strikes out nine and allows only two hits as the Warriors avenge a loss to the Wildcats in last year’s final.