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High schools Thursday: Skowhegan field hockey cruises in opener

by Staff report September 4, 2025September 4, 2025

The perennial powerhouse starts the season with a shutout victory over Oxford Hills.

Gardiner (Class B) and Maranacook (Class C) will be looking to make another run at a state championship.

Gardiner’s Jack Quinn, last year’s Varsity Maine Player of the Year, looks to build on an outstanding summer.

Higher demand and simpler evaluations are big reasons why the state has sent more pitchers than position players to elite college competition.

Cony, Messalonskee, Monmouth and Mt. Blue all have multiple picks on this year’s area-best list.

These 12 players impacted games in various ways, from scoring goals to grabbing loose balls, controlling draws and making defensive stops.

Maranacook/Winthrop tops the list of entries with three selections after capturing the Class C championship.

After another trip to the Class C final, Maranacook/Winthrop tops has four players among the region’s best.

Five seniors are among the top eight girls tennis players in the state.

Bangor/Nokomis, Maranacook and Waterville feature two players each.