Leavitt High School, despite being snakebitten at Natanis the past few seasons, has consistently finished well in the KVAC regular season.

This year, with a plethora of steady golfers, the Hornets may be on their way to breaking that curse.

“We are certainly not trying to look past anything,” said coach Harry Haylock. “But honestly, the Achilles heel of this team has been Natanis, so we have started to turn some attention to that course.”

With four matches left in the regular season, Leavitt is in the driver’s seat in its four-team KVAC cluster at 5-1. Lewiston, now at 5-2 after a tough loss to Brunswick on Monday, has three matches left, and the two teams will meet in Turner on Friday.

A Leavitt win would secure first place and a trip to the KVAC championship, while a Lewiston win (assuming the two teams win their other matches) would bring a tie-breaker into play, which involves total numbers of points won over the course of the season.

“All we can do is win our matches and then hope for the numbers to work out,” said Lewiston coach Don Jalbert. “For us to even have a chance, I think we would have to beat them 7-2 or better.”

On the bubble

Oak Hill may be 2-4, but the Raiders are still in contention for a playoff spot in KVAC Class B.

Thanks to steady play from Nos. 3 and 4 Drew Rountree and Adam Rodrigue, the Raiders have pulled out tough wins over Belfast and Mt. View, and should be solid in two matches this week, including versus Lincoln at home Tuesday.

Should Oak Hill win both of its next two, a showdown Thursday with Winslow may determine the team’s playoff future.

“The two schools, Winslow and Maranacook, those are the two big teams this year,” said Oak Hill coach Ed Zuis. “The rest of us – Lincoln, MCI, Camden and us – we are battling for those last two spots, and we’ve all been winning on our home courses. Five-and-four may get us in, it may not.”

Winding down

While the first Heal Points of the fall season are just coming out this week, the golf teams around the state are already looking at the postseason.

After matches Monday of next week, the KVAC regular season will end, and Class A Leavitt, Lewiston, Edward Little and Oxford Hills will be sending one representative to the KVAC championship at Natanis. All four teams will also have a chance to qualify for the state team tournament the following week.

“This is coming quickly,” said Haylock. “It really seems like we just started.”