A freshman starter on the Greyhounds’ 2019 state championship team, Brissette has led the 2021 squad to a 19-0 record and a spot in Tuesday’s Class C South final.
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Baseball: Lisbon picks off Monmouth to reach C South final
No. 1 Greyhounds take the lead late and catch the Mustangs in a rundown to earn the semifinal victory.
Boys lacrosse: Second-period barrage spurs Lewiston to quarterfinal win over Portland
The fourth-seeded Blue Devils score five goals in the second, including three in a 31-second span, and play smart in the second half to beat the fifth-seeded Bulldogs.
Baseball: Oak Hill blanks Winthrop, sets up showdown with top-ranked Lisbon
Kyle Delano and Jackson Arbour combine for a shutout and help out at the plate as the eighth-seeded Raiders down the No. 9 Ramblers in a C South first-round playoff game.
Track and field notebook: Standout state meets for area athletes, with wins and improvements
Makenna Drouin and Sarah Moore both won two state titles each on Saturday in their state meets.
Class C track and Field: Lisbon/Oak Hill girls repeat as state champs
Sarah Moore’s two individual wins pace the Greyhounds to their second straight title, while Winslow wins the boys championship.
Track and field: Leavitt’s Jonathan Schomaker heads into final state meet as a difference maker
Senior wraps up his high school sports career, which has included opening up opportunities for other wheelchair athletes to compete, Saturday at the Class B championships.
Softball: Brooklyn Mynahan helps Lewiston hang on to beat Edward Little
Blue Devils senior pitcher shuts down seventh-inning rally after the Red Eddies get within two runs.
Softball: Monmouth rallies to beat rival Winthrop in 11 innings
The Mustangs score three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extras, then win it four frames later in walk-off fashion.
Softball notebook: Oxford Hills’ confidence rising with postseason on the horizon
Also: Edward Little and Mountain Valley are thriving after slow starts and Gray-New Gloucester’s seniors are top-notch leaders, workers and players.