Thornton maintains grasp on No. 1, while Bangor is second.
Baseball
Area roundup: Oak Hill’s Jackson Arbour no-hits Mountain Valley
Arbour strikes out seven batters as the Raiders blank the Falcons. Also: Mt. Abram downs Monmouth, Lisbon shuts out Boothbay, and the Spruce Mountain and Mountain Valley softball teams are victorious.
Area roundup: Oxford Hills softball handles Lewiston in five innings
Kaydence Morse and Bella DeVivo hit homers for the Vikings. Also: Poland edges Lake Region and Mt. Blue slips past Edward Little, but the Red Eddies’ baseball team rolls past the Cougars, and Lisbon’s Hunter Brissette one-hits Hall-Dale.
Baseball: Clutch Monmouth slides past Oak Hill
Matt Marquis singles home Hayden Fletcher in the bottom of the seventh to give the Mustangs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Raiders.
Area roundup: Monmouth tops Winthrop in softball with tie-breaking seventh inning
The Mustangs go ahead in the top of the frame and close the door in the bottom. Also, Lisbon’s bats erupt and Oxford Hills proves stingy in baseball.
Area roundup: McKenna Ridlon bats Buckfield past Winthrop in softball
Oak Hill and St. Dom’s also swing the bats well in wins. Spruce Mountain and Mt. Abram baseball show off shutdown pitching.
Baseball: Oak Hill shuts out Dirigo for eighth straight win
The Raiders pull ahead with three runs in the fourth on their way to a 4-0 road victory over the Cougars.
Area roundup: Edward Little pulls away from Mt. Ararat in baseball
A four-run third inning is the key for the Red Eddies. Also, the Edward Little softball team shuts down the Eagles and a pair of Bates track athletes are going to the NCAA Championships.
Area roundup: Mountain Valley softball edges Dirigo
Brooke Brown’s two-run double gives the Falcons a walk-off win over the Cougars. Leavitt also wins on a walk-off and Mt. Abram’s Trevor Phelps hits for the cycle, and more from Friday’s baseball and softball action.
Just say no: High school pitchers are piling up no-hitters
There already have been 11 no-hitters this spring in southern Maine – and two pitchers have thrown a pair.