Also, back-to-back jacks by Abe Bouchard and Jacob Machino power Gray-NG to first win; Tyler Shumway pitches gem for Winthrop; Lisbon, Mt. Abram and Spruce Mountain earn baseball wins; Edward Little, Buckfield and Monmouth softball teams win by 10; Red Eddies down Traip in boys lacrosse.
Boys Lacrosse
Roundup: Oak Hill shuts out Monmouth in baseball
The Raiders open the season by not allowing a run against a top MVC contender. Also, Mt. Blue hands its opponent its first loss and a rally falls short for Mt. Abram softball.
Boys lacrosse: Lewiston shuts out Oxford Hills
Kyle Graves and Liam Hutchinson each tally two goals and an assist, while Brock Rancourt stops nine shots in the shutout for Lewiston.
High school roundup: Gray-NG/Poland 26ers top Bonny Eagle
Aries Plourde leads Gray-New Gloucester/Poland with five goals. Also, St. Dom’s softball falls in high-scoring battle against MCI.
High school roundup: Brody Walsh throws perfect game for Mt. Blue
Walsh strikes out five in the Cougars’ 12-0 win over Camden Hills. Oxford Hills girls lacrosse suffers close defeat and Gray-New Gloucester/Poland falls to Biddeford.
Boy lacrosse: Oak Hill/Lisbon/Monmouth/St. Dom’s opens season with win over Northern Maine Moose
Adam Hinkley scores six goals for the Raiders and Lukas Bergeron adds three tallies in the win against a Moose team playing in their first varsity game in program history.
Area roundup: Greely shuts out Gray-New Gloucester/Poland in girls lacrosse
Charlotte Taylor scores six goals in the Rangers’ 20-0 victory. Mya Page makes eight saves in net for the Patriots.
Boys lacrosse: Messalonskee shakes off slow start to stop Mt. Blue
Eagles open up after halftime en route to KVAC win in season opener.
Boys lacrosse: Balanced scoring leads Gardiner past Oxford Hills in season opener
Junior Cody Dingwell and freshmen Brayden Elliott and Logan Cote each net a hat trick in the road victory for the Tigers.
Piecing together preseason schedules for high school spring sports teams has its challenges
Coaches, athletic directors start planning months in advance to find the right competition.