Included in this week’s most intriguing contests are regional final rematches, teams aiming to prove themselves and a boys’ soccer rivalry of A North contenders.
Cheverus Stags
Varsity Maine Girls’ Game of the Year: Softball aces duel in marathon classic
Addison DeRoche of Cheverus and Windham’s Brooke Gerry battled pitch-for-pitch before a dramatic ending in the Class A South final.
Cheverus softball standout Addison DeRoche embraces status as Maine’s next big thing
Young pitcher turned heads and wowed onlookers in her freshman year. And while the spotlight will only brighten, she’s ready for it.
Class A softball: Cheverus freshman phenom shuts down Oxford Hills in title game
Addison DeRoche strikes out 21 batters in a 3-1 victory for the Stags’ first state championship.
Pro runner Emily Durgin filling schedule with big races
Durgin, a former Bonny Eagle and Cheverus runner who’s made $23,000 on the USATF Running Circuit so far this year, plans to compete in the Beach to Beacon 10K this summer.
Girls basketball: Defending champ Oxford Hills denied by Cheverus in AA North final
Neither team’s star shines brightest, between suffocating defense and foul trouble, but Ruth Boles helps the top-seeded Stags stay steady to win and stay undefeated.
Girls basketball: Cheverus pulls away in fourth quarter to defeat Lewiston in AA North semifinal
The Blue Devils carry a single-digit deficit into the fourth quarter before the top-seeded Stags storm away in the final frame.
Cheverus girls need late heroics to edge Oxford Hills
Stags get pushed to the brink, but stay perfect by virtue of a 58-54 victory.
Girls basketball: Cheverus crashes Oxford Hills’ holiday home game
The Stags open with a big run and put the game away early.
Girls hockey: Cheverus/Windham rolls past St. Dom’s
The Stags have three players score two or more goals and now have outscored their opponents 27-0 through three games.