
Coming into Saturday’s boys high school lacrosse matchup with Yarmouth, Brunswick coach Don Glover figured his team was in for a battle against the defending State Class B champions.
Instead, the Dragons displayed a ferocious side, exploding for all 10 first-quarter goals en route to a 22-5 victory and a 3-0 start to the season.
“We were able to dominate on ground balls, and our transition was good,” said Glover, whose Dragons visit Lewiston Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Aidan Glover and Christian Glover each scored five goals in the win, with Aidan adding a game-high four assists and Christian picking up one helper.
Max Gramins had four goals, Ben Palizay three, with Josh Dorr chipping in two goals and one assist, and Andrew Eno and Henry Doherty a goal and an assist each. Corban Teel and Nate Girardin added a point each.
In goal, Connor Pendergast and Jeremy Yuong were solid, while Aaron Carleton did a solid job on defense.
Baseball
BATH — Parker Onorato was 4-for-8 over two games as Morse rolled to a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of Lincoln Academy on Saturday at Kelley Field.
The Shipbuilders (3-0) won 6-2 in the opener and 8-4 in the nightcap.
In the opener, Onorato doubled, scored two runs and stole a base, while Taylor Shaw was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base.
On the mound, Riley Lamarre went two innings on one run, three strikeouts and one hit for the win.
In Game 2, Austin Magliozzi was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Morse, with Onorato adding another two hits.
Chase Smith picked up the mound win on three hits, with Tucker Banger earning the save with two punchouts.
Morse hosts Winslow on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
LISBON 3
DIRIGO 0
Tyler Halls pitched six shut-out innings as the visiting Greyhounds improved to 3-0 with a Mountain Valley Conference win on Saturday at Dixfield.
Halls held Dirigo (1-3) to six hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Lucas Francis closed for the save, throwing one inning with one hit permitted.
Ryley Austin (2-for-3) drove in the game’s first run in the opening frame, and Sean Scott lined a two-run single in the seventh to complete the scoring.
Lisbon visits Monmouth on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
BREWER 6
MT. ARARAT 2
The visiting Witches (3-1) pulled away with a three-run third inning en route to a KVAC win in Topsham on Friday.
Tyler Hersey and Alex Maxsimic each collected three hits for Brewer, which punched 11 in all. Kobe Rogerson had a pair of hits.
Kaileb Hawkes had three hits and Ryan Mello two for Mt. Ararat, while Mello knocked in both runs. Ryan Glass and Hawkes shared the pitching duties for the Eagles, who visit Skowhegan today at 4 p.m.
MT. ARARAT 2
LEWISTON 1
The Eagles bounced back to improve to 3-2 with a Saturday win at Lewiston (1-4).
Kyle Brennan, who was 2- for-3, drove in the winning run in the seventh, scoring Sam Alexander, who had doubled. Brennan also drove in Mt. Ararat’s first run in the fifth.
Hawkes and Hunter Lohr also singled for the Eagles, while Garrett Moody earned the mound win with six solid innings on six hits, three strikeouts and no walks. Cam Cox closed, with one hit and one strikeout in the seventh.
GRAY- NG 3
FREEPORT 1
The visiting Patriots rallied in the final two innings for a come-from-behind Western Maine Conference win over Freeport on Friday.
The Falcons (1-2), who visit Old Orchard Beach today at 4 p.m., jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Colby Wagner.
The lead held up until the sixth innings. John Villanueva, who had a pair of hits, doubled and scored in the sixth to tie the game for the Patriots (3-2).
In the seventh, Villanueva drove in a pair of runs with single for the win.
Girls lacrosse
YARMOUTH — Emily Welch scored seven goals, but Mt. Ararat dropped a 12- 9 decision to North Yarmouth Academy on Saturday.
The Eagles fell to 0-3 and host Lewiston on Tuesday 5 p.m.
Shannon Harty and Jessica Cloutier each scored a goal for Mt. Ararat.
Amber Rose scored six goals and Zelda Clegg had three goals and an assist for the Panthers (1-2).
BRUNSWICK 5
S. PORTLAND 7
The host Red Riots scored the go-ahead goal with 5:44 remaining in regulation for a close win over Brunswick (1-1) on Saturday.
The Dragons will look to rebound today at home against Lewiston, with the game slated for a 6 p.m. start.
Jena Leckie scored the game-winning goal for South Portland (1-2), giving her three goals and assist. Kayla Brown chipped in two goals.
Jenna Brooks paced Brunswick with a pair of goals, while Anna Davis and Dina Murphy contributed one and an assist each. Anna Callahan also scored a goal.
Softball
RICHMOND — Cassidy Harriman and Meranda Martin both had four hits as Richmond powered its way to a dominating 19-1 East-West Conference win over Rangeley on Saturday.
The Bobcats improved to 3- 0, while Rangeley fell to 1-1.
Martin singled three times and added a triple, while Harriman picked up four singles. Camryn Hurley and Bryanne Lancaster each singled three times, while Sydney Underhill Tilton homered and added two base-knock. Caitlyn Kendrick also singled twice.
On the mound, Underhill- Tilton saw her first action of the spring, with six strikeouts, three walks and just one hit allowed, a single by Tasha Haley.
The Bobcats host Buckfield on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
BANGOR 8
BRUNSWICK 1
The Dragons allowed up six unearned runs as the visiting Rams defeated Brunswick, 8-1 in KVAC action on Friday.
Brunswick fell to 0-3 and visits Messalonskee today at 4:15 p.m.
Bangor grabbed a 5-0 lead after three innings as Brunswick struggled to make the plays in the field.
Bangor was led offensively by lead-off hitter Madi Drake, who collected two hits and scored three times. Lindy Bezgembluk and Grace Perron added a double each for the Rams.
Brunswick’s offense pressured Bangor’s pitchers, Page Cadorette and Lexi Cunningham, throughout the game. The Dragons collected 12 hits, but left runners on base throughout the contest.
Senior captain Ketty Stinson had three singles, as well as freshmen Alexis Guptill, who stole two bases. Allie Eck collected two hits, including a double to open up the first inning. Eck scored on Shelby Plourde’s single in the first inning for Brunswick’s lone run. Plourde also collected two hits.
Shea Sullivan went the distance for Brunswick, limiting the Rams to one walk while scattering six hits.
MORSE 10- 10
LINC. ACAD. 0- 0
The Shipbuilders swept to a pair of KVAC wins over Lincoln Academy on Saturday at Newcastle.
In the opener, Marissa Parks tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking four.
Micaila Albertson singled three times to pace the Shipbuilder (2-1) offense, while Paige Faulkingham doubled, singled and drove in a run. Maddie Mitchell had two hits and an RBI, Mikayla Rose two base-knocks and two RBIs, and Dory Kulis a single and two RBIs.
Morse kept it going in Game 2, scoring six runs in the fifth to pull away.
Rose had three singles and an RBI, Albertson a triple, single and two runs batted in, Sierra Wallace a double, single and an RBI, and Parks two singles and an RBI. Mitchell added two singles, with Olivia Potter driving in a pair with a single.
Kulis allowed just four hits for the mound win, striking out 10 Eagles.
The Shipbuilders host Winslow on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
MTN. VALLEY 6
WISCASSET 2
Emily Laubauskas allowed just four hits as visiting Mountain Valley (2-1) downed Wiscasset in Mountain Valley Conference play on Friday.
Sarah Casey had two hits for the Wolverines, who fell to 0-3 and visits Oak Hill today at 4 p.m. August Moore pitched well for Wiscasset, allowing nine hits.
MT. ARARAT 4
LEWISTON 6
Jordyn Rubin had four singles as the host Blue Devils handed the Eagles their first loss of the season on Saturday in KVAC play.
Mt. Ararat (4-1) tallied all four of its runs in the third inning, while Lewiston (4-1) answered with a four-spot in the fourth to take the lead.
Zoe Stilphen, Alana Weaver, Kayleigh Temple, Katelyn Cox and Holly Temple provided two hits each for Mt. Ararat, which visits Skowhegan today at 4 p.m.
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