TA players and fans celebrate winning the Western Class A Softball Championship game against Scarborough 2-1 at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
Scarborough's catcher Megan Murrell can't handle a pop up as Scarborough HS softball plays Thornton Academy for the Western Class A Softball Championship at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
TA's #21 Bailey Tremblay delivers a pitch as Scarborough HS softball plays Thornton Academy for the Western Class A Softball Championship at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
Scarborough's # 2 Alyssa Williamson delivers a pitch as Scarborough HS softball plays Thornton Academy for the Western Class A Softball Championship at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
Windham pitcher Tanner Hodge dominated Marshwood hitters, allowing no hits against the Hawks. John Ewing/staff photographer
Windham pitcher Tanner Laberge is mobbed by teammates after pitching a no-hitter in the Western Maine Class A final Tuesday in Standish.
Lauren Bame, a senior, has led Wells into the Western Class B final Wednesday – a long way and a courageous fight back after suffering a double concussion as a freshman pitcher.
Sacopee Valley starting pitcher Anthony Haskell celebrates along with third baseman Kyle Jordan, background, after the Hawks beat St. Dominic 4-2 to win the Western C regional baseball title Tuesday at St. Joseph’s College in Standish.
Falmouth’s Ben Aicher returns a Mt. Ararat shot during a doubles match at the Class A tennis state championships at Bates College in Lewiston.
Falmouth’s Olivia Leavitt celebrates after defeating Brunswick’s Masie Silverman during the Class A tennis state championships Monday in Lewiston.
Olivia Leavitt, right, is greeted by teammates after helping Falmouth win the Class A tennis state title Monday in Lewiston.
Freeport's Courtney Broderick tries to keep the ball from Noa Sreden of Morse in girls lacrosse action Monday.
Freeport's Lily Johnston drives down field with the ball in girls lacrosse action against Morse Monday, June 16, 2014. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Morse’s Ruth Nadeau carries the ball while being defended by Freeport’s Emily Johnson during an Eastern B semifinal game Monday in Freeport. The Falcons won 13-6 to reach the Eastern B final.
Anna Collins of Greely returns a volley to Emily Dufour of Waterville during their singles match Saturday in the Class B finals. Collins rallied to a three-set victory.
Katherine Pares of Greely returns a shot to Colleen O’Donnell of Camden Hills during their singles match in the Class B state final.
There’s such a boys’ tennis legacy at Cape Elizabeth and this year’s team added to it Saturday with a 5-0 win over Camden Hills in the Class B state final, capping a 14-2 season with the only losses to Class A Falmouth.
Marshwood baserunner Zachary Quintal slides safely into third as South Portland third baseman Sam Solomon tries to handle the throw during Class A semifinal game action at the Wainwright Complex in South Portland on June 14, 2014.
Marshwood catcher Luke Stankovich places a tag on Christopher Foley of South Portland to cut down a run in the fifth inning Saturday during Marshwood’s 3-1 victory in the Western Class A semifinals at South Portland.
Thornton Academy players celebrates after they advanced to the Western Class A softball final with a 10-3 victory Saturday against Cheverus.
South Portland first baseman Michaela Willwerth takes the throw from home plate to retire Bonny Eagle’s Kelsy Gaddy on a bunt attempt.
Yarmouth third baseman Connor Lainey throws home for the out as Greely’s Austin Nowinski runs to third during Greely’s Western B quarterfinal win on Thursday in Cumberland.
Will Bryant of Greely allowed two hits against Yarmouth, walking three and striking out six. The Rangers improved to 14-3 and ended the Clippers’ season with a 9-9 record.
Cody Cook of 10th-seeded Yarmouth dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt Thursday in a 4-0 loss to second-seeded Greely in the Western Class B quarterfinal at Cumberland. Greely will be home against Poland in the semifinals.
Justin Brogan of Falmouth, still working on recovering from an ankle injury, still proved spry enough to help his team to a sweep against Deering.
Olivia Leavitt of Falmouth, the state singles champ, returns a shot Thursday during the win over Portland in the Western Class A final. The Yachtsmen, who have won 108 straight matches, meet Brunswick for the state title.
Kate Kelley, left, and Katie Ryan of Falmouth celebrate a point during the doubles match in the Class A Western tennis finals on Thursday. They won their match 6-3, 6-0.
Cody Falton, right, of Thornton Academy looks for an open man as Biddeford’s Alexander Ruck closes in. The Trojans edged the Tigers 15-1 to advance.
Brunswick’s Sarah Ferdinand gets no open space with Cheverus defenders Elyse Caiazzo, center, and Alex Logan converging during an Eastern Class A girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal game on Wednesday. Cheverus won 20-5 to advance to the semifinals.
Thornton #16, Taylor Browne breaks through the Biddeford defense as Thornton Academy hosts Biddeford in boys lacrosse quarter finals game. (Photo by Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer)
Meredith Willard, left, of Cheverus looks for a pass with Sasha Hampton of Brunswick defending. Cheverus won the game 20-5.
Melissa Huot, right, of Biddeford tries to get past the defense of Tatum Leclair of Thornton Academy during the Trojans’ 5-1 win on Wednesday.
Thornton Academy’s Valerie Pendleton gets a shot through the Biddeford defense to score a goal during the Trojans’ 5-1 win on Wednesday.
Grace Rabinowitz of Brunswick tries to gain control of the ball as she is pressured by the defense of Alex Logan of Cheverus. Cheverus won the game 20-5.
Thomas Leddy, center, of South Portland, got the tying goal with 6.9 seconds left. He celebrates with Duncan Preston, left, and Jack Fiorini. The Red Riots won their first regional title in boys’ lacrosse.
South Portland’s Duncan Preston, 6, celebrates after scoring the winning goal with 1.9 seconds left in Wednesday’s Western Class A boys’ lacrosse final in South Portland. The Red Riots scored three times in the final minute.
The Cape Elizabeth’s girls’ lacrosse team celebrates after edging Kennebunk 8-7 in overtime in the Western Class B final Wednesday at Cape Elizabeth.
Mary Scott, center, celebrates with Ashley Ronzo, left, and Maggie Smith after scoring the goal that gave Scarborough a 12-8 lead against Brunswick on the way to a 13-11 victory in the Class A girls’ lacrosse final.
Abby McInerney of Cape Elizabeth looks for room past Kennebunk’s Jenny Bush in Wednesday’s Western Class B final at Cape Elizabeth. The Capers prevailed after losing the previous three regional finals.
Kennebunk’s Haley Fecko looks for running room as Cape Elizabeth defenders converge to protect the goal. Cape Elizabeth will play Yarmouth at 10 a.m. Saturday for the state title.
Wells High School player Lauren Bame hugs Sophie Lamb as Jordan Agger, upper left, celebrates with Nodine Webster after defeating Cape Elizabeth High School for the Western Class B championship at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish on Wednesday.
Wells High School’s Jordan Agger celebrates after hitting her third home run against Cape Elizabeth High School during their Western Class B championship softball game at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish on Wednesday.
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