Student-athletes react to the MPA's decision to delay the start of spring practices for a month.

One of the state's most successful coaches, Mike D'Andrea led the Red Storm to their first Class A championship in 2019.

Tens of thousands of baseball fans gather in Washington to pay tribute to the World Series champions.

He plans to attend Game 5 of the World Series in Washington on Sunday.

The team from South Portland combined for 10 hits to beat Academy Mortgage to complete its undefeated season.

The senior was a standout as a quarterback, basketball player and pitcher, and will go on to play baseball at the University of Maine.

The Deering High senior batted .455 this spring and struck out 41 batters in 20 innings before being selected in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft.

Pitchers were dominant this season and many of the state's best earned a spot on this year's squad.

American Legion's presence in southern Maine has dwindled with the rise of the wooden bat CMG Mortgage Baseball League for high schoolers.

The second annual Lighthouse Classic will take place this weekend at multiple sites, including college venues, The Ballpark, and Goodall Park in Sanford.

Matt Burnett paces the Eagles with a three-hit shutout, and the winning RBI.

Nick Thompson's home run lifts the Red Storm past the previously undefeated Vikings.

In other state championship games, Freeport goes for its first title in Class B and Lisbon looks to avenge its Class C loss to Orono two years ago.

First-year coach Kyle Goodrich preaches a team-first philosophy that has the Falcons on an eight-game win streak heading into the game against Ellsworth.

Two years after losing to the Red Riots in the Class C final, Lisbon ends a 40-year championship drought with a 4-1 win.

Peter O'Brien's RBI double gives the third-seeded Red Storm a 3-2 win in the Class A South final.

Fletcher, an outfielder, was the 58th selection in the Major League Baseball draft, the highest pick from Maine since 2008.

Eight players are in the running for the Dr. John Winkin Award, given to the Maine's top high school senior in baseball.

Brothers Heath and Blaine Cockburn combine to strike out 11, and the Falcons will head to their second state championship game in four years.

As a senior captain and catcher, Caden Horton strives to keep South Portland's top-ranked baseball team on course, and to keep having fun.

The Hawks win an extra-inning game for the second straight day and head to the Class C South final.

Two runs in the bottom of the sixth without a hit are the difference for the Red Riots in a Class A South semifinal win.

Ike Kiely's two-out home run in the seventh provides the winning run.

The Wildcats execute in all three phases in an impressive 7-1 win against No. 8 Yarmouth.

Six Maine natives are on the 2019 roster of the Mainers, who open their home schedule Friday night at Goodall Park.

The fourth-ranked Hawks, held without a hit for the first four innings, score three in the fifth to rally past 12th-ranked Portland in a Class A South quarterfinal.

Outfielder Trejyn Fletcher, drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Cardinals, has a full college scholarship to Vanderbilt University but is likely to receive a signing bonus of at least $1.2 million.

Softball: Lake Region scores three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to slip past Wells and into the Class B South quarterfinals.

The Tigers break through late to advance to a quarterfinal with top-seeded South Portland.

The Deering High senior, with a baseball scholarship to Vanderbilt in his pocket, could be selected on the first day of the draft.

The Greyhounds will take a 16-0 record to the Class C South playoffs after earning a 3-2 win over Hall-Dale, the defending state champion.

Chris Naylor and William Brooks combine on a two-hit, 3-0 win as the Eagles win their 10th game to secure the fifth seed in the playoffs.

Trejyn Fletcher, in his final high school appearance, leads the Rams to a victory over their rival.

Noah Lewis pitches his third straight complete-game win for the top-ranked Red Riots.

The Hawks have won six straight, including an upset of No. 1 South Portland, and a no-hit gem against No. 3 Scarborough.

The Golden Trojans turn back a late comeback bid by their rivals, earning an 8-5 win.

Baseball: Garrett Tracy gets lots of offense support in a 15-0, five-inning win over Sanford.

The Tigers end Portland’s streak of three straight shutouts, producing numerous clutch hits in a victory at Hadlock Field.

The Rams used stellar defense, strong pitching and timely hitting to end their six-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over Bonny Eagle, which has now lost five in a row.

First baseman Andrew DeGeorge drops down a suicide squeeze to score Nathaniel Lapoint with the winning run.

With a week and a half left in the regular season, Falmouth baseball coach Kevin Winship confronts the prospect of juggling his pitching staff to cover seven games in nine days.

Danica Gleason, 24, of South Portland is now running the indoor softball and baseball training center in Scarborough.

Hunter Owen and Tre Fletcher each strike out 15, but South Portland edges Deering in eight innings, 2-1.

Nathaniel Lapoint makes a diving catch to end a rally by the Scots in the sixth inning.

Abby Orso leads the way as York makes up for an earlier loss to Cape Elizabeth.

The advent of Maine-based travel teams is a key reason players are getting seen by more coaches at top college programs.

The Red Riots improve to 8-0 by overcoming seven errors to defeat Portland, 6-5.

Nick Thompson pitches a two-hit shutout and the Red Storm improve their record to 6-1 by coming away with a 4-0 victory.

The Rams, 4-12 a year ago, are using pitching and sound defense to sit atop the South standings.

The Eagles break a tie with a four-run seventh inning, earning a 6-2 victory over Biddeford.