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Our 12-player list of the state's best includes four juniors and a sophomore.

The junior scored 85 goals and had 23 assists to lead the Rams to the Class A title and a second consecutive undefeated season.

Players from eight central Maine teams compete in annual game, which Cony hosted for first time.

Players from around the state and in all three classes will compete at Fuller Field on Wednesday.

After finishing as the state runner-up in 2021, Greely rises to the top with a 13-7 victory.

Ruby Sliwkowski scores six goals for the Rams, winners of 32 consecutive games over two seasons.

North Yarmouth Academy earns its first state championship since 2010, holding off a comeback attempt by Wells to take a 12-11 victory.

Kennebunk and Yarmouth face off in the Class A final, while Greely and York meet for the Class B title.

North Yarmouth Academy will play in both title games, with the boys meeting Waynflete and the girls facing Wells.

Coach Dorothy Holt's 200th career win is a 14-5 victory over Falmouth that sends the Clippers to the state final against unbeaten Kennebunk.

With Eva Williams' five goals leading the way, the Rangers shake off an early deficit, getting 14 straight goals in a 16-3 win.

The defending state champions pull away late in the first half and roll to a 14-4 win in the regional final.

The Warriors advance to a state title game for the first time.

Vy Tran scores the winning goal with 1:01 left as the Panthers top the Falcons.

The defending state champion controls the pace throughout in a 15-4 victory.

Softball: Ella Wilcox homers twice in support of Brooke Gerry, sending the Eagles to the Class A South semifinals.

Claire McDonald comes up big for the Capers in a Class A South quarterfinal win after the Trojans nearly come back from an 11-2 halftime deficit.

Two weeks of playoffs in Classes A, B and C will culminate in state championship games at Fitzpatrick Stadium on June 17-18.

The Capers dominate the second half and score eight goals to win their regular-season finale.

Morgan Bolduc has five goals and three assists for the Trojans.

Baseball: Ben Seguin and Zak Sanders combine to shut out the Hawks, 1-0.

Softball: Julia Pike throws a shutout with 15 strikeouts, and adds two hits including a home run, as Kennebunk beats Bonny Eagle, 4-0.

Softball: The Class B Wildcats win an interclass showdown against the last unbeaten team in Class A.

Sadie Smith and Claire McDonald score three goals apiece to lead the Capers to a 14-7 victory.

The Rams score four in the seventh, then win it on a two-run single by Maddie Pike in the eighth.

With young players on the field due to illness and injury, the Mustangs overcome an early deficit to take the key Class A South win.

Giulianna DoCarmo hits an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth for the Knights.

Eli Cowperthwaite continues the Navigators' run of excellent pitching, striking out 11 in a 4-2 win.

Waynflete's Cathie Connors is Maine's all-time leader in high school lacrosse victories. But she will coach the rest of this season without her daughter, Jess, on the field after the All-State player broke her ankle last week.

The Rams withstand early pressure before pulling away for a 15-2 victory.

The Rams score three runs in the top of the seventh inning to win, 4-3.

Softball: The Rams hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and make it stand in a 2-1 win over the Red Storm.

Lacrosse: The reigning Class A champions remain undefeated with a 14-4 victory.

Azabell Assaf scores three goals in the comeback victory for Cony.

The Rams score five runs in the final two innings,

McKayla Kortes goes 4 for 4 for the Wildcats, who are 5-0.

Lacrosse: The Rangers get three goals apiece from Lauren Dennen and Carley Ferentz and withstand a late comeback bid by the Falcons.

Ruby Sliwkowski scores six goals as the Rams beat the Navigators in a rematch of last year's Class A state final.

Jess Conners has four goals and Lollie Millspaugh adds three in the win against Lake Region.

Boys’ lacrosse: The Golden Trojans ride a strong defensive performance and two goals by Jacob Marcotte to a 4-1 win.

Lacrosse: The Navigators begin their season by holding off the Clippers in a clash of perennial title contenders.

Keep your eyes on these talented players this spring across southern Maine.

Kennebunk, last season's Class A champion, will be challenged by Class B champion Yarmouth, which moves up in class.

The longtime Class B powerhouses have moved up to Class A, leaving Class B suddenly wide open.

Sophie Blanchard nets game-winner late in regulation to help carry Tigers.

Falcons reached state title game last spring, and they're hungry to reach the top in 2022.

Andrew Legere hits a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh, lifting the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over Biddeford.

The state's most prolific scorer was laser-focused on the Rams winning their first Class A state title.

Brunswick, Mt. Ararat and Morse show signs of improvement throughout the spring.