For the second straight summer the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic will not be held because of concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The high school senior all-star football game, organized by the Kora Shrine, annually raises over $100,000 for Shriner’s Hospitals. It had been tentatively set for July 10 at Thornton Academy. Maine was one of the few states to not have any tackle football season in the 2020-21 school year.
Organizers had received recommendations of which seniors should be involved from the state’s high school coaches. Dan O’Connell, the athletic director and football coach at John Bapst and a volunteer with the Lobster Bowl, said the game’s board of directors are intent on honoring selected players and are exploring ways to hold some form of competition. Possible plans include holding 7-on-7 flag football games for the skill players and strength and conditioning competitions for linemen.
BASEBALL
SACOPEE VALLEY 3, WAYNFLETE/NYA 0: McGwire Sawyer threw a no-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the Hawks (8-4) to a win over the Flyers (5-4) in Hiram.
Brady Metcalf and Gabe Durgin had two hits for Sacopee Valley.
FALMOUTH 4, THORNTON ACADEMY 3: Eban Daniels walked to lead off the bottom of the seventh, advanced on a passed ball and scored on an RBI single up the middle by Brady Coyne as the Yachtsmen (6-2) edged the Golden Trojans (6-1) in Falmouth.
Cody Bowker and Brady Graffam each had solo home runs for Thornton Academy, while Christian Schaffer added a double.
WELLS 4, OLD ORCHARD BEACH 0: Keith Ramsey allowed three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking one to get the win as the Warriors (6-4) beat the Seagulls (4-6) in Wells.
Chase Trudeau lined a two-run single, Lucas Templeton had an RBI double, and Nick Olsen scored on a sacrifice fly from Santiago Fitch-Curry to spark the offense.
GREELY 7, MORSE 0: Brady Nolin tossed six shutout innings and struck out 10 to lead the Rangers (5-2) past the Shipbuilders (3-5) in Cumberland.
Cooper Nelesk paced Greely with two hits, three RBI and two runs scored. Liam Sheff added two RBI for the Rangers.
Brenton Cahill took the loss for Morse, allowing seven runs on seven hits in five innings. Ty Knowlton and Gabe Aucoin had two hits apiece.
OCEANSIDE 11, LINCOLN ACADEMY 8: Nathan Coombs has three hits, including a solo homer, as the Mariners (4-7) beat the Eagles (1-7) in Rockland.
Finnegan Lynch had a single and a triple with three RBI for Oceanside, while Alex Sirois added a pair of hits.
Levi Ferrin had two hits for Lincoln Academy, while Nick Prior added a two-run home run.
LEWISTON 5, POLAND 4: Josh Murphy had a triple and two sacrifice flies, driving in three runs as the Blue Devils (7-3) beat the Knights (5-6).
Connor Wolverton had two hits for Lewiston, including a triple, Daxton St. Hilaire also had a triple.
Hunter Gibson led Poland with three hits and Sam Paladino had a pair of hits.
SOFTBALL
SCARBOROUGH 8, WESTBROOK 4: The Red Storm (7-1) took lead with two runs in the top of the sixth, highlighted Katie Roy’s RBI triple, and beat the Blue Blazes (4-4) in Westbrook.
Angelina Pizzella led Scarborough with three hits and three RBI and Sylvia Foley added a pair of hits. Roy also had a double while Jenna Giguere got win in relief, allowing one hit and striking out two in 2 1/3 innings,
Caitlin Noiles was 3 for 3 with two RBI for Westbrook, while Grace Wallace had two hits, including a solo home run in the fifth inning.
SACOPEE VALLEY 17, NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 4: Lakyn Hink’s two-run triple sparked a six-run first inning as the Hawks (6-3) beat the Panthers (2-3) in Hiram.
Hink, Gabby Jamison-Martin, Elyse Guptill and Lindsay Fox each had three hits while Tika Eastman had two hits.
Carly Sanzo had a three-run homer for NYA.
MORSE 4, GREELY 0: Camdyn Johnson tossed a two-hit complete game shutout as the Shipbuilders (5-4) blanked the Rangers (3-4) in Cumberland.
Johnson struck out 10 and walked five. Morse scored two unearned runs in the first, then added two more in the fourth from a Haley Jackson two-run single.
Greely pitcher Lily Rawnsley allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out four.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
BERWICK ACADEMY 14, MARSHWOOD 6: Nick McSorley had seven goals and two assists as the Bulldogs (6-0) pulled away in the second half to down the Hawks (3-2) in South Berwick.
Shea Green and Jackson Travis added two goals and three assists each for Berwick Academy, while Albert Allen and Paddy Condon also scored. Connor Hohn recorded four saves in goal.
Sean McGuire led Marshwood with three goals while Silas Hamblet stopped six shots.
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