The Medomak Valley baseball team defeated Morse 7-3 on Monday, April 28 in Bath. The turning point in the game came in the top of the fifth inning when the Panthers rallied to score three runs that expanded their advantage to 5-1.

The Lincoln Academy boys lacrosse team beat Morse 10-9 in overtime on Monday, April 28 in Newcastle. In the opening minute of the extra session, attackman Isaac Rich sliced through multiple Morse defenders to notch his fourth goal of the game to boost the Eagles to a dramatic victory.

The Lincoln Academy boys track and field team placed third and the girls placed fourth at a five-school KVAC track meet Thursday, April 24 in Brunswick. The host, Brunswick, won both the girls and boys meets, which also included Mt. Blue, Maine Central Institute, and Oceanside.

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The Lincoln Academy girls basketball team lost 65-57 to Spruce Mountain in overtime in a Class B South quarterfinal match on February 15 at the Portland Expo. The nine seed Eagles gave the top seed Phoenix all they could handle as Lincoln took an early lead and challenged them from start to finish. Spruce Mountain rallied to a 53-51 lead and was attempting to inbound the ball with 15 seconds remaining when Lincoln Academy’s Chloe Anderson picked off the pass and scored a layup to tie the game 53-53 and send it to overtime. Spruce Mountain outscored the Eagles 12-4 in the extra session. Lincoln’s Mariam DeLisle led all scorers in the game with 28 points, including 16 in the first half when the Eagles surged into the lead.

The Boothbay girls basketball team clung to a slim lead down the stretch and eeked out a 41-40 win over Oak Hill on Thursday, Jan. 23 in Boothbay. The Seahawks led by as much eight points toward the end of the third quarter before the Raiders came storming back to create an exciting finish in front of a big crowd on senior night. Tatum French scored 24 points to lead the Seahawks, including the final six of the game for Boothbay. She scored on a short jump shot in traffic to reestablish the Seahawks lead 39-37, and on the next possession was fouled on a 3-point shot and made two out of three free throws to give the Seahawks a 41-37 advantage. French fouled out with 25 seconds remaining, but the Seahawks defense was able to hold off the Raiders the rest of the way.

The Wiscasset boys basketball team led 24-20 at halftime during a rare matchup between Class D and Class B schools but could not hold on as Morse rallied to a 54-41 victory on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Bath. The Shipbuilders improved to 4-9 with the comeback win, while competing in Class B South. Wiscasset, a significantly smaller school, dropped to 7-3 on the season playing in Class D South. The game consisted of alternating scoring runs, with Morse having the biggest spree outscoring Wiscasset 22-1 in a stunning stretch during the third and fourth quarters that put the game out of reach. Wiscasset senior guard Jevar Garricks posted 13 of his game-high 18 points during the first two quarters as the Wolverines made a bid for an upset win.