Biddeford softball players celebrate after beating Messalonskee, 8-1, in the Class A state championship game in June.

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Sanford senior T.J. Curley during practice at Goodall Park on April 11, 2022.

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Oak Hill’s Tiger Hopkins gets tripped up by Portland’s Herbie Bryant in pursuit of the ball during a game in Wales in May.

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Lawrence girls lacrosse head coach Cassandra Poli, center right, and assistant coach Emily Nyman, center left, work with the team during a break between periods at a Class B first-round game against Mt. Blue on Wednesday in Fairfield.

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Cape Elizabeth’s Brady Inman waits for the ball as Greely’s Max Cloutier dives into second base Friday, May 6, 2022.

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Oxford Hills’ Nick Plamondon explodes out of the blocks on Thursday while practicing sprint starts at the Gouin Complex track in South Paris in May.

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Edward Little pitcher Drew Smith throws to a Bangor hitter during the Class A North baseball final Tuesday at Morton Field in Augusta. Bangor baserunner Colton Trisch, back, takes his lead off first base.

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Scarborough’s Meghan Robinson pitches against Massabesic on Friday, May 13, 2022.

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Winthrop’s Autumn Gerry flies over the bar Saturday during the high jump competition at the Class C State Championships at Lewiston High School in June.

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Scarborough’s Jayden Flaker runs to victory ahead of Edward Little’s Tudum Monday, second from right, in the 110-meter hurdles at the Class A state championship meet on June 4, 2022, in Bangor. Flaker won with a time of 14.52, and Monday placed second.

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Greely’s Ryan Kolben is safe at home after Freeport catcher Kempton Von Glinsky-Gregoire is late on the tag, May 18, 2022.

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Poland’s Khloe O’leary dives back to first base after being caught in a rundown and tagged out by Gray-New Gloucester’s Anna Gilbert at a game in May.

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Messalonskee High School’s Dana Stevens clears the minimum height at the KVAC Large School track meet at Messalonskee High School in Oakland on Friday, May 27, 2022.

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Joey Rouhana, a senior from Falmouth High School, clears 11 feet on the pole vault during SMAA Southwesterns track and field championships, May 27, 2022.

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Maranacook’s Tyler Hreben slides into home for a run Saturday before Leavitt catcher Blake Springer can put the tag on him during their baseball game in Turner in May.

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Gardiner High School’s Taylor Takatsu (14) jumps on home plate after hitting a homer against Messalonskee High School in Oakland during a softball game on Thursday, April 29, 2022.

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Grace Tardif, a junior from Biddeford High, left, and Saya Breiting-Brown, a sophomore from Deering, compete in the high hurdles at the SMAA Southwesterns track and field championships on May 27, 2022.

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Oxford Hills’ Celia Melanson, front, has the ball knocked away from her by a Fryeburg Academy player during a game in April.

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Messalonskee’s Joe Thomas slides safely across home plate before Skowhegan catcher George Mitchell can apply the tag during a baseball game Friday at Pomerleau Field in Skowhegan.

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Cape Elizabeth defeats Thornton Academy in a Class A south lacrosse quarterfinal. Ellie Gange of Cape Elizabeth unleashes a shot in the second half while guarded by Morgan Bolduc, left, and Katelyn Munro of Thornton Academy on June 8, 2022.

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Lewiston High School track and field standout, Amelia Wedderburn at the start of practice at the LHS track one morning in April.

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Monmouth’s Shannah Parsons reaches for a throw at first as Madison’s Haley Paquet sprints to the bag during a Mountain Valley Conference softball game Monday in Monmouth.

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Under pressure from Jayden Flaker of Scarborough, Tiernan Latrhop of Cape Elizabeth loses the ball during the Class A South boys lacrosse semifinal on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

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Mt. Blue 3rd baseman Brody Walsh manages to hang on to the ball to record an out after ranging into foul territory to make a leaping catch on a short pop up during a game against Leavitt in Turner in April.

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Track official Brandon Richards advises runners how many laps are ahead during a track meet in Farmingdale on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

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Falmouth goalie Patty Riley attempts to make a save against Yarmouth Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

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Hunter Brissette dives into home to score a run during a game against Telstar in Lisbon in May.

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Erskine Academy Riley Reitchel throws on her way to winning javelin event during the Class B track state championship meet Saturday June 4, 2022, at MDI High School in Bar Harbor.

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Greely celebrates after getting the trophy after defeating York in the Lacrosse State Championship Saturday, June 18, 2022.

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Gardiner’s Lizzy Gruber, left, keeps the ball away from Cony’s Maci Freeman in a Class B girls lacrosse quarterfinal game Saturday in Augusta.

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Gardiner shortstop Brooke Gero fields a ball hit in the infield against Winslow during the Class B softball championship game Saturday in Gorham.

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