Varsity Maine

07/21/2025

Five takeaways from Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl

West D (sparked by big play), top players show out; aerial connection, elite coaching staff power West.

07/21/2025

When it mattered the most, Gavin Haggett was at his best.

The Biddeford High senior was his team’s top pitcher for the last three seasons. With Haggett earning two playoff victories on the mound and hitting .667 with an .750 on-base percentage in this year's postseason, Biddeford claimed its first Class A championship since 1984, winning its final three games by one run.

His clutch playoff performances on top of an All-State caliber season are pitcher and first baseman is the 2025 Varsity Maine Player of the Year.

Read more, and find all our all-state winners: https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/14/meet-the-2025-varsity-maine-spring-all-state-all-region-teams/

07/21/2025

It wasn’t an easy season. Addison DeRoche just made it look like one.

After a phenomenal freshman year, DeRoche was superb again as a sophomore, dominating SMAA hitters and improving as a batter while leading Cheverus to the Class A South final. She went 12-1 with a 0.43 ERA, striking out 177 batters in 81 innings and pitching two seven-inning no-hitters. She also hit .533, hammered seven home runs, drove in 30 runs and posted a 1.794 OPS.

For her performance, and for guiding Cheverus to an undefeated regular season and the Class A South final, DeRoche is the Varsity Maine Softball Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Read more, and see all our all-state winners: https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/14/meet-the-2025-varsity-maine-spring-all-state-all-region-teams/

07/20/2025

West finds its footing and rolls to Lobster Bowl win

MVP Jamier Rose has plenty of help on both sides as the West takes 41-6 win in the all-star football game.

07/20/2025

Watch: Highlights from the 35th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl

See some of the big plays from the West’s 41-6 victory over the East.

07/19/2025

For Falmouth’s Owen Bombardier, Shrine foootball game is family tradition

Owen Bombardier, an offensive lineman for the East, plays in the Lobster Bowl decades after his father represented Vermont in the Maple Sugar Bowl.

07/19/2025

Competitors enjoy camaraderie, growth of sport at Maine-Nebraska Girls Wrestling Exchange

Grapplers from both states appreciating rapid rise of girls participation on the mat.

07/19/2025

Varsity Maine Baseball Player of the Year: Gavin Haggett, Biddeford

The Division I-bound Haggett starred on the mound and at the plate during the Tigers' run to the Class A title.

07/18/2025

NYA girls hockey players taking part in USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps

Lilli Kerluke and Caroline Matusovich are heading to Ohio over the next week. A few Mainers have good showing at USA Hockey's Boys Player Development camps.

07/18/2025

Gorham’s girls soccer star named Scholar Athlete of the Year

Two-time Varsity Maine all-state selection Ashley Connolly was valedictorian of her class this spring.

07/18/2025

What to look for at Lobster Bowl? Offensive fireworks

Both coaches think their combination of top-tier QBs and big-time playmakers will have the scoreboard operator working OT.

07/17/2025

Junior midfielder Abby Trainor did a lot of things right this spring for state champion Windham, scoring 93 goals to go with 33 assists, 69 draw controls and 43 ground balls.

She scored the 200th goal of her career in early June, and a few weeks later netted a game-high five goals as the Eagles defeated Kennebunk 12-9 in the Class A final to earn their first state title.

Trainor’s output and big performances in big games are why she has been chosen as the 2025 Varsity Maine Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Read more, and find all of our all-state winners: https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/14/meet-the-2025-varsity-maine-spring-all-state-all-region-teams/