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Local boys basketball scene loaded from top to bottom in 2022-23.

Arbour strikes out seven batters as the Raiders blank the Falcons. Also: Mt. Abram downs Monmouth, Lisbon shuts out Boothbay, and the Spruce Mountain and Mountain Valley softball teams are victorious.

Also: Leavitt softball hands Gardiner its first loss, Dirigo baseball outlasts Hall-Dale in 11 innings, and more from Monday's baseball, softball and lacrosse games.

The Roadrunners' Ian Allen and Wyatt Siemenski each drove in a pair of runs in the 6-3 victory.

H.S. football: The Raiders stop a potential go-ahead two-point conversion and hang on for a 20-19 victory over the Greyhounds.

H.S. football: The Raiders stop a potential go-ahead two-point conversion and hang on for a 20-19 victory over the Greyhounds.

Updated 18 mins ago Area roundup: Monmouth softball rolls past Mt. Abram Mustangs pitcher Brooklyn Federico strikes out seven Roadrunners. Plus, more softball and baseball recaps from Friday. Staff Reports Read Article MONMOUTH — Brooklyn Federico tripled and struck out seven betters to lead Monmouth to a 14-1 win over Mt. Abram in five innings in a Mountain Valley Conference softball game Friday. Emma Johnson had an inside-the-park home run for the Mustangs (8-1), and Casey Kaplan drove i...

7 of 7 Oak Hills Gavin Rawstron attempts a shot while Polands Chance Brown, Joe Ringuette and Evan Kelly all get their hands into the play during Tuesday’s game at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal WALES — Nothing outside of the sidelines looked like a tournament game, but on the hardwood Tuesday that’s precisely the way Poland and Oak Hill battled. The game wasn’t always pretty, but the non-conference foes fought each other tough for 32 minutes, after which the vis...

5 of 5 Oak Hills Ramon Spearman goes up for a layup around Monmouth Academys Hunter Frost during Thursday night’s game in Wales. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal WALES — Slow it down on defense, speed it up on offense. That was the recipe for success for Oak Hill on Thursday. The Raiders’ zone defense eventually caused fits for the Monmouth offense and was the spark plug for Oak Hill’s own attack in a 47-42 boys basketball victory. “Last year we played that zone against Winthrop, and we did pr...