MILO – The Mattanawcook Academy Lynx of Lincoln scored four runs in the first inning and made their lead stand up in a 9-5 softball win over Penquis Monday.

Jill Murchison tripled and singled, Kasse Brown had two singles and Lyndsey Shorey singled and drove in a run for Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Jean Hamlin tripled, singled twice had had an RBI while Michelle Mulherin and Mindy Dyer had two singles apiece for Penquis.

Mattanawcook (6-6) 423 000 0 – 9 8 2

Penquis (4-8) 020 000 3 – 5 8 3

Brown and Knights; Graves, Russell (3) and Mulherin

George Stevens 12, PCHS 5

At Guilford, Nikki Keniston drove in four runs with a home run and two singles to pace the Eagles of Blue Hill.

Elise Bishop added two singles and knocked in two runs for George Stevens Academy.

Caterina Riitano smacked a home run, a single and a double and drove in three runs for Piscataquis Community. Greta Korsman added two singles.

George Stevens (8-3) 040 502 1 – 12 8 2

Piscataquis (4-7) 011 002 1 – 5 6 1

Adams, Clapp (4) and Grindle; Korsman and Galuski

Dexter 14, Central 2

At Dexter, Kristy Veazie singled, doubled and drove in a run to help the Tigers to the win.

Karen Nelson and Ashley Foster added two singles and an RBI apiece. Nelson held Central to just three hits.

Renee Trafton and Terri Underhill rapped an RBI single each for Central of Corinth. Jess Kaelin singled.

Central (6-6) 101 000 – 2 3 3

Dexter (8-3) 100 481 – 14 10 1

Smith, Stinson (5) and Daniel; Nelson and Wyman

Nokomis 26, Foxcroft Academy 1

At Newport, Kaycea Grignon doubled, singled and drove in four runs as the Warriors belted the Ponies.

Danielle Clark had a triple, single and two RBIs, Michelle Barden singled twice and drove in two runs while Joyce Holland, Tina Turner and Lindsey Welch had a double and single for Nokomis.

Lindsey Allen, Leigh Cartwright and Casey Snow singled for Foxcroft Academy.

Foxcroft Academy (0-10) 000 10 – 1 3 8

Nokomis (5-5) (10)22 (12)x – 26 16 1

Boudreau and Allen; Farnham and Holland

MDI 10, John Bapst 6

At Husson College in Bangor, Bracey Barker rapped four singles, drove in two runs and earned the pitching win for Mount Desert Island.

Tanya Kane knocked in four runs with a double and two singles for the Trojans while Jessica Norwood added a double, two singles and two RBIs.

Rebecca Stevens and Meaghan Brown led the Crusaders with two singles apiece.

Mount Desert Island (3-8) 303 010 3 – 10 14 3

John Bapst 400 020 0 – 6 10 4

Barker and Daugherty; Athorp and Novak

Searsport 12, Deer Isle-Stonington 0

At Searsport, Taralee Webster struck out 12 without allowing a walk as the Vikings blanked the Mariners.

Nicole Shute and Lura Carroll had three singles each while Lindsey Seekins and Megan Porter singled twice apiece for Searsport.

Heather Bray, Roz Santospago and Hollan Oliver singled for Deer Isle-Stonington.

DI-Stonington (4-4-1) 000 000 – 0 3 0

Searsport (10-1) 100 641 – 12 12 2

Bray and Santospago; Taralee Webster and Seekins

Washington Academy 8, Sumner 4

At East Machias, Ashley Day hit a triple and two single for an RBI to help lead the Raiders to the win.

Molly Kurz had a two-run triple for Washington Academy while Jen Savard added a single.

Monica Stanley and Janay Tucker had a single apiece for Sumner.

Sumner (2-11) 000 040 0 -4 2 1

Washington Acad. (3-6) 320 000 3 -8 6 1

Tucker, Ruhlin (3) and Robinson; Ramsdell and Day

Bucksport 19, Hermon 0

At Hermon, Kelly White struck out 11 batters and walked one as the Golden Bucks shut out the Hawks.

Elissa Gordon had a single, a double, a triple and four RBIs, Ahley McAllian had one triple, two singles, three RBIs and scored three runs, and White had a double and scored three runs to pace Bucksport.

Bucksport (10-1) 503 65 – 19 14 0

Hermon (1-9) 000 00 – 0 0 1

White and Richards; Fournier and Reynolds

Bangor Christian 12, Lee 7

At Bangor, Kara Hartman rapped a double and single and collected four RBIs to lead the Patriots.

Hartman was also the winning pitcher, striking out 12 and walking three. Danielle Miller added a triple and an RBI, and Monique Veilleux and Kendil Snow each had a single and an RBI.

Jessie Keuster led the Pandas with a double, two singles, and two RBIs. Jenna Boulrisse had a double and two RBIs.

Lee (6-2) 002 001 4 – 7 8 3

Bangor Christian (5-2) 272 010 x – 12 5 2

Gifford, M. Ham (3), Pickering (4) and D. Ham; Hartman and Snow

Stearns 22, PVHS 10

At Howland, Kristina MacKenzie and Holly Franck each notched a double and two singles to help power the Minutemen of Millinocket past Penobscot Valley.

Jordan Legassey chipped in with four singles for the winners and Casey Popp had three.

Meagan Cyr recorded three singles for the Howlers.

Stearns (8-4) 179 311 – 22 17 2

PVHS (3-7-1) 013 510 – 10 7 5

Houlton 8, Fort Kent 6

At Houlton, Aimee Guy’s bases-loaded single with two outs in the sixth inning scored the tying and winning runs for the Shiretowners.

Guy also pitched a seven-hitter for the Shires. Alyssa Foster had three singles and two RBIs, Sarah Beasley had two singles and an RBI, and Kasey Cleary singled twice.

Ashley Desjardins tripled and singled while Ashley Pelletier had two singles for the Warriors.

Fort Kent (8-3) 210 030 0 – 6 7 3

Houlton (5-5) 310 022 x – 8 11 1

Minzy Morneault; Guy and Cleary

Limestone 23, Southern Aroostook 8

At Dyer Brook, Erica Bickford led the visiting Eagles past Southern Aroostook with two doubles and two singles.

Allison Beaton had two doubles and a single for the Eagles.

Christine Brewer had a triple, double and single for three RBIs while Kristi Brooker added a double and single for the Warriors.

Limestone (3-4) 062 87 – 23 10 3

Southern Aroostook (4-5) 422 00 – 8 10 4

Michaud and St. Pierre; Toothaker, Boutilier (4) and Lynn

Wisdom 13, Van Buren 12

At Van Buren, a groundout to first base with the tying run at second ended a rally and preserved the win for Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Michelle Bourgoin singled three times and Anna Ouellette twice for the Pioneers.

Nicole Corbin and Amy Vaillancourt each singled twice for the Crusaders.

Wisdom (10)10 020 0 – 13 12 4

Van Buren (3-6) 401 021 4 – 12 8 7

Chamberland, Lizotte (2), Chamberland (3), Lizotte (4) and Voisine; Corbin and Laplante

Hodgdon sweeps doubleheader

At Hodgdon, Shanna McGary pitched both ends of a doubleheader and allowed 12 total hits to help the Hawks sweep a doubleheader with an 18-13 victory over Ashland in the first game and a 9-2 win over Washburn in the second.