MADAWASKA – Matt Parent singled, stole second and third, and scored on a Keith Vaillancourt fielder’s choice to break a 5-5 tie in a four-run seventh inning before Alex Martin and Craig St. Pierre added RBI singles later in the inning to rally Van Buren to a 9-7 high school baseball victory over Madawaska Friday.

Parent also had a double and Kyle Chasse had a two-run triple for the Crusaders.

Tim McDermott’s two-run homer and RBI single and Ethan Welch’s double and two singles paced the Madawaska Owls. Welch had an RBI.

Van Buren (2-4) 200 003 4 – 9 8 2

Madawaska (0-7) 300 200 2 – 7 8 4

Taylor, Martin (3) and Martin, Taylor (3); Cyr, Beaulieu (6) and Beaulieu, Bechard (6)

Hampden 6, Erskine 1

At South China, sophomore Shawn Smith allowed no earned runs on three hits and five walks while striking out 12 to lift Hampden Academy over Erskine Academy.

Nolan Turner had two singles, two runs and two stolen bases for Hampden. Josh Tardiff singled and had two RBIs while Patrick Stephens hit an RBI single.

Dan Cowling doubled and singled to lead Erskine.

Hampden (4-5) 004 101 0 – 6 6 0

Erskine (2-7) 001 000 0 – 1 3 1

Smith and Stephens; Cowling, Tibbetts (6) and Carrier

Narraguagus 3, Machias 2

At Machias, Jeremy Look scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning to lift Narraguagus of Harrington past Machias.

Matt Beal and Look each had a pair of singles for the Knights.

Jake Funari had an RBI single for Machias.

Narraguagus (3-6-1) 020 010 0 – 3 7 0

Machias (3-6) 100 100 0 – 2 4 1

Look and Beal; Little and Stevens

Shead 21, Jonesport-Beals 2

At Jonesport, Mike Cummings allowed just two runs on one hit and two walks while striking out seven to lead Shead of Eastport past Jonesport-Beals.

Craig Hastings doubled and drove in four runs for Shead and Joel Francis had two singles and three RBIs. Caleb Ricker doubled with two RBIs and Cummings singled three times.

Cameron Farris singled in the fourth inning for Jonesport-Beals and James Kelley scored both runs.

Shead (7-0) 07(10) 04 – 21 11 3

Jonesport-Beals (0-7) 100 10 – 2 1 9

Cummings and Pottle; Beal and Kelley

Stearns 14, Schenck 0

At East Millinocket, Jared Manzo hit a two-run triple to help Stearns of Millinocket cruise past Schenck.

Travis Deabay doubled and singled for the Minutemen and Ryan Bolduc doubled. Tyler Emerson tripled and singled.

Trevor Violette singled twice for Schenck.

Stearns (5-3) 102 56 – 14 8 1

Schenck (0-7) 000 00 – 0 3 5

Pelkey, Manzo (3), Martin (4), Bolduc (5) and Emerson, Brown (5); Fritch, Thompson (5) and Falloon

PCHS 11, Penquis 6

At Milo, Piscataquis of Guilford erupted for nine runs in the sixth inning to overcome a 6-1 deficit and defeat Penquis.

Roy Burdin hit three doubles and drove in two runs for Piscataquis. Brandon Emerson had three singles and an RBI while Jeffrey Robinson added two singles and an RBI for the Pirates.

Kyle Gero hit three singles and drove in two runs while Robert Veno doubled and singled with an RBI. Logan Greenlaw added a pair of singles and an RBI for Penquis.

Piscataquis 100 009 1 – 11 14 2

Penquis 011 220 0 – 6 13 1

Johnson and Robinson; Venerble, Veno (6), Drinkwater (6) and Gero

Softball

Van Buren 11, Madawaska 5

At Madawaska, Megan Lajoie hit two singles and a double to drive in three runs and lead Van Buren past Madawaska.

Angel Richard chipped in with three singles and three RBIs for the Crusaders and Kelsie Smith singled twice.

Sara Schlicher doubled and singled twice to lead Madawaska. Kallie Pelletier doubled and singled with two RBIs and Ashley D. Cyr added two singles.

Van Buren (5-1) 132 310 1 – 11 12 1

Madawaska (2-3) 212 000 0 – 5 9 8

Lajoie and Ouellette; Ashley A. Cyr and Nadeau

Maranacook 2, MCI 0

At Pittsfield, Maranacook of Readfield scored two runs on four hits in the seventh inning to defeat Maine Central Institute.

Ann Marie Marble pitched the shutout for Maranacook.

Maranacook (6-4) 000 000 2 – 2 6 1

MCI (6-4) 000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Marble and Mitchell; Kennedy and Sousa

Hampden 5, Erskine 0

At South China, Lacey Littlefield and Michelle Wells combined to pitch a no-hitter, allowing no runs while walking three and striking out 10 to lift Hampden Academy over Erskine Academy.

Nellie Wood doubled and singled for Hampden. Kate Peverada, Wells, and Littlefield each had two singles and an RBI.

Hampden (7-2) 010 012 1 – 5 11 0

Erskine (2-7) 000 000 0 – 0 0 0

Littlefield, Wells (6) and Gott; Zibura and Siegfriedt

Messalonskee 1, Old Town 0

At Old Town, Hannah Thornberg singled and then scored from first on a throwing error in the sixth inning to lift Messalonskee of Oakland past Old Town.

Avery Kadnar added a doubles for the Eagles.

Sarah Wilcox had a pair of singles while Hannah Morin added a triple for Old Town.

Messalonskee (2-8) 000 001 0 – 1 6 1

Old Town (0-11) 000 000 0 – 0 5 1

Hunt and Hachey; Morin and Singer

Jonesport-Beals 17, Shead 12

At Jonesport, Tina Beal hit two doubles, two singles and drove in three runs to lead Jonesport-Beals by Shead of Eastport.

Rachel Church had two singles and a double with three RBIs. Sarah Smith hit three singles with two RBIs while BreAnna Beal added an RBI triple for the Royals.

Whitney Vinson had three singles and an RBI for Shead while Jessica O’Neill singled twice with three RBIs. Megean Poole added a double and three RBIs for Shead.

Shead (1-6) 200 400 6 – 12 13 4

Jonesport (4-2) 231 704 x – 17 13 7

Stanhope and Melanson; B. Alley, T. Alley (2) and Church

Penquis 12, Piscataquis 0

At Milo, Erica Lyford allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out nine to earn a shutout for Penquis over Piscataquis of Guilford.

Lyford had two doubles and two singles with two RBIs for Penquis and Shelby Fowles doubled and knocked in four runs. Amber Benoit and Christin McKenzie both singled twice.

Tracey Dewey and Samara Hooper singled for Piscataquis.

Piscataquis (1-7) 000 00 – 0 2 2

Penquis (5-4) 006 24 – 12 12 1

Currier and Stewart; Lyford and Fowles

Stearns 13, Schenck 1

At East Millinocket, Christine O’Toole allowed just one run on one hit and two walks while striking out four to lift Stearns of Millinocket over Schenck.

Amy Collinsworth and Mikaela Rosebush each hit three-run home runs for the Minutemen. Deanna Michaud had a double and two singles with an RBI and Becca Leavitt added two singles and an RBI.

Tricia Hobbs hit an RBI single in the first inning for the Schenck Wolverines.

Stearns (7-1) 623 02 – 13 16 1

Schenck (1-7) 100 00 – 1 1 3

O’Toole and Leavitt; Osborne and Hobbs