HERMON – Ashley Kelley belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift Hermon to a 3-2 high school softball victory over Bucksport on Wednesday.

Kelley finished with nine strikeouts and drove in Lily Barry, who singled to lead off the seventh. Jaimie Beers added a single and a run scored for the Hawks.

Alex Sullivan had two singles, a double, and two RBIs for the Golden Bucks. Terren Hall notched seven strikeouts.

Bucksport (5-1) 010 001 0 – 2 7 2

Hermon (5-2) 000 100 2 – 3 3 1

Hall and Hurd; Kelley and Page

Stearns 5, Penquis 3

At Millinocket, Adri Eurich tripled, singled and drove in a run to lead Stearns over Penquis Valley of Milo.

Mikaela Rosebush doubled with an RBI and Amy Collinsworth added two singles and a run scored for the Minutemen.

Amber Benoit notched a single with two runs scored and Erica Lyford singled and scored a run to go along with seven strikeouts for the Patriots.

Penquis (1-2) 002 000 1 – 3 7 2

Stearns (3-1) 031 010 x – 5 8 3

Lyford and MacKenzie; O’Toole and Leavitt

Nokomis 4, Skowhegan 2

At Newport, Tatum Welch hit an RBI triple and later scored in the second inning to help lead Nokomis past Skowhegan.

Danielle White doubled and scored a run for the Warriors. Danielle Gray singled and scored the go-ahead run in the third inning.

Brittany Gould hit an RBI double for Skowhegan and Megan Hancock also doubled.

Skowhegan (3-3) 200 000 0 – 2 3 2

Nokomis (4-2) 021 010 x – 4 4 1

McCarty and Gray; Cianchette and Cossar

Penobscot Valley 3, Lee 2

At Howland, Jamie Milton hit an RBI triple and scored on Morgan Cyr’s single with one-out in the bottom of the seventh to give the Howlers the dramatic victory.

Mindy Dolley singled to start Penobscot Valley’s seventh-inning rally, her second single of the game.

Milton added an RBI single in the third inning and also pitched a three-hitter.

Brooke Harris, Karin Bird and Amanda Gifford each singled for Lee.

Lee Acad. (2-2) 000 002 0 – 2-3-2

Penobscot Valley (2-0) 001 000 2 – 3 8 3

Harris and Ritchie; Milton and Lachance

Hampden Acad. 2, Bangor 1

At Bangor, Ashley Gott knocked in a run with a single and Michelle Wells, who singled twice, scored on an error to highlight a two-run second inning for the Hampden Academy Broncos in the win.

Mikky Libby singled twice and scored on Wells’ hit for the Broncos while Eva Shannon doubled and singled. Lacey Littlefield struck out five in a complete-game effort, scattering one run on two hits.

Tawnya Godinez and Erin Dean both singled for Bangor.

Hampden Acad. (4-1) 002 000 0 – 2 10 2

Bangor (5-2) 010 000 0 – 1 2 2

Littlefield and Gott; Besse and Stevenson

Dexter 6, Schenck 0

At East Millinocket, Michelle Chapman allowed just four hits and no walks while striking out 12 to earn the shutout win for Dexter.

Mariah Gay and Jana Kenney each singled twice for Dexter.

Kasie Kimball, Brianne Smith, Tricia Hobbs and Jennifer Fleming singled for Schenck.

Dexter (2-1) 100 040 1 – 6 7 0

Schenck (1-3) 000 000 0 – 0 4 2

Chapman and Kenney; Osborne and Hobbs

Brewer 13, Messalonskee 3

At Brewer, Meghan McLain hit two doubles and two singles to drive in three runs and lead Brewer past Messalonskee of Oakland.

Dominique Defilipp had three singles and three runs scored for the Witches and Sarah Estes doubled and singled with an RBI.

Hannah Dexter had two singles and an RBI for Messalonskee and Kayla Pease hit an RBI single.

Messalonskee (1-4) 000 021 0 – 3 6 5

Brewer (4-1) 300 370 x – 13 14 2

Hunt and Fekete; Smith and Risser

Oak Hill 15, MCI 0

At Sabattus, Angie Russell pitched a four-inning no-hitter, striking out seven as Oak Hill prevailed in five innings.

Becca Roberts doubled and singled twice for the Riaders while Sarah Albert and Cadie Rodrigue each singled.

Kristy Huff and Kristen Sousa singled for Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

MCI (3-3) 000 00 – 0 0 7

Oak Hill (4-2) 0(10) 3 2x – 15 9 0

Huff and Sousa; Russell and Roberts

Katahdin 11, Hodgdon 7

At Hodgdon, Brooke Smallwood had two singles and an RBI as Katahdin scored four runs in the top of the seventh to pull away for the win.

Chelsie Bates chipped in with two singles for the Cougars.

Heather London had a double, two singles and four RBIs for the Hawks. Taylor Hovey and Amanda Scott finished with a double and a single apiece.

Katahdin (3-3) 032 200 4 – 11 8 1

Hodgdon (2-1) 110 050 0 – 7 9 3

Smallwood and Bates; Scott and Brewer

Winslow 4, Medomak Valley 2

At Waldoboro, Winslow hit three singles and scored three runs in the sixth inning to edge Medomak Valley.

Katie Canan, Courtney Turner, Kristen Cormier, and Ali Krieqet each had two singles for Winslow and Liz Cheeseman tripled.

Melissa Ambridge and Tessa Dodge singled twice for Medomak Valley.

Winslow (6-0) 010 003 0 – 4 10 1

Medomak Valley (4-2) 011 000 0 – 2 6 2

Nolan and Turner; Vannah and Ambridge

Baseball

Mattanawcook 9, Presque Isle 8

At Lincoln, Jake Smith knocked an RBI triple and RBI single to lead Mattanawcook past Presque Isle.

Tyson Tash tripled and singled twice to drive in two runs and Peter Coggins had two singles and an RBI for the Lynx. Shey Gardner added two singles.

Logan York led the Wildcats with two singles, two doubles and an RBI. Dillon Kingsbury singled in a run and Brennan Shaw hit two singles.

Presque Isle (0-5) 112 002 2 – 8 7 3

Mattanawcook (2-2) 321 300 x – 9 12 4

Ireland, Beaulieu (4) and Ford; Bernier, T. Tash (5) and Smith

Dexter 14, Schenck 0

At East Millinocket, Dillan Baxter fired a no-hitter, striking out six and walking only one as Dexter cruised to its second victory.

Rick Stewart knocked a two-run triple while Ethan Woodman and A.J. McGowan each had a pair of RBI doubles for the Tigers. Zach Leal contributed two singles.

Dexter (2-1) 157 01 – 14 12 2

Schenck (0-4) 000 00 – 0 0 1

Baxter and Stewart; Fritch, Thompson (5) and Saloon

Skowhegan 7, Nokomis 3

At Newport, Matt Morin went 4-for-4 with four singles and two RBIs to lead the Skowhegan Indians.

Les Marcue had a double and a single for the Indians.

Justin Downing had three singles and Derek Amoroso had two singles and one RBI for the Warriors.

Skowhegan (3-2) 020 003 2 – 7 10 3

Nokomis (0-6) 100 200 0 – 3 6 5

Campbell and Marcue; Gould and Amoroso

Lee 5, Penobscot Valley 0

At Howland, Travis Linscott and Dean Parker both singled to lead Lee Academy past Penobscot Valley.

Dylan Thompson and Ryan Ware each singled for the Howlers of Penobscot Valley.

Lee (1-3) 102 100 1 – 5 2 1

Penobscot Valley (1-1) 000 000 0 – 0 2 7

McLeod and MacDonald; Ware, Batchelor (4) and Thompson

Stearns 8, Penquis 3

At Millinocket, Tyler Emerson struck out 10 batters in 6 2/3 innings on the mound as the Minutemen won their home opener.

Emerson had a no-hitter for 4 2/3 innings before Penquis of Milo’s Brandon Smith broke it up with the first of his two singles.

Stearns took control with four runs in the first inning. Emerson had an RBI single during the rally, while Cory Barnett and Justin Pelkey each had a sacrifice fly.

Barnett, Jordan Burleigh and Trent Brown each added a double for the Minutemen.

Nick Emery contributed a double for Penquis.

Penquis (1-2) 000 000 3 – 3 6 3

Stearns (2-2) 410 030 x – 8 7 2

Larson, Brown (2) and Gero; Emerson, J. Manzo (7) and C. Osborne

Bucksport 12, Hermon 8

At Hermon, Eddie Robbins hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to give Bucksport the lead and eventual win over Hermon.

Chris Maguire added a couple insurance runs with a two-run home run in the seventh for Bucksport. Miles Bisher hit a two-run triple in the fifth and Cam Wadleigh added two singles.

Paul Ormsby had three singles and a double with an RBI for Hermon. Travis Kane had two singles and three RBIs and Zach Deabay hit a two-run double.

Bucksport (5-1) 002 050 5 – 12 12 3

Hermon (4-4) 303 100 1 – 8 12 3

Cooke, Freeman (4) and Wadleigh; Kenerson and Pratt

Messalonskee 3, Brewer 2

At Brewer, Messalonskee scored on an error in the top of the seventh and hung on for the win over Brewer.

Josh Gilbert doubled and Nick Curato and Nick Fenlason each singled for the Eagles.

Eric White smacked a two-run double, as well as another double, and Shun Sasaki singled for the Witches.

Messalonskee (3-2) 000 020 1 – 3 3 0

Brewer (2-3) 000 002 0 – 2 3 1

Farrar and Jacobs; Higgins and Thoms

Oak Hill 8, MCI 0

At Sabattus, Josh Jillson tossed a no-hitter allowing just two walks and no runs while striking out 13 to lead Oak Hill past Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Jillson singled and hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning for Oak Hill and Brandon Plourde added a two-run double in the fifth.

Travis Saucier walked twice for MCI.

MCI (1-5) 000 000 0 – 0 0 1

Oak Hill (2-4) 130 022 x – 8 7 0

V. Quint, Rowe (5) and Saucier; Jillson and Plourde

Katahdin 12, Hodgdon 2

At Hodgdon, Andy Kay doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lead Katahdin past Hodgdon.

Josh Guiggey singled three times and drove in three runs, and Josh McGraw chipped in with three singles for the Cougars.

Levi Scott hit an RBI double and Jamie Ryan singled for the Hawks.

Katahdin (4-1) 102 030 6 – 12 11 1

Hodgdon (0-3) 100 001 0 – 2 2 6

Zabierek and Savage; Guy, Bromboyz (6), Door (7) and Lane