FORT FAIRFIELD – Mickey Browning’s sacrifice fly with nobody out in the seventh inning lifted the Fort Fairfield Tigers to a 6-5 schoolboy baseball victory over the Limestone Eagles Wednesday.

Phil Rochford had singled and moved to third on Aaron Kenneson’s double to set up the sacrifice fly. Kenneson added a single and winning pitcher Shea Armstrong provided two singles and an RBI for Fort Fairfield.

Armstrong tossed an eight-hitter, striking out five.

Derek Patten paced Limestone with a double and two singles. Jerid Hendrickson singled twice.

Limestone (0-2) 001 004 0 – 5 8 4

Fort Fairfield (2-0) 300 200 1 – 6 7 5

Knoll, Williams (6), Tamburello (7) and Tamburello, Frank (5), Tamburello (6), Hardwick (7); Armstrong and Rochford

Woodland 11, Shead 3

At Woodland, Chad Pike knocked out two singles and tossed a six-hitter, striking out 11 and walking five, as the Dragons rolled.

Justin McCourbey had a trio of singles and two RBIs for Woodland. Jeremy Gillespie ripped two singles and added a sacrifice fly. Andrew Knapp rapped two singles and an RBI.

Ben Mahoney jolted a triple for the Tigers of Eastport. Westly Ellington picked up a double and a single, and Jason Bones had a pair of singles.

Shead (1-1) 100 101 0 – 3 6 2

Woodland (2-2) 314 120 x – 11 15 3

Homes, Bones (2), Mahoney (4) and Cummings; Pike and Roussel

Stearns 11, Houlton 0

At Millinocket, Stearns’ Dan Frost hurled a two-hit shutout, striking out five and walking two.

Frost was solid at the plate as well, knocking a double, single, and driving in a pair of runs for the Minutemen. Anthony Arsenault had a double and two RBIs, and Matt Leino added a single.

Jared Sylvia and Brandon Carmichael singled for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (2-1) 000 00 – 0 2 5

Stearns (2-2) 410 6x – 11 8 0

Hill, Carmichael (4), Pierce (4) and Sylvia; Frost and Barnett

Van Buren 14, Wisdom 4

At St. Agatha, Mike Corbin pitched 4? innings of scoreless relief, fanning 11 to propel the Crusaders to the win.

Tyler LaPierre jolted a three-run triple to go with a single for Van Buren. Stacy Ayotte added an RBI single.

Andrew Gervais, Brad Thibeault, and Todd Thibeault all singled for the Pioneers.

Van Buren (1-0) 903 20 – 14 6 0

Wisdom (0-2) 400 00 – 4 3 4

Hews, Corbin (1) and LaPierre; T. Thibeault, Gervais (4) and B. Thibeault

Hodgdon 18, Central Aroostook 6

At Mars Hill, Chris Blanchette doubled twice and drove in five runs to help lead the Hodgdon Hawks past Central Aroostook.

The Hawks, who took advantage of nine walks and eight CAHS errors, were also paced by Chris Stewart (double and single) and Ben Cantor (RBI single).

Kyle Larrabee tripled and doubled for two RBIs while Dan Codrey had a two-run single for the Panthers.

Hodgdon (1-1) 033 606 – 18 10 2

Central Aroostook (1-1) 023 001 – 6 7 8

Cabon, Condon (6) and C. Blanchette; Larrabee, Codrey (2), Woodworth (4) and Tapley

Caribou 8, Presque Isle 2

At Caribou, Matt Ellis doubled and singled to drive in two runs and help lead Caribou past the Wildcats.

Jon Chasse had two singles and an RBI while Justin Selfridge had two singles for the Vikings.

Tim Lyford had an RBI single for the Wildcats.

Presque Isle (0-2) 010 010 0 – 2 4 3

Caribou (2-0) 003 230 x – 8 10 3

Bird, Gagnon (4), Lavway (6) and Gale; Shanahan, St. Peter (4), Snell (6) and Cousins

Southern Aroostook 7, East Grand 6

At Danforth, Griffin Hardy’s two-run single in the seventh lifted the Warriors of Dyer Brook.

Corey Edkins chipped in with two singles for SAHS, and Joe Putnam doubled.

Scott Flannery drove in three runs for East Grand with a solo homer and two singles. Tim Irish added an RBI single, while Chris Irish and Seth Preston each singled twice.

Southern Aroostook 202 100 2 – 7 9 2

East Grand 004 020 0 – 6 8 4

T. Edkins, G. Hardy (4), N. Hardy (6), C. Edkins (7) and McGary; Flannery, T. Irish (5) and C. Irish

Washburn 4, Fort Kent 2

At Washburn, a leadoff walk, one-out walk, and bunt single loaded the bases before Clint Carter delivered a game-winning, two-run single in the sixth for the Beavers.

Carter had two singles and Seth Milton had an RBI for Washburn.

Nic Thibodeau had two singles and an RBI for the Warriors.

Fort Kent (1-1) 200 000 0 – 2 4 2

Washburn (1-0) 100 102 x – 4 3 3

Bourgoin and Thibodeau; Carter, Buckley (6) and Hafford

Washington Acad. 20, Machias 0

At East Machias, Steven Colbeth and Ryan Harnon combined to toss a one-hit shutout and strike out seven as the Raiders rolled.

Colbeth was productive at the plate as well, ripping a three-run homer to go with a double and a triple, driving in four runs overall. Ricky Fagonde cracked a three-run blast of his own. Barrett Craven belted a two-run homer, and Nick Reynolds added a triple.

Joe Richards singled for the Bulldogs’ lone hit.

Machias (1-2) 000 00 – 0 1 8

Washington Acad. (2-1) 343 (10)x – 20 14 2

Stevens, Day (2), Ginn (3), Srutchey (4) and St. Pierre; Colbeth, Harnon (4) and Fagonde, Ramsdell (4)

Schenck 8, Penquis 2

At Milo, Jeff Osborne drove in four runs with a triple and two singles to spark the Wolverines’ win.

Drew Faye chipped in with an RBI double for the winners from East Millinocket.

Josh Ouellette and Andrew Walker each had an RBI double for the Patriots.

Schenck (2-0) 004 310 0 – 8 12 1

Penquis (0-4) 011 000 0 – 2 7 8

Jamo and McLaughlin; Kissell and Salley, Mariellieo (4)

Piscataquis 9, Dexter 5

At Guilford, Buddy Bates hit a solo home run, a double, and a single to propel Piscataquis to victory.

Dan Macomber singled three times behind Ben Smith, who scattered eight hits and struck out five. Smith also tripled and singled, as did Tyler Tracy. John Luellen rapped a two-run double.

Josh Bishop and Kyle Morrison posted two singles each for Dexter.

Dexter (1-2) 011 102 0 – 5 8 3

Piscataquis (2-2) 502 020 x – 9 14 0

Morrison, Day (1) and Stone; Smith and Macomber

Rockland 13, MCI 3

At Rockland, Parker Tootill and Mike Curtis each drove in three runs to power the Tigers past Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Curtis tripled and singled while Tootill singled twice. John Bonney added a solo home run, and Wade Oliver singled twice.

Andrew St. Clair notched a two-run single for MCI.

MCI (0-4) 003 00 – 3 4 6

Rockland (3-1) 117 13 – 13 8 2

Kennedy, Lasselle (4) and Saucier; Dole, Gammon (5) and LaBree

Searsport 11, Sumner 0

At Searsport, Pasco Grove had a solid game on the mound and at the plate, hurling a two-hit shutout and fanning 11 batters in addition to rapping a single, a double, and knocking in a trio of runs at the plate as the Vikings sank the Tigers.

Jared Kronholm ripped two singles and drove in a pair for Searsport. Marcus Quisenberry put down a pair of bunt singles and scored a run. Justin Young knocked a two-run single to go with a sacrifice fly.

For Sumner of East Sullivan, Dustin Young had a single.

Sumner 000 00 – 0 2 3

Searsport (3-0) 005 6x – 11 11 2

Young and Winslow; Grove and Mercier

Softball

Washington Acad. 16, Machias 2

At East Machias, Crystal Stauffer threw a one-hitter and teammate Andrea Govoni gave her all the run support she’d need with a triple, single, and three RBIs.

Jen Savard singled twice and Emily Mawhinney singled and drove home three runs for the WA Raiders.

Rachel Strachen’s fourth-inning RBI single was the only hit by the Bulldogs.

Machias (1-2) 000 11 – 2 1 5

Washington Academy (1-2) 443 50 – 16 12 0

Davis, Guptill (4) and Carter, Thibodeau (3); Stauffer and Day

Central Aroostook 8, Hodgdon 6

At Mars Hill, Stevi Fletcher collected a trio of singles and drove in a pair of runs as the Panthers held off the Hawks.

Brittany Collins also ripped three singles to go with a single RBI for the winners. Jocelyn Carvell added a sacrifice fly.

Amanda Fitzpatrick and Sara Oliver each had a single for Hodgdon.

Hodgdon (0-2) 030 100 2 – 6 2 3

Central Aroostook (1-1) 040 220 x – 8 9 3

McGary and Oliver; Fletcher, Rideout (6) and Carvell

Narraguagus 4, Calais 2

At Harrington, Missy Barbee drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double to highlight a four-run sixth inning that gave the Knights the win and avenged last year’s loss to the Blue Devils in the regional semifinal.

Amanda Barbee and Annie Woodsum also each provided RBI singles in the sixth inning. Ashley Woodward earned the win by allowing only two hits while striking out 16 and walking two. It was the second straight excellent performance for Woodward, who struck out 17 in her team’s win over Sumner of East Sullivan on Monday.

Lanna Martin hit an RBI single for Calais and Katie Frost tripled.

Calais (0-1) 200 000 0 – 2 2 1

Narraguagus (3-0) 000 004 x – 4 6 3

Frost and C. Martin; Woodward and Strout

Woodland 20, Shead 5

At Woodland, Katie Holmes doubled, singled twice, and drove in two runs to help the Dragons tame the Tigers.

Katie Holmes chipped in with two singles and two RBIs for the winners.

Samantha Davis and Britney Lingley each notched an RBI single for Shead of Eastport.

Shead (0-2) 410 0 0 – 5 4 3

Woodland (3-1) 243 (11)x – 20 10 1

Lingley and Dewitt; Smith and Vose

Fort Fairfield 15, Limestone 3

At Fort Fairfield, Maranda Butler rapped a single and drove in a pair of runs as the Tigers roared past the Eagles.

Keely Sayers rapped an RBI single for Fort Fairfield. Ashlee Bubar scattered two hits and walked one. She struck out three.

Melisse St. Pierre smacked an RBI single for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics. Erica Bickford added a single.

Limestone (0-2) 100 02 – 3 2 5

Fort Fairfield (2-0) 174 3x – 15 5 1

Daton, Michaud (2) and St. Pierre; Bubar, Guiou (5), Bubar (5) and Arato

Madawaska 9, Fort Kent 8

At Madawaska, Kelly Martin brought home the game-winner with a single in the seventh to overcome a four-run rally by Fort Kent in the top of the inning.

Sarah Dufour rapped four singles and knocked in a run for the Owls. Ashley Bouchard jolted an RBI double.

Danielle Pinnette had a trio of hits for the Warriors, a double, two singles, and an RBI. Mindy Morneault notched an RBI triple, and Nicole Saucier added an RBI double.

Fort Kent 000 130 4 – 8 9 1

Madawaska 000 431 1 – 9 18 5

Minzy and Morneault; Bouchard and Martin

Van Buren 14, Wisdom 10

At St. Agatha, five walks and three hits, the biggest of which was Nicole Caron’s grand slam, led to 10 runs in the second inning as the Crusaders won their season opener.

For Van Buren, Caron also had an RBI single while Amy Vaillancourt added a double and a single. Danielle Gagnon singled twice and Megan Ouellette had a double.

Michelle Bourgoin had a triple, double, two singles, and four RBIs, while Cindy Chamberland singled twice for the Pioneers.

Van Buren (1-0) 0(10)0 301 0 – 14 7 4

Wisdom (0-2) 201 610 0 – 10 11 6

Ouellette and Caron; Chamberland, Lizotte (2), Chamberland (7) and Berube

Stearns 12, Houlton 8

At Millinocket, Becca Saucier cracked a double and a single and knocked in a pair of runs as the Minutemen held off the Shiretowners.

Leslie Osborne ripped a two-run single for Stearns, and Jessica Jandreau added a pair of singles.

Sarah Beasley racked up two singles and an RBI for Houlton. Valerie Lenentine notched a pair of singles.

Houlton 002 303 0 – 8 9 7

Stearns 202 152 x – 12 10 5

Guy and Cleary; MacKenzie and Michaud

Dexter 5, Piscataquis 1

At Guilford, Karen Nelson prevailed in a pitching showdown with Caterina Riitano to help the Tigers beat the Piscataquis Community Pirates of Guilford.

Nelson allowed three hits while striking out 12 and walking three for the winners and was aided by two Brittany Veazie singles.

Riitano also gave up only three hits and struck out 15 while walking seven. She also cranked a solo home run.

Dexter (3-0) 003 100 1 – 5 3 0

Piscataquis (1-3) 010 000 0 – 1 3 2

Nelson and Wyman; Riitano and Galuski

MA Lynx 11, Penobscot Valley 5

At Lincoln, Shannon Pietras drove in three runs and Jaide Littlefield drove in two to lead the Lynx past Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Pietras had four singles and Littlefield had two.

Sharon Durost singled twice for the Howlers.

Penobscot Valley (0-3) 000 001 4 – 5 74

Mattanawcook (3-1) 250 040 x – 11 13 3

Cyr and Colbath; Brown and Whitney