OLD TOWN – Bangor scored five runs in the first inning Friday en route to a 9-3 schoolboy baseball victory over Old Town.

Buddy Nickerson led the way for Bangor with a double, a single and two RBIs. Josh Young pitched a five-hitter, singled twice and drove in two runs for the Rams. Chris Bombardier also hit two singles.

Brian Tewhey powered the Indians with a three-run homer in the first inning. Chris Rand added three singles. Starter Ryan Brown struck out seven.

Bangor (10-2) 500 102 1 – 9 11 0

Old Town (9-3-1) 300 000 0 – 3 5 4

Young and Willette; Brown, Aucoin (6) and Cole

Central 7, Hermon 5

At Corinth, Seth Strout hit a pair of doubles with four RBIs, leading Central past Hermon.

James Gray had a double and single with two RBIs. Jason Allen hit a double for Central.

Reid Frye and Jason Shorey each had a double and single with two RBIs for Hermon. Phil Cayford also doubled and singled.

Hermon (4-8) 120 002 0 – 5 9 3

Central (9-4-1) 004 003 x – 7 9 4

Lane, Cayford (5) and Tarr; Gray and Cane

Nokomis 8, Hampden 1

At Hampden, Justin Veazie hit a double and knocked in a run for Nokomis of Newport. Brian Gee hit a single with a RBI.

Eric Libby hit a single and scored Hampden’s only run on a Matt Jackson ground out.

Nokomis (1-9) 400 220 0 – 8 5 2

Hampden (4-7) 000 100 0 – 1 3 2

Jacques and MacKenzie; Thomas, Moran (5), and Brooks, Shannon (6)

Mattanawcook 10, Schenck 5

At East Millinocket, Brad Greenlaw pitched three-plus innings of shutout relief to help the Lynx win.

Fred Pete, Tyler Gardner and Nate Cousineau stroked two singles apiece for Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Brad Hebert doubled and singled for Schenck. Jared Desantis and Adam Dempsey added two singles each.

Mattanawcook 013 042 0 – 10 9 1

Schenck 012 200 0 – 5 11 4

Day, Greenlaw (4) and Pete, Woodman (7); Hebert, Osborne (5) and McLaughlin

Lee 14, Katahdin 4

At Sherman Station, five of the first six Panda batters singled as part of the seven-run first inning.

Lee’s Nate Dow headed the first inning with a two-run single. Dow and Blair Emery each finished with a single, triple and three RBIs. Zac Currie added three singles and two RBIs and Jason Mallett singled with two RBIs.

Lance Cunningham and Chad Smith led the Cougars with two singles and an RBI each.

Lee (8-4) 751 01 – 14 13 1

Katahdin (4-6) 002 11 – 4 7 1

Emery and Currie; Cunningham, Stevens (2), Willigar (3), McNally (4), Roy (5) and Stevens, Smith (2), Stevens (3)

Piscataquis 4, Penobscot Valley 3

At Guilford, freshman Mike Burnett hit two home runs, including the game-winner with one out in the seventh inning and the score tied 3-3, as the Pirates edged the Howlers.

Burnett had connected for a two-run homer in the second inning to give Piscataquis the early lead. He also pitched a five-hitter, striking out six and walking one. Ben Smith had a triple and a single while Buddy Bates had an RBI single in the fifth for the Pirates.

Keith Champion and Joe Cyr had two singles and an RBI apiece for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (3-10) 001 110 0 – 3 5 0

Piscataquis (6-7) 020 010 1 – 4 7 4

Thompson and Champion; Burnett and Spack

Penquis 7, Stearns 5

At Millinocket, Terry Joyce hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to pull Penquis of Milo ahead and give the Patriots the win.

Steve Kissell hit two singles with two RBIs for Penquis.

Chris Poirier had two singles with three RBIs for Stearns. Dave Michaud and Anthony Arsenault each had two singles and one RBI an Greg Kranich doubled.

Penquis (4-10) 000 014 2 – 7 7 4

Stearns (6-7) 000 200 3 – 5 9 3

Chase and Kissell; Bouchard, Johnson (6) and Cullen

Belfast 3, Oak Hill 2

At Belfast, Devin Potvin’s second RBI of the game won the game for the Lions in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Potvin hit a grounder to second base where the Raiders of Sabbatus forced one out but missed turning the double play at first base, allowing the winning run to cross the plate. Potvin also had RBI single in the third inning. Ben Cowan added a double and single for the Lions.

Pat Dachette led the Raiders with two doubles and an RBI and Jeremy Durmond added a single and a double. Jason Guerette hit an RBI single in the sixth inning.

Oak Hill (9-4) 100 001 000 – 2 8 5

Belfast (8-5) 002 000 001 – 3 11 1

Dagget and Durmond; Cowan, Larson (9) and Potvin

Softball

Hampden 4, Nokomis 2

At Hampden, the Broncos ended a six-game losing streak as Katie Lindemann pitched a three-hitter and struck out five.

Cheryl Morris hit two singles, including an RBI single in the fourth that proved to be the game-winner. Lindemann also singled. Kristina Spaulding plated Hampden’s first run of the game with a sacrifice fly and Evon Hudspeth added two singles and an RBI.

Tia Beauregard led the Warriors of Newport with an RBI single and Aimee Paradis drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Danielle Clark and Joyce Holland each singled.

Nokomis (6-6) 010 001 0 – 2 3 2

Hampden (4-7) 110 110 x – 4 8 2

Murray and Welch; Lindemann and Spaulding

Piscataquis 24, Penobscot Valley 18

At Guilford, Caterina Riitano hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to help the Pirates top the Howlers.

Riitano, who also singled, finished with six RBIs. Stephanie Wentworth had four singles with three RBIs. Karole-Anne Emery hit a triple and two singles with four RBIs for Piscataquis.

Meagan Cyr hit a trio of singles with three RBIs. Krystal Levesque had two singles with three RBIs for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

PVHS (3-8-1) 3 (11)1 030 0 – 18 12 4

Piscataquis (6-7) 1 30 63 (11) x – 24 14 1

Oakes, Cyr (6) and Colbath; Korsman, Riitano (5) and Galuski

Stearns 13, Penquis 1

At Millinocket, Kristina Mackenzie fired a two-hitter with five strikeouts and two walks as the Minutemen rolled to the win.

Casey Popp led Stearns with a single and a two-run triple in the sixth. Leslie Osborne and Becca Saucier each pounded out three singles. Jordan Legassey and Brandie Michaud hit two singles apiece.

Michelle Mulherin singled and scored the only run for the Patriots of Milo. Kristin Lee also singled.

Penquis (4-9) 000 100 – 1 2 4

Stearns (9-4) 230 008 – 13 12 1

Russell and Mulherin; Mackenzie and Michaud

Lee takes two from Katahdin

At Sherman Station, Katie Harris pitched the Pandas to a doubleheader sweep against the Cougars, taking the first game 9-6 and winning the second 8-2.

In the first game, Shelby Pickering and Desirae McDonald each singled twice and drove in two runs. Deidre Ham tripled and doubled for Lee. Jessie Keuster hit two singles and added an RBI. Jayme Green plated two runs on a double for Katahdin. K.C Duffy-Stanley hit three singles.

In the second game, Pickering knocked in two runs on a single, Ashlee Linscott doubled and singled, and Ham chipped in with two singles. Morgan Anderson led the Cougars with a double.

(First Game)

Lee 203 301 0 – 9 11 2

Katahdin 300 003 0 – 6 10 5

Harris and Pickering; Qualey and Anderson

(Second Game)

Lee (9-2) 231 010 0 – 8 7 1

Katahdin (4-6) 020 000 0 – 2 3 4

Harris and Pickering; McMoarn and Anderson

Central 9, Hermon 7

At Corinth, Nicole Labbe, Terri Underhill and Renee Trafton each provided an RBI to help erase a one-run deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Red Devils captured the win.

Jenny Rollins led Central with a triple, two singles and three RBIs. Underhill finished with two singles an RBI and Jody Harvey added a triple.

Jodi Reynolds led the Hawks with a double, two singles and an RBI. Rachel Nightingale added two singles and a double and Shannon Wiggin hit for two singles for the Hawks.

Hermon 300 040 0 – 7 12 3

Central 002 223 x – 9 7 3

Hart and Reynolds; Stimpson, Smith (3) and Daniel

MCI 8, Rockland 6

At Pittsfield, Megan Ferland hit a two-run double in the first inning and added a triple as the Huskies edged the Tigers.

Autumn Hendricks doubled and drove in a run for Maine Central Institute and Heidi Long singled twice and drove in a run. The MCI defense also threw out two Rockland runners at the plate.