Newsletter #49...Hail to the champions

State championship weekend did not disappoint.

There were dramatic finishes, historic victories and tremendous individual performances.

What a way to cap a fantastic spring sports season and school year.

Congratulations to...

Gorham baseball

Cheverus softball

North Yarmouth Academy softball

Falmouth boys' lacrosse

NYA boys' lacrosse

Greely girls' lacrosse

Thornton Academy girls' lacrosse

Freeport girls' lacrosse, NYA girls' lacrosse and Yarmouth boys' lacrosse fell just short of glory, but had tremendous runs of their own.

Hoffer's High School Sports had all of it covered and links to detailed championship game stories can be found below.

Milestones

Another week, more milestones...

Freeport boys' lacrosse sophomore Cody Marcotte had himself a tremendous 2026 season. Marcotte, a midfielder and faceoff specialist, won over 200 faceoffs this spring and had a 76 percent success rate for the Falcons.

In case you missed it

Game stories from the past week...

Greely holds off Freeport to return to Class B pinnacle

NYA girls no match for Maranacook/Winthrop in state game.

NYA boys dominate Maranacook/Winthrop, go back-to-back for first time

Thornton Academy upsets Kennebunk, makes history with first state title

Falmouth boys surge in second half to beat Yarmouth in state game

It took forever, but Gorham baseball wins Class A title

Cheverus softball gets a scare in state final, but holds on to capture title.

NYA softball rides huge first inning to Gold Glove

Media

Tuesday morning's WGAN spot with Matt Gagnon:

https://wgan.com/morning-news/hoffers-high-school-sports-32/

Last Friday's spot on Middays with Mannix and Mannix:

https://thebigjab.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MMM-6-19-26-Michael-Hoffer.mp3

Monday's season wrap-up on Middays with Mannix and Mannix:

https://thebigjab.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MMM-6-22-26-Michael-Hoffer.mp3

Features

Hoffer's High School Sports, in conjunction with cPort Credit Union, named Gorham junior baseball standout/state game hero Hunter Finck our Athlete of the Week.

HHSS/cPort Athlete of the Week

Every Monday this season, Hoffer’s High School Sports/cPort Credit Union will select an Athlete of the Week. The winner will receive a drawstring bag with the HHSS/cPort logo. This week’s selection is…

Hoffer's High School SportsMichael Hoffer

Final Super-Six Polls for baseball, softball and lacrosse:

HHSS Super-Six Polls

Every Tuesday throughout the season, Hoffer’s High School Sports will present Super-Six polls for baseball, softball, boys’ lacrosse and girls’ lacrosse. The polls only include teams from our coverage area, which is essentially coastal Cumberland County, plus Thornton Academy. This week’s polls are the final polls of

Hoffer's High School SportsMichael Hoffer

Look for podcasts wrapping up the state titles of Gorham baseball and Cheverus softball in the coming days.

Play of the week

Let's wrap this up with the play of the week...Olivia Lamey's free position goal which proved to be the difference in Thornton Academy's state game win over Kennebunk...

One more newsletter to come next Friday before we part for the summer...

Have a great weekend everyone!

Michael Hoffer can be reached at mhoffersports@yahoo.com