Baseball

Coach: Jim Cronin

Last year’s record: 12 – 4 regular season, beat Bonny Eagle in playoff quarterfinal, beat South Portland in playoff semifinal, lost to Deering in Western Maine final. Final record 14 – 5

Key players: Seniors Brendan Sullivan– IF/OF(captain); Jake Rutt – C, (captain); Andrew Myers – P and Blake Brubach – OF

Key games this season: “They are all key games,” Cronin said. “You can’t take a day off in this league, but Westbrook, Deering, South Portland and Bonny Eagle are games we have our eye on.”

Season outlook: After making a run deep into the playoffs last season, Cronin wants to see the Red Storm go even further this season. “We had our most successful season ever last year and we hope to battle for one of the top spots again this season,” he said. “We lost some key players in Chris Bernard, Ian Ramsdell and Neil Ravin, but we have more guys that should be ready to go. Although we lost the pitcher of the year, we have some young arms that should be able to pick up some of those wins. Sophomores Ben Wessel and Joe Cronin should be ready to join senior Andrew Myers in the starting rotation. “

While Scarborough did suffer some losses due to graduation, Cronin is happy with the players he has returning to the team this season. “We lost some big bats and that will be one of the areas we will focus on this preseason, but we are thrilled to have seniors Jake Rutt and Brendan Sullivan back for another season,” he said. “We will be relying on them to lead the team and drive the offense with fellow senior Blake Brubach.”

Cronin added that he has been working on improving Scarborough’s defense this spring and the work is paying dividends. “Our biggest improvement the last three years has been on defense with last year being our best,” he said. “We feel like we have the players to continue that trend and be even better this season. We will be strong up the middle with Rutt behind the plate, Sullivan and Cronin in the middle infield and a combination of senior Brubach and speedy junior Kevin Philbrick in centerfield. Overall, we feel that we have some top of the league seniors who will provide leadership for some up strong underclassmen to give us another successful season. The guys take the game seriously and want to win. That’s always a good way to start.”

Softball

Coach: Tom Griffin

Last year’s record: 23-1, won the Class A state championship

Key players: Returning seniors- Melissa Dellatorre, Heather Carrier, Jenn Colpitts and Jordan Finley; Returning juniors – Alana Peoples and Lauren Aceto; Returning sophomores- Abby Rutt, Mo Hannan and Dominique Burnham

Key games this season: Cheverus, South Portland, Thornton Academy

Season outlook: The Red Storm has a lofty goal this spring, to repeat as state champions, and they think they have the talent to do it. “We expect to be strong again this year in a very competitive Class A Western Maine league,” Griffin said. “We will not be short on talent on the pitching mound as we have four very capable pitchers on the varsity staff. We graduated our entire infield from last year, so that will be our biggest challenge. We should be very athletic with good team speed and a strong bench.”

Sport: Boys lacrosse

Coach: Joe Hezlep

Last Season: 11-4 (lost in the Western Maine final)

Key Games: Cheverus, Falmouth, North Yarmouth Academy, and Portland

Key Players: Nick Prince (senior-D), Sam Parenteau (senior- D), Nick Neugebauer (senior- M), Tennessee Peters (senior- M), Matt Mayo (senior- A)

Season outlook: After graduating a large class of both starters and roll players,

Scarborough will be looking for many players to step up and fill those holes, Hezlep said.

Scarborough returns only one starter at attack (Matt Mayo), middie (Peter Moore) and

defense (Nick Prince). On stack, sophomore John Blaisdell and junior Tyler Strout have played very well in preseason.

Senior Nick “Nugget” Neugebauer moves from the defensive midfield to offensive middie after a lot of improvement in the offseason, the coach said. Standout soccer goalie Tennessee Peters has shown tremendous leadership and will look to play a big role in the offense. On defense, in addition to Nick Prince, fellow seniors Sam Parenteau, Taylor Bernier, Pat Damicis and defensive middies Glen Googins, Justin Alper and newcomer Timmy McHugh will look to lead a group short on experience, but with enough talent to make up for it. Underclassmen Andrew Jones, Mark Pearson and Jack Stasko will also look to add depth. In the net, Scarborough has four goalies in the junior and senior class.

Sport: Girls lacrosse

Coach: Marcia Wood

Last year’s record: 9-4

Key players: Lindsay Hagerman, senior attack; Ellie Morin, senior center; Jackie Morin, senior defense; Brittany Ross, senior midfield; Akashia Gergler, senior defense; Meghan Quirk, junior attack; Laura Przbyblowicz, sophomore attack and Kelsey Howard, sophomore midfield

Key games this season: Yarmouth, Kennebunk and Gorham

Season outlook: The Storm will be fielding an experienced girls lacrosse team this season. “We only graduated six seniors,” Wood said. “We have a good mix of experienced players and newcomers this year. Last year was difficult being knocked out of playoffs in the first round, so we are working hard for better results this year. I have a dedicated group of seniors that are really hungry for a state championship this year. We are just hoping for the best and going to play hard every game.”

Girls outdoor track

Coach: Ron Kelly

Last year’s record: 13-0; won SMAA championship, second at state championships

Key athletes: The Red Storm have 55 athletes on the roster this spring. Some of the upperclassmen include: Seniors- Jenny Snyder, Jessica Solender, Christy Manning, Abby Lalone, Lizzie Ford and Libby Davis; Juniors- Heidi Bogdanovich, Sarah Bunting, Abby Chick, Brooke Hall, Mary Kirsch, Anna Martens, Rachael Millett, Emily O’Connor, Mullyna Oul, Emilia Scheemaker and Lauren Sullivan

Key meets this season: Kelly said that Thornton Academy, Cheverus and Edward Little will be among the teams battling for supremacy in Class A track this season.

Season outlook: After falling short of the state championship last year, the Red Storm are anxiously looking to get back on top and continue the domination that Scarborough has brought to the track over the last several years. “Relay will be a key for the team’s success,” Kelly said, adding that the Storm has experience in throws and jumps, and he’s looking for some newcomers to help the team.

Sport: Boys tennis

Coach: Craig McDonald

Last year’s record: 12-3, lost in Western Maine final

Key players: Adam Saltz, Zach Porter and Tim Przybylowicz

Key matches this season: Windham, Westbrook, and Marshwood

Season outlook: The Red Strom return an experienced team to the court this season with five varsity starters returning from last year’s team that reached the Western Maine final. McDonald said he thought the returning players could take the team far this spring. “The experience we have should give us the ability to make another deep run in the playoffs,” he said.

Girls tennis

Coach: Lincoln MacIsaac

Last year’s record: 12-2 (lost in the Western Maine semifinals to Gorham)

Key players: Shannon Eddy (captain), Sarah Moody (captain), Jenna Posey, Ashley Anastasoff, Margaret Benoit, Suzanne Fenton, Julia Agger, Maya Glab, Courtney Hughes, Crysti Tsjiura

Key matches this season: Portland, Gorham, McAuley

Season outlook: There is a lot of potential on this team, but the SMAA is full of talented players and teams,” MacIsaac said. “It will be our level of focus and our desire to win that will dictate our season. Our veteran athletes are natural leaders and they work very hard and they want to win. They know we need to take it match by match. If we can do that, we have a chance to put up some wins and make the playoffs. “

The Scarborough boys track preview was not available by press time