BATH

It has been a long time.

Looking back through the Morse High School field hockey archives, it took a while to find out when the Shipbuilders last appeared in the postseason.

It was 2001, when just about everyone made it in. Despite a 1-13 record that year under Deb Lepkowski, Morse faced Oak Hill in a quarterfinal (a 1-0 loss). A year earlier, the Shipbuilders were 1-12-1, then defeated Bangor, 3-1, in a prelim before falling in a second prelim match to Gardiner, 2-1.

It has been 15 years since those back- to- back postseason matchups for Morse, and this year, under second-year coach Kerri Reno, the Shipbuilders are returning to the playoffs.

Morse went 4- 9- 1 this year, good for the No. 10 seed in Class B North, earning the Shipbuilders a prelim matchup at seventh seeded Winslow (7-6-1) on Saturday at 11 a.m.

The teams met Oct. 6 in Bath, with Winslow scoring with no time left on the clock to even the contest at two apiece. The Black Raiders then scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime off a penalty corner for the 3-2 victory.

“ We played them well, and we were winning that game for a long time,” said Reno. “We have the potential to be successful on Saturday. We just need to bring it.”

Field hockey at Morse has been a struggle over the years. This year’s four wins are the most since the 2007 Shipbuilders also finished 4-9-1. From 2010-15, the Shipbuilders had a combined mark of 7-76-1, including a 2-12 record in Reno’s first at the helm.

This season, Morse opened with an 8- 0 win over Lincoln Academy. But four shut- out losses followed before a 3-1 victory over Camden Hills and a 2- 2 deadlock with Waterville, which handed Gardiner its only loss on Tuesday. The Shipbuilders also knocked off Oceanside ( 4- 2) and defeated Maranacook in Wednesday’s regular-season finale, 4-0. Morse tallied 25 goals this season, by far the most in recent memory for the Shipbuilders.

Elsewhere in Class B North, No. 9 Hermon (4-9-1) takes on eighth- seeded Waterville (3-10-1) in a prelim. Foxcroft Academy (14- 0), Gardiner (13-1), Belfast (13-1), Lawrence (10-4), Old Town (11-3) and Nokomis (9-5-1) are the top six teams in the region.

Freeport

The Falcons began the season hot, coming out of the gates with a 3-1-1 mark.

But, three straight 5- 0 setbacks ( two against Yarmouth and one versus York) had the team reeling, and a 6-2 loss to Falmouth on Sept. 30 gave the Falcons a four- game losing skid and a 4-6-1 record.

Freeport recovered, closing the Western Maine Conference regular season with wins over Cape Elizabeth (2-1) and Greely (3-2) to earn the Class B South No. 8 seed with a 6- 7- 1 mark.

Last season, Freeport fell to Gray-New Gloucester, 3-2 in double overtime, in a prelim.

The Falcons will look for their first postseason win since 2013, when Freeport knocked off Greely, 1-0, in a prelim before getting bounced by York in the quarterfinals.

Freeport is the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 Cape Elizabeth (Saturday, 1 p.m.), a team that failed to win a game in 2015 but rallied this year to finish 5-9. In two meetings this year, the Falcons were victorious over the Capers, capturing a 4-0 win on Sept. 6 on the road and picking up the Oct. 4 home win.

No. 10 Greely (5-9) visits seventh-seeded Poland (8-5- 1) in another prelim matchup. York (14-0), Kennebunk ( 11- 3), Yarmouth ( 10- 4), Leavitt ( 10- 4), Spruce Mountain (9-5) and Fryeburg Academy (6-7-1) are the top six seeds.

Lisbon

The talented Greyhounds face a familiar foe in a quarterfinal next week. Lisbon, the No. 4 seed, hosts No. 5 North Yarmouth Academy (7-5-2).

Despite the Panthers playing out of the WMC and the Greyhounds in the Mountain Valley Conference, these two teams are rivals. Last year, Lisbon, which was the No. 8 seed, upset top-seeded Dirigo in the quarterfinals before shocking No. 4 NYA in the semifinals, 2- 1 in double overtime.

Lisbon went to the regional final, falling to Oak Hill, 3-0 at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.

In 2013, Lisbon fell to the Panthers in the regional final, 2- 1 in penalty corners, and in 2012, the Greyhounds knocked off NYA, 1- 0, in the regional final before capturing the State Class C title with a 2-1 win over Winthrop.

In Lisbon coach Julie Petrie’s first year in 2012, Lisbon and NYA met in the semifinals, with the Panthers coming out on top, 1- 0.

This year has been up and down for Lisbon, which finished 9-5 but lost its final two contests — 5-0 to Oak Hill and 3- 0 to Winthrop. Four of those five losses came at the hands of the Raiders and Ramblers ( Lisbon also dropped a decision to Boothbay).

In other quarterfinal action in Class C South, No. 8 Mountain Valley (5-9) visits top-seeded Oak Hill (13-1); No. 2 St. Dom’s (11-2- 1) hosts No. 7 Sacopee Valley (7-6-1); and No. 3 Traip Academy ( 11- 2- 1) entertains sixth-seeded Dirigo (7-7).

Brunswick, Mt. Ararat

The season for the Dragons and Eagles came to a close Wednesday night when Mt. Ararat defeated Brunswick at Bowdoin College, 2-0.

Both teams finished 5-9 and tied for ninth in Class A North, leaving the Dragons and Eagles 2.7 points behind No. 8 Brewer (4-8-2), which grabbed the final playoff spot.

It was a solid season for both teams, with Brunswick scoring 17 goals this season and Mt. Ararat closing with back-to-back to wins.

Mt. Blue (13-0-1) is the top seed and will look to dethrone Skowhegan, which has won the last 15 regional titles and 13 of the last 15 State Class A titles. The Indians are seeded fourth after a 10-3-1 campaign and will host No. 5 Oxford Hills (8-6) in the quarterfinals. Mt. Blue will be in quarterfinal action against Brewer, while No. 2 Messalonskee (12-2) faces No. 7 Hampden Academy (6-7-1).