Mt. Ararat High School (2002)
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Virtually every high school in Maine has a baseball team. Some have produced strong players who have excelled in college and in the major leagues. As with other sports, championship categories have evolved over the years, with schools moving from one “class” to another as populations changed and new classes were added.
Summer League Baseball in Portland (c.1998)
During the summers, “town” teams and summer leagues have formed, which include ambitious high school and college students, along with other young adults. Of course, many of these “veterans” had their starts with T-ball in elementary school, later graduating to Little League with “official” team names reflecting those in the big leagues.
See the 1935-1936 amateur film clip from Gouldsboro, featuring a relaxed approach to the game, courtesy of Northeast Historic Film.
Early Championships
| Year | Large Schools | Year | Medium/Small Schools (M,S) |
| 1947 | Gardiner | 1949 | Gould Academy (M&S) |
| 1948 | South Portland | 1950 | Gould Academy (M&S) |
| 1949 | South Portland | 1951 | South Paris (M) |
| 1950 | Lewiston | 1952 | Hartland (M) |
| 1951 | Westbrook | 1951 | Standish (S) |
| 1952 | South Portland | 1952 | Unity (S) |
| 1953 | Morse | ||
| 1954 | Stephens |
Championships Since 1970
| Year | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class D |
| 1970 | Fort Fairfield | Medomak Valley | ||
| 1971 | Bangor | Noble | ||
| 1972 | Deering | Traip Academy | Searsport | |
| 1973 | Deering | Messalonskee | Hall-Dale | |
| 1974 | Bangor | Cape Elizabeth | Telstar | |
| 1975 | Edward Little | Stearns | Searsport | |
| 1976 | Portland | Cape Elizabeth | Calais | |
| 1977 | Portland | Cape Elizabeth | Sacopee Valley | |
| 1978 | Sanford | Orono | Oak Hill | |
| 1979 | Portland | Lisbon | Telstar | |
| 1980 | Portland | Cape Elizabeth | Wells | |
| 1981 | Portland | Cape Elizabeth | Oak Hill | |
| 1982 | Bangor | Cape Elizabeth | Fryeburg | |
| 1983 | Deering | Ellsworth | Fryeburg | |
| 1984 | Biddeford | Marshwood | So. Aroostook | |
| 1985 | Bangor | Cape Elizabeth | Falmouth | |
| 1986 | Portland | Scarborough | Narraguagus | No. Yarmouth |
| 1987 | Portland | Ellsworth | Washington Ac. | So. Aroostook |
| 1988 | Morse | Ellsworth | Madawaska | So. Aroostook |
| 1989 | Edward Little | Rockland | Telstar | So. Aroostook |
| 1990 | Cony | Cape Elizabeth | Piscataquis | Greenville |
| 1991 | Cony | Cape Elizabeth | Yarmouth | Monmouth |
| 1992 | Edward Little | Mountain Valley | Sacopee Valley | Monmouth |
| 1993 | Deering | Winslow | Sacopee Valley | Katahdin |
| 1994 | Bangor | Orono | Yarmouth | Fort Fairfield |
| 1995 | Bangor | Winslow | Yarmouth | Jonesport Beals |
| 1996 | Bangor | Leavitt | Falmouth | Richmond |
| 1997 | Bangor | Greely | George Stevens | Jonesport-Beals |
| 1998 | Portland | Gorham | Falmouth | Ashland |
| 1999 | Deering | Greely | Livermore Falls | Southern Aroostook |
| 2000 | Deering | Maranacook | Stearns | North Yarmouth |
| 2001 | Deering | John Bapst | Hall-Dale | Monmouth |
| 2002 | Sanford | Maranacook | Jay | North Yarmouth |
| 2003 | Deering | Oak Hill | George Stevens | North Yarmouth |
| 2004 | Deering | Cape Elizabeth | George Stevens | North Yarmouth |
| 2005 | Oxford Hills | Gorham | St. Dominic | Deer Isle-Stonington |
| 2006 | Bangor | Oak Hill | Searsport | Lee |
| 2007 | Deering | Greely | St. Dominic | Deer Isle-Stonington |
| 2008 | Deering | Gardiner | Searsport | Rangeley |
| 2009 | Deering | Greely | St. Dominic | Deer-Isle |
| 2010 | Oxford Hills | Waterville | Dirigo | Richmond |
| 2011 | Cheverus | Waterville | St. Dominic | Greenville |
| 2012 | Messalonskee | Falmouth | Dirigo | Bangor Christian |
| 2013 | Westbrook | York | Dirigo | Bangor Christian |
| 2014 | Bangor | Greely | Washington Academy | Bangor Christian |
| 2015 | Bangor | Greely | St. Dominic | Searsport |
| 2016 | Bangor | Old Town | Sacopee Valley | Searsport |
| 2017 | Bangor | Yarmouth | Orono | Searsport |
| 2018 | Bangor | Brewer | Hall-Dale | Richmond |
| 2019 | Scaborough | Ellsworth | Lisbon | Searsport |