The best streaks in high school sports in Maine? Here are a few at the top of the list

The Skowhegan hockey team won 22 consecutive Class A North or East Class A championships between 2001 and 2023, a streak that will forever remain one of the greatest runs in Maine high school sports history.

Skowhegan, whose streak ended last week when it fell a 3-0 decision for Brewer in the A North finalis far from the only one to have achieved a figure that may never be matched. From gyms, pools, diamonds and more, there are a number of programs whose winning or championship series are all-timers in Maine.

Here are five:

Waynflete boys (2008–present), Falmouth girls (2008–19) dominate tennis

The most recent notable championship series belongs to the Waynflete boys tennis team. The Flyers’ streak of 16 consecutive Class C titles is the longest streak of state championships in any high school sport in Maine.

“It’s always a looming number at the beginning of the season,” Waynflete’s Jeff Adey, now a senior, said of the streak following the Flyers’ most recent state title in June. “During the regular season you don’t really think about it, but when you get here it starts to kick in and you kind of feel it.”

The Falmouth girls tennis team dominated for much of the same period, winning six consecutive Class B titles from 2008 to 2013 and then five consecutive Class A titles from 2014 to 18 before falling to Scarborough in the 2019 South final. The team had a 187-game winning streak from 2008 to 2019.

Valley boys basketball sets numbers for consecutive wins and state championships (1997-2003)

In the few years before and after the turn of the century, the Valley boys basketball team accomplished something never done before or since in Maine history. The Cavaliers won 101 consecutive games from 1997-2002 and six straight Class D titles from 1998-2003, both state records.

Valley produced numerous legendary players during its run, from Brian Andre to Mark Gaudet to Luke Hartwell to Nick Pelotte. The program’s legacy was not only in the records it set, but also in the way it forced opponents to be better.

“I think they were ahead of their time in terms of playing AAU and lifting weights,” Forest Hills coach Anthony Amero said of Valley in an interview in 2021. “We had to go to work. If we didn’t do it, we wouldn’t be able to cry over the loss.”

Old Town boys swim team rules in the pool (1985–1998)

High school swimming in Maine has long been defined by dynasties. The best of the bunch are the Old Town boys, who dominated the sport with fourteen straight Class B championships in the late 20th century.

Old Town won all 14 state titles under the same head coach, Dave Ploch. Although Cheverus, Belfast and Mount Desert Island all tried to take down Ploch’s team, Old Town’s talent and depth always seemed to win.

Richmond softball wins 88 consecutive games (2013-17)

So many things can go wrong in a softball game. Maybe the bats are getting cold; maybe the starting pitcher didn’t bring her A-game; maybe the other team’s pitcher was unhittable that day. That makes what the Bobcats accomplished a decade ago all the more impressive.

Richmond went undefeated from 2013 to 2015 under Rick Coughlin before assistant Tony Martin took over as head coach in 2016. The Bobcats were undefeated Class D state champions again that year and maintained their state record winning streak until the 2017 state finals, in which they were defeated 4-0 by Penobscot Valley.

“Those four, five years there were invaluable,” Martin said in a 2020 interview. “It took a while for that to sink in. But when you sit back and think about it, it was a poor performance for those kids.”

St. Dom’s boys’ hockey is on an unprecedented rise (1946-57)

Ask the average Maine sports fan what comes to mind when they hear the name “St. Dom’s,” and you’ll probably get the same answer: “Hockey school.” That reputation came early in the school’s history, when the Saints won 12 straight state titles.

St. Dom’s teams at that time made it to the USA Junior Hockey national championship game in 1953 and 1955, taking the title the later year. Dixfield Academy’s win in the 1958 state championship game, which snapped the streak, is still considered one of the sport’s greatest upsets.

Honorable mention

Camden Hills girls soccer (2016-2021): Starting with a 3-1 victory over Edward Little on September 23, 2016, the Windjammers went on to win 71 straight games and four straight Class A titles. Bangor defeated Camden Hills 1-0 on September 29, 2021, breaking the longest streak in Maine soccer history (boys or girls).

Orono (1977-82) and Marshwood (1983-87) football: The Red Riots won a state-record 48 straight games and five consecutive Little Ten Conference titles before falling to Stearns in the 1982 LTC finals. Marshwood won 47 straight games and four consecutive Class C crowns before losing the 1987 Western Class B final to Wells.

Girls’ Alpine Skiing at Mount Blue (1992-2002): Rick Hardy’s team dominated the tracks in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning 11 straight state titles before Leavitt dethroned the Cougars in 2003.

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