The Gardiner girls team and Brunswick boys team won the Blasters tournament for grades 5 and 6 held at the Boothbay Region YMCA Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12. The girls tournament had five teams, while the boys team tournament had four teams. Both Boothbay teams finished in third place.

Runner-up in the girls tournament was Hall-Dale, which fell to Gardiner, 24-20, in the final game. Tournament MVP Lizzy Gruber scored 10 points for Gardiner in the championship game.

Runner-up in the boys tournament was CLC (McKenney) of Damariscotta, which lost to Brunswick, 32-24 in the tournament final. Tournament MVP Isaac Franklin led Brunswick with 10 points in the final game.

The Boothbay girls defeated Medomak, 15-9, to open the Blasters tournament, then lost to Hall-Dale, 31-10 and Gardiner, 20-11.

The Boothbay boys lost to Brunswick, 43-25, in their first game, then they defeated CLC (Oliver) of Damariscotta, 40-8. CLC (McKenney) then eliminated Boothbay from the tournament with a 30-17 win.