Lawrence catcher Haley Holt and Oxford Hills pinch runner Brooke Carson tangle up after Carson scored on an errant throw to first base.Lauren Merrill winds up.Oxford Hills third baseman Kenzie Kahkonen gets ready.Oxford Hills’ pitcher Lauren Merrill, center, celebrates with battery mate Anna Piirainen and Kenzie Kahkonen after the win.Oxford Hills Hannah Kenney gets tagged […]
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H.S. Softball: Lawrence upsets Edward Little in Class A North quarterfinal
AUBURN — Playoff wins are earned. The runs that win them don’t have to be. Lawrence’s underdog run through the Class A North softball tournament continued Wednesday, with the Bulldogs scoring two unearned runs in a 2-0 victory over Edward Little at Sweetser Field. “We made a lot of mistakes at the beginning of the […]
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H.S. softball: Unbeaten Madison rallies from five down to beat Monmouth
Monmouth’s Abby Ferland slides and beats the throw to Madison catcher Ashley Emerly in the fifth inning Friday at Monmouth Academy. MONMOUTH — Monmouth softball co-coach Dave Kaplan was proud and excited because he and the Mustangs found out they could play with 2016 state champion and 2017 unbeaten Madison. That revelation, however, came with […]
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H.S. baseball: Amero’s clutch hit and pitching lead Mustangs to 7-5 win over Bulldogs
FARMINGDALE — Monmouth’s Avery Amero paid close attention from the on-deck circle as Hall-Dale reliever Cole Lockhart took his warm-ups in the seventh inning of a tie game. “I kind of measured his speed to see how hard he was throwing and where it was going to be,” Amero said. “I timed it up right […]
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Hall-Dale baseball too much for Oak Hill to handle
WALES — The Hall-Dale baseball team wasted no time getting the offense in gear Saturday, plating seven runs over the first two innings and cruising to a 13-1 victory over Oak Hill. Any fans arriving late missed scoring right out of the gate. Austin Stebbins led off with a single followed by a Jacob Brown […]
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PHOTOS: Lewiston girls’ lacrosse dominates Portland
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School finally played its home-opener Friday after a soggy week in central Maine. The Blue Devils ran out to a 7-0 lead in the first half and cruised to an 8-3 victory over the Bulldogs at Don Roux Field. Portland High School’s Sophia Leavitt, left, looks for running room around Lewiston […]
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High school baseball: Lisbon opens with win
LISBON — Three years from now, Lisbon High School freshman baseball player Jack Tibbetts probably won’t remember his first varsity at-bat. In blustery, cold conditions on Wednesday, Tibbetts’ teammates were praising the young left fielder, whose memorable sacrifice bunt keyed a two-run uprising, leading the Greyhounds to a 2-1 Mountain Valley Conference win over Madison/Carrabec. […]
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H.S. Softball: Lewiston evades Lawrence, 6-1
Lewiston’s Danielle Cyr connects on a pitch while her teammates in the dugout look on during a 6-1 win over Lawrence in Lewiston on Wednesday. LEWISTON — A pitchers’ duel looked to be headed in the wrong direction for Lewiston in its season opener at home on Wednesday. With momentum still within reach, Lexi Poulin […]
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North Carolina gets redemption, wins NCAA men’s basketball title
North Carolina forward Theo Pinson (1) drives to the basket over Gonzaga guard Nigel Williams-Goss, left, during the second half in the finals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 3, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s OK, Carolina, you can open your eyes. An unwatchable […]
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Class A South: Falmouth shakes off Portland/Deering
LEWISTON — The top-seeded Falmouth Yachtsmen had an early one-goal lead, but No. 4 Portland/Deering kept hanging around through a pair of periods. In the final frame, Falmouth put the Bulldogs away, scoring twice quickly to cement a 5-2 win at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “You have to respect the teams,” Falmouth coach Deron Barton […]