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. Baseball: Cowperthwaite, Bangor shut out top-seeded Oxford Hills in semifinals
Bangor’s George Payne turns two as Oxford Hills’ Brayden Bean slides into the bag. PARIS — Nick Cowperthwaite didn’t get to pitch at Oxford Hills when his Bangor baseball team made the trek down to Tim Bryant Memorial Field during the regular season. The loss for the Rams played a part in a playoff rematch […]
Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston beats Mt. Ararat, advances to A North semifinals
Mt. Ararat’s Aaron Thurlow runs alongside Lewiston’s Alex Rivet who controls the ball during the Wednesday afternoon lacrosse game held at Bates College. LEWISTON — A win is a win, and the Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team is advancing in the postseason after defeating Mt. Ararat 11-8 in the Class A North quarterfinals at Garcelon Field […]
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 […]
Girls’ Lacrosse: Lewiston keeps away Edward Little in Class A North quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse (11) fires a shot through traffic toward Edward Little goalie Mariah Vaillancourt in the first half of Tuesday’s Class A North girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal at Garcelon Field. LEWISTON — If there was any chance of Edward Little rallying back against Lewiston in Tuesday’s Class A North girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal, that chance went […]
H.S. softball playoff preview: Skowhegan, Madison, Richmond still holding strong
Class A North Players to watch: P/CF Sydney Ames, Skowhegan, So.; P/CF Ashley Alward, Skowhegan, Jr.; P Kylie Bureau, Edward Little, Sr.; C Emmy Lashua, Edward Little, Jr.; SS Taylor Depot, Edward Little, Jr.; P Lauren Merrill, Oxford Hills, Fr.; 1B Erin Morton, Oxford Hills, Sr.; 2B Madi Starbird, Oxford Hills, Jr.; SS Emma Payne, […]
H.S. Softball: Edward Little holds on against Lewiston
Edward Little’s Taylor Depot, left and Sam Herrick, right, rush to congratulate pitcher Kylie Bureau after she pitched a complete game victory over rival Lewiston during Tuesday’s softball game in Auburn. AUBURN — Edward Little made mistakes against rival Lewiston on Tuesday, but the Red Eddies made up for them just enough to hold off […]
H.S. Baseball: Edward Little rallies past Lewiston
Edward Little’s Tyler Libby dives back to first base as Lewiston’s Ben Chase waits for the pickoff attempt to arrive during Tuesday’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — Evan Cox ran out of time pitching for Lewiston. With him out, it was Edward Little’s time. Cox was taken out with two outs in the bottom of […]
H.S. Softball: Oxford Hills secures shutout of Bangor
The ball gets by Bangor third baseman Megan Conner allowing Oxford Hills’ Makayla Starbird to score yesterday at the Gouin Complex in South Paris. PARIS — When defense plays a starring role in a softball game, it often means that there were costly errors. On Saturday, however, it was successful — and sometimes stellar — […]
Girls’ Lacrosse: Turner, Messalonskee tip Lewiston in OT
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse, left and Messalonskee’s Ally Turner battle for a faceoff during Friday afternoon’s game in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Ally Turner scored a memorable goal Friday against Lewiston. Not only did the Messalonskee junior score the 150th goal of her career, but the milestone marker was the game-winner of an 11-10 overtime victory in […]