Once Dirigo’s starting pitcher got to throwing freely and easily Thursday, Lisbon couldn’t hit him. And once Dirigo’s hitters started putting the ball in play against Lisbon ace Kyle Bourget, the Cougars had the Greyhounds right where they wanted them. Arsenault retired the final 14 Lisbon batters and Dirigo took advantage of two costly Greyhounds […]
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H.S. Baseball: Hutchins, Dirigo strike back at St. Dom’s
AUBURN — Kaine Hutchins is one of those top-of-the-rotation guys whose arm strength, body language and command improve with repetition. The way his starts have played out lately, that’s good news for Hutchins and for Dirigo’s aspirations of a third consecutive Class C baseball title. Hutchins hurled an adventurous four-hitter Monday afternoon — walking seven, […]
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H.S. Baseball: Mustangs’ Gagne, Fletcher mow down Cougars
DIXFIELD — Nate Gagne and Kyle Fletcher came at Dirigo’s hitters from different sides and different angles on the mound. But their results were essentially the same. Gagne, Monmouth’s side-winding righthanded starter, and Fletcher, the Mustangs’ over-the-top lefthanded reliever, combined to strike out 16 Cougars and allowed just four hits for a 5-1 win in […]
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H.S. girls’ tennis: Lewiston, St. Dom’s, Mt. Blue, Spruce Mtn. singles emerge from qualifier
LEWISTON — Kyleigh Letourneau was rushing through the early stages of her Region 4 tennis singles qualifier match at Bates College’s Merrill Gym on Saturday, and it was no mystery why. “I have prom after this, so I think my mentality was, ‘OK, the faster you’re done, the faster you get to go home,’” the […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Oak Hill shuts out Mt. Blue
WALES — Oak Hill lacrosse coach Dan Brannigan’s Wednesday afternoon dress code — black-and-gold hat, with a slightly dated, T-shirt-style Tim Thomas jersey — paid homage to his Stanley Cup playoff alliance. He might have been sending a subtle message to his team, too. “I keep telling them they’re like the Bruins,” Brannigan said, “because […]
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H.S. Baseball: Cougars trip-up Ramblers, 10-7
DIXFIELD — It is true that a team can’t count on winning very many games when it commits seven errors. But as Dirigo found out at Harlow Park Friday, the odds of victory increase when your opponent commits four costly miscues of its own and your shortstop ends the game with a great rally-snuffing catch. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lewiston squeezes Mt. Blue in eighth
LEWISTON — The Lewiston coaching staff exhorted its young hitters with the words “right guy, right situation” for most of a raw, drizzly Friday afternoon. Never was the reading on the sincerity meter higher than when senior Matt Poulin stepped to the plate at Deschenes Field with the bases loaded and one out in the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Defense saves Dirigo in 4-2 win over Oak Hill
DIXFIELD — What we know after a blustery Monday afternoon at Harlow Park is that Oak Hill baseball is back, and that Dirigo hasn’t gone anywhere. A weird Mountain Valley Conference contest marked by base-running blunders in both directions ended with the two-time defending Class C champion Cougars on top, 4-2, and with both clubs […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints outlast Cougars in opening showdown
AUBURN — Dirigo and St. Dom’s can be penciled in as candidates to play in Class C regional and state championship baseball games every spring. You don’t need a pencil, however, to count the number of times the Cougars and Saints have taken swings outside a gymnasium, or thrown pitches off a real mound, or […]
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Dirigo Baseball Preview
Coach: Ryan Palmer (fourth year) Last year’s record: 18-2, Class C state champions Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jack Brown (1B), Brian Volkernick (Util); Juniors — Tyler Frost (C), Kaine Hutchins (P/INF), Mitch Kubesh (SS); Sophomore — Gavin Arsenault (P/OF). Key losses: T.J. Frost, Hunter Ross, Chad Snowman, Brett Whittemore, Spencer Trenoweth, Robbie Babb, Nick Young, […]