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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Winthrop softball outslugs Monmouth to reach C South final
Winthrop’s Bry Baxter, right, gives teammate Kayleigh Oberg a high five after she scored a run during Saturday’s playoff game against Monmouth. WINTHROP — Winthrop sent 10 hitters to the plate in the bottom half of the first inning, scoring six times, while Layne Audet scattered six hits throughout the rest of the game as […]
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Bangor edges Lewiston in A North quarterfinal
BANGOR — Bangor High School junior left-hander Lexi Cunningham had never pitched in a playoff game until Thursday when the fourth-seeded Rams hosted No. 5 Lewiston in the Class A North quarterfinals. She acquitted herself well. Cunningham tossed an unconventional 6 1/3 innings of four-hit, one-run ball to lead the Rams to a 2-1 victory […]
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Monmouth softball holds off Sacopee Valley in C South quarter
Sacopee Valley’s Brynn Hink slides into home plate to score before Monmouth catcher Abby Ferland can field the throw during Thursday’s game in Monmouth. MONMOUTH — Emily Chasse kept the Sacopee Valley hitters off balance, scattering four hits over seven innings as the Mustangs held on for a 5-4 victory in a Class C softball […]
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H.S. Softball: Morse knocks out Oak Hill in Class B South quarterfinal
WALES — Morse’s players their time, waiting for their chance to strike. While the Shipbuilders waited to score, Oak Hill wasted chances to do the same. Four innings of runners in scoring position translated to just one Raiders run. The Shipbuilders then tied the game in the fifth, and took the lead in a big […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills runs away from Brewer in A North quarterfinal
Oxford Hills’ Hannah Kenney gets congratulated by teammate Madi Day after scoring in the second inning during Wednesday’s game at the Gouin Complex in Paris. PARIS — Oxford Hills did to Brewer on Wednesday what the Witches did to the Vikings in late April. The No. 3-seeded Vikings used small ball en route to a […]
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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: Martell loses no-hitter, but Gray-NG still beats Poland
Gray New Gloucester pitcher Alie Martel winds up for a pitch in the fist inning of Wednesday’s game agaisnt Poland. She had a no-hitter with 2 outs in the 7th GRAY — Alie Martell was one strike away from throwing a no-hitter against rival Poland, then Sarah Walton laced an 0-2 pitch into right-center for […]
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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 […]
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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 — […]