Maranacook’s Dan Garand gets the ball too late to pick off Leavitt’s Mark Herman during Friday afternoon’s baseball game in Turner. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) TURNER — Friday’s KVAC baseball game between Maranacook and Leavitt started with Leavitt pitcher Brian Hewitt surrendering singles on the first two pitches of the game before striking out the side […]
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H.S. baseball: Leavitt puts kibosh on young Mt. Blue team
Leavitt’s Allen Peabody (28) is dives toward the plate, but is greeted by Mt. Blue catcher Hunter Bolduc for the out. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — With the playoffs well out of reach and a frustrating season winding down, Mt. Blue coach Stephen Lancaster gave his JV players an opportunity to square off against Leavitt’s […]
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H.S. baseball: Porter leads Gardiner past Leavitt
Gardiner Area High School’s Logan Porter slides into third ahead of a throw to Leavitt High School’s Austin Taylor on Monday in Gardiner. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) GARDINER — The Gardiner baseball team is rounding into playoff form as it hits the second half of the season. Monday, the Tigers rode the bat and arm of […]
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Track and Field: Leavitt's Daigle getting stronger in sprints
Leavitt’s Nicole Daigle works on stepping into blocks during a KVAC track meet in Lisbon on Friday. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) Nicole Daigle used to roam the outfield during her softball playing days. She also was the striker for the Leavitt High School girls’ soccer team. During a soccer practice inside the school’s track, Leavitt track […]
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H.S. baseball: Johnson, Oxford Hills power past Leavitt
TURNER — Oxford Hills pitcher Troy Johnson fixed his struggling curveball before the first pitch then proceeded to pitch six innings of scoreless ball, as the Vikings defeated the Leavitt Hornets 16-1 on Monday to improve to 4-0 this baseball season. Johnson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the first inning, […]
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H.S. softball: Fryeburg starts fast, fends off Leavitt, 8-5
Emily Swan of Leavitt beats the throw to Fryeburg Academy catcher Morgan Fusco to pull the hornets within one run during the first inning in Turner on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) TURNER — Fryeburg did all it could to help the confidence of its freshman pitcher, Emilia DeSanctis. By the time Leavitt was able to […]
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NBA: Steve Clifford, former UMF player, fired as Hornets coach
First the general manager, now the coach. In another move aimed at getting the Charlotte Hornets on track, majority owner Michael Jordan fired coach Steve Clifford on Friday after the team went 36-46 and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. Clifford had a year left on his […]
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B South Baseball Preview: Phoenix look to challenge Falcons in return to MVC
Spruce Mountain shortstop Nick Lombardi leaps to catch a high throw as Freeport’s Shea Wagner (7) slides safely into second base as second baseman Landon Brochu (22) watches that action during a playoff game in Livermore Falls last season. No one at Spruce Mountain is happier the school is back in the Mountain Valley Conference […]
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Varney puts in work, improves dramatically
LEWISTON — After finishing 22nd in the Class A state championships in both the classic and freestyle races last season, Roy Varney of Leavitt found a new favorite sport. “I never narrowed down my focus to skiing before and thought I would love this sport more,” Varney said. “But after sophomore year, I really wanted […]
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Greely has no problem with Leavitt in A South quarterfinal
Leavitt’s Becca Fogg and Greely’s Emma Spoerri wrestle for the ball during their Class A South quarterfinal matchup at the Portland Expo on Monday. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Anna DeWolfe and Camille Clement took turns scoring in bunches, and their Greely girls’ basketball teammates turned up the defensive intensity Monday. The result? […]