Winthrop second baseman Moriah Hajduk looks toward first after forcing out Monmouth’s Mariah Herr during the Ramblers’ 4-3 win in Winthrop on Monday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet got just the start from her offense that she needed, but her no-hit bid in the circle soon turned into no room for error against […]
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H.S. softball: Spruce Mountain escapes Monmouth Academy in nine innings
Spruce Mountain’s Haley Turcotte slides safely into home as Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland waits for the ball in the first inning during a softball game in Monmouth on Friday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Spruce Mountain softball coach Clint Brooks was so proud of his team’s 3-1 victory over talented Monmouth Academy that not even […]
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Hall-Dale baseball topples Monmouth in early-season tussle
Hall-Dale High School’s Jett Boyer slides under Monmouth Academy’s Carlos Garcia at second during a baseball game on Tuesday in Monmouth. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — It’s never too early for a grudge match. For some on the Hall-Dale baseball team, an early May showdown with a Monmouth team that got the best of it […]
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Monmouth softball cruises to win over Hall-Dale
MONMOUTH — It’s not the team senior Emily Chasse or her coaches envisioned, but it appears the Monmouth softball will be just fine this season in its current configuration. Tuesday, Chasse and the Mustangs downed Hall-Dale 10-3 behind a 12-hit attack and some strong plays in the field. Monmouth is 2-1 in Mountain Valley Conference […]
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Greyhounds have work to do for redemption
Monmouth’s Kane Gould slides into second on an attempted stolen base as Winthrop’s Brooks Bennett waits to put the tag on him during Saturday’s playoff game in Winthrop. Putting a nightmarish loss in the state championship game in the rearview mirror is always tough. It helps when there are plenty of obstacles ahead to keep […]
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2018 High School Baseball Capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Ben Keene (first year) Class: D; Conference: EWC Last year’s record: 9-9, lost in D South semifinal Returning athletes: Seniors — Ethan Jackson (P/SS), Tyler Sullivan (3B), Zack Grover (1B/P); Juniors — Shane St. Pierre (OF), Dylan Harvey (2B), Cole Merrill (C); Sophomore — Josh Gagne (IF). Key losses: Jake Kraske, Matt Beaucage, Simon Burch. Promising newcomers: Sophomore — Victor […]
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College baseball: Monmouth's Richardson already a hit at St. Joe's
St. Joseph’s College of Maine freshman infielder Hunter Richardson, a Monmouth Academy graduate, sets himself in the field during a game earlier this month. Like his fellow college baseball players and countless snowbirds, Hunter Richardson got a cold slap in the face when he returned to Maine from his Florida trip earlier this week. Unlike […]
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Three times two equals more gold for Monmouth
Monmouth Academy’s Abby Allen shoot against Houlton in the Class C state championship basketball game Saturday in the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Many high school basketball teams live or die by the 3. Monmouth Academy thrived by it. Monmouth Academy used the 3-point shot to fuel […]
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Monmouth tops Houlton, repeats as Class C girls’ basketball champion
The Monmouth Academy Mustangs celebrate with gold ball emblematic of winning the Class C state championship Saturday in the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth’s offense came ready to defend the Class C state championship. The Mustangs started fast and held on to defeat Houlton 56-50, […]
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CMCC women fall in national title game
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Central Maine Community College had to do something Saturday it rarely has had to do for the past two years — play from behind. After rallying from 15 down in the fourth quarter to within one, the Mustangs’ surge fell short as Johnson & Wales-Charlotte toppled CMCC 75-64 in the USCAA Division […]