RANGELEY — Shane St. Pierre compiled six hits and three RBIs over the course of two games as Buckfield swept Rangeley, 11-1 and 6-1, in doubleheader baseball action Saturday afternoon. The Bucks jumped out to an early 8-1 lead in the first game, and earned the win after five innings with an 11-1 margin and […]
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Local roundup: Spruce Mountain softball edges Lisbon in 12 innings
JAY — Freshman Abby Ortiz had a walk-off bases-loaded double in the 12th inning as Spruce Mountain topped Lisbon 12-11 in softball action Friday afternoon. The Greyhounds gave up three runs in the bottom of the sixth, but came back for a pair in the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Mallory Fairbanks […]
H.S. softball: Skowhegan edges Oxford Hills in A North showdown
SKOWHEGAN — How did the Skowhegan softball team respond to falling behind for the first time all season Friday afternoon? In the very fashion you’d expect from a reigning regional champion. The Indians scored a pair of runs with two outs in the bottom of the fifth against fellow Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference powerhouse Oxford […]
Roundup: St. Dom's baseball earns valuable win
READFIELD — Mac Pelletier scattered five hits and three walks and also scored both runs to help St. Dom’s emerge from a Thursday pitchers’ duel with a 2-0 win over Maranacook. Pelletier struck out five while going the distance. He also collected two of the Saints’ five hits. St. Dom’s (8-4) scored an unearned run […]
Softball Notes: There's no substitute for experience
Becca Zimmerman of St. Dom’s (13) has to slide through Buckfield’s Cara Merrill, left, and Cassidy Lowell while trying to steal second base during a game in Auburn last Tuesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal File Photo) The softball season can be a marathon, and that means coaches have to take a look at the long view […]
Local roundup: Edward Little baseball, Oxford Hills girls' lacrosse post wins
AUBURN — Edward Little shut out Mt. Blue on Thursday with help from pitchers Ben Cassidy and Jake Arel to move to 10-0 on the season, winning 7-0 in a Class A North baseball matchup. Cassidy threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts, and Arel struck out the side in the seventh. Grant Hartley smacked […]
H.S. softball: Oxford Hills shuts down Lewiston, 7-0
Oxford Hills’ Ashley Childs slides into third base as Lewiston’s Jordan Mynahan catches the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s game in South Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Lewiston started off with a chance to score, only for Oxford Hills to shut that opportunity down. The Vikings never let the Blue Devils get going again, and […]
H.S. baseball: Red Eddies pounce on Oxford Hills
Edward Little’s Ben Cassidy runs down a sharply hit line drive to the outfield to record an inning-ending out during Monday afternoon’s game against Oxford Hills at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A momentum shift Monday afternoon propelled Edward Little to an 8-1 victory over Oxford Hills in a KVAC baseball game. With […]
H.S. softball: Oxford Hills scores three in eighth to beat Edward Little
Edward Little’s Abby Russell dives back to first before Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson can put a tag on her during Monday’s softball game at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — After allowing Edward Little to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill had to bounce back at […]
H.S. roundup: Oxford Hills softball shuts out Bangor
Oxford Hills’ Lauren Merrill hits a line drive early in the game against Bangor. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Two big innings helped Oxford Hills defeat Bangor 12-0 in six innings in a KVAC softball contest Saturday afternoon. The Vikings scored six runs in the bottom of third and another five in the bottom of […]