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 […]
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HS Baseball Notes: Handy spring break for Bucks
Buckfield Shane St. Pierre makes a great catch on a deep fly ball to the outfield during Monday’s game against Richmond. (Sun Journal File Photo) Ben Keene has coached for Buckfield for two years (last year as an assistant), long enough to know that East-West Conference rival Richmond is the team many of his school’s […]
H.S. Baseball: Greyhounds slug Raiders
Cole Bolduc of Lisbon beats the throw to Oak Hill third baseman Casey Dion while stealing third at Lisbon High School on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LISBON — After scraping enough runs together for a late rally past Dirigo on Tuesday, Lisbon left little doubt its offense was ready to hit against Oak Hill on […]
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 […]
H.S. roundup: Leavitt softball buzzes by Maranacook
READFIELD — Leavitt started rolling in the middle innings of a 12-4 win over Maranacook in a KVAC softball action Wednesday. The Hornets scored four times in the top of the fourth and added five more runs in the fifth. They scored single runs in the first, second and sixth innings. Leah Maheux had a […]
H.S. baseball: Spruce Mountain opens up on Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Caleb Valliere (7) gets back to the bag safely as Spruce Mountain first baseman Logan Moffett (38) waits for the throw during a Mountain Valley Conference baseball field at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — There were game-opening jitters and a handful of errors, but the […]
H.S. baseball: Oak Hills rallies past Mt. Abram with four-run seventh
Oak Hill pitcher Reid Cote throws to plate during the Raiders’ game against Mt. Abram on Friday in Wales. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WALES — It was a situation the Oak Hill High School baseball team experienced too often last year. This time, however, the Raiders had an answer. Oak Hill rallied back from a three-run […]
AP source: Raiders trade returner Patterson to Patriots
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders are trading star kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson to the New England Patriots. A person familiar with the deal said Sunday that the deal will become official after Patterson passes a physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Pardon My Take first […]
B South girls' quarter: Lake Region takes out Oak Hill
Lake Region’s Melissa Bonenfant battles for a rebound with Oak Hill’s Audrey Dillman left and Sadie Waterman during the first half of Tuesday’s playoff game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — It took the Lake Region girls’ basketball team about four minutes to get rolling in Tuesday’s Class B South quarterfinal game […]
Wells earns Class B wrestling crown
Michael Wrigley, top, of Wells battles with Dalton Berry of Dirigo in the 196-pound weight class at the Class B state wrestling championships at Wells High School on Saturday (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — When the Wells High wrestling team posed for a team picture after winning its second straight Class B state […]