STANDISH — Madeline Wood drove in four runs and held Winthrop to zero runs in Madison’s 12-0 victory in five innings in the Class C South softball championship game at Richard W. Bailey Field at St. Joseph’s College on Wednesday. “She just rises to the occasion,” Madison coach Chris LeBlanc said. “She’s a player, you […]
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Monmouth rallies past Winthrop in C South baseball semifinal
Monmouth’s Nick Dovinsky, right and Trevor Flanagan celebrate after the final out of Saturday’s playoff game against Winthrop. WINTHROP — Anthony Amero is more comfortable coming out of the proverbial bullpen rather than starting whenever the Monmouth Mustangs need his pitching services. Amero ended up taking the ball in the first inning of Saturday’s Class […]
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 […]
C South baseball: Ramblers nip Saints in 10 innings, 2-1
Winthrop’s Antonio Meucci holds up at third base during the Ramblers’ Class C South quarterfinal at Winthrop High School on Thursday. WINTHROP — St. Dom’s and Winthrop spent the bulk of Thursday’s Class C South quarterfinal waiting out the other side’s dominant starting pitcher. By the 10th inning, Jackson Ladd wasn’t waiting anymore. With runners […]
H.S. softball: Winthrop overcomes miscues, beats Telstar to reach C south semis
WINTHROP — Winthrop beat Telstar 8-6 in an error-filled Class C South softball quarterfinal on Thursday. “It wasn’t pretty,” Winthrop coach Chuck Gurney said. To reach the semifinals, the Ramblers needed to overcome a two-run deficit with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to retake the lead. Winthrop trailed 6-4 with the bottom […]
C South girls’ tennis semifinal: Saints headed back to regional final with 4-1 win over Ramblers
WINTHROP — Unlike a couple of her fellow seniors, Rachel Kurtz of St. Dom’s had never previously faced her Winthrop foe in Saturday’s Class C South tennis semifinal. Kurtz’s lack of familiarity showed in the first set of her match with Corinna Coulton. But she took the lessons she learned from losing in eight games […]
H.S. Baseball: Ramblers rout Mustangs, 15-5
MONMOUTH — Winthrop made Monmouth pay for six errors and picked up an important win, 15-5, in six innings at Chick Field Tuesday. Matt Ingram led Winthrop’s nine-hit attack with two hits, including a double, two runs batted in and three runs scored. Carson Camick added two hits, scored twice and drove in three. “All […]
H.S. baseball: Godbois blasts Mountain Valley past Winthrop
Mountain Valley starting pitcher Ethan Laubauskas delivers a pitch against Winthrop High School during the third inning in Rumford on Friday. RUMFORD — With two swings, Cam Godbois shut down any concerns that his hitting would be affected by the strained right tricep and lat that limited him to one plate appearance in Mountain Valley’s […]
H.S. baseball: Ramblers rally to rout Rebels
Winthrops Jackson Ladd tracks down a line drive to the outfield to record an out during Monday’s victory over Telstar at Kents Hill School. READFIELD — Winthrop wasn’t told it would be playing baseball on a raw, drizzly Monday until about four hours before game time. It took the Ramblers some time to warm up […]
SJ Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year: Hickey revived Winthrop basketball tradition
A day spent volunteering for the Winthrop Recreation basketball program is like a trip back in time for Winthrop guard Jacob Hickey. “I can remember being that small and being inspired by the, quote, big kids, in front of me,” he said. Sam Leclerc and the 2008 Class C state champion Ramblers inspired Hickey and […]