First-time winners are all the rage this season in the Budweiser Pro Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway. Scott Farrington of Minot made the triumphant turn into victory lane Friday night. He is the sixth different winner in as many 2014 races and the fifth consecutive driver to claim the checkered flag for the […]
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Auto Racing Roundup: Welch earns first OPS win
Oxford Plains Speedway welcomed a first-time visitor to victory lane Sunday afternoon, with Quinny Welch of Lancaster, N.H., surviving a wild Budweiser Pro Late Model feature for his breakthrough win at the track. Welch, a frequent winner at multiple tracks closer to home, held off the charge of Peru’s Gary Chiasson and Buckfield’s Tim Brackett […]
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Auto Racing Roundup: Sanborn tops huge Pro field at OPS
Trevor Sanborn topped one of the largest headline-division fields in many years at Oxford Plains Speedway to win the Budweiser Pro Late Model feature Monday afternoon. Sanborn, of Limerick, took the lead from early dominator and two-time OPS champion Tim Brackett of Buckfield on a lap 33 restart. The fourth and final caution flag of […]
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H.S. roundup: Spruce Mountain baseball shocks Dirigo
LIVERMORE FALLS — Scottie Hall and Brendon Stearns each had RBI singles in the fifth inning to propel Spruce Mountain to a 2-1 victory over Dirigo on Saturday afternoon. John McKenna picked up the win on the mound, allowing only three hits and striking out eight in the complete game to earn his second win […]
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H.S. Roundup: Skowhegan walks off on Lewiston baseball; Cougars stop Rebels softball
SKOWHEGAN — DJ Allen crushed a three-run, walkoff home run that was nearly caught at the fence to lead Skowhegan past Lewiston 4-3 in a KVAC boys’ baseball matchup. Allen batted in all of the runs for Skowhegan (5-8), tallying three hits and a double to go along with his three-run shot. John Swett threw […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Penfold tops Pros at Wiscasset
He might be merely keeping the driver’s seat warm, but Oxford’s Bill Penfold is on a hot streak at Wiscasset Speedway. Penfold posted his second 30-lap Pro Stock victory in three starts this season on a foggy Saturday night at the coastal oval. The long-time NASCAR Busch North and Pro All Stars Series competitor has […]
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Girls’ roundup: Spruce Mountain comes down on Lisbon, 7-3
JAY — Emily Keene scattered just two hits and Spruce Mountain played solid defense as the Pheonix defeated Lisbon 7-3 in MVC softball action Friday afternoon. Hayley Doyen led off the bottom of the third for the Pheonix (3-1) with a single. Following a walk and an infield hit, Kailee Newcomb knocked in a pair […]
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College Roundup: Bates clinches NESCAC baseball playoff bid
WATERVILLE — The Bates College baseball team split a doubleheader with Colby College on Sunday and clinched a New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division playoff spot at Coombs Field. Colby (15-11 overall) stayed alive for a playoff spot after winning 2-1 in the opening game, but Bates (18-12) bounced back for a 6-2 […]
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Boys’ lacrosse Mtn. Valley 5, Mt. Blue 0 BETHEL — Coyote Freeman made 10 saves Thursday afternoon, leading Mountain Valley to a 5-0 shutout of Mt. Blue in Class B KVAC boys’ lacrosse. The game was played at Gould Academy due to wet field conditions in Rumford. Mountain Valley (1-0) scored two goals in a […]
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College Roundup: UMF sweeps Thomas to hit double-digit wins
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington baseball team rode a pair of quality performances out of its top two pitchers on its way to a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader sweep of Thomas College, 9-0 and 6-3, on Thursday afternoon at Hippach Field. UMaine-Farmington improved to 10-19 overall, the most wins for the program […]