AUBURN — It pays for pitchers to have short memories. Lisbon freshman Tyler Halls got lit up by Monmouth in his last start. Although there’s no shame in giving up six runs in three innings to the top team in the Western C Heals, he had more than enough incentive to forget that nightmare and […]
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H.S. Baseball: Hutchins, Dirigo strike back at St. Dom’s
AUBURN — Kaine Hutchins is one of those top-of-the-rotation guys whose arm strength, body language and command improve with repetition. The way his starts have played out lately, that’s good news for Hutchins and for Dirigo’s aspirations of a third consecutive Class C baseball title. Hutchins hurled an adventurous four-hitter Monday afternoon — walking seven, […]
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H.S. Notebook: Rare loss didn’t slow Saints
St. Dom’s bounced back from its first loss of the season, 4-3 at Wiscasset on May 7, in impressive fashion. The Saints have won four in a row and sit atop the Western Class C Heal Points with a 9-1 record. They’ve handed their two closest pursuers, Dirigo and Monmouth, their only losses of the […]
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H.S. girls’ tennis: Lewiston, St. Dom’s, Mt. Blue, Spruce Mtn. singles emerge from qualifier
LEWISTON — Kyleigh Letourneau was rushing through the early stages of her Region 4 tennis singles qualifier match at Bates College’s Merrill Gym on Saturday, and it was no mystery why. “I have prom after this, so I think my mentality was, ‘OK, the faster you’re done, the faster you get to go home,’” the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints hand Mustangs first loss
MONMOUTH — Mitch Lorenz found himself in an unenviable position in the seventh inning of a key Mountain Valley Conference contest. Alex Curtis had refused to bite on the sliders Lorenz tried feeding him. So with Monmouth’s cleanup hitter representing the winning run and down in the count, 3-0, Lorenz went to his fastball, despite […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints outlast Cougars in opening showdown
AUBURN — Dirigo and St. Dom’s can be penciled in as candidates to play in Class C regional and state championship baseball games every spring. You don’t need a pencil, however, to count the number of times the Cougars and Saints have taken swings outside a gymnasium, or thrown pitches off a real mound, or […]
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St. Dom’s softball preview
Coach: Scott Lovejoy (first year) Last year’s record: 3-13 Returning letter-winners: Senior — McKenna Lachapelle SS/OF; Juniors — Jacqueline Schmitz C, Sam Ladd 3b/P, Kym Johnson OF, Johanna Cullenberg P/Inf. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Allie Veinote P/1b, Alexa Kesris SS/2b. Season outlook: The Saints graduated their entire infield from last year and only have a […]
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St. Dom’s Baseball Preview
Coach: Bob Blackman (12th year) Last year’s record: 16-3, lost in Western C final Returning letter-winners: Senior — Caleb Dostie (SS); Juniors — Mitch Lorenz (P/1B), Mike Bryant (P/INF), Ray Mosca (P/2B). Key losses: Zak Johnson, Jim Theriault, Will Desmarais, Aaron Schmitz. Promising newcomers: Senior — Chase Hainey (OF); Freshman — Justin Keaney (3B). Season […]
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Western Class C softball: Rebels rising, Falcons lurking
Dirigo has reached the regional final in each of the past two seasons. The Cougars won the regional crown in 2012 and lost to Madison last year. The Cougars lost some significant talent from last year’s club, but still return enough experience to keep them in the playoff hunt. Dirigo returns starters Ellen Wainwright, Emma […]
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Western C Preview: Mustangs, Ramblers, Saints among threats to Cougar three-peat
Winning three consecutive regional titles, while no cinch, has been far from impossible in Class C this century. Three teams — St. Dom’s, Calais and George Stevens Academy — have all turned the trick within the last dozen years. Winning three state titles in a row is a different story. No team has ever done […]