BREWER — With a couple of runs and some great escapes in the first two innings, the Telstar softball team had reason to be optimistic Saturday. The Rebels were up early on Bucksport and kept the Bucks off the board after battling through a pair of threats. Telstar, however, couldn’t keep the Bucks at bay […]
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High School softball: Telstar peaks at the right time
STANDISH — Nearly every hitter in the Telstar softball lineup trudged back to the dugout during the team’s first meeting with Madison this season. The Rebels struck out 11 times, and only two hitters in the order avoided the sting of a strikeout in a 2-1 loss. That was something the Rebels knew they had […]
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Class C softball championship: Ellsworth, Telstar’s great catch behind the plate
STANDISH — When Sadie Ellsworth arrived in high school, she wasn’t sure when or if she might do some catching for the Telstar softball program. She had played outfield in middle school. There were other catching candidates, and Ellsworth didn’t even own a catcher’s mitt. By spring, circumstances evolved and the softball rookie found herself […]
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High School softball: Telstar stuns Madison for seventh Western C championship
STANDISH — With each batter in the first inning Wednesday, Telstar’s message grew louder. It wasn’t a polite, tap-on-the-shoulder reminder to top seed and defending state champion Madison. It was more like a smack-in-the-mouth warning. “We wanted to try to get ahead,” Telstar coach Jim Lunney said. “I like being the visiting team. If you […]
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High School softball: Telstar seniors finally get taste of WM title game
HALLOWELL — It’s a sure sign of a successful season and the hope of every softball team in Western Maine. Setting foot on the Richard W. Bailey Field on the campus at Saint Joseph’s College can be the highlight for any team’s spring. After losing only a few players from last year, it was something […]
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High School softball: Telstar avenges loss to Hall-Dale
HALLOWELL — Telstar returned to the scene of its worst nightmare of the season Saturday — and produced its greatest triumph. The Rebels avenged a horrible outing earlier in the season against Hall-Dale with a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs in a Western C semifinal game. Telstar took a 3-1 lead in the fifth and […]
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High School softball: York becomes next pitcher in line for Telstar
BETHEL — Since an early age, Olivia York had a passion for softball and a desire to play at Telstar. She’d hardly miss a game, and she still recalls watching the Rebels win back-to-back state championships. “When I was little, my dad and I would come watch the games,” York said. “That’s what I wanted […]
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SAD 44 residents overwhelmingly approve $80,000 to fix bleachers, school roof
BETHEL — Residents on Tuesday evening overwhelmingly voted to authorize the School Administrative District 44 board to spend up to $80,000 for new bleachers at Telstar Middle and High schools, and for roof repairs at Crescent Park School. A validation referendum will be held Tuesday, June 9, at polling stations in Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and […]
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H.S. softball: Rebels rally past Raiders
BETHEL — They had them right where they wanted them. Telstar Regional High School softball coach Jim Lunney was trying to convince his team of that Friday. Down a run with six outs left, he wanted his Rebels to believe they were in the perfect position against Oak Hill. “We had the top of the […]
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H.S. Softball: Telstar pushes past Lisbon with late surge
LISBON — Coach Jim Lunney had his newspaper headline picked out well before the end of Telstar’s 12-3 victory over Lisbon on Monday. “Howard’s double clears the bases; Johnson drives her in,” Lunney said. That is what he told Becca Howard during a stoppage of play with no outs and the bases loaded in the […]