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HS Baseball Notes: Cougars clicking

The hottest team in the Mountain Valley Conference is Dirigo, which enters Friday's game against Winthrop with a 10-game winning streak. The Cougars have not lost since dropping the season opener, 4-2, to St. Dom's  during April vacation. Coach Ryan Palmer said they picked up steam wh...

High school baseball: Saints batter Rebels

AUBURN — Hoping to get its offense clicking for the stretch drive, St. Dom's went into attack mode for Wednesday's Mountain Valley Conference tilt with Telstar. The Saints' aggressiveness stunned Telstar and turned a much-anticipated showdown between two of the top three teams in the...

Softball: Telstar's Dirago dominates

AUBURN — When Jessica Dirago mowed down three St. Dom's hitters in the first inning Wednesday, it was a sign of things to come for her Telstar Rebels. It not only might have produced a look of awe in the eyes of the Saints hitters but also might have sparked an excitement from her Re...

Softball Notebook: Too familiar a role for Merrill

The plan was for Lyndsay Merrill to play a significant leadership role for her Telstar softball team this season. The senior shortstop and catcher is living up to those expectations — just not in the way she had hoped. Merrill injured her knee in the first scrimmage of the sea...

Softball: Falcons soar past Telstar

BETHEL — For the first three innings, the Mountain Valley lineup was held in check. Telstar's Jessica Dirago seemingly cruised through those innings, scattering three hits. But as Wednesday's game wore on, the Falcons bats came to life and the Rebels struggled to keep pace. "W...