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Boys' Roundup: Oak Hill's Martin spins perfect game

WALES —   Junior pitcher Jake Martin pitched a five-inning perfect game, striking out eight as Oak Hill trounced Telstar 20-0 in MVC baseball action Friday. Martin had two hits including a home run to help his pitching cause. Ben Lemieux went 4-for-4 with a single, two doub...

Staff report • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

Girls' Roundup: Mt. Abram's Jordan no-hits Boothbay

SALEM TOWNSHIP — Taylor Jordan spun a five-inning no-hitter Friday, striking out 10 and leading Mt. Abram to a 17-0 MVC softball win over Boothbay. Jordan also had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs. Jill Howard added two triples and three RBIs and snared a line driv...

Staff report • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

College Roundup: Endicott edges USM; St. Joseph's eliminated

HARWICH, Mass. —   Colin Sitarz went 3 for 5, including a home run, with two runs scored and two RBI as the third-seeded Endicott College Gulls defeated the top-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-2, Friday afternoon in a winners’ bracket game of the NCAA Division...

Kalle Oakes, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

H.S. Baseball: Cougars roll over Mustangs, 12-4

MONMOUTH — The old cliche that says it's not how you start but how you finish doesn't apply to the Dirigo Cougars. The defending Class C champions will attest to the importance of the second half of that statement, but they also know it's not greedy to try to get off on the right foo...

Randy Whitehouse, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

Auto Racing: Teen wins main event at OPS

OXFORD — Tommy Stilphen snuck past a last-lap melee in turn four and drove on to claim a wild feature for the Pro Late Model class Friday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Stilphen, 14, is the youngest feature win in a headline division in the 64-year history of the track. Just...

Phil Whipple, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

B’s back line boosted by rookies

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) beats New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) for the game-winning goal during overtime in Game 1 of an NHL hockey playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal in Boston, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello (36), right, looks on The Br...

The Associated Press • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

Mixed Martial Arts: Local, regional stars back in spotlight Saturday

LEWISTON — When the mixed martial arts cage last stood in the center of Androscoggin Bank Colisee, a sold-out crowd and an international television audience watched the stars of Bellator Fighting Championships slug it out. The torch is returned Saturday to the local and regional favo...

Kalle Oakes, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

H.S. Lacrosse: Lewiston girls breaking new ground

Every time the Lewiston girls' lacrosse team breaks into a passing drill at practice — and you can bet it's every day, usually more than once — it wouldn't be a surprise to hear Coach Butch Dow holler "Brunswick!" Those back-and-forth, admittedly tedious walkthroughs might as w...

Kalle Oakes, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

H.S. softball: Raiders roll on

WALES — Leaving runners on base is nothing new for the Oak Hill softball team. The tendency is to strand a few but get some when the time is right. That still doesn't make Allyson Collins feel any better about it. "Leaving runners on base makes me very nervous," said the Oak H...

Kevin C. Mills, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Saturday, May 18, 2013

Dirigo fits Ouellette

Steve Ouellette was looking for the right place to be. After enduring budget cuts and eliminated jobs, the long-time administrator hoped to find a job and place that suited him. "I think things happen for a reason," said Ouellette. "I had applied to many places but my hope was that ... 2

Kevin C. Mills, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Friday, May 17, 2013

The Hot Corner: One last walk in green and gold

It is a drive, and then a walk, into Americana. First comes the hill climb on one of the side streets to the immediate south of the old Livermore Falls High School. Four-wheel drive and a relatively recent oil change help. Then there's the trick of parking said vehicle without block... 1

Kalle Oakes, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Friday, May 17, 2013

H.S. Roundup: Snowman, Frost melt Raiders

WALES — Chad Snowman hit a two-run double and drove in three runs and relief pitcher Tyler Frost shut down Oak Hill as the Cougars (10-2) waltzed off with a 14-1 victory in a baseball game Thursday.

Staff Report • Local Sports • Friday, May 17, 2013

College baseball: Verrier leads USM to win in DIII playoffs

HARWICH, Mass. — Down 5-0 after five innings, top-seeded University of Southern Maine rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh to defeat fourth-seeded Western New England University, 6-5, in Game Seven of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament.

Staff Report • Local Sports • Friday, May 17, 2013

Oak Hill-Dirigo baseball

Oak Hill's Dalton Burns attempts a double play as Dirigo's Kaine Hutchins slides out at second Thursday in Wales. The runner was safe at first on an error.

Amber Waterman • Local Sports • Friday, May 17, 2013

Girls' roundup: Schmitz’s single lifts Saints

LISBON — Jaqueline Schmitz ripped an RBI single in the seventh inning to lift St. Dom’s to a 5-4 win over Lisbon in a KVAC tilt Wednesday. Bethany Fox led the Saints with two hits and two RBIs, while Kelly Pomerleau also plated a pair of runs. Sam Ladd also contributed with two...

Staff Report • Local Sports • Thursday, May 16, 2013

Softball: Eagles nip Blue Devils

TOPSHAM — The last time the Mt. Ararat High School softball team took on Lewiston, Eagles catcher Taylor Pare had a day to remember, finishing 5-for-5 with a pair of home runs and six RBIs. In the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference rematch on Wednesday, Pare continued to wear out th...

Bob Conn, Brunswick Times Record • Local Sports • Thursday, May 16, 2013

Boys' roundup: Godin a big hit with Vikings

PARIS — Ryan Godin ripped an RBI single up the middle to plate Dylan Cox and lift Oxford Hills to a 9-8 victory over Cony in a hard-fought KVAC matchup Wednesday. Nick Bowie, Dalton Rice and Jordan Croteau all belted out a pair of hits for the Vikings (11-1), while Nick Attaliades-Ry...

Staff Report • Local Sports • Thursday, May 16, 2013

Boys' Lacrosse: Lewiston tops Brunswick in OT

Lewiston players celebrate after winning a KVAC lacrosse game against Brunswick in overtime Wednesday.

Justin Pelletier, Sports Editor • Local Sports • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 9:00 pm

H.S. softball: Rams rally past Vikings

SOUTH PARIS —  One thing led to another — and another — and before the Oxford Hills softball team could recover, Wednesday's game slipped away. After building a two-run lead against unbeaten Cony, the Vikings watched the Rams rally in the sixth inning. It was a disas...

Kevin C. Mills, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:58 pm

H.S. Baseball: Raiders rally past Mustangs in rivalry renewed

WALES — Oak Hill has been the "almost" team in its first season of Mountain Valley Conference baseball. "It's been a long year of losing the close ones," Raiders coach Matt Bray said. "We had St. Dom's on the ropes. We had Spruce Mountain on the ropes. We just haven't been able to fi...

Kalle Oakes, Staff Writer • Local Sports • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:54 pm
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