Sisters Kenzie, left, and Kori Kahkonen play softball at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Kori Kahkonen sat on the bench watching one of the lowest points of older sister Kenzie’s career. Fast-forward a year and the sisters will be in the field together for what they hope is one of the highest points […]
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H.S. softball: Fast-starting Madison back in C South final after dispatching Winthrop
Winthrop’s Sam Allen slides safely into second base before Madison’s Whitney Bess can apply the tag in a Class C South semifinal Saturday in Madison. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) MADISON — Every team talks about starting quickly. Not every team can do it. The unbeaten Madison softball team has turned the quick start into an […]
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H.S. softball: Skowhegan's Alward shuts down Edward Little in A North semis
SKOWHEGAN — For a few moments Saturday, it looked as if Edward Little hitters might catch up to Skowhegan ace Ashley Alward. Chantal Ouellette led off the second inning with a vicious line drive that Alyssa Everett picked off in right field, then Anna LeBlanc drove a ball near the top of the 10-foot fence […]
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H.S. softball: Merrill leads Vikings at plate, on mound, defeats Broncos
Oxford Hills’ Kenzie Kahkonen gets ready to tag out Hampden Academy’s Brooklyn Scott, who was trying to stretch a double into a triple during Saturday’s Class A North semifinal at Gouin Athletic Complex. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) PARIS — Lauren Merrill took the circle for second-seeded Oxford Hills and allowed only five Hampden Academy base runners […]
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H.S. softball: Greely edges Gray-NG 1-0 in Class B South semifinal
Gray-New Gloucester shortstop Lydia Espling tags out Greely’s Kelsey Currier trying to steal second during the Rangers’ win in a Class B South semifinal in Gray on Saturday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) GRAY — Mistakes are magnified during a pitchers’ duel, and even more so in the playoffs. Greely was the beneficiary of “one little hiccup,” […]
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H.S. Softball: Buck the trend: Buckfield ends Richmond's eight-year title run
RICHMOND — Eight straight years, eight seasons of Class D South dominance for the Richmond High School softball Bobcats. That is the mountain that faced No. 3 Buckfield in Friday’s Class D South semifinal against second-seeded Richmond. In many of those seasons of the Bobcat dynasty, it was the Bucks that ultimately suffered the fate […]
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Local roundup: Oxfords Hills softball shuts out Mt. Ararat
Oxford Hills’ Kenzie Kahkonen scores on a passed ball as Mt. Ararat pitcher Camille Rowe loses her glove in the collision. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Haley Dillingham hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Lauren Merrill gave up one hit as second-seeded Oxford Hills shut out seventh-seeded Mt. Ararat 12-0 in […]
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H.S. softball: Morse shuts out Oak Hill in B South quarterfinals
BATH — Last year, Morse ended Oak Hill’s softball season in the Class B South quarterfinals. The No. 5 Raiders traveled to Bath on Thursday, with hopes to return the favor. Again, though, No. 4 Morse proved to be too much, thanks to timely hitting and the arm of Dory Kulis, as the fourth-seeded Shipbuilders […]
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H.S. softball: Audet, Caprara lift Winthrop past Monmouth in C South quarters
Winthrop’s Hanna Caprara follows through on a swing as Monmouth catcher Abby Ferland anticipates the incoming pitch during the Ramblers’ win in a Class C South quarterfinal game in Winthrop on Thursday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet struck out 14 batters, but the Winthrop pitcher’s biggest strike came in the bottom of the […]
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H.S. softball: Underhill-Tilton powers Richmond past Rangeley, into D South semis
Richmond’s Sydney Tilton clobbers a walk-off home run to put the Bobcats up 12-0 in bottom of fifth inning during a D South quarterfinal game against Rangeley on Thursday in Richmond. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Sydney Underhill-Tilton put the punctuation on Thursday’s Class D South quarterfinal game, and sent a message to the rest […]