WINTHROP — Winthrop beat Telstar 8-6 in an error-filled Class C South softball quarterfinal on Thursday. “It wasn’t pretty,” Winthrop coach Chuck Gurney said. To reach the semifinals, the Ramblers needed to overcome a two-run deficit with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to retake the lead. Winthrop trailed 6-4 with the bottom […]
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Messalonskee boys’ lacrosse clips Edward Little
WATERVILLE– Messalonskee scored two goals just six seconds apart to break a 10-10 tie in the final minutes to clip Edward Little 12-10 in a class A boys’ lacrosse quarterfinal match played at Thomas College. Connor Smith broke the tie at the 2:30 mark before Colin Kinney raced down the field firing the ball past […]
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Local roundup: Leavitt overcomes Cape Elizabeth in B South preliminary contest
CAPE ELIZABETH — Leavitt rallied back from a three-run deficit to put five runs on the board during the fifth inning and hung on to record a 6-3 victory over Cape Elizabeth in a Class B South preliminary round contest Wednesday. The Hornets used bunts and aggressive base running in that key fifth frame, which […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston beats Mt. Ararat, advances to A North semifinals
Mt. Ararat’s Aaron Thurlow runs alongside Lewiston’s Alex Rivet who controls the ball during the Wednesday afternoon lacrosse game held at Bates College. LEWISTON — A win is a win, and the Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team is advancing in the postseason after defeating Mt. Ararat 11-8 in the Class A North quarterfinals at Garcelon Field […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Gilbert guides Raiders past Rams in B North quarterfinal
AUGUSTA — Fifth-seeded Oak Hill got two minutes with a man up late in Wednesday’s Class B North boys’ lacrosse quarterfinal against No. 4 Cony. That’s virtually an eternity in lacrosse, but Steven Gilbert needed less than half that time to make it to extend the Raiders’ season. Gilbert scored twice in a 51-second span […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills runs away from Brewer in A North quarterfinal
Oxford Hills’ Hannah Kenney gets congratulated by teammate Madi Day after scoring in the second inning during Wednesday’s game at the Gouin Complex in Paris. PARIS — Oxford Hills did to Brewer on Wednesday what the Witches did to the Vikings in late April. The No. 3-seeded Vikings used small ball en route to a […]
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H.S. Softball: Lawrence upsets Edward Little in Class A North quarterfinal
AUBURN — Playoff wins are earned. The runs that win them don’t have to be. Lawrence’s underdog run through the Class A North softball tournament continued Wednesday, with the Bulldogs scoring two unearned runs in a 2-0 victory over Edward Little at Sweetser Field. “We made a lot of mistakes at the beginning of the […]
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Playoff roundup: Mountain Valley upsets Morse in Class B South baseball prelim
BATH — Mountain Valley capitalized on Morse’s mistakes in a 3-1 victory in the teams’ Class B South preliminary contest on Tuesday. Mountain Valley (12-5) scored in the top of the first inning and twice more in the top of the third, ann unearned. The Falcons plated the first run of the game in the […]
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Yarmouth ousts Leavitt in Class B preliminary round contest
TURNER — Gibson Harnett gave up just two hits while fanning nine Hornets as No. 9 Yarmouth defeated No. 8 Leavitt, 8-1, in a Class B preliminary baseball matchup Tuesday afternoon. Harnett got stronger as they game progressed, allowing just an unearned run in the first while surrendering a pair of Lucas Perry singles before retiring […]
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Lewiston keeps away Edward Little in Class A North quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse (11) fires a shot through traffic toward Edward Little goalie Mariah Vaillancourt in the first half of Tuesday’s Class A North girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal at Garcelon Field. LEWISTON — If there was any chance of Edward Little rallying back against Lewiston in Tuesday’s Class A North girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal, that chance went […]