High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. The ball gets by Bangor third baseman Megan Conner allowing Oxford Hills’ Makayla Starbird to score yesterday at the Gouin Complex in South Paris. PARIS — When defense plays a starring role in a softball game, it often means that there were costly […]
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H.S. Baseball: Vikings glove big win over Rams
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. As Bangor’s Zach Ireland walks knowingly away (left) teammate George Paine and Oxford Hill’s Wyat Williamson look to the umpire for the call after Payne attempted to score from first on a ball hit deep to right-center. Payne was called out. PARIS — […]
Pole vault requires guts, timing and dedication
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. The runway having been run, the fiberglass pole having been planted and bent, and the body having been flicked higher than it could ever go on its own. Then comes the euphoric payoff of pole vaulting. “It feels pretty cool,” Edward Little assistant […]
Local roundup: Bates women’s rowing reaches NCAA finals
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Bates College women’s rowing team followed through on the first day of the NCAA Championships. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Division III, rowed to first-place finishes in their first and second varsity eight heats Friday on Mercer […]
Girls’ Lacrosse: Turner, Messalonskee tip Lewiston in OT
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Lewiston’s Christine Chasse, left and Messalonskee’s Ally Turner battle for a faceoff during Friday afternoon’s game in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Ally Turner scored a memorable goal Friday against Lewiston. Not only did the Messalonskee junior score the 150th goal of her career, but […]
H.S. Baseball: Gray-New Gloucester’s Smith gets 400th career win
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Every win this season is big for the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots baseball team, which is fighting for a playoff spot in the Class B South. Thursday’s 10-0 win over Waynflete had a little extra meaning, though. It was coach Brad Smith’s 400th career […]
Monmouth girls, Lisbon boys win MVC track and field championships
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Tori Spencer, left, of Monmouth Academy and Sydney Douglass of Lisbon High School compete during the 1600 meter racewalk during the MVC Championships in Lisbon on Thursday. Douglass passed Spencer on the final corner to win the event. Spencer came in second. LISBON […]
H.S. Softball: Buckfield gets back on track against Traip Academy
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. When Buckfield’s Hannah Shields slid into third and the ball scooted past Traip 3rd baseman, Cecelia Driscoll, right, Shields took off for home. Sirois looks like she will be tagged out at the plate after Driscoll picked up the ball and threw it […]
Softball: Edward Little powers past Mt. Ararat
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc is greeted at home by her teammates after hitting a fourth-inning home run in the Red Eddies’ 6-1 KVAC win over Mt. Ararat in Topsham on Wednesday. TOPSHAM — As the end of the high school softball season nears, […]
For Benson, return to Edward Little is about giving back
High school sports coverage is proudly supported by Maine State Credit Union. Oxford Hills AD Jeff Benson looks out at the rain coming down while on the phone lining up umpires at Gouin Complex last week after cancelling a pair of games PARIS — Jeff Benson is going back to Edward Little High School because […]