MONMOUTH — Mallory Fairbanks surely did not make things easy for herself in Lisbon’s high school softball Mountain Valley Conference clash with Monmouth Academy on Monday. Fairbanks walked 15 Mustangs, but made the right pitch at the right time in the Greyhounds’ 15-9 victory. Lisbon improved to 7-2 and moved to the No. 2 spot […]
Softball
H.S. softball: Rivals Audet, Chasse become teammates
Winthrop’s Layne Audet, left, and Monmouth’s Emily Chasse are rivals during the high school softball season, but will be teammates this summer for the Maine Illusion travel team. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) With the amount of knowledge dueling aces Layne Audet of Winthrop and Emily Chasse of Monmouth had on each other, it almost seemed like […]
Winthrop shuts down Spruce Mountain behind Audet's 10 k's
According to Winthrop softball coach Chuck Gurney, pitcher Layne Audet was throwing 51 miles-per-hour in the first inning. In the seventh inning, the radar showed the same. Audet used that speed to strike out 10 Spruce Mountain batters en route to a 4-1 win over the Phoenix in a pivotal matchup that had playoff implications […]
Softball: Edward Little shakes off Mt. Blue
AUBURN — It was a good thing for Edward Little that its two-run lead held up for four exasperating innings against an adamant Mt. Blue softball team at a chilly and wind-swept Sweetser Field on Thursday afternoon. The teams were evenly matched with two talented pitchers holding down the circle, but the Red Eddies (6-4) […]
Local roundup: Edward Little softball holds off Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — After building a two run advantage in the first three frames, Edward Little hung on to record a 10-8 victory over Mt. Ararat in mid-season softball action Wednesday. Grace Beaudet and Chantel Ouellette led the Red Eddies (5-4) with three hits each, while Emily Lashua, Jordan Cummings and Taylor Depot all belted out […]
Monmouth softball hammers out win over Carrabec
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth softball team had the perfect antidote for a pair of recent tough losses: Play your best game of the season against a quality opponent. The Mustangs got some timely hitting, including a three-run homer from Haylee Langlois, and played their best defensive game of the year Wednesday afternoon in downing Carrabec […]
H.S. softball: Oxford Hills shuts down Lewiston, 7-0
Oxford Hills’ Ashley Childs slides into third base as Lewiston’s Jordan Mynahan catches the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s game in South Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Lewiston started off with a chance to score, only for Oxford Hills to shut that opportunity down. The Vikings never let the Blue Devils get going again, and […]
H.S. softball: Buckfield runs away from St. Dom's, 24-12
Skye Rogers of St. Dom’s slides in safely to second base between Buckfield’s Cassidy Lowell, left, and Cara Merill during a game in Auburn on Tuesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Buckfield stumbled out of the gate offensively at the start of Tuesday’s inter-class softball game against St. Dominic Academy, squandering a bases-loaded chance in […]
H.S. softball: Oxford Hills scores three in eighth to beat Edward Little
Edward Little’s Abby Russell dives back to first before Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson can put a tag on her during Monday’s softball game at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — After allowing Edward Little to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill had to bounce back at […]
H.S. softball: Winthrop scores early, then holds off Monmouth
Winthrop second baseman Moriah Hajduk looks toward first after forcing out Monmouth’s Mariah Herr during the Ramblers’ 4-3 win in Winthrop on Monday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet got just the start from her offense that she needed, but her no-hit bid in the circle soon turned into no room for error against […]