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 […]
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H.S. softball: Hampden holds off Lewiston's rally in A North quarterfinals
LEWISTON — Lewiston almost dug itself out of an eight-run deficit, but the rally came up short. Sixth-seeded Hampden Academy is moving on to the Class A North regional semifinals after upsetting the No. 3 Blue Devils 8-7 on Thursday at the Randall Road Ball Fields. Lewiston coach Mike Childs was pleased with the way […]
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H.S. softball: Ouellette's slam lifts Edward Little over Messalonskee, into A North semis
The Edward Little softball team waits for Chantel Ouellette to cross the plate after she hit a grand slam against Messalosnkee in the Class A North quarterfinals in Oakland on Wednesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) OAKLAND — In a game full of opportunities on both sides of the diamond, Chantel Ouellette made the most of […]
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C South softball quarterfinal: Greyhounds rally back from 6-1 to defeat Cobras
Carrabec’s Ashley Cates connects with the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s Class C South quarterfinal softball game in Lisbon. Carrabec’s Mackenzie Baker gets a lead at second base as Lisbon’s Kiley Merritt, gets ready for the ball. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LISBON — Lisbon hadn’t dwelt on its predicament while clawing back from a 6-1 deficit in […]