Poland’s Morgan Brousseau claps as she crosses home plate while Leavitt catcher Mackenzie Treadwell watches the play unfold in the field during the Knights’ Class B South preliminary round win in Poland on Tuesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) POLAND — Patience paid off for No. 7 Poland in Tuesday’s Class B South softball prelim against No. […]
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H.S. softball: Defiant Spruce Mountain falls to Greely in B South quarterfinals
Spruce Mountain pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Greely during a Class B South softball preliminary in Cumberland on Tuesday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) CUMBERLAND — Greely High School coach Rob Hale found the Spruce Mountain Phoenix to be a pesky bunch who took pride in annoying his Rangers. But Hale and his persistent […]
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H.S. softball: Regional playoff previews
After being caught in a rundown Edward Little’s Caroline Hammond dives back to second, but not in time as Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau tags her out during a game in Auburn last month. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Class A North Players to watch: P Ashley Alward, Skowhegan, Sr.; P Sydney Ames, Skowhegan, Jr.; CF Madison Day, Oxford […]
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H.S. softball: New-look Lisbon a confident contender in C South playoffs
Giana Russo, right, works with Mallory Fairbanks on a batting practice during indoor softball practice at Lisbon High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LISBON — What looked like a big, empty hole to fill was actually just a chance to start anew for the Lisbon softball team. After losing five key senior players, the Greyhounds appeared […]
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Time-out: Phoenix will have bird's-eye view of softball playoffs
Winning pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Monmouth Academy in Monmouth. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) No matter what happens this week, a round of applause is in order for Spruce Mountain, which made a hairpin turn in the Mountain Valley Conference and a beeline for the softball playoffs. “Returning to the MVC seemed to […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills win KVAC softball championship
SKOWHEGAN — Lauren Merrill threw a two-hitter as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Skowhegan Indians 3-0 for the KVAC Championship. Sydney Reeds and Lindsey Waner were the only two Indians to get a hit. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Ashley Childs hit a ball into center field. She later came […]
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H.S. softball: Local teams finish right behind perennial powers in standings
Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau is out on a double play at first base as Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson completes the play during a game in South Paris earlier this season. Oxford Hills and Lewiston finished second and third in Class A South. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The final softball Heal point standings look awfully familiar […]
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Local roundup: Poland softball gets by York in eight innings
YORK — Morgan Brousseau ripped a single to left field in the top of the eighth inning, sending Amanda’lyn Gagne across the plate and securing 3-2 late-season softball win for Poland over York on Tuesday. Ally Gagne struck out eight for the Knights (9-7) and gave up five hits. Brousseau finished with two hits and […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston out-runs rival Edward Little
Edward Little’s Maddie Thistlewaite is tagged out at home by Lewiston catcher Megan Gosselin during Tuesday afternoon’s game at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Lewiston jumped on the scoreboard and never looked back. Neither did Edward Little. The rivalry between the two neighboring schools was meaningful when they met on the softball diamond […]
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H.S. softball: Mt. Blue sputters against Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson, center, is congratulated by junior Lauren W. Merrill, right, and Madison Day after hitting a home run. (Brewster Burns photo) SOUTH PARIS — No question a handful of errors sabotaged Mt. Blue’s swift and promising start, but Oxford Hills reliever Lauren N. Merrill changed the look and feel of Tuesday’s Kennebec […]