Julia Dow pitching a recent game in Buckfield against Vinalhaven/North Haven. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — The Buckfield softball team was having what could have been a special season last year until a seemingly harmless bunt attempt turned into a bad break for the Bucks. Starting pitcher Julia Dow was lost halfway through the season […]
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H.S. roundup: Buckfield softball rallies past Sacopee Valley
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield mounted a come-from-behind win, rallying for seven runs in the late innings to take an 8-7 victory over Sacopee Valley in softball action Saturday afternoon. With the Bucks trailing 5-1 after four and a half innings, Cara Merrill led off the bottom of the fifth with at triple. Before there were three […]
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H.S. softball: Winthrop overpowers Mt. Abram
Mt. Abram shortstop Abby Holland waits for the ball as Winthrop outfielder Maria Dostie slides safely into the bag at second base to earn a steal in Winthrop on Friday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Junior catcher Hanna Caprara thought she just ripped a grand slam, but her long shot bounced in front of the outfield […]
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H.S. softball: LeBlancs lift Madison past Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Mahala Smith slides into third while Madison third baseman Whitney Bess (4) watches center fielder Sydney LeBlanc throw the ball in from the outfield during the Bulldogs’ win in Wales on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WALES — Lauria LeBlanc struck out 11, Sydney LeBlanc struck once for the game’s biggest hit and Madison […]
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H.S. softball: Buckfield sweeps Vinalhaven/North Haven in doubleheader
Buckfield’ Cassidy Hart is tagged out by Vinal haven’s Marina Davis as she slides into home plate during Thursday’s softball game in Buckfield. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — After a quiet first two innings in the first of two games, the Buckfield offense got going late in game one, and the Bucks didn’t let their […]
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Local roundup: Theriault pitches no-hitter for Lewiston softball
LEWISTON — Megan Theriault tossed a no-hitter and contributed to Lewiston’s offensive onslaught in a 17-0 softball win in five innings over Lawrence on Wednesday. Theriault struck out seven batters and walked only three. She also had three of the Blue Devils’ (11-3) hits and drove in three runs. One of Theriault’s hits was a […]
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H.S. softball: Norman's triple lifts Lisbon over Carrabec
LISBON — Brittany Norman ripped two long triples for the Lisbon Greyhounds on Wednesday during a key Mountain Valley Conference high school softball matchup. But it was her lightest-hit ball of the game that produced her team’s biggest run, a sacrifice fly that scored teammate Ivy Norris for the winning run in a big 6-5 […]
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H.S. softball: Oak Hill tops Spruce Mountain in 5 innings
Spruce Mountain catcher Allison Acritelli tags out Oak Hill’s Rylea Swan right after Julia Ahlberg scored during the Raiders’ win in Wales on Wednesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WALES — Ever since a midseason loss to Madison, the Oak Hill softball team has been on a mission to get the hits and runs that eluded the […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills drives away Edward Little
Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson slides sucessfully into second base past Edward Little’s Taylor Depot during a softball game in Paris on Monday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Edward Little and Oxford Hills both kept waiting for the next hit to come, but the big, rallying knock never did for the Red Eddies. The Vikings kept […]
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H.S. softball: Winthrop's early lead holds up against Lisbon
WINTHROP — There was a jubilant feel to when the Winthrop softball team gathered after its game with Lisbon and, in the moments afterward, the enthusiasm hadn’t faded. “These kids now know, I hope, that they can compete with anybody in the league,” coach Chuck Gurney said. The Ramblers showed it Monday. A pair of […]