Buckfield’s Maggie Bragg slides into second safely before Richmond’s Caitlin Kendrick can put the tag on her during Monday’s game in Buckfield. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Buckfield’s Cassidy Hart takes a swing at a pitch during Monday’s game in Buckfield against Richmond. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — It takes 21 outs to win a high school […]
Softball
H.S. softball: Fryeburg starts fast, fends off Leavitt, 8-5
Emily Swan of Leavitt beats the throw to Fryeburg Academy catcher Morgan Fusco to pull the hornets within one run during the first inning in Turner on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) TURNER — Fryeburg did all it could to help the confidence of its freshman pitcher, Emilia DeSanctis. By the time Leavitt was able to […]
Oxford Hills too much for Mt. Ararat in KVAC softball contest
Mt. Ararat’s Ema Hawkes slides into second base safely as Oxford Hills’ Kaisa Heikkinen attempts to apply the tag during their game in Paris on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — It had been a while since Oxford Hills and Mt. Ararat had been able to play outdoors, but the Vikings seemed to take it […]
Softball: Spruce, Turcotte strong-arm Wiscasset
JAY — The Spruce Mountain softball team held a homecoming during the Phoenix’s eight-run nova in the fifth inning on a cloudy, chilly and rainy Friday afternoon. Just about every Spruce runner who got on base in the fifth came home with a run, allowing the Phoenix to soak Wiscasset with a rain-shortened, six-inning 11-3 […]
H.S. softball: Greely rallies past Gray-New Gloucester, 4-3
Greely’s Kelsey Currier, left, beats out a throw to first as Gray-New Gloucester first baseman Jordan Grant reaches to catch the ball during a 4-3 Greely win in Gray on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) GRAY — Kelsey Currier didn’t get to finish her at-bat in the top of the sixth inning, and it turned out to […]
H.S. softball: Home cooking helps Lewiston with tough early schedule
Lewiston’s Jordan Mynahan slides into home base for the run as Edward Little’s Hannah Smith fails to tag her out during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The schedule-makers can be cruel, and the schedule-makers can be kind. They were both to the Lewiston softball team this season. “We’ve had […]
H.S. roundup: Leavitt softball buzzes by Maranacook
READFIELD — Leavitt started rolling in the middle innings of a 12-4 win over Maranacook in a KVAC softball action Wednesday. The Hornets scored four times in the top of the fourth and added five more runs in the fifth. They scored single runs in the first, second and sixth innings. Leah Maheux had a […]
Local roundup: Buckfield softball earns clutch win over Old Orchard Beach
BUCKFIELD — Julia Dow and Cara Merrill combined for a solid effort Monday as Buckfield edged Old Orchard Beach 11-10 in a hard-fought softball contest. Cassidy Hart, Hannah Shields and Carly Trimm pounded out two hits each for the Bucks, while Maggie Bragg ripped a double and a single. Bragg stole home in the fifth […]
H.S. softball: Lewiston bounces back, beats Edward Little
Lewiston’s Abby Chartie sneaks past Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc to get safely on first base during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Monday marked the start of a new week for the Lewiston softball team, and that meant moving on from Friday’s no-hit loss to Skowhegan. The […]
H.S. softball: Alward, Skowhegan shut down Lewiston
Lewiston third baseman Jordan Mynahan, right, catches Skowhegan baserunner Alyssa Everett off third for an out during during a pickoff attempt during Friday’s game at Bates College. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Skowhegan pitcher Ashley Alward left, is mobbed by teammates after hitting a home run during Friday’s game against Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Ashley […]