Defended by Oxford Hills’ Cassidy Walo, Lewiston’s Kelsie Lynch keeps her eye on the ball after scooping it up off the ground. LISBON — Cooper Chiasson hurled seven innings of three-hit baseball on Wednesday as Dirigo upset Lisbon 3-0 in a late-season baseball tilt. Luke Lueders led the Cougars (6-7) with two hits and one […]
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H.S. Baseball: Albert delivers Hornets’ fifth win in a row
Leavitt’s Ian Gadfrey slides back to third base successfully after trying to steal home during Wednesday night’s game at Leavitt High School. Gardiner’s Hunter Chasse was the third baseman. TURNER — Leavitt coach Larry Angello had the hook ready for junior starting pitcher Tim Albert after the fifth inning of Wednesday’s KVAC Class B game […]
Portland Sea Dogs drop pair at New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — For the first time this season, Portland dropped both games of a doubleheader. The ninth postponed game of the season on Monday night led to the two games on Tuesday, when the Sea Dogs (20-20) dropped two decisions to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. “It’s our first doubleheader win of the season, […]
HS Baseball: St. Pierre, Eddies blank Bangor, 3-0
Edward Little pitcher Damien St. Pierre fires the ball at Bangor’s Gary Farnham during Tuesday afternoon’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — With the baseball season entering its final week, Edward Little hoped to secure a signature win to propel it into the playoffs when three-time defending state champion Bangor came to Austin Field on Tuesday. […]
Local roundup: Spruce Mountain baseball coach earns 200th win
JAY — Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube earned his 200th victory as the Phoenix defeated Winslow 15-3 in five innings Monday. Austin Gilboe picked up the victory on the mound for the Phoenix (9-4), while also tallying three hits and three RBIs at the plate. Jordan Daigle and Shane Pelletier each had two hits […]
HS Baseball: Opportunistic Saints swamp Rangers
Traip Academy’s Teddy Driscoll can’t find the ball in a cloud of dust and sand as Saint Dominic Academy’s Hunter Hughes slides in with a stolen base during Saturday afternoon’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — Long known for its opportunism on offense, St. Dom’s has to be even more aggressive this season because, with a […]
HS Baseball: Greyhounds bounce back by grounding Falcons
Lisbon High School pitcher Tyler Halls fires a pitch during a game against Mountain Valley High School in Lisbon on Friday. LISBON — Fresh off of a tough, one-run loss to Hall-Dale on Thursday, Lisbon turned to ace Tyler Halls and a relentless offense to bounce back against a rapidly progressing Mountain Valley team. Both […]
Local roundup: Turgeon lifts Lewiston to 8-7 win
SKOWHEGAN — Tommy Turgeon belted an RBI double in the ninth inning to lift Lewiston to a 8-7 baseball win over Skowhegan on Wednesday. The Blue Devils took a 5-1 lead in the first frame and added single runs in the sixth, seventh and ninth. The Indians rallied to score three runs in the third […]
H.S. baseball: Amero’s clutch hit and pitching lead Mustangs to 7-5 win over Bulldogs
FARMINGDALE — Monmouth’s Avery Amero paid close attention from the on-deck circle as Hall-Dale reliever Cole Lockhart took his warm-ups in the seventh inning of a tie game. “I kind of measured his speed to see how hard he was throwing and where it was going to be,” Amero said. “I timed it up right […]
HS Baseball: Bucks keep hitting in 11-8 win over Lakers
Rangeley’s Nolan Boone is tagged out by Buckfield’s Matt Beaucage after Boone tried to advance from second abd ended the inning during Tuesday’s game in Buckfield. BUCKFIELD — The 11 runs Buckfield scored on Rangeley Tuesday seems small compared the 63 it had put up over its three previous games against Forest Hills and Valley. […]