VINALHAVEN — Tim Kane has been around athletics all his life, but nothing compares with the sporting life on an island school. “There’s things you deal with that you don’t normally deal with at mainland schools,” said Kane, who is in his first year as Vinalhaven’s principal. “But it’s enlightening and it’s fun. It’s a […]
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Island games: Not all away games are created equal for East-West Conference teams
First up for the Buckfield Junior/Senior High School baseball team, a three-plus-hour rollick across the winding, pothole-dotted back roads of Maine. Then, a ferry. After loading the vessel, the team makes the final leg — a 75-minute ride — over western Penobscot Bay’s following seas and rolling waves to one of Maine’s largest and most […]
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High school baseball: Ramblers rip Greyhounds
But it was the Ramblers who shook off the early-morning Memorial Day weekend wake-up call, pounding out 14 hits in a 10-1 win in windy and cool conditions. Winthrop left Lisbon with a 10-2 record, while the Greyhounds fell to 10-3. Lisbon will host St. Dom’s on Tuesday and the Ramblers will face at Mt. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon pitcher Kyle Bourget makes rapid recovery
Lisbon’s senior football quarterback and baseball pitching ace knew enough from a lifetime in sports to diagnose the injury: A torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. While the Greyhounds gutted out a playoff victory in his absence, Bourget added and subtracted numbers in his head, seeking reassurance that his high school athletic career […]
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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little puts away Lewiston in sixth; Norcross-Plourde spins another shutout
The Blue Devils are vastly improved. Unfortunately for them, the Red Eddies are playing like championship material. Edward Little spun its fourth consecutive shutout Friday night, 10-0, under the bulbs at the Auburn Suburban Little League complex. It was shortened to six innings by virtue of the mercy rule thanks to seven runs on one […]
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High school baseball: Poland comes back to top Freeport
Friday, a pitcher with something to prove and a patient sophomore catcher keyed a late-innings rally, lifting the Knights to a thrilling 11-0 win over visiting Freeport. “That’s been a strength of these guys all year,” Poland coach Mike Connor said. “They’ll take a mistake back into the dugout, and when they come back out, […]
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Rangers edge Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Phil Klein allowed one run in his first major league start, Robinson Chirinos hit a solo homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Elvis Andrus after singles by Adrian Beltre […]
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High school baseball: Cougars hold on with timely hitting, pitching
FARMINGTON — Clutch pitching coupled with timely hitting powered Mt. Blue to a 4-3 win over Cony on Wednesday afternoon at Hippach Field. Mt. Blue (6-5) starting pitcher Amos Herrin wiggled out of tough situations in four of the five innings he pitched to shut the door before Cony (7-5) could muster a big inning […]
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H.S. Baseball: Buckfield errors make for long day in 16-3 loss to Richmond
Then it all unraveled into a long, cold, agonizing afternoon for the Bucks, whose 16-3 Senior Day loss was abbreviated to six innings by the mercy rule. Seven errors, a baker’s dozen hits by Richmond and a relatively commanding performance by Bobcats’ ace Mike Stewart snowballed into a one-sided defeat. All that, after Jared Eastman’s […]
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H.S. baseball: Brewer stifles Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Brewer pitcher Evan Riva knew he would be facing a tough Mt. Blue lineup Monday afternoon at Hippach Field. Featuring a quick fastball, along with a devastating curve and changeup, Riva powered the Witches to their eighth baseball win of the season, hurling a complete game two-hitter and giving Brewer 6-0 victory. It […]