DIXFIELD — When the Dirigo High School field hockey team defeated Lisbon, 6-0, in an early season Mountain Valley Conference matchup, Cougars coach Gretchen Curtis knew if there was a second meeting, her good friend Julie Petrie’s Greyhounds were likely going to be better. Curtis was on point. She watched her third-seeded squad fight through […]
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H.S. softball: Audet, Caprara lift Winthrop past Monmouth in C South quarters
Winthrop’s Hanna Caprara follows through on a swing as Monmouth catcher Abby Ferland anticipates the incoming pitch during the Ramblers’ win in a Class C South quarterfinal game in Winthrop on Thursday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet struck out 14 batters, but the Winthrop pitcher’s biggest strike came in the bottom of the […]
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H.S. baseball: Hall-Dale takes care of business against Winthrop in C South quarters
Winthrop’s Carson Camick snags a liner during against Hall-Dale on Thursday in Farmingdale. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) FARMINGDALE — Last year, the season ended too soon for the Hall-Dale baseball team. Cole Lockhart and his teammates didn’t need to remember it. They never forgot. “That game last year has always been in the back of our […]
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H.S. baseball: Maranacook defeats St. Dom's in C South quarterfinals
READFIELD — Maranacook coach Eric Brown said St. Dominic Academy was the last team he wanted to see in Wednesday’s Class C South quarterfinal matchup. And with good reason. The Saints have a storied playoff history under coach Bob Blackman that includes seven state championship appearances and five titles. But this year, it’s the Black […]
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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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H.S. baseball: Monmouth downs Dirigo in 8 innings
Dirigo’s Cam Turner keys in on a pitch ahead of Monmouth catcher Matt Fortin during the Mustangs’ win in Dixfield on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Avery Pomerleau started the game with his bat and ended it with his glove. In between the Monmouth senior lead-off hitter used his legs with success as well. […]
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H.S. softball: Winthrop scores early, then holds off Monmouth
Winthrop second baseman Moriah Hajduk looks toward first after forcing out Monmouth’s Mariah Herr during the Ramblers’ 4-3 win in Winthrop on Monday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet got just the start from her offense that she needed, but her no-hit bid in the circle soon turned into no room for error against […]
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H.S. softball: LeBlanc one-hits Winthrop in Madison win
The ball bounces out of the glove of Winthrop’s Kate Perkins as Madison’s Emily Edgerly slides into second with a stolen base during Wednesday afternoon’s game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Winthrop’s Danielle McClure is tagged out on a very close play by Madison’s Marah Hall during a stolen base attempt. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Madison’s […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth wears down Richmond
Richmond’s Sydney Tillton, left, and Monmouth Academy’s Destiny Clough battle for a rebound during a game Thursday in the Foster Memorial Gym at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team started fast out of the gate Thursday night. And then, to wrap things up, the Mustangs did it again. […]
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Leavitt, Gardiner football rivalry rekindled this season
Gardiner players tried everything to stop Leavitt’s Jake Ouellette, including yanking his jersey off, during the Eastern Class B championship football game in Nov. 2010. Leavitt beat Gardiner to advance to the state championship game against Mountain Valley. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Tyler Salley graduated Gardiner Area High School in 2011. And every once in a […]