OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Gavin Arsenault struck out 15 batters, gave up four hits and didn’t give up a walk as Dirigo dropped Old Orchard Beach, 7-2, in a Class C South preliminary baseball Tuesday. The Cougars will face Monmouth Academy on Thursday in the quarterfinals. It was a 1-1 tie game through three innings […]
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Class C Track and Field: Orono boys, girls complete repeat sweep
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Depth alone typically has been enough for Orono High School to dominate Maine’s small-school track and field landscape in recent years. The Red Riots added a dash of record-setting flair to that volume approach at Oakes Field on Saturday while sweeping the boys and girls Class C state championships for the second straight […]
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High school baseball: Postseason preview
Class A North Two-time defending state champion Bangor finished the season at the top of the A North standings, edging out second-seeded Edward Little, which like the Rams compiled a 15-1 record. The Red Eddies dealt Bangor its only blemish, 1-0 late in the season in Bangor. EL looked dominant until getting mercy-ruled and no-hit […]
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High school softball tourney overview
Class A North With just two seniors and many players in new positions, it was going to take some time for Oxford Hills to build some steam this season. The Vikings stumbled through a 3-4 start but rapidly improved toward a strong finish. Oxford Hills is peaking at the right time, just like it hoped. […]
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Dirigo High School names top students
DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School student Emma Lueders has been named valedictorian of the Class of 2016. Lueders, daughter of Jane and Carl Lueders of Canton, said she is pleased to be recognized for her years of hard work. Salutatorian Kylie Palmer of Dixfield agrees with Lueders. “It’s validation for all the hard work,” she said. Palmer […]
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H.S. Baseball: Arsenault, Dirigo shut-out St. Dominic Academy
St. Dom’s starter Gavin Bates struck out 14 batters, and Dirigo’s Gavin Arsenault punched out 11 of his own. But it was Arsenault’s Cougars who scored the only runs of the game in a 2-0 win. Bates set the standard for how the game was going to play out, striking out the side in the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo tops Telstar in 9 innings
DIXFIELD — “I don’t know if it was Friday the 13th or what it was, but before long we were going to get that break and finally we got one.” That’s what Dirigo baseball coach Ryan Palmer had to say after his team’s wacky 4-3 victory in nine innings against Telstar on Friday. The Cougar […]
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High school roundup: Edward Little survives Messalonskee in eight innings
OAKLAND — Brandon Varney ripped a two-out single in the eighth inning to plate Jared Norcross-Plourde and give Edward Little a 1-0 win over Messalonsklee. Norcross-Plourde also earned the win on the mound with 12 strikeouts in seven innings of work, and pitched himself out of a big jam in the first stanza. Reliever Josh […]
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Outdoor Track: Lisbon sweeps home MVC meet
LISBON — The track at Thompson Field was kind to the home team in a Mountain Valley Conference outdoor track meet on Tuesday. The weather was kind in general. Both the Lisbon boys’ and girls’ teams took first place in the six-team meet that also featured Dirigo, Mountain Valley, St. Dominic Academy, Madison and KVAC […]