It had been nearly a decade since the two teams had met in the regular season, and the Saints reasserted their dominance in a big way Friday, posting a 6-0 shutout victory. “They are a very strong team, it was always a struggle when they weren’t in the Western Maine (Conference), and when we finally […]
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Class C baseball championship: Sacopee Valley stymies George Stevens Academy
All that added up to a 3-2 victory for Maynard and his Sacopee Valley Hawks, who beat George Stevens Academy in the Class C baseball state championship game at Larry Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College on Saturday. One week ago, Maynard pitched into extra innings and threw 138 pitches in a […]
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Baseball state championships: Mostly favorites in finals, but some surprises
The Northern Maine baseball playoffs played out like they were supposed to on paper, with the top seeds in each class advancing to the state championships. That was partly the case in southern Maine, except Sacopee Valley in Class C was an underdog who then ended another underdog story, and in Class B, Freeport flipped […]
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Class C South regional final: Sacopee Valley walks off on Lisbon
Sacopee Valley, the No. 4 seed, hung around long enough, though, and won in walk-off fashion, scoring three runs in the seventh frame for a 7-6 victory and a berth in Saturday’s Class C state title game, also at St. Joe’s. The Hawks will face George Stevens Academy, while No. 6 Lisbon finishes at 13-6. […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop rallies past Gardiner
Neither team found the back of the net in the first quarter, with not many chances either way (just two shots on goal apiece). Then the Tigers (1-1) found the back of the net early in the second quarter. Michael Poirier picked up his own rebound and beat Hawks goalie Isaiah Weston less than two […]
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Class B softball: Yarmouth outlasts Hermon for first state title
It turns out she was right. Making their first state championship game appearance, the Clippers put up seven runs on 12 hits in a 7-5 victory over Hermon on Saturday at St. Joseph’s College. “These kids deserve every ounce of credit they’re going to get,” Ashley said. “It’s such a great step for this program. […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop continues offensive display in rout of Oak Hill
WALES — Maranacook/Winthrop peppered Oak Hill to the tune of 20 goals the first time the two teams met back on April 25 with the Raiders playing without regular starting goaltender Matty Martin. Martin was back in net for the second go round Friday, but not even the four-year Oak Hill starter could slow down the […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop stifles Gardiner
GARDINER — Maranacook/Winthrop goaltender Isaiah Weston knew he had big shoes to fill when he took over the starting job at the beginning of the year. The sophomore netminder had the tall order of replacing Zach Bessette, who helped guide the Hawks to an undefeated regular season during his senior season last year. Weston filled […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop Hawks dismantle Oak Hill Raiders
KENTS HILL — Maranacook/Winthrop will typically practice its defense more than its offense early in the season. Not this week, after managing only three goals in a season-opening loss to North Yarmouth Academy. “Usually, I stress that defense is the most important thing, and once we perfect our defense we can move on to the […]
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Hawks drop Celtics for 10th straight
BOSTON (AP) — DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague each scored 22 points to help the Atlana Hawks win their 10th straight game, 105-91 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Paul Millsap added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta, 31-8 overall and 15-5 on the road. The Hawks have their first double-digit […]