Edward Little’s Leighton Girardin, left, kicks the ball forward before scooping it up after winning a faceoff against Brunswick’s Max Burtis during Thursday afternoon’s game at Walton Field in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little capitalized on Brunswick’s mistakes — in the first half. The second half? That was a different story. The […]
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Local roundup: Spruce Mountain edges Hall-Dale softball
JAY — Grace Harmatys made a key catch in the seventh inning that allowed Spruce Mountain to pull out a narrow 4-3 victory over Hall-Dale in a hard-fought softball tilt on Wednesday. Callie Baker and Hailee Perkins led the Phoenix (2-2) with two hits apiece. Hannah Turcotte scattered six hits in seven innings to earn […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Strong finish propels Lewiston past Messalonskee
Lewiston High School’s Gunnar Wade, left, rips a shot past Messalonskee keeper Wade Carter during their game on Garcelon Field at Bates College in Lewiston on Tuesday. Wade scored on the play. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team played the night before, so they had every right to be fatigued. The […]
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Local roundup: Telstar’s Zachary Hill no-hits Boothbay
BETHEL — Zachary Hill pitched a complete-game no-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk as Telstar notched a 1-0 victory over Boothbay in baseball action Monday afternoon. The Rebels committed two errors in the top of the seventh inning that nearly cost them the game, but they held on for the win. Hunter Crocker suffered […]
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High school roundup: Oxford Hills holds off Mt. Ararat
Edward Little’s Joel Musese leads Oxford Hills’ Cam Bancroft midway through the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped out to an early lead on Mt. Ararat, before the Eagles mounted a late charge, but the Vikings came away with a 5-3 victory in KVAC baseball action. Troy […]
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College roundup: Bates softball sweeps Colby
WATERVILLE — After clinching a spot in the NESCAC tournament on Friday, the Bates softball team broke the program record for wins in a season with a doubleheader sweep of Colby on Saturday, taking game one 11-3 and blanking the Mules 1-0 in game two. Freshman Caroline Bass tallied four hits over the course of […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Saints march all over Red Riots
South Portland High School’s Kaya Backman (12) and St. Dominic Academy’s Payton Winslow (16) battle for a loose ball during their lacrosse match in Auburn on Saturday. Also in on the play are St. Dom’s Caroline Gastonguay (3) and South Portland’s Amelia Papplardo (26). (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Emma Theriault and Mia-Angelina Leslie were […]
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Boys' lacrosse: Portland dominates second half, beats Edward Little
Edward Little High School’s Spencer Frahn, left, muscles his way through Portland High School’s Max Cheever during their game at Walton Field in Auburn on Saturday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little’s nice start to the season continued through the first half of Saturday’s game against Portland. But the Bulldogs stuffed all of the […]
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Roundup: Edward Little, Buckfield sweep baseball, softball games
BRUNSWICK — Ethan Brown gave up just three hits in five innings and received ample run support as Edward Little overpowered Brunswick 11-1 in early-season baseball action Friday. Jake Arel, Grant Hartley and Ben Cassidy led the Red Eddies (4-0) with two hits each, with Cassidy driving in four runs. Ichino Honda scored the Dragons’ […]
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Lacrosse: Lewiston boys sixth in Varsity Maine poll
The top 10 boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from pressherald.com, centralmaine.com, sunjournal.com, theforecaster.net, timesrecord.com andjournaltribune.com, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BOYS Brunswick (2) 36 Falmouth (1) 30 Cape Elizabeth 29 Yarmouth (1) 29 Thornton Academy 25 Lewiston 18 South Portland 15 Messalonskee 14 Scarborough 14 Greely 4 GIRLS Kennebunk (2) […]