HEBRON — Bayley Beaulieu was nervous at first. And he probably wasn’t the only one. After spending the last four years literally butting heads with them, suddenly he found himself lining up side-by-side with some of his former rivals. These were people he’d spent many hot September afternoons and frigid October nights trying to put […]
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H.S. softball: Knights make quick work of Hornets
TURNER — Poland coach Kat McKay had a reasonable explanation why she couldn’t single out one player who made the difference against eighth-ranked Leavitt in a Western Class B softball preliminary game Tuesday. As far as McKay was concerned, this was a total team effort, with strong pitching, smart base-running and timely hitting that allowed […]
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Western Class B: All roads lead through Cape Elizabeth
Local players to watch: Annie Castonguay, Sr. 1b, Leavitt (.451, 19 RBI), Emily Perkins, Sr. OF (.439, 15 RBI), Livie Gilbert, Jr. C, Leavitt (.391, 7 RBI), Kaitlyn Deblois, Soph DP/1b, Leavitt (.521, 15 RBI), Abbie Robertson, Fr P (8-5, 25 earned runs, 2.13 ERA, 48 strikeouts, nine walks); Michaella Arsenault, Jr. 2b, Poland (.364), […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Castonguay to coach Oak Hill
Charlie Castonguay was first able to witness the progress of the Oak Hill girls’ basketball program from the opposing bench. It wasn’t too long ago that Castonguay was an assistant at Leavitt while the Hornets faced Oak Hill regularly in KVAC matchups. He watched as the Raiders improved under coach Tom Morong. Now Castonguay has […]
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H.S. Baseball: Webb, Black Bears hold down Hornets
READFIELD — File this one under the “baseball’s a funny game” category. Eleven days after Leavittt doubled up Maranacook by the slow-pitch softball score of 16-8, the Hornets were handcuffed by Black Bears senior Skylar Webb in Friday’s second half of the home-and-home series. Webb held the Hornets hitless in every inning but the fourth, […]
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H.S. Notebook: Track teams ramp up for conference meets
It was a busy week for area track and field teams. With conference championships little more than three weeks away, athletes are starting to ramp up for the bigger meets. On Tuesday, the Monmouth girls edged Boothbay in a five-team meet at Wiscasset High School. Izzy Lewis (200), Ashleigh Hartford (400), Sammy Grandahl (high jump) […]
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RSU 9 has $50,000 in proposed budget to address heat at Farmington school
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors agreed Tuesday to leave $50,000 in the 2014-15 budget to deal with overheating on the second floor of the Mallett School. The plan for this year is to take out some of the window glass in the most affected classroom and replace it with white, insulated panels. The glass will […]
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H.S. softball: Leavitt outslugs Maranacook
TURNER — It didn’t take long for the Leavitt softball team to find itself in a hole Monday afternoon. Maranacook belted a pair of hits to start the game, scored single runs in each of the first two innings and could have had more. The early deficit didn’t seem to fluster the Hornets at all. […]
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KVAC Baseball: Rodrigue, Eagles command Hornets
TURNER — Given the windy, raw conditions Monday, the question had to be asked — how did Erskine pitcher Ryan Rodrigue maintain such good control and stymie Leavitt for 6 1/3 innings? Rodrigue pressed his index finger to his neck to assure the inquisitor that pine tar wasn’t part of his repertoire. “I wasn’t going […]
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Leavitt softball preview
Coach: Pete Higgins (21st year) Last year’s record: 5-11. Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Annie Castonguay 1B, Sierra Santomango 3B, Emily Perkins OF, Nicole Bradley OF, Melissa Richardson 2B; Juniors — Morgan Knowlton OF, Livie Gilbert C; Sophomore — Angela Daigle SS. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Ashley Kelley P, Kaitlyn Deblois 1B/P, Chantel Eels 1B/OF, Alivia […]