Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson, center, is congratulated by junior Lauren W. Merrill, right, and Madison Day after hitting a home run. (Brewster Burns photo) SOUTH PARIS — No question a handful of errors sabotaged Mt. Blue’s swift and promising start, but Oxford Hills reliever Lauren N. Merrill changed the look and feel of Tuesday’s Kennebec […]
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Track and Field: Edward Little sweeps KVAC Class A titles; Cony girls, Lincoln boys win Class B
Edward Little’s Ella Boucher, left, and Grace Fontaine run the 300-meter hurdles during a rainy Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference track meet Saturday at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) TOPSHAM — By the time the 4×400-meter relay came around the final race of the KVAC outdoor track championships served as four victory […]
MPA singles tourney: Lewiston’s Abby Svor among top seeds to advance to Round of 16
Lewiston High School’s Abby Svor sets to return a forehand during her match Friday against Eleanor Bridgers of MDI in Portland. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — It was good to be a seeded player Friday in the first round of the Maine Principals’ Association singles tournament. Aside from the obvious — the extra rest and […]
Magnusson named new Mt Blue boys' basketball coach
Dirigo coach Travis Magnusson psychs up his team during a timeout at a game against Lisbon in December. Magnusson left Dirigo last week and Thursday was announced as the next boys’ basketball coach at Mt. Blue in Farmington. (Sun Journal File Photo) Hiring Travis Magnusson as the new Mt. Blue boys’ basketball coach was an […]
Boys' lacrosse: Morse rattles Mt. Blue with 'blitzkrieg'
Morse’s Don Green tries to race by Mt. Blue’s Dominique Giampietro (32) in a boys’ lacrosse game at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Tuesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — Turn around for a second and you just missed the Morse Shipbuilders score another goal in the first half of a boys’ lacrosse game at […]
H.S. tennis notes: Doubles tournament returns to KVAC
This past Saturday, boys’ and girls’ doubles teams across the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference squared off at Lewiston High School to decide the best doubles teams in the conference. The KVAC doubles tournament had been played in the past, but was shelved because of scheduling issues. However, there was a desire to bring it back. […]
Local roundup: Spruce Mountain softball edges Lisbon in 12 innings
JAY — Freshman Abby Ortiz had a walk-off bases-loaded double in the 12th inning as Spruce Mountain topped Lisbon 12-11 in softball action Friday afternoon. The Greyhounds gave up three runs in the bottom of the sixth, but came back for a pair in the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Mallory Fairbanks […]
H.S. baseball: Leavitt puts kibosh on young Mt. Blue team
Leavitt’s Allen Peabody (28) is dives toward the plate, but is greeted by Mt. Blue catcher Hunter Bolduc for the out. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — With the playoffs well out of reach and a frustrating season winding down, Mt. Blue coach Stephen Lancaster gave his JV players an opportunity to square off against Leavitt’s […]
Mt. Blue announces dates of spring concert series
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Regional School District music department has announced upcoming spring concerts. The concerts feature music students participating in the local school bands, choruses and orchestras and are the culmination of the 2017-2018 academic school year. The Cape Cod Hill School Concert will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, in […]
Tennis Notebook: Mt. Blue boys' finding their groove as the playoffs loom ahead
The Mt. Blue boys’ tennis team is on a hot streak, having won its past five matches. To win in team tennis, you have have depth, and that’s what the Cougars have this season. The winning streak started with a victory against Cony on May 4. Last week they defeated Hampden Academy, Bangor and Brunswick […]