Coach: Mike Kersey (Third year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Returning athletes: Seniors — Mike Kersey Jr., Mason Corriveau, Gavin Hebert; Juniors — Jacob Gaudin. Key losses: Clay Swett Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Chandler Redmond, Sam Holmes. Season outlook: Coming back after a very good season last year, the Cougars have gained a lot of experience and the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth Academy hits all its marks in MVC
MONMOUTH — They won close, and they won easy. No matter the score, though, the Monmouth Academy baseball just simply won during the regular season. Sixteen games, 16 wins. It was a fitting no-loss record for a team that didn’t suffer any losses to graduation last year. The Mustangs brought back the same talented roster […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth silences Winthrop, clinches undefeated regular season
MONMOUTH — Winthrop had two chances on the last day of the regular season to get a win and clinch a spot in the playoffs. The Ramblers, playing games back-to-back games at Monmouth Academy, narrowly lost to Madison in nine innings. Then, Monmouth starting pitcher Nick Sanborn took away any chance of a win in […]
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High school softball: Oak Hill rallies past Telstar
WALES — After two missed bunt attempts, Grace Sabine was a little relieved to be able to swing away Friday, but that didn’t mean the pressure was any less. The Oak Hill senior had the winning run on third and had tried to make a suicide squeeze happen, but both attempts went just foul. So […]
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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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High school softball: Telstar races past Dirigo
DIXFIELD — When Ashley Savage gets on base, she’s not there to take in the scenery. Telstar’s senior lead-off hitter looks to move whenever she reaches base. If the batting order behind her gives her the chance, she’ll do just that. “As soon as I get on the bases, I know I have to run,” […]
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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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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon outlasts Oak Hill
Lisbon (6-3) trailed 7-6 heading into the top of the seventh inning after blowing a lead by giving up a pair of runs to the Raiders (1-8) in the bottom of the sixth. The Greyhounds faced a new pitcher of sorts in their final at-bat. Oak Hill starter Jonah Martin, who pitched the first five […]
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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 […]
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High school softball: Lisbon rallies past Dirigo
LISBON — As the game began to turn in Dirigo’s favor Monday, the Lisbon softball team wasn’t worrying about what had just happened. With the game on the line, the Greyhounds were focused on the next play and the one after that. “We preach a lot about the next thing,” Lisbon coach Terri Tlumac said. […]