RICHMOND — Eight straight years, eight seasons of Class D South dominance for the Richmond High School softball Bobcats. That is the mountain that faced No. 3 Buckfield in Friday’s Class D South semifinal against second-seeded Richmond. In many of those seasons of the Bobcat dynasty, it was the Bucks that ultimately suffered the fate […]
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H.S. softball: Underhill-Tilton powers Richmond past Rangeley, into D South semis
Richmond’s Sydney Tilton clobbers a walk-off home run to put the Bobcats up 12-0 in bottom of fifth inning during a D South quarterfinal game against Rangeley on Thursday in Richmond. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Sydney Underhill-Tilton put the punctuation on Thursday’s Class D South quarterfinal game, and sent a message to the rest […]
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H.S. baseball: Richmond fights off Buckfield's challenge
Richmond baserunner Matt Rines, left, dives back to second base in time to beat the tag from Buckfield second baseman Dylan Harvey during Tuesday’s game at the Gerald N. Seigars Memorial Baseball Field in Richmond. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — According to Richmond High School baseball coach Ryan Gardner, it’s “good to play a close […]
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H.S. roundup: Winthrop wins two against Telstar
WINTHROP — Maguire Anuszewski and Cam Wood combined to keep Telstar quiet in a Class C South baseball doubleheader Tuesday. Anuszewski shut out the Rebels 1-0 in game one, then Wood scattered two runs on three hits in Winthrop’s 10-2 win in game two. Both games were scheduled for five innings. The Ramblers (6-4) scored […]
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Richmond man dies in I-295 crash in Bowdoinham
BOWDOINHAM — A Richmond man died Friday night when his pickup crashed into trees along Interstate 295. Gary Hastings, 76, of Richmond, lost control of his 2008 Ford pickup truck, went into the median and struck a tree around 9:30 p.m. Friday. He was alone and died at the scene, according to Maine State Police. […]
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H.S. softball: Big fifth inning pushes Richmond past Buckfield
Buckfield’s Maggie Bragg slides into second safely before Richmond’s Caitlin Kendrick can put the tag on her during Monday’s game in Buckfield. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Buckfield’s Cassidy Hart takes a swing at a pitch during Monday’s game in Buckfield against Richmond. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — It takes 21 outs to win a high school […]
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H.S. baseball: Bobcats make Bucks pay for miscues
Richmond’s Zach Small scampers home to score a run after Buckfield catcher Cole Merrill had difficulties with the throw to the plate during Monday’s game in Buckfield. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — Beating Richmond when Zach Small is on the mound is difficult enough without giving his offense more help than it could possibly expect. […]
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Track and field: Douglass, Lavoie lead Lisbon to sweep of opening meet
Lauren Sterling of Mountain Valley lifts off during the long jump at Lisbon High School on Monday afternoon. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) LISBON — The Lisbon track and field team picked up right where it left off last season, sweeping the boys’ and girls’ competitions at their home track Monday afternoon. One of the biggest contributions […]
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Is this the year a team takes D South region from Richmond?
Buckfield’s Abby Fogg dives back to first base before Rangeley’s Amber Morrill can put the tag on her during a game in Buckfield last season. Richmond players have come, and Richmond players have gone. For eight seasons that hasn’t mattered for the Bobcats, who have won regional softball championships each of those years. Yet maybe […]
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Gertrude "Gertie" Hanson
LEWISTON — Gertrude “Gertie” Hanson, 69, of Richmond and Bowdoin, passed away Thursday, March 15, at CMMC, surrounded by the ones she loved. Gertie was born Dec. 14, 1948, in Gardiner, to Rowland Hanson and Marion Hinkley-Hanson, of Richmond. Condolences may be expressed at www.kincerfuneralhome.com.