Problem was, Old Town was there too, and the Coyotes, after spotting Freeport a 2-0 lead, hit with reckless abandon on their way to a 12-2 mercy rule win and their first state baseball championship. All nine hitters in the Old Town lineup had at least one hit as the Coyotes pounded out 13 base-knocks. […]
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Class A baseball championship: Bangor beats Falmouth, captures 3rd straight crown
And for the second game in a row it didn’t matter. The Rams plated two runs in the third for the only runs they needed. Senior ace pitcher Trevor DeLaite did the rest, shutting down Falmouth chances and shutting out the Yachtsmen in a 5-0 victory in the Class A baseball state championship at Larry […]
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Class B Girls’ Lacrosse: Kennebunk defeats Yarmouth for a perfect season
PORTLAND — Once Kyra Schwartzman got going, there was no stopping her. The Kennebunk Rams’ senior attacker scored five goals in a 9-7 win over Yarmouth to lift the Rams to the 2016 Class B girls’ state title, their first state championship after several runner-up finishes, including last year’s 11-10 loss to the Clippers. The […]
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Class A girls’ lacrosse: Messalonksee topples Massabesic in OT
Eagles coach Ashley Pullen called her senior captain “sneaky.” Sneaky, and good. St. Pierre corralled a pass from Allyssa Turner and flipped it across her body and into the top right corner of the cage with 1:23 to play in overtime Saturday, lifting Messalonskee to a 7-6 victory over Massabesic in the Class A state […]
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H.S. Baseball: Cinderella Freeport flying high into Class B final
FREEPORT — Josh Burke was just hoping to get a couple starts on the mound this year for the Freeport baseball team. Flip the calendar ahead two months and Burke has already made two starts in the playoffs, and on Saturday will make a third — in the Class B state championship game. Burke’s change […]
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Baseball state championships: Mostly favorites in finals, but some surprises
The Northern Maine baseball playoffs played out like they were supposed to on paper, with the top seeds in each class advancing to the state championships. That was partly the case in southern Maine, except Sacopee Valley in Class C was an underdog who then ended another underdog story, and in Class B, Freeport flipped […]
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Class D softball state championship: Richmond is ready for rematch
STANDISH — Winning has become a way of life for the Richmond softball team. So have the high expectations that come with it. The undefeated Bobcats take the state’s longest winning streak into Saturday’s state championship game with Stearns. Richmond is going for its 70th straight win at noon at Coffin Field in Brewer. That […]
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Softball state championships: Familiar teams play for titles Saturday
STANDISH — The softball teams from Madison and Skowhegan hope to be partying like its’ 2014 at Bailey Field at St. Joseph’s College Saturday. Two years ago, both the Bulldogs and Indians reached the state final and won on that field. Following the championship wins that year, both Somerset County teams posed for a photo […]
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Legion roundup: Pastime rolls
LEWISTON — Pastime used 11 hits to overpower Locke Mills with a lopsided 13-3 win in an American Legion baseball game Thursday evening. Pastime jumped out to a 6-1 lead by the third inning and tacked on seven more runs in this five-inning game. Gage Cote had three hits for Pastime. Brock Belanger and Hunter […]
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H.S. Baseball: Bangor continues on championship run
As freshmen in 2013, Bangor’s Trevor DeLaite and Kyle Stevenson didn’t get to lift a Class A baseball state championship trophy over their young heads. The Rams lost in the Eastern Maine semifinals to eventual state runner-up Messalonskee that year. It’s been a series of trophies ever since. DeLaite and Stevenson, and six of their […]