AUBURN — Alexis Bennett wasn’t sure life could get any better than Saturday. The Buckfield senior was part of a softball semifinal victory in the morning and graduated that evening. “The day we graduated, it’s funny because even before I graduated that day, I thought it was the best day of my life,” Bennett said. […]
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Playoff roundup: Edward Little stuns Messalonskee
OAKLAND — Grace Beaudet singled in the only run Edward Little would need as the Red Eddies stunned Messalonskee 1-0 in softball action Saturday afternoon. Kylie Bureau led off the second inning for the Red Eddies (13-5) with a single to right field that got by the right fielder and allowed her to reach third […]
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Class A North softball semifinal: Skowhegan ends Oxford Hills run
Ames came on in relief in that outing, but it wasn’t a good day for her Skowhegan team — the Indians were mercy-ruled. Ames didn’t want to dwell on that entering Saturday’s tourney semifinal, but, she couldn’t help herself. “I was a little upset at first about that the last game,” Ames said. “I said […]
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Class A North semifinal: Edward Little baseball edges Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — It is the dream that many baseball players have growing up — Final inning, tie game, bases loaded, two outs, full count. A hit, your team wins. An out, we play on and someone else will have to be the hero. Edward Little’s Grant Hartley took a 3-2 pitch from Mt. Ararat reliever […]
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Class A state championship tennis: Thornton, Falmouth sweep Lewiston
LEWISTON — Getting to the top of the mountain is rarely an easy climb. It takes that last extra push and sometimes, even that is not enough. After exciting wins in the regional finals earlier this week, both tennis teams from Lewiston faced uphill challenges in the Class A state championships held at Lewiston High […]
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Class C South baseball: Mustangs’ season ends to familiar foe in extras
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy Mustangs facing the Sacopee Valley Hawks in the Class C South baseball tournament has become a yearly tradition. For the third straight year, the two teams squared off Saturday. “Three years in a row, two years ago we beat them when we shouldn’t have,” Sacopee Valley coach Eric Anderson said. […]
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Softball semifinal: Lisbon shows Telstar the door
BETHEL — Lisbon pitcher Alyssa Hall has been in many jams before in her high school career. And there was nothing new that Hall couldn’t handle in Saturday’s Class C south semifinal softball game. Hall was her usual steadfast self and kept it all in perspective as the No. 6 Lisbon Greyhounds (12-6) showed the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon regroups, upsets St. Dominic Academy
AUBURN — After two errors led to two runs in the bottom of the first inning, Lisbon settled itself down. The sixth-seeded Greyhounds cleaned up their defense, moved on from the frame, and their bats then came alive late to No. 2 St. Dominic Academy 4-2 and move on to next week’s regional final. “It […]
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Defending champ Yarmouth downs St. Dominic Academy
There was only a fine-to-sometimes-heavier drizzle coming down on the field Saturday when St. Dominic Academy and Yarmouth squared off in a Class B North girls’ lacrosse semifinal, but the Clippers poured it on in the first half, taking an 8-1 lead before finishing off the Saints in a 13-6 victory. The second-ranked Saints (13-1) […]
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Class C tennis state championships: St. Dom’s girls end 21-year drought
LEWISTON — None of the current St. Dominic Academy tennis players were born the last time the Saints earned a Class C state title. Now, none of them will ever forget their most recent triumph. Laurel Christopher and Hannah Phelan closed out their match against Mattanawcook Academy’s Sydney Morrison and Katey Libby at No. 2 […]