AUBURN — In baseball, the curveball giveth and the curveball taketh away. It did both for Edward Little’s Jarod Norcross Plourde, and it made for a pair of crucial moments in the Red Eddies’ 3-1 KVAC baseball win over Lewiston at Austin Field on Friday. Norcross Plourde collected one of the Red Eddies’ (15-1) three […]
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Softball: Leavitt dismisses Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt softball coach Kevin Leonard paused for moment when he was asked which one of his players stood out in the Hornets’ 4-2 softball victory over Spruce Mountain on Friday. He eventually came up a response: The Hornets’ win as a collaborative effort. Leavitt used heads-up base running, strong defense and pitching and […]
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MVC track championships: Lisbon makes all the right moves
LISBON — Lisbon track coach Dean Hall used his athletes like pawns in a chess game Thursday — and he knew all the right moves. Hall’s gambling paid off, with the Greyhounds winning the boys’ and girls’ Mountain Valley Conference track and field championships on a balmy afternoon on their home track. Lisbon’s depth and […]
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High school roundup: Oxford Hills baseball, softball sweep
PARIS — Andrew Fleming scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Mt. Blue Cougars 2-1 in a KVAC contest Thursday. Fleming had a double in the game. Jake Beauchesne hit a double in the bottom of the second and scored Oxford Hills’ (10-5) first run […]
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Local roundup: Arsenault hurls no-hitter for Dirigo
RUMFORD — Gavin Arsenault put in a career-best performance on Wednesday, hurling a 13-strikeout no-hitter as Dirigo rolled to a 3-0 baseball win over Mountain Valley. Arsenault helped his own cause with two hits, two runs scored and three stolen bases for the Cougars (9-6). The veteran pitched had two strikeouts in all but one […]
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Baseball: Wiscasset shakes off Lisbon
WISCASSET — The beginning of Gregg Wood’s first season leading the Wiscasset High School baseball team was like a roller coaster ride. The Wolverines had good days and bad days, ups and downs, big wins and tough losses. On Wednesday at home against Mountain Valley Conference rival Lisbon, Wood’s squad showed just how far it […]
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Saints win a thrilling showdown against Morse to stay undefeated
AUBURN — The St. Dominic Academy Saints and the Morse Shipbuilders entered Tuesday’s girls’ lacrosse contest both undefeated in Class B North. The game lived up to its billing and featured a “sudden victory overtime” to decide a victor with the game tied a seven. Caroline Gastonguay’s third goal of the game gave the Saints […]
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Local roundup: Lewiston cruises
LEWISTON — Kristina Blais and Christine Chasse each scored four goals and steered Lewiston (7-3) to a 10-1 victory over Oxford Hills (2-8) in a girls’ lacrosse game Tuesday. Olivia Bergeron added two goals and Dacia Bail had two assists. Blue Devil goalies Monica Field and Kaylen Labonte combined for three saves. Oxford Hills’ goal […]
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Local roundup: Telstar’s York no-hits Mountain Valley
BETHEL — Senior pitcher Olivia York pitched a no-hitter as Telstar snapped up a 3-0 victory over Mountain Valley in softball action Monday afternoon. The Rebels (12-2) jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning. Junior right fielder Tasha Hart plated two runs on a single in the frame. The Falcons (7-7) threatened […]
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H.S. Softball: Vikings take advantage of Lewiston’s mistakes
LEWISTON — The Oxford Hills Vikings scored in various ways in a 7-1 victory over the Lewiston Blue Devils in a KVAC softball action Monday afternoon. “The first couple of runs, I think it was on their errors,” Oxford Hills coach Cynthia Goddard said. “We started to hit that produced our own (runs). Erika did […]