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Girls’ Lacrosse: Golden Trojans balanced offense hands Lewiston their second loss

LEWISTON — Thornton Academy used a well-balanced attack to defeat Lewiston 10-3 in girls’ lacrosse action at the Franklin Athletic Complex Saturday morning. The Golden Trojans had eight different goal scorers, with Jules Grondin and Shannon Moskowitz each scoring twice to lead the way. “That’s what one thing we stress, we want to get a […]

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High School softball: Falcons bounce back against Ramblers

RUMFORD — After a disappointing loss on a soaked and soggy Friday, the sun came out for the Mountain Valley softball team Saturday in more ways than one. The Falcons bounced back in a big way with a 9-5 win over Winthrop, helping to erase the frustration of a loss by the same score against […]

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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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Boys’ Lacrosse: Welch and Bowering lead Cougars past Saints

The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with the Cougars looking to move up the heal point standings and the Saints seeking their first win of the year. Up 7-5 at halftime, the Cougars shutout St. Dom’s in the second half for the 14-5 road victory. “The first half we struggled as far as passing […]

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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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Area players seeded in regional tennis qualifying

The Maine Principals’ Association annual singles tennis tournament kicks off this weekend with regional qualifying tournaments across five regions. The top eight seeds in the Region 4 girls’ qualifying tourney all hail from area schools. They are, in seed order: 1. Bethany Hammond, St. Dom’s; 2. Maddi Roy, Lewiston; 3. Eryn Doiron, Mt. Blue; 4. […]

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High School Roundup: Slicer throws perfect game

PARIS — Senior pitcher Blake Slicer tossed a perfect game as Oxford Hills edged Messalonskee 1-0 in baseball action Friday afternoon. Jake Beauchesne singled in the walkoff run for the Vikings (7-3) with an infield single in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles’ (5-4) pitcher, Dylan Brown, had given up only four hits […]

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Local roundup: Eddies get first victory

AUGUSTA — Edward Little High School collected its first girls’ lacrosse victory of the season with a 7-4 win over Cony on Thursday. The game was tied 2-2 at the half before the Red Eddies (1-5) unloaded on the Rams (4-2) five goals in the second half. Brooke Lever spearheaded EL’s offense, scoring three goals […]