STANDISH — The ninth-seeded Yarmouth Clippers continued their run through the Class B South playoffs Tuesday, holding on to defeat second-seeded York, 5-3, in the regional final at Larry Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College. The Clippers have defeated No. 8 Leavitt, No. 1 Bridgeway, and No. 3 Cape Elizabeth in addition […]
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Winthrop softball outslugs Monmouth to reach C South final
Winthrop’s Bry Baxter, right, gives teammate Kayleigh Oberg a high five after she scored a run during Saturday’s playoff game against Monmouth. WINTHROP — Winthrop sent 10 hitters to the plate in the bottom half of the first inning, scoring six times, while Layne Audet scattered six hits throughout the rest of the game as […]
Baseball: Oxford Hills sidesteps Camden Hills
Oxford Hills’ Hunter LaBossiere gets tagged out by Camden’s True Crane in a rundown for the third out of the inning midway theough the game. PARIS — Pitcher Colton Carson patiently held the high ground for six innings, knowing all along that Oxford Hills’ bats would eventually come around and take the pressure off him […]
Playoff roundup: Mountain Valley upsets Morse in Class B South baseball prelim
BATH — Mountain Valley capitalized on Morse’s mistakes in a 3-1 victory in the teams’ Class B South preliminary contest on Tuesday. Mountain Valley (12-5) scored in the top of the first inning and twice more in the top of the third, ann unearned. The Falcons plated the first run of the game in the […]
Yarmouth ousts Leavitt in Class B preliminary round contest
TURNER — Gibson Harnett gave up just two hits while fanning nine Hornets as No. 9 Yarmouth defeated No. 8 Leavitt, 8-1, in a Class B preliminary baseball matchup Tuesday afternoon. Harnett got stronger as they game progressed, allowing just an unearned run in the first while surrendering a pair of Lucas Perry singles before retiring […]
Girls tennis: Blues Devils have a balance of young and experienced players
Lewiston High School’s Lizzy Michaud returns a shot during a Class A North semifinal match against Mt. Blue High School in Lewiston on Saturday. LEWISTON – Anita Murphy has been coaching the Lewiston girls’ tennis team for 39 seasons. You think she has seen it all in her Hall of Fame career? Nope, think again. […]
Local roundup: Devils win KVAC lax title; Farrell drafted by Moncton
WATERVILLE — Christine Chasse notched a hat trick and CeCe Racine stopped a free-position shot in the final two minutes to preserve a one-goal advantage as Lewiston edged Messalonskee, 10-9, to win the KVAC Class A Championship at Thomas College on Saturday. The Blue Devils led 5-4 at the half. Shaima Naji, Sasha Leclair and […]
Class C track and field: Orono boys dominate
Mountain Valley’s Jasper Turner competes in the javelin throw as part of the State Class C Track and Field Championship Meet at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft Saturday. DOVER-FOXCROFT — Jacob Fandel knows how mentally exhausting a “distance triple,” when a runner competes in the 1,600, 800 and 3,200-meter races over the course of a track […]
Roundup: Oxford Hills teams earn valuable wins in season finales
TOPSHAM — A three-run top of the eighth inning paced Oxford Hills to a 4-1 victory over Mt. Ararat. Cam Slicer led the inning off with a walk and Janek Lukska drove him in. Troy Johnson brought home Lukska, and Johnson later scored when Emery Chickering hit brought him home. The Eagles (8-8) tied the […]
Collier chasing track and field titles for Lisbon
Lisbon High School’s Chase Collier clears a hudle during a regular-season track meet at Lisbon High School in Lisbon earlier this season. LISBON — Chase Collier has been all so close to bringing home a state track title during her Lisbon High School career. Third place twice, fourth a few times, and several ribbons that […]