Spruce Mountain pitcher Alexis Bessey winds up for a pitch during Tuesday’s softball game against Leavitt in Turner. TURNER — Leavitt Area High School coach Kevin Leonard has learned to live with his Hornets’ come-from-behind victories this season. For Leonard, a win is win, despite the Hornets’ “long way around the barn” approach to beating […]
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Roundup: Lisbon edges Oak Hill in baseball
KENTS HILL — Ryley Austin went 3-for-3 with a triple and the had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh for Lisbon in a 5-4 victory over Oak Hill. He also had two runs scored. Nick Lerette had a three-run inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Greyhounds (4-1). […]
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HS Baseball: Trust is the key to batteries working well
LEWISTON — Poland Regional High School senior pitcher Ben Bernier wanted to be respectful to his new coach when Charlie Pray took over his alma mater’s baseball program. But he also wanted Pray to know who he wanted to see behind the plate whenever he took the mound in the spring. “It was more of, […]
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Roundup: Monmouth sweeps Dirigo in baseball doubleheader
DIXFIELD — Monmouth traveled to Dixfield Thursday and went home with a pair of MVC victories, toppling Dirigo 9-3 in the first game and 12-5 in the nightcap. In the opener, Hunter Richardson had a two-run home run for the Mustangs in the sixth inning. Travis Hartford hit a two-run triple in the fifth. Both […]
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Richmond softball stops Buckfield
RICHMOND — The high school softball rivalry between Buckfield and Richmond has taken a bit of a break over the past few seasons. Yes, the Bucks and Bobcats have played, but Richmond has become the powerhouse in the East-West Conference, and for that matter, in Class D. The Bobcats are the four-time defending state champions […]
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Roundup: Gray-New Gloucester edges Wells in WMC baseball action
GRAY — Josiah Rottari scored both of Gray-New Gloucester’s runs in a 2-1 victory over Wells in an early-season WMC contest Tuesday. Rottari reached on an error in the bottom of the second, moved to second when Jake Winchester was hit by a pitch and scored on a William Shufelt single.In the bottom of the sixth, he […]
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Local Roundup: EL baseball, softball post wins over Hampden
AUBURN — A big fourth inning helped propel Edward Little to a 5-3 victory over Hampden Academy on Saturday. The Eddies scored four times in the fourth as seven batters reached base via four singles, two walks and hit batter. They had tied the game at one in the third after the Broncos went ahead […]
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Cloutier named Sun Journal Girls’ Swimmer of the Year
It was a strong championship season for Lewiston sophomore Brooke Cloutier, and the speedy swimmer has earned her place as the Sun Journal Girls’ Swimmer of the Year. She placed first in the 100-yard beast stroke and second in the 50-yard freestyle at the KVAC Championships. She also helped the Blue Devils to a third-place […]
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LaBelle named Sun Journal Boys’ Swimmer of the Year
Lennon LaBelle got into his grove right before the KVAC swim meet. That groove lasted through the Class A state championships. For his accomplishments this season, LaBelle is the Sun Journal Boys Swimmer of the Year. At the KVAC Championships, he was named the male swimmer of the meet after capturing the 100-yard butterfly and […]
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Acritelli named Sun Journal’s Alpine Girls’ Skier of the Year
Spruce Mountain’s Allison Acritelli flies through the first run on the slalom course at Black Mountain during the Class B Alpine Championships that she won. Allison Acritelli was key to Spruce Mountain’s Class B Alpine Championship title in February. The junior had a sixth-place finish in the giant slalom and finished first in the slalom […]