Winthrop’s Layne Audet, left, and Monmouth’s Emily Chasse are rivals during the high school softball season, but will be teammates this summer for the Maine Illusion travel team. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) With the amount of knowledge dueling aces Layne Audet of Winthrop and Emily Chasse of Monmouth had on each other, it almost seemed like […]
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Local roundup: Phoenix rise above Ramblers
POLAND — Cooper Millett launched a solo shot for the game-winning run as Lewiston dispatched Poland 7-6 in eight innings Friday evening. The Knights (1-9) took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fourth and improved it to 6-4 in the next home frame. Brady Downing had three hits for Poland. The Blue Devils […]
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Winthrop shuts down Spruce Mountain behind Audet's 10 k's
According to Winthrop softball coach Chuck Gurney, pitcher Layne Audet was throwing 51 miles-per-hour in the first inning. In the seventh inning, the radar showed the same. Audet used that speed to strike out 10 Spruce Mountain batters en route to a 4-1 win over the Phoenix in a pivotal matchup that had playoff implications […]
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Softball: Edward Little shakes off Mt. Blue
AUBURN — It was a good thing for Edward Little that its two-run lead held up for four exasperating innings against an adamant Mt. Blue softball team at a chilly and wind-swept Sweetser Field on Thursday afternoon. The teams were evenly matched with two talented pitchers holding down the circle, but the Red Eddies (6-4) […]
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Local roundup: Edward Little softball holds off Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — After building a two run advantage in the first three frames, Edward Little hung on to record a 10-8 victory over Mt. Ararat in mid-season softball action Wednesday. Grace Beaudet and Chantel Ouellette led the Red Eddies (5-4) with three hits each, while Emily Lashua, Jordan Cummings and Taylor Depot all belted out […]
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Monmouth softball hammers out win over Carrabec
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth softball team had the perfect antidote for a pair of recent tough losses: Play your best game of the season against a quality opponent. The Mustangs got some timely hitting, including a three-run homer from Haylee Langlois, and played their best defensive game of the year Wednesday afternoon in downing Carrabec […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills shuts down Lewiston, 7-0
Oxford Hills’ Ashley Childs slides into third base as Lewiston’s Jordan Mynahan catches the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s game in South Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Lewiston started off with a chance to score, only for Oxford Hills to shut that opportunity down. The Vikings never let the Blue Devils get going again, and […]
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H.S. softball: Buckfield runs away from St. Dom's, 24-12
Skye Rogers of St. Dom’s slides in safely to second base between Buckfield’s Cassidy Lowell, left, and Cara Merill during a game in Auburn on Tuesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Buckfield stumbled out of the gate offensively at the start of Tuesday’s inter-class softball game against St. Dominic Academy, squandering a bases-loaded chance in […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Abram baseball rallies past Spruce Mountain
JAY — Sam Storer belted a well-timed RBI double in the sixth inning that ignited a seven-run rally as Mt. Abram edged Spruce Mountain in a hard-fought baseball tilt Monday. Ben Dibiase and Hayes Warren led the Roadrunners (4-3) with two hits and two RBIs each. Warren picked up the win after relieving Storer in […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills scores three in eighth to beat Edward Little
Edward Little’s Abby Russell dives back to first before Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson can put a tag on her during Monday’s softball game at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — After allowing Edward Little to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill had to bounce back at […]