WALDOBORO —Back-to-back singles led to the winning run for Medomak Valley as it defeated Poland 4-3 in eight innings in a baseball contest Friday. Duncan Wisecomb got on base in the bottom of the eighth inning and reached second on an error to put himself in scoring position. Jordan Powell, the next batter, drove in […]
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H.S. softball: Alward, Skowhegan shut down Lewiston
Lewiston third baseman Jordan Mynahan, right, catches Skowhegan baserunner Alyssa Everett off third for an out during during a pickoff attempt during Friday’s game at Bates College. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Skowhegan pitcher Ashley Alward left, is mobbed by teammates after hitting a home run during Friday’s game against Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Ashley […]
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H.S. softball notes: Offenses big and small in openers
Taylor Depot hits the ball at a recent game against Hamden Academy. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) The high school softball season is now a week old and many teams have played their first game, despite Mother Nature doing her best to prevent them from doing so. Preventing has been difficult for some of those teams that […]
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Roundup: Edward Little downs Hampden Academy in baseball; Lewiston softball opens with win
AUBURN — Grant Hartley had a solid all-around day to help lead Edward Little to a 5-1 victory over Hampden Academy in a KVAC baseball contest. Hartley, a senior, had three RBIs, including a solo home run in the bottom of the first. He had an RBI single in the third as the Red Eddies […]
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H.S. softball: Edward Little climbs past Hampden in walk-off win
Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc reaches out to tag out Hamden Academy’s Samy Ouellette at first base during Wednesday afternoon’s softball game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little softball coach Elaine Derosby found her team’s mantra after just one game. “We talk, and I’ve talked to a couple of them, and it may […]
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Buxton throws no-hitter as Bates sweeps UMF
LEWISTON — Payton Buxton tossed Bates College’s second softball no-hitter of the season Tuesday in an 8-1 victory over the University of Maine atFarmington in Game 2 of the doubleheader Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field. Buxton struck out five and walked one. The lone run she allowed came in the top of third as Alyssa Dillan scored […]
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H.S. softball: Eddy pitches Traip past Buckfield in opener
KITTERY — Traip Academy pitcher Reilly Eddy had a dominant first start of the season, striking out 16 Buckfield batters and taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of a 3-0 victory in a softball season opener. The Bucks (0-1) broke up the no-hitter on a Cara Merrill triple in their final turn at the […]
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H.S. softball: Catchers both the captain and anchor for teams
Meagan Gosselin is a catcher for the Lewiston High School softball team. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) It’s hard to miss a softball player clad in full pads. And that player — the catcher — is in many cases the most important player on the field. Yet Winthrop High School coach Chuck Gurney calls catcher”the often forgotten […]
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Team by team softball Capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Sandy Albert (fifth year) Class: D South Conference: EWC Last year’s results: 15-3, lost in regional semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Carly Trimm, Cassidy Hart, Brittany Warren; Juniors — Hannah Shields, Julia Dow, Maggie Bragg, Kaylee Harvey; Sophomores — Deja Bennett, Molly Bourget, Katy Henderson, Chloe Warren Key losses: Kali Litchfield, Abby Shields, Abby Fogg, […]
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Gotta beat the Bulldogs in C South
Monmouth third baseman Hannah Anderson throws to pitcher Emily Chasse (2) while trying to catch Madison’s Aishah Malloy in a rundown after a pickoff attempt at third base in the third inning. Malloy was eventually tagged out by Chasse. The alphabet always starts with A, but in Class C South softball the power rankings always […]