MADISON — No. 1 Madison scored on an error in the third inning and held on for a 1-0 Class C West softball semifinal win over No. 4 Telstar Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs avenged their only regular-season loss in the MVC and advanced to Tuesday’s regional title game at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. Madison […]
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H.S. softball: Brochu baffles Vikings
AUGUSTA — While her teammates were enjoying a pregame get-together Saturday, Arika Brochu was sleeping. The junior pitcher from Cony has been nursing a sinus infection for the last few days and was hoping to find some rejuvenation in her rest. “We had a pasta party (Saturday) morning, and I was sleeping on the couch,” […]
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H.S. softball: Mountain Valley ousts Winthrop
WINTHROP — Their attitudes were playful and relaxed, but the game-face demeanor of the Mountain Valley softball team was all business Thursday. The sixth-ranked Falcons were loose and loving it in their Western C quarterfinal, but their play was stellar in a 10-1 win over third-seeded Winthrop. “We told them before the game to relax […]
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H.S. softball: Bulldogs ditch Mustangs
FARMINGDALE — Bulldogs have a nasty bite at the plate, but the Mustangs were tough to break. No. 2 Hall-Dale left teeth marks in the third and fifth innings against a resilient Monmouth Academy squad in a Western Maine Class C softball quarterfinal game Thursday. The seventh-ranked Mustangs got their second wind in the top […]
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H.S. softball: Dirago denies Dirigo
BETHEL — It was the kind of game that Jessie Dirago would probably prefer to forget, but it is one she remembers all too well. Dirago’s Telstar Rebels lost to Dirigo in the Western C semifinal round a year ago. Add in a regular-season loss to the Cougars this season, and Wednesday’s rematch had the […]
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H.S. softball: Monmouth advances past Lisbon
Her drive toward deep left in the second inning felt good when it left the bat. As the senior catcher was supposed to be focused on running the bases, it was too tempting to keep an eye on her hit. Beck stopped watching when it landed on the other side of the left-centerfield fence. “I’ve […]
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H.S. softball: Knights make quick work of Hornets
TURNER — Poland coach Kat McKay had a reasonable explanation why she couldn’t single out one player who made the difference against eighth-ranked Leavitt in a Western Class B softball preliminary game Tuesday. As far as McKay was concerned, this was a total team effort, with strong pitching, smart base-running and timely hitting that allowed […]
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H.S. softball: Lisbon peaking into playoffs
LISBON — Terri Trudel kept telling her team to hang in there. She wanted her Lisbon softball team to keep working hard, keep believing in themselves and know that good things were on the way. “I felt like a broken record after games,” Trudell said. “I felt like I was saying the same things over […]
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Western Class B: All roads lead through Cape Elizabeth
Local players to watch: Annie Castonguay, Sr. 1b, Leavitt (.451, 19 RBI), Emily Perkins, Sr. OF (.439, 15 RBI), Livie Gilbert, Jr. C, Leavitt (.391, 7 RBI), Kaitlyn Deblois, Soph DP/1b, Leavitt (.521, 15 RBI), Abbie Robertson, Fr P (8-5, 25 earned runs, 2.13 ERA, 48 strikeouts, nine walks); Michaella Arsenault, Jr. 2b, Poland (.364), […]
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Western C softball: Pitching tough, but Bulldogs favored
Local players to watch: Cat Ouellette, Sr. C/SS, Winthrop, Krissy Doughty, Sr. P, Winthrop; Jessie Dirago, Sr. P, Telstar (10-4, 1.55 ERA, 174 strikeouts), Autum Morin, Sr. 3b, Telstar (.364), Sadie Ellsworth, Jr. C, Telstar (.333), Becca Howard, Soph SS, Telstar (.341, 18 RBI); Katelyn Olsen, Soph P, Dirigo, Ellen Wainright, Jr. P, Dirigo, Emma […]