BETHEL — After an exciting win at Madison on Tuesday, the Telstar softball team had to shrug off the thrills of victory and do it all again Wednesday. That proved easier said than done for the Rebels. “We played really well and I was really pleased with (Tuesday’s) performance,” said Telstar coach Jim Lunney of […]
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H.S. softball: Kane completes Cougar comeback
FARMINGTON — Being down early didn’t seem to affect the Mt. Blue softball team Tuesday. The Cougars just shrugged off the early deficit and gradually worked their way back into the game. “We knew we could come back,” sophomore outfielder Caitlin Kane said. “We’d been in that situation before.” After rallying from behind once against […]
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H.S. softball: EL scores early and often to beat Lewiston
LEWISTON — Before Molly Murray even threw her first pitch Monday, the Edward Little hurler already had a lead to work with. Pitching wasn’t an easy endeavor as the Red Eddies played their rivals from Lewiston. With a steady rain, wind gusts and chilly temperatures, it was a struggle at times. “Having a good lead […]
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H.S. softball: Doughty denies Phoenix
JAY — Krissy Doughty was thinking nothing but positive thoughts Friday. And if her mind was energized, she knew her arm would likely follow. The Winthrop pitcher had already hurled three softball games this week and had another Friday afternoon. If there were any signs of weariness, the senior didn’t show it. “I came in […]
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Sotball tournament
The Andy Valley ASA Umpires will be hosting a Class D and E slow-pitch softball tournament June 7 and 8 in Lewiston and Auburn. You must only use players on your league roster. Pick-up players are not allowed. The winner will receive $200 and the runner-up will get $100 to go toward the state entry. […]
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Softball roundup
Austin Associated 15, Hardy, Wolf and Downing 5 Austin Associates took and early 8-1 lead by the second inning making hard for Hardy, Wolf and Downing to recover as Austin rolled to a 15-5 victory i n softba.Hardy Wolf and Downing fought back hard in the thrid and fourth inning, adding four more runs, but […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston earns first win
Despite a winless start to the season, the Lewiston softball team hasn’t let it dampen their spirits. The Blue Devils have been making progress, and they’ve seen it in recent games. It gave them reason to believe bigger and better things weren’t far away. So after losing a pair of close games with Mt. Blue […]
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H.S. softball: Rams edge Vikings in eight innings
SOUTH PARIS — The only person that may have noticed that nobody was covering third base was Alyssah Dennett. The Cony senior catcher had already advanced to second on a bunt in the eighth inning of a scoreless softball game Monday. She barely stopped at the base though. Seeing third vacant, she kept running, much […]
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H.S. Notebook: Track teams ramp up for conference meets
It was a busy week for area track and field teams. With conference championships little more than three weeks away, athletes are starting to ramp up for the bigger meets. On Tuesday, the Monmouth girls edged Boothbay in a five-team meet at Wiscasset High School. Izzy Lewis (200), Ashleigh Hartford (400), Sammy Grandahl (high jump) […]
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H.S. softball: New roles for Collins
WALES — For a senior veteran, Kelsey Collins is adjusting to a couple new roles this season. She was a junior all-conference player on the Mountain Valley Conference champions from Oak Hill last spring. Instead of picking up where she left off a year ago, Collins is changing things up. A year later, she’s not […]