Austin Associates 13, Giffords Ice Cream 12 Austin Associates fought back with a vengeance, scoring eight runs to beat Giffords with a 13-12 victory. The game was tight until the fourth inning when Giffords took a 9-5 lead. Gifford’s added two more runs in the fifth, including an a homer by Ricky Cote and 1 […]
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H.S. softball: Raiders rally for fourth straight win
But instead of driving in runs, her line drive went right back to the pitcher to end the inning. “I was sort of down, but I knew we needed to get up,” the sophomore first baseman said. “We were down a little, but if we got ourselves up, we could win.” Two innings later, Sabine […]
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H.S. softball: Leavitt outslugs Maranacook
TURNER — It didn’t take long for the Leavitt softball team to find itself in a hole Monday afternoon. Maranacook belted a pair of hits to start the game, scored single runs in each of the first two innings and could have had more. The early deficit didn’t seem to fluster the Hornets at all. […]
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H.S. Notebook: Ramblers on the rise in MVC softball
Winthrop has started the season 2-0 with two impressive wins. The Ramblers opened the year at Mountain Valley and beat the Falcons 11-3. Then Winthrop rallied to beat Telstar Friday with an exciting 3-2 win. It came on a three-run homer by Cat Ouellette in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. “We did […]
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H.S. softball: Ouellette HR stuns Telstar
WINTHROP — For much of Friday’s softball game, the only thing that moved around the infield was the pitcher’s rubber. Winthrop’s Krissy Doughty and Telstar’s Jessica Dirago were engaged in a pitcher’s duel in their Mountain Valley Conference showdown. Even when the pitcher’s rubber was deemed too close after the first inning and moved back […]
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H.S. softball: Monmouth secures first win
MONMOUTH — All Becky Bryant could do was watch and wait. As the Monmouth Academy softball opened its season, Bryant wasn’t slated to pitch until the following day. So she had to be patient for her chance. Wednesday, it was her time to shine and the junior hurler made the most of it. “I don’t […]
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H.S. softball: Buckfield edges Rangeley
BUCKFIELD — Sometimes softball pitchers not only rely on a tireless arm but also nerves of steel. There were moments Tuesday that Buckfield pitcher Amber Arsenault needed to settle her stress level a little bit. When she did, the junior hurler was at her best. Despite facing a couple of Rangeley threats, Arsenault was stellar […]
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High School Notebook: Knights’ perfect start about to be tested
The Poland softball team will get tested early with two key matchups this week. The Knights play at Fryeburg Monday and then host Gray-New Gloucester Wednesday. The Raiders were in the regional final two years ago and lost to Greely last year in the semifinals. The Patriots reached the regional final last spring and lost […]
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H.S. softball: Theriault’s season to remember
POLAND – Lindsay Theriault isn’t counting down the days to the end of her athletic career, but the Poland senior knows her days are numbered. “I’ve been thinking about it,” said Theriault. “That’s a big motivation.” Theriault has been a staple in three sports at Poland. Between soccer, basketball and softball, she’s invested a lot […]
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H.S. softball: Rough start for Red Eddies
AUBURN — The Edward Little softball team knew it would have a pretty good measuring stick early in the year to gauge the rest of its season by. The Red Eddies not only played the defending Class A state champions from Scarborough in the preseason but also hosted the defending Eastern A title winners in […]