Giana Russo, right, works with Mallory Fairbanks on a batting practice during indoor softball practice at Lisbon High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LISBON — What looked like a big, empty hole to fill was actually just a chance to start anew for the Lisbon softball team. After losing five key senior players, the Greyhounds appeared […]
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Time-out: Phoenix will have bird's-eye view of softball playoffs
Winning pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Monmouth Academy in Monmouth. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) No matter what happens this week, a round of applause is in order for Spruce Mountain, which made a hairpin turn in the Mountain Valley Conference and a beeline for the softball playoffs. “Returning to the MVC seemed to […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills win KVAC softball championship
SKOWHEGAN — Lauren Merrill threw a two-hitter as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Skowhegan Indians 3-0 for the KVAC Championship. Sydney Reeds and Lindsey Waner were the only two Indians to get a hit. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Ashley Childs hit a ball into center field. She later came […]
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H.S. softball: Local teams finish right behind perennial powers in standings
Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau is out on a double play at first base as Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson completes the play during a game in South Paris earlier this season. Oxford Hills and Lewiston finished second and third in Class A South. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The final softball Heal point standings look awfully familiar […]
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Oxford Hills, Lewiston ranked in Varsity Maine baseball and softball polls, Edward Little baseball fourth
The top 10 baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Central Maine Newspapers, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BASEBALL Bangor (6) 60 South Portland 51 Oxford Hills 45 Edward Little 35 Lewiston 34 Wells 27 […]
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Local roundup: Spruce Mountain comes back to beat Mt. Abram
SALEM — Spruce Mountain rallied back from a five-run deficit to pull out a 8-6 baseball win over Mt. Abram on Wednesday. Brett Hunt led the Phoenix (9-7) with three hits and four RBIs, while Shane Pelletier belted an RBI double. ate Luce led the Roadrunners (6-10) with two hits and one RBI, highlighted by […]
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Local roundup: Poland softball gets by York in eight innings
YORK — Morgan Brousseau ripped a single to left field in the top of the eighth inning, sending Amanda’lyn Gagne across the plate and securing 3-2 late-season softball win for Poland over York on Tuesday. Ally Gagne struck out eight for the Knights (9-7) and gave up five hits. Brousseau finished with two hits and […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston out-runs rival Edward Little
Edward Little’s Maddie Thistlewaite is tagged out at home by Lewiston catcher Megan Gosselin during Tuesday afternoon’s game at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Lewiston jumped on the scoreboard and never looked back. Neither did Edward Little. The rivalry between the two neighboring schools was meaningful when they met on the softball diamond […]
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H.S. softball: Mt. Blue sputters against Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson, center, is congratulated by junior Lauren W. Merrill, right, and Madison Day after hitting a home run. (Brewster Burns photo) SOUTH PARIS — No question a handful of errors sabotaged Mt. Blue’s swift and promising start, but Oxford Hills reliever Lauren N. Merrill changed the look and feel of Tuesday’s Kennebec […]
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High School Roundup: Flanagan leads Mustangs past Cougars
MONMOUTH — Trevor Flanagan had three singles to help lead Monmouth to a 6-4 victory over Dirigo in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball contest. He had an RBI single in the bottom of the first and fifth while recording a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Brad Neal had two singles in the victory for the […]