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H.S. Baseball: After a roll in the Ivy, Spruce's Daigle happy to be back in the swing of things

Spruce Mountain’s Jordy Daigle. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Spruce Mountain’s Jordy Daigle throws to first during warmups before a recent game where he was playing 3rd base. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Like many of his spring sports peers, Spruce Mountain senior Jordy Daigle is balancing enjoying his last days of high school with preparing […]

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Roundup: Edward Little, Buckfield sweep baseball, softball games

BRUNSWICK — Ethan Brown gave up just three hits in five innings and received ample run support as Edward Little overpowered Brunswick 11-1 in early-season baseball action Friday. Jake Arel, Grant Hartley and Ben Cassidy led the Red Eddies (4-0) with two hits each, with Cassidy driving in four runs. Ichino Honda scored the Dragons’ […]

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Softball: Spruce, Turcotte strong-arm Wiscasset

JAY — The Spruce Mountain softball team held a homecoming during the Phoenix’s eight-run nova in the fifth inning on a cloudy, chilly and rainy Friday afternoon. Just about every Spruce runner who got on base in the fifth came home with a run, allowing the Phoenix to soak Wiscasset with a rain-shortened, six-inning 11-3 […]

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Baseball Notebook: Some teams already playing catch-up

Spruce Mountain first baseman Jordy Daigle slides safely into second base as Oak Hill shortstop Gavin Rawstron leaps in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball game at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. The Phoenix won the game, 16-6.  Spruce Mountain coach Brian Dube echoes the frustration of many baseball coaches in the area when […]

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H.S. baseball: Spruce Mountain opens up on Oak Hill

Oak Hill’s Caleb Valliere (7) gets back to the bag safely as Spruce Mountain first baseman Logan Moffett (38) waits for the throw during a Mountain Valley Conference baseball field at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — There were game-opening jitters and a handful of errors, but the […]

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Time-out: Dube’s coaching legacy defined by his devotion

Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube oversees an indoor practice at the old Livermore Falls High School. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) When venerable coach Brian Dube stands at his post outside the Spruce Mountain dugout, his keen eyes never leave the baseball diamond after the first pitch is thrown. The man with the deep voice and […]

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Class B South goes through WMC

Kennebunk’s Lindsey Gregoire catches the ball at first base to get Gray-New Glouster’s Jordan Grant during Monday evening’s game in Gray. The South has been dominated by the West ever since the state’s regional alignment moved to North-South. That is, the Class B South softball title has routinely been teams from the Western Maine Conference. […]

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2017-18 All-region girls’ basketball

First team F Victoria Harris Lewiston Sr. G Nathalie Theriault Poland Sr. G Tia Day Monmouth Sr. G Bri Jordan Gray-New Gloucester Jr. F Maighread Laliberte Oxford Hills Sr. F Jade Perry Edward Little Jr. Second team C Jordan Grant Gray-New Gloucester So. G Julia Colby Oxford Hills So. G Lexi Mittelstadt Mt. Blue Jr. […]

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Girls' Alpine skiing All-Region teams

First Team Caroline Burns – Oxford Hills – Senior Miranda Chadbourne – Edward Little – Sophomore Ashley Wiles – Mt. Blue – Junior Jordan Cummings – Edward Little – Sophomore Allison Acritelli – Spruce Mountain – Senior Julia Pomeroy – Spruce Mountain – Junior Second Team Marielle Pelletier – Mt. Blue – Junior Ellie LeDuc […]