BATH — Last year, Morse ended Oak Hill’s softball season in the Class B South quarterfinals. The No. 5 Raiders traveled to Bath on Thursday, with hopes to return the favor. Again, though, No. 4 Morse proved to be too much, thanks to timely hitting and the arm of Dory Kulis, as the fourth-seeded Shipbuilders […]
sj-web
Posted insj-web, Softball, Varsity Maine
H.S. softball: Audet, Caprara lift Winthrop past Monmouth in C South quarters
Winthrop’s Hanna Caprara follows through on a swing as Monmouth catcher Abby Ferland anticipates the incoming pitch during the Ramblers’ win in a Class C South quarterfinal game in Winthrop on Thursday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Layne Audet struck out 14 batters, but the Winthrop pitcher’s biggest strike came in the bottom of the […]
advertisement
Posted insj-web, Softball, Varsity Maine
H.S. softball: Underhill-Tilton powers Richmond past Rangeley, into D South semis
Richmond’s Sydney Tilton clobbers a walk-off home run to put the Bobcats up 12-0 in bottom of fifth inning during a D South quarterfinal game against Rangeley on Thursday in Richmond. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Sydney Underhill-Tilton put the punctuation on Thursday’s Class D South quarterfinal game, and sent a message to the rest […]
Posted insj-web, Softball, Varsity Maine
H.S. softball: Hampden holds off Lewiston's rally in A North quarterfinals
LEWISTON — Lewiston almost dug itself out of an eight-run deficit, but the rally came up short. Sixth-seeded Hampden Academy is moving on to the Class A North regional semifinals after upsetting the No. 3 Blue Devils 8-7 on Thursday at the Randall Road Ball Fields. Lewiston coach Mike Childs was pleased with the way […]
Posted inBaseball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
H.S. baseball: Big play turns the tide for Mt. Ararat against Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little had it all set up. Scoreless in the bottom of the fifth inning in Thursday’s Class A North baseball quarterfinal with Mt. Ararat, the Red Eddies had runners on second and third with one out. As Eagles reliever Hunter Lohr released the pitch, pinch runner Nick Hathaway broke for home, with […]
Posted inBaseball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
H.S. baseball: Hall-Dale takes care of business against Winthrop in C South quarters
Winthrop’s Carson Camick snags a liner during against Hall-Dale on Thursday in Farmingdale. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) FARMINGDALE — Last year, the season ended too soon for the Hall-Dale baseball team. Cole Lockhart and his teammates didn’t need to remember it. They never forgot. “That game last year has always been in the back of our […]
Posted inBaseball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
A North baseball quarterfinal: Cox, Belanger lift Devils past Broncos
Lewiston’s Hunter Landry gets his foot on first base too late as Hampden Academy’s Oliver Kent catches the ball to force him out at Thursday’s quarterfinals in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — If not for a 1-0 loss at Hampden Academy on May 18, Lewiston would have been riding a 13-game winning streak into […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Raising money for scholarships
Doreen Jordan and Kathy Lawrence price items Thursday as they prepare for the annual Woman’s Literary Union garage sale in Auburn. The sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foss Mansion. Proceeds will benefit the WLU college scholarship fund. Each year, a high school student from Androscoggin County receives a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Scooting through Lionel Potvin Park
Cassadi Yeaton, 7, rides her new scooter at Lionel Potvin Park in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon while Alyssa Fleming, left, and Mackenzie Foster, both 5, swing in the foreground. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
SeniorsPlus announces promotions
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the Western Maine designated Agency on Aging with headquarters in Lewiston, has promoted two employees. Director of Community Services Holly Zielinski has been promoted to chief operating officer. Zielinski has more than 20 years of experience working with older adults and has held numerous senior management positions in health care and home […]