Winthrop’s Bry Baxter, right, gives teammate Kayleigh Oberg a high five after she scored a run during Saturday’s playoff game against Monmouth. WINTHROP — Winthrop sent 10 hitters to the plate in the bottom half of the first inning, scoring six times, while Layne Audet scattered six hits throughout the rest of the game as […]
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St. Dom’s falls to Waynflete in C South girls’ tennis final
St. Dominic Academy’s Hannah Phelan returns a shot as playing partner Laurel Christopher watches the action during her Class C South championship match against Waynflete at Bates College’s Wallach Tennis Complex in Lewiston on Thursday. LEWISTON — While a potential rubber match may be a few seasons away given the two teams’ senior-laden squads, Waynflete […]
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H.S. Softball: Morse knocks out Oak Hill in Class B South quarterfinal
WALES — Morse’s players their time, waiting for their chance to strike. While the Shipbuilders waited to score, Oak Hill wasted chances to do the same. Four innings of runners in scoring position translated to just one Raiders run. The Shipbuilders then tied the game in the fifth, and took the lead in a big […]
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H.S. Softball: Lawrence upsets Edward Little in Class A North quarterfinal
AUBURN — Playoff wins are earned. The runs that win them don’t have to be. Lawrence’s underdog run through the Class A North softball tournament continued Wednesday, with the Bulldogs scoring two unearned runs in a 2-0 victory over Edward Little at Sweetser Field. “We made a lot of mistakes at the beginning of the […]
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Yarmouth ousts Leavitt in Class B preliminary round contest
TURNER — Gibson Harnett gave up just two hits while fanning nine Hornets as No. 9 Yarmouth defeated No. 8 Leavitt, 8-1, in a Class B preliminary baseball matchup Tuesday afternoon. Harnett got stronger as they game progressed, allowing just an unearned run in the first while surrendering a pair of Lucas Perry singles before retiring […]
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H.S. Softball: Shields sisters providing a battery for charging Buckfield
Buckfiled High School softball teammates and sisters Abby, left and Hannah Shields BUCKFIELD — Sandy Albert found herself in a situation no softball coach wants to encounter. She lost her ace during a midseason doubleheader, then her backup pitcher went out with an injury in the first inning two games later. Thankfully for Albert, she […]
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Outdoor Track: Winslow boys, Greely girls win Class B state championships
YARMOUTH — There are many ways to win a state championship track meet. The Winslow boys and Greely girls proved as much Saturday at the Class B outdoor track and field state championships at Yarmouth High School. For the Black Raiders, it was a few standout performances, while the Rangers used a few points from […]
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High school hockey: Former Lewiston standout to coach Scarborough
After seven years coaching alongside his former high school coach and helping Scarborough High School reach four regional finals — with two wins there and a state crown in 2015 — Jake Brown will step to the fore as the Red Storm’s new head ice hockey coach next season. “Scarborough’s been great to me,” Brown […]
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Nate Quirion named Mt. Blue football coach
Nate Quirion has always had his eye on the Mt. Blue football program — like a defensive lineman who won’t let a scrambling quarterback out of his sight. When the head coaching job opened after Jim Aylward resigned, Quirion, 36, threw his resume on the top of a pile of qualified applicants and emerged with […]
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H.S. baseball: Cape Elizabeth keeps St. Dom’s in check, win 5-2
Cape Elizabeth baserunner Marshall Peterson holds on to second base as St. Dominic Academy shortstop Mack Pelletier holds the ball up for umpire John White, who called Peterson safe on the play. AUBURN — Cape Elizabeth took advantage of four St. Dom’s errors, scoring three unearned runs en route to a 5-2 victory in WMC […]