LISBON — Brittany Norman ripped two long triples for the Lisbon Greyhounds on Wednesday during a key Mountain Valley Conference high school softball matchup. But it was her lightest-hit ball of the game that produced her team’s biggest run, a sacrifice fly that scored teammate Ivy Norris for the winning run in a big 6-5 […]
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H.S. softball: Winthrop's early lead holds up against Lisbon
WINTHROP — There was a jubilant feel to when the Winthrop softball team gathered after its game with Lisbon and, in the moments afterward, the enthusiasm hadn’t faded. “These kids now know, I hope, that they can compete with anybody in the league,” coach Chuck Gurney said. The Ramblers showed it Monday. A pair of […]
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H.S. baseball: Phoenix rally to stun Greyhounds
Spruce Mountain’s Logan Moffett is tagged out at home plate by Lisbon’s catcher Noah Austin during Friday afternoon’s baseball game in Livermore. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — In Friday’s rapidly moving pitchers’ duel, it only seemed fitting that a lead would evaporate in an instant. Spruce Mountain rallied for three runs in the sixth, […]
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Baseball notes: Lewiston’s Landry leads Devils to eighth consecutive win
Lewiston’s Hunter Landry isn’t one of those pitchers flirting with a no-hitter who demands complete silence in the dugout or strict adherence to no-no superstitions. “I’m not one of those guys that puts it aside,” he said. “It’s always fun to think about it a little bit.” Landry, a junior lefthander, no-hit Brunswick in the […]
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Baseball: Lisbon strong-arms Mt. Abram
Lisbon’s Nick Austin is tagged out by Mt. Abram third baseman Ben DeBiase after Austin tried to steal third. LISBON FALLS — While Lisbon pitcher Nick Austin was busy keeping Mt. Abram off balance from the mound, the Greyhounds took the opportunity to splurge on offense with nine key hits. Austin went the distance and […]
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H.S. baseball: Austin sparks Greyhounds over Mustangs
Lisbon’s Jonah Sautter is chased to third base by Monmouth Academy’s Nick Dovinski during Monday afterbnoon’s baseball game in Montmouth. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Batting at the top of Lisbon’s order, Noah Austin likes to get the offense going early, especially when he’s also tasked with keeping the opponent from scoring. Austin the leadoff […]
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H.S. softball: Lisbon overcomes miscues, beats Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Mallory Fairbanks surely did not make things easy for herself in Lisbon’s high school softball Mountain Valley Conference clash with Monmouth Academy on Monday. Fairbanks walked 15 Mustangs, but made the right pitch at the right time in the Greyhounds’ 15-9 victory. Lisbon improved to 7-2 and moved to the No. 2 spot […]
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Hall-Dale baseball slips past Lisbon
LISBON — Both Lisbon and Hall-Dale baseball teams entered Friday’s matchup with unblemished records, with the Bulldogs holding the top spot in Class C South and 7-0 Lisbon in fourth. The Bulldogs broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the sixth inning and came away with a 6-3 victory over the Greyhounds in the […]
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H.S. baseball: Lisbon keeps focus in rout of Wiscasset
LISBON — This week features a key set of games for the Lisbon High School baseball team. A visit to Bridgeway (Madison/Carrabec) on Wednesday is followed by a home date with unbeaten Hall-Dale on Friday. But first, the Greyhounds had to contend with Wiscasset on Monday — the Wolverines are a team trying to learn […]
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HS Baseball Notes: Handy spring break for Bucks
Buckfield Shane St. Pierre makes a great catch on a deep fly ball to the outfield during Monday’s game against Richmond. (Sun Journal File Photo) Ben Keene has coached for Buckfield for two years (last year as an assistant), long enough to know that East-West Conference rival Richmond is the team many of his school’s […]