Their dominance in the sport predates their early-September visit to Baton Rouge. Between them, the two seniors have five New England titles, 19 state titles, 15 conference titles and five state records. Three of those New England titles came Saturday in the 70th annual New England Championships at Thornton Academy. Harris defended his New England […]
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High school softball: Madison runs over Monmouth in West C semifinal
The Bulldogs took a 5-1 lead after three innings. During that time frame the Bulldogs bunted twice, had a pair of sacrifice flies, a hit batter and a couple of walks, all typifying their style of play. “That’s what we do,” Madison coach Chris LeBlanc said. “We bunt and run the bases trying to put […]
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High school baseball: St. Dom’s stifles Maranacook in West C semifinal
READFIELD — St. Dominic Academy did something that no team has done all season — the Saints shut out Maranacook which scored 122 runs in 18 games going into the Western Class C semifinal game. The Saints’ (13-5) win came from a complete game effort from starting pitcher Mitch Lorenz, who had six strikeouts and seven […]
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High school tennis: Falmouth sweeps Class A state finals
“We had 106 last year, 106 plus 15 this year, that’s 125,” she figured. That’s 125 consecutive match victories for her Yachtsmen. Here are a few easier numbers for Stone to remember: Eight — The number of consecutive state titles Falmouth has now won. Ten — The number of state titles Falmouth has won under […]
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Class C West baseball semifinal: Winthrop, Meucci stave off frantic Monmouth comeback
Given the chance to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday and give his reeling team a lift, Meucci defied logic in every way imaginable. His second triple of the day, this one to the gap in right center field, put No. 2 Winthrop back in business. Meucci beat throw home by a […]
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H.S. Baseball: Kyle Bourget of Lisbon finalist for Winkin Award
Kyle Bourget of Lisbon High School has been named one of eight finalists for the John Winkin Award, presented each year to the outstanding senior baseball player in the state. The winner of the award will be announced at the Maine Senior All-Star Game on Friday, June 26 at Husson University in Bangor. The trophy […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Messalonskee eliminates Lewiston in Eastern A semis
WATERVILLE — Messalonskee’s boys’ lacrosse team looked like the squad Lewiston saw in late May as opposed to the Messalonskee squad it saw at the beginning of the season. That was bad news for the Blue Devils on Friday. Third-seeded Lewiston surrendered the opening four goals and 12 of the first 14 in a 14-5 loss […]
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High school girls’ lacrosse: Messalonskee holds off Lewiston again in East A semifinal
WATERVILLE — The third time ultimately wasn’t the charm for Lewiston in its Eastern A semifinal contest against Messalonskee on Friday. After two heart-breaking overtime losses to the Eagles during the regular season — the most recent just 10 days ago — the fourth-seeded Blue Devils couldn’t solve top-ranked Messalonskee in their third attempt, falling […]
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Class A girls’ tennis championship: More smashing success for Lewiston, Murphy
LEWISTON — You don’t win 12 state championships and 19 regional titles as a girls’ tennis coach without succeeding in a few specific, key areas. Making the game fun. Finding and polishing diamonds in the rough. Serving as a second mother or grandmother figure. Anita Murphy, 72 years young and in her 37th year running the […]
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High school playoff roundup: Messalonskee topples Oxford Hills
OAKLAND — Josh Joy hurled seven innings of one-hit baseball Thursday and drew ample run support, as Messalonskee shut down Oxford Hills, 12-0, in Eastern Class A Quarterfinal action. The Eagles (14-3), will now play No. 1 seed Bangor on Saturday. Nick Mayo led all hitters with a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of […]