After more than a decade of timely hits, diving catches and 1-2-3 mound innings from the band of four brothers, losing senior pitcher and shortstop Mike to a strained hamstring was a two-week struggle the Saints would just as soon forget. “He went down in the first inning of the second game, down to Boothbay,” […]
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Lewiston boys win Class A state title
TOPSHAM — It seemed only fitting that Isaiah Harris’ final trip across the finish line in a Lewiston uniform was the one that brought a state title back to the track and field program. Leading by a point over Scarborough and two points clear of Cheverus heading into the 4×400 relay — the final event […]
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Class C Track and Field: Second’s fine with Lisbon boys, this time
YARMOUTH — Second place in the Class C state meet was both a blessing and a curse to the Lisbon boys’ track and field program for so many seasons. Then the Greyhounds went and got themselves off the hook, winning that elusive title last June. So did that spoil them for yet another runner-up result Saturday […]
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High school lacrosse: Lewiston twin bill among playoff highlights
The Lewiston High School girls’ lacrosse team is hoping the third time is truly the charm. As the Heal Points stopped spinning Friday and the brackets for this year’s Eastern Class A playoffs were etched in stone, the Blue Devils, the No. 4 seed in this year’s bracket, saw a familiar foe line up at […]
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Class B state track: Lake Region’s Hall finishes in fine fashion
BATH — Kate Hall did Saturday what she’s been doing her entire high school track career. The Lake Region senior dominated the Class B state track meet by winning three state titles while breaking two state records. “Back when I was first starting, when I was a freshman, one of my goals was that I […]
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H.S. Track: Resurgent Lewiston hoping banner year ends with state title
Expectations have never been higher for both the Lewiston boys’ and girls’ track and field teams. Since the beginning of the outdoor season in early April, the goal has been a state title under first-year head coach Paul Soracco. The Blue Devils head to Topsham on Saturday for the Class A state meet hoping to […]
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High School softball: Marston hurls Mountain Valley past Lisbon
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley senior pitcher Lindsay Marston had too much to do Thursday to let the aches of an errant pitch spoil her day. As a batter in the bottom of the first inning, Marston took an offering off the jaw, ear and neck. “It hurt really bad,” Marston said. “It wasn’t fun. I’ve […]
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High school baseball: Oak Hill Raiders topple Wiscasset Wolverines in extra innings
WISCASSET — It has been a tumultuous week for the Wiscasset High School baseball team. First, former head coach Mike Bowles left the team, replaced by Ryan Michaud as the Wolverines prepared for their final regular season Mountain Valley Conference contest against Oak Hill. Then, the rain came, and for two days Michaud ran his […]
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H.S. Track: Edward Little javelin group coaching one another to success
A coaching overhaul within the Edward Little track and field program left senior Alex Hunt and the rest of the team’s javelin throwers wondering if they’d be left to coach themselves this year. In the short term, the answer was, “Yes.” Two weeks into the outdoor season, the Red Eddies were still in search of […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon, Bourget mystify Mountain Valley, clinch first-round bye
RUMFORD — A high-and-mighty, early-afternoon sun probably cost Kyle Bourget a no-hitter, but Thursday otherwise was a perfect day for his Lisbon baseball team. With a 10-0, five-inning shutout of Mountain Valley at Hosmer Field, Lisbon locked up No. 4 in the Class C West Heal Point standings. The Greyhounds (13-3) know the significance, because it’s […]