BETHEL — Freshman pitcher Gavin Bates tossed a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts as St. Dom’s blanked Telstar 10-0 in MVC baseball action Thursday afternoon. Junior right fielder Nate Richards plated a pair of runs on a single in the four-run fourth inning for the Saints (9-5). Jack Williamson took the mound loss for the Rebels […]
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H.S. Track: Weather delays MVC Championships to Monday
After a torrential downpour delayed the start of the Mountain Valley Conference Championship track meet at Cony High School’s Alumni Field, a second storm less than two hours later forced officials to delay the rest of the event until Monday. It will resume at 2 p.m. Ten events were run to completion before the postponement […]
Local roundup: Indians hold off hard-charging Cougars in softball
SKOWHEGAN — After building a 6-0 advantage in the second inning, Skowhegan fought off a late-game rally to post a narrow 7-6 win over Mt. Blue in a late-season KVAC softball tilt Wednesday. Bonnie-Jane Aiken broke the game open for Skowhegan with an RBI double in that key second frame, followed by RBI singles from […]
H.S. softball: Leavitt levels Maranacook, 16-5
TURNER — For some teams, a three-run deficit would be enough to dash their hopes. For the Leavitt softball team, it just means it is time to get to work. In an early hole Wednesday, the Hornets shrugged off the early deficit and got down to business, tied the game in the third, took the […]
H.S. Baseball: Leavitt drops big one to Maranacook, 7-1
The Hornets notched only two hits Wednesday afternoon against Maranacook pitchers Logan McLaughlin and Jason Brooks in a 7-1 loss. That result, coupled with a 10-0 walloping from Waterville a day earlier, means Leavitt can’t make the postseason without a victory Friday over Winslow. “We talked about it almost being a double-elimination tournament.” Leavitt coach […]
High school lacrosse: Morse overcomes Martin, Oak Hill in East B showdown
WALES — After a 4-1 start to the season, which included a two-goal win over Oak Hill, Morse fell into a slump. Four losses in five games, including a nine-goal loss against rival Gardiner last Friday not only dropped the Shipbuilders to 5-5, but to the ninth and final playoff spot in Eastern B. Wednesday, […]
H.S. softball: Monmouth walks off with win over Dirigo
Tangled up in the dirt with Dirigo first baseman Ellen Wainwright, the Monmouth freshman ignored any pain and looked at her coach. “The first thing I asked my coach was, ‘Did we win?’” Day said. Her Mustangs indeed had won, claiming a 3-2 nail-biter in the bottom of the seventh. Day’s routine grounder to second […]
Local roundup: Devils take Rams out for walk
LEWISTON — Senior first baseman Carter Chabot lined a two-run double down the right field line to lift Lewiston to a 5-4 walk-off victory over Cony in KVAC baseball action Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Devils (4-10) led 2-1 from the third inning to the seventh when the Rams (8-6) scored three runs to suggest doom […]
H.S. Baseball: Lisbon completes season sweep of St. Dom’s
LISBON — A lot has happened since the last time Lisbon went head-to-head with St. Dominic Academy on April 24 in the season opener for both clubs. One thing the Greyhounds remembered from that meeting was Saints’ starting pitcher Mitch Lorenz and what he had in his arsenal. In its second go-round with Lorenz, Lisbon […]
High school baseball: EL dismisses Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Edward Little exploded for 12 runs in the middle innings to claim a 12-5 come-from-behind win over Mt. Blue on Tuesday afternoon at Hippach Field. Falling behind, 4-0, after just two innings the Red Eddies (11-3) turned to left hander Damien St. Pierre for three innings of stellar relief and instantly went to […]