AUBURN — Two teams intent on improving defensively to begin their 2015 campaigns clashed on opening day Tuesday in a blustery, low-scoring affair at Edward Little High School. Buoyed by a strong second half, Oxford Hills nabbed the win on the road. The Vikings held off the Red Eddies, 6-4, for a season-opening KVAC girls’ […]
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Local roundup: Vikes extinguish Dragons
PARIS — Oxford Hills knocked in runs in the fourth and fifth innings Monday to sneak past Brunswick, 5-2, in a KVAC baseball tilt. Jake Spinhirn led the Vikings (2-1) with two hits and one run scored, while Aiden Heikkonen earned the mound win. The Dragons (2-1) were paced by John Parker with a pair […]
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H.S. baseball: Cougars mop up Indians
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue pitcher Colton Lawrence was in mid-season form Monday afternoon at Hippach Field, throwing a three-hit, 11-strikeout 11-1 win over Skowhegan in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A baseball game. Featuring his fastball with limited breaking pitches mixed in, Lawrence dominated a young Skowhegan (0-2) team, while the Cougars (2-1) pounded […]
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H.S. softball: Fryeburg edges Poland with seventh-inning run
POLAND — When one scoreless inning followed another Monday afternoon, it was apparent that somebody was going to have to deliver the clutch hit at some point to end the stalemate. Players in each dugout began thinking about that possibility, and Fryeburg’s sophomore center fielder wondered if it could be her. “I was really hoping […]
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H.S. Baseball: Big hit by Ben Allen, gem from Matt Sekerak rally Winthrop past Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Right guy at the plate. Right guy on the mound. Ben Allen’s two-run, two-out, opposite-field single broke a tie in the top of the seventh inning Monday, completing Winthrop’s rally to a 4-2 victory over Monmouth in the Ramblers’ MVC baseball opener at Chick Field. Pinch hitter Bennett Brooks’ single, also to right field, […]
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A-L Sports Hall of Fame: Lewiston’s groundbreaking athletes honored
During the 1990’s, Rodney Gendron and Peter Landry were doing things in the sport of gymnastics that no other locals had ever achieved. Katie Lachapelle was skating new paths for future female hockey players, while Kristi Royer Ouellette was setting a new standard of excellence in Lewiston basketball. None of them set out to do […]
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H.S. Lacrosse: Lewiston routs Edward Little; freshman Rivet leads way with four goals
Varsity experience hasn’t been necessary for the undefeated Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team. The precocious Blue Devils cruised to their third consecutive win to christen the Class A East campaign, 11-1, over rival Edward Little on Saturday night at Don Roux Field. Freshman Alex Rivet scored four goals, giving him nine in three games, and chipped […]
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Local roundup: Monmouth baseball overcomes Dirigo; EL softball ekes out win over Mt. Blue
DIXFIELD — Junior catcher Gage Cote started and ended the game in grand fashion, singling in the first and doubling in the eighth, as Monmouth notched a 3-2 victory over Dirigo in MVC baseball action Friday afternoon. The Mustangs (1-0) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Cote scored on a ground out. […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop Hawks dismantle Oak Hill Raiders
KENTS HILL — Maranacook/Winthrop will typically practice its defense more than its offense early in the season. Not this week, after managing only three goals in a season-opening loss to North Yarmouth Academy. “Usually, I stress that defense is the most important thing, and once we perfect our defense we can move on to the […]
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H.S. softball: Maranacook rallies past Spruce Mountain
JAY — Each time the Spruce Mountain Phoenix built a lead against Maranacook, the Black Bears found a way to rally. With Spruce Mountain clinging to a two-run advantage entering the seventh, that trend continued and those final three outs proved elusive. “We felt good going into that last inning,” Spruce Mountain coach Clint Brooks […]