DIXFIELD — Mike Bryant spent his Saturday afternoon climbing out of holes. On the mound, where the St. Dom’s junior fell behind Dirigo by three runs, five batters into the first inning. And in the batter’s box, where Gavin Arsenault and Kaine Hutchins made a habit of putting him in a no-ball, two-strike conundrum. “Mike […]
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Class D West Baseball Semifinal: Buckfield blanks Searsport with Williams’ gem
BUCKFIELD — It didn’t matter that Jonah Williams pitched three innings in a playoff game two sunsets earlier, or that his Buckfield baseball team was hoping to end up earning another game or two next week. Saturday was the senior left-hander’s day the moment he poured the milk on his cereal. “At this time of […]
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H.S. Basketball: Spruce Mountain keeps it in family with hirings
Chris Bessey was approved as the new girls’ basketball coach at Spruce Mountain High School, while his brother Scott Bessey is the new boys’ basketball coach. Both Besseys were with the Phoenix boys’ program last year. Chris Bessey expressed interest in the girls’ job after Gavin Kane resigned the position in late May. “We’re excited […]
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H.S. roundup: Bucks roll in baseball; Lisbon baseball, Buckfield softball fall
BUCKFIELD — Owen Bennett went 3-for-3 from the plate as Buckfield rolled to a 15-1 victory over Greenville in a five-inning Western Class D baseball quarterfinal. Bennett crushed a pair of doubles while batting in three runs for the Bucks (10-4). Bennett and Jonah Williams combined to throw nine strikeouts in the five innings played. Williams, […]
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H.S. tennis: Winthrop, Spruce Mountain fall in regional finals
PORTLAND — Rivals in the Mountain Valley Conference, Winthrop and Spruce Mountain were two peas in a pod at the Western Maine regional tennis finals at the Racket and Fitness Center. Both girls’ squads are filled with players who rarely — if ever — play indoors, and neither team had faced an opponent with the […]
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H.S. softball: Mountain Valley ousts Winthrop
WINTHROP — Their attitudes were playful and relaxed, but the game-face demeanor of the Mountain Valley softball team was all business Thursday. The sixth-ranked Falcons were loose and loving it in their Western C quarterfinal, but their play was stellar in a 10-1 win over third-seeded Winthrop. “We told them before the game to relax […]
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H.S. softball: Bulldogs ditch Mustangs
FARMINGDALE — Bulldogs have a nasty bite at the plate, but the Mustangs were tough to break. No. 2 Hall-Dale left teeth marks in the third and fifth innings against a resilient Monmouth Academy squad in a Western Maine Class C softball quarterfinal game Thursday. The seventh-ranked Mustangs got their second wind in the top […]
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H.S. baseball: Saints shake Ramblers in West C quarterfinal
AUBURN — For the third consecutive year, the Winthrop High School Ramblers traveled to St. Dominic Academy in the Western Class C baseball playoffs. In 2012, the Ramblers won a back-and-forth, two-run game in the quarterfinal round. Last year, the Saints came away with their own two-run victory in the regional semifinal. On Thursday, the […]
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Western C Baseball: Cougars club Bulldogs, 9-3
DIXFIELD — Inexplicably dormant at times during the regular season, Dirigo’s offense awoke during Thursday’s quarterfinal with Hall-Dale. The Cougars pounded out 10 hits and got contributions from every part of the lineup to overcome an early scare from the upset-minded Bulldogs and win their ninth consecutive postseason game, 9-3, at Harlow Park on Thursday. […]
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Class C West Baseball Quarterfinal: Monmouth survives Carrabec
MONMOUTH — By strategic design, there’s no fence surrounding Chick Field. Perhaps it has both helped and hurt Monmouth baseball over the years, because hitting a home run usually requires reaching the parking lot. Alex Curtis accomplished that Thursday afternoon and erased upset-minding Carrabec’s surprising Class C West quarterfinal lead with one mighty swing. The […]