LIVERMORE FALLS — Scottie Hall and Brendon Stearns each had RBI singles in the fifth inning to propel Spruce Mountain to a 2-1 victory over Dirigo on Saturday afternoon. John McKenna picked up the win on the mound, allowing only three hits and striking out eight in the complete game to earn his second win […]
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Track and Field: EL girls, Brewer boys best among River City Rivals
LEWISTON — Saturday was a tale of what-might-have-been for the Lewiston boys’ track and field team and what-is-and-what’s-going-to-be for the Edward Little girls. Juniors Alex Hunt and Eraleena Hairston and sophomore Anna Beaudet all won events for the Red Eddies, who regained their team title for the first time since 2011 in the fifth-annual River […]
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H.S. softball: Phoenix rise up for win
JAY — The shifts in momentum Saturday were as frequent as the changes in weather. In a game that featured cloudy skies, drizzling showers, pouring rain and sunshine, the Spruce Mountain softball team fell behind three times — and also rebounded three times to grab the lead. The final rally came in the bottom of […]
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H.S. wrestling: Stevens receives national honor
LISBON — Soon after Mark Stevens began coaching wrestling at Lisbon High School, he received a compliment he’s never forgotten. In 1998, his young, inexperienced team was intimidated prior to a dual meet against an experienced Mountain Valley team, which schooled the Greyhounds. “We lost the match that night but as we were leaving, I […]
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H.S. Roundup: Skowhegan walks off on Lewiston baseball; Cougars stop Rebels softball
SKOWHEGAN — DJ Allen crushed a three-run, walkoff home run that was nearly caught at the fence to lead Skowhegan past Lewiston 4-3 in a KVAC boys’ baseball matchup. Allen batted in all of the runs for Skowhegan (5-8), tallying three hits and a double to go along with his three-run shot. John Swett threw […]
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H.S. softball: Falcons bounce back
RUMFORD — Small ball led to big results Friday for Mountain Valley. “We changed our lineup,” Mountain Valley coach Lisa Russell said. “That’s what we wanted to try because we needed to score some runs after a tough loss (Thursday) at Hall-Dale.” The Falcons bounced back and used the bunt game to its benefit in […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth sweeps Lisbon, moves to top of Class C West
MONMOUTH — Nick Sanborn doesn’t mind being on the wrong side of the scoreboard, or making the quick transition from the bench to the belly of the beast. For the second time in as many weeks, the sophomore left-hander’s scoreless relief stint steered Monmouth to victory over a potential Class C West baseball playoff opponent. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Refocused Raiders shut out Wolverines
WALES — After allowing 10 unearned runs in Monday’s bizarre, 10-9 loss at Winthrop, Oak Hill needed a clean game to get back on track. A little extra fielding practice and another efficient outing from Parker Asselin got the Raiders refocused Friday against Wiscasset. Asselin tossed a three-hit shutout with the help of his solid, […]
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College Baseball: Huskies have quite a catch in Verrier
GORHAM — Andrew Richards wanted to describe how in sync he and his fellow University of Southern Maine pitchers are with senior catcher Matt Verrier when they are looking in for a sign. Verrier was standing within earshot and called out the Huskies’ rubber-armed reliever when he exaggerated his point just a bit. “I haven’t […]
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High school softball: Bobcats tear up Buckfield
RICHMOND — For a time in Thursday’s East-West Conference high school softball game between Buckfield and Richmond, the contest had that feeling of yesteryear, when the Bucks and Bobcats battled tooth and nail, both in their two regular season contests and normally to decide the Western Maine Class D champ come playoff time. But, that […]