Charlie Castonguay was first able to witness the progress of the Oak Hill girls’ basketball program from the opposing bench. It wasn’t too long ago that Castonguay was an assistant at Leavitt while the Hornets faced Oak Hill regularly in KVAC matchups. He watched as the Raiders improved under coach Tom Morong. Now Castonguay has […]
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High School Roundup: Stratton, Ramblers hold off Phoenix
LIVERMORE FALLS — Center fielder Drew Stratton recorded three hits to lead Winthrop to an 8-7 triumph over Spruce Mountain in MVC baseball action Friday. The Ramblers (5-4) took a 5-3 lead into the fourth inning. Cabot Lancaster provided the only extra base hit in the outing with a double for Winthrop. The Phoenix (4-5) […]
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H.S. Baseball: Webb, Black Bears hold down Hornets
READFIELD — File this one under the “baseball’s a funny game” category. Eleven days after Leavittt doubled up Maranacook by the slow-pitch softball score of 16-8, the Hornets were handcuffed by Black Bears senior Skylar Webb in Friday’s second half of the home-and-home series. Webb held the Hornets hitless in every inning but the fourth, […]
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H.S. softball: Doughty denies Phoenix
JAY — Krissy Doughty was thinking nothing but positive thoughts Friday. And if her mind was energized, she knew her arm would likely follow. The Winthrop pitcher had already hurled three softball games this week and had another Friday afternoon. If there were any signs of weariness, the senior didn’t show it. “I came in […]
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H.S. Softball: Poland runs over OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Amber Demers hurled five innings of two-hit softball Thursday as Poland shut down Old Orchard Beach, 20-2, in a WMC matchup. Demers had eight strikeouts and five walks en route to the win. Sarah Walton led the Knights (6-5) with a home run, a single and three RBIs. Demers helped her […]
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H.S. girls’ lacrosse: Blue Devils rally past Rams
LEWISTON — When Laurianne Murphy said, “Go,” Brie Wilson didn’t have to ask for directions. “We’ve been working together for a long time, so we can just look at each other,” Wilson said. “We were waiting a little bit for (Cony) to pressure us. Laurianne just looked at me and said, ‘Go.’ I said, ‘Okay,’ […]
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High school baseball: Falcons give Patriots nothing
FREEPORT — After Tuesday’s 21-0 loss to York, Gray-New Gloucester coach Brad Smith looked for his team to bounce back against Freeport on Wednesday. A Falcons error on a ground ball to lead-off hitter Tyler St. Pierre started the Patriots off on the right foot. But, Freeport pitcher Pete LaMagna immediately picked St. Pierre off, […]
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High school roundup: Eddies shake off Eagles
AUBURN — Sophomore Drew Lashua smacked a single to drive in teammate Luke Sterling in the bottom of the ninth inning as Edward Little edged Mt. Ararat 8-7 in KVAC action Wednesday. Lashua, who caught and pitched for the Eddies (5-3), also had three hits. Mike Hammond, Llewellyn Jensen, Brandon Varney and Corey Henderson paced […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston earns first win
Despite a winless start to the season, the Lewiston softball team hasn’t let it dampen their spirits. The Blue Devils have been making progress, and they’ve seen it in recent games. It gave them reason to believe bigger and better things weren’t far away. So after losing a pair of close games with Mt. Blue […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints hand Mustangs first loss
MONMOUTH — Mitch Lorenz found himself in an unenviable position in the seventh inning of a key Mountain Valley Conference contest. Alex Curtis had refused to bite on the sliders Lorenz tried feeding him. So with Monmouth’s cleanup hitter representing the winning run and down in the count, 3-0, Lorenz went to his fastball, despite […]