BANGOR – When your varsity baseball team finishes the season with five wins and 11 losses, postseason usually means time spent at the beach, playing golf, and/or summer job hunting. So it was with a slightly different mindset from most of his teammates and opponents… Read More
    The high school baseball season to date has been all about the quest for team glory. But tonight’s Larry Mahaney Baseball Classic is when the stars come out for one final individual showcase. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Saturday’s state championship games in high school baseball were filled with trials and tribulation. But with the end of one season comes speculation about next year, particularly concerning teams that have filled their trophy cases with the spoils of postseason success. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    STANDISH – Nate Adams had averaged just 13.1 pitches per inning in his previous pitching start for the Searsport baseball team. The only problem was that he pitched 10 innings in that Eastern Maine Class C final, leaving some to wonder what would be left… Read More
    BANGOR – The last time Gardiner High School won a state championship in baseball, gas cost 15 cents a gallon and a loaf of bread was 13 cents. It was 1947. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    BANGOR – The Gardiner baseball team entered this season with high hopes. But even the Tigers couldn’t predict the extent of their dominance over the rest of Eastern Maine Class B. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    Ian Edwards of Bangor and Kyle Stilphen of Gardiner are among four finalists for the 2008 Dr. John Winkin Award symbolic of the state’s Mr. Baseball. That award will be presented at approximately 6 p.m. on June 27, just before the 17th annual Larry Mahaney… Read More
    BANGOR – Pitching on the big stage of an Eastern Maine Class A baseball final being witnessed by a thousand or more fans can be a daunting challenge. But Brewer righthander Greg Higgins gradually rose to that occasion Tuesday night, pitching a six-hitter while his… Read More
    BREWER – Brunswick High baseball coach Peter Blake took a chance Saturday afternoon. He started soft-throwing senior Sam Feldman in the hope the lefthander might keep Brewer hitters off-balance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    STACYVILLE – Tom Anderson hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to score pinch-runner Richard Qualey tagged from third base and beat the throw home to cap a four-run rally to lead No. 2 Katahdin to an 11-10 victory over No. 11 Deer Isle-Stonington… Read More
    BANGOR – Brennan Perry and the other seniors on the Hampden Academy baseball team had come up empty during four years of varsity competition against Bangor. But given one final opportunity during their Eastern A quarterfinal at Mansfield Stadium on Thursday, the Broncos ended that… Read More
    BREWER – Just 10 days ago, Brewer’s Witches jumped on Edward Little pitching early, seized momentum, and never let it go. In Thursday afternoon’s rematch at the Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal game on Heddericg Field, the top-seeded Witches scored twice in the first, but… Read More
    BANGOR – Kate Freudenberger’s triple off the center field fence drove home Amy Wadleigh with the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as No. 2 Bangor edged No. 7 Nokomis of Newport 1-0 Thursday for an Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal softball… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Dillon Wilbur hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to tie it at 13-13 and Ryan Maddocks brought Wilbur home with a sacrifice fly to give No. 3 Ellsworth the 14-13 Eastern Maine Class B baseball quarterfinal win over No. 6 Waterville Thursday. Read More
    DYER BROOK – Darin Flewelling hit a double, two singles and drove in two runs as fourth-ranked Southern Aroostook built a 7-0 lead and held on for a 7-5 Eastern Maine Class D baseball quarterfinal victory over No. 5 Fort Fairfield Thursday. Rob Toothaker had… Read More
    WINSLOW – Katie Caron’s squeeze bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning capped a two-run rally as No. 3 Winslow dodged No. 14 Belfast’s upset bid and the Black Raiders prevailed 6-5 in an Eastern Maine Class B softball prelim. Beth Fisher contributed an… Read More
    HAMPDEN – The Hampden Academy Broncos started the game off with three straight singles and scored seven runs on seven hits and one walk in the first inning en route to a 9-0 Eastern Maine Class A preliminary playoff baseball victory over Messalonskee of Oakland Tuesday night. Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Porter Gervais hit two singles, a double and a sacrifice fly and finished with four RBIs to give No. 11 Houlton an upset win over No. 6 Stearns, 8-3, in an Eastern Maine Class C baseball prelim Tuesday. Hunter Caron had two singles… Read More
    BREWER – Melanie Judkins allowed five hits and four walks while striking out eight to lead Brewer to a 2-0 shutout of Cony of Augusta at Coffin Field on Saturday in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. Dominique DeFilipp hit an RBI groundout in the… Read More
    CALAIS – Jeremy Carr’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Calais Blue Devils to a 4-3 schoolboy baseball win over the Machias Bulldogs in the Downeast Athletic Conference final Saturday. Zack Newman hit three singles and a double for the… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Joe Simmons’ two-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Jacob Knowles with the winning run in a 6-5 baseball victory by the Sumner Tigers over Washington Academy of East Machias Wednesday. Mike Crowley had three singles, Mickey Manning added… Read More
    SAINT AGATHA – Rachel Donahue hit a triple and two singles to drive in five runs as Central Aroostook of Mars Hill closed out its regular season with a 30-4 softball win over the Wisdom Pioneers Wednesday. Sarah Long added a triple, two singles and… Read More
    HOULTON – Nikki Eastman pitched a one-hitter and faced only one batter over the minimum, striking out 10 and aiding her cause with two RBI singles as Houlton raced to a 9-0 Class C softball victory over Calais Wednesday. Lainey Herring hit a three-run homer… Read More
    BREWER – Few opponents have defeated the Bangor baseball team in the last few years, let alone sweep the Rams in a regular-season series. But leave it to their rivals from across the Penobscot River to pull off that feat Tuesday evening. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Jordan Kennedy allowed only two hits and a walk and struck out 14 to lead the Maine Central Institute Huskies to a 7-0 high school softball win over the Belfast Lions Monday. Tiffany McLaggan hit a two-run single for MCI and Kristen Sousa… Read More
    DEXTER – Dexter rallied from a five-run deficit after four innings to pull out a 6-5 victory over Orono in high school baseball action Friday. Ethan Woodman scored the winning run in the seventh off an A.J. McGowan single. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Carilla Fritz singled and knocked in three runs to lift Washington Academy of East Machias to a 6-5 high school softball victory over George Stevens Academy on Friday. Kayla Wood and Irene Lewey also singled for the Raiders. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR – The Dexter Tigers took advantage of three miscues to score the winning run in the eighth inning, pulling out a 5-4 high school softball victory over Bangor Christian at the BC field Wednesday. Sarah Atwater singled twice, including a two-run hit during a… Read More
    CALAIS – Steven Rogers drove in the game-winning run with a single in the bottom of the seventh as the Calais Blue Devils rallied for three runs in the seventh to trip Washington Academy of East Machias 8-7 in a high school baseball game Wednesday. Read More
    WASHBURN – Rachel Palmer stole home in the bottom of the seventh inning to supply Washburn with the game-winning run as they outlasted Central Aroostook of Mars Hill 29-28 in high school softball action Wednesday. Palmer singled three times and doubled to knock in three… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Head coach Dana Smith and his Ellsworth Eagles weren’t sure how they’d play after a full “off week” of no game action. Would the bats be a bit rusty? Would the defense still be sound? And how sharp would the pitching be? googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BREWER – Josh Tardiff came up with the clutch hit and Shawn Smith made the clutch pitches as the Hampden Academy Broncos upset the Brewer High School Witches 6-5 in nine innings at Heddericg Field Monday night. Tardiff’s opposite-field triple to right-center with two outs… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor Christian Patriots belted three home runs en route to knocking off Piscataquis of Guilford 16-10 in high school baseball action Monday. Adrian Durkee hit a grand slam in the third, Tyler Alexander had a three-run homer and a two-run single, and… Read More
    BELFAST – Dale Dutton’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning completed a six-hit, five-run rally Monday as Belfast came from behind to pull out a 7-6 high school baseball victory over Winslow. Bryce Ridley and Jack Davis opened the… Read More
    CALAIS – Chelsi Murray hit a two-run triple, an RBI double, and a single Monday to the Houlton Shiretowners beat Calais 13-6 and hand the Blue Devils their first loss of the softball season. Nikki Eastman chipped in with a double, single and three RBIs… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Caleb Kirk hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Hampden Academy Broncos to an 8-7 high school baseball victory over the Lawrence Bulldogs Friday night. Shawn Smith tallied three singles, a triple and an RBI while… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Josh Astbury threw a two-hitter, striking out nine and walking two, and he doubled and scored the only run he was to need on Jesse Ingraham’s second-inning single as George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill beat Stearns 6-0 in baseball action Friday. Nick… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Jesse Guimond drove in three runs with a triple and a sacrifice fly and Joe Soucy belted a two-run homer and also had a single as the Fort Kent High School Warriors outslugged Madawaska 13-6 in schoolboy baseball action Friday. Aaron Paradis and… Read More
    LINCOLN – Pitching and defense don’t win every baseball game. John Bapst of Bangor took the slugger’s route to victory Thursday, using two three-run home runs from Charlie Merritt and a go-ahead two-run shot by Kyle Gallant in the top of the seventh to rally… Read More
    HOWLAND – Casey McCloskey allowed just one run and one hit while striking out 11 and walking one while Molly Thompson’s RBI double in the sixth supplied the game-winning run as Penobscot Valley earned a pivotal Class C softball victory, 2-1, over Orono Wednesday. Molly… Read More
    JONESPORT – Brittany Alley tossed a three-hitter, giving up only one run while striking out 12 as the Jonesport-Beals softball team defeated Woodland 3-1 on Wednesday. Hannah Carver hit an RBI single for Jonesport-Beals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – John Bapst’s batters weren’t sure what to expect in Tuesday’s game against unbeaten Ellsworth and ace Pat Kelley, who was 3-0 with three complete games and a 0.33 ERA. They had played just one game, held hardly any outdoor practices, and seen very… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – When Cody Vigue pitched against Bangor in the first game of the 2008 high school baseball season, he didn’t make it out of the second inning. When he got another chance against the Rams, Bangor barely made it to second base. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Max Winter scattered six hits to lead the Orono Red Riots to a 5-2 high school baseball victory over the Stearns Minutemen Monday. Winter struck out 11 and walked only two. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Sophomore righthander Lydia Clapp pitched a six-inning no-hitter to help the George Stevens Academy Eagles shut out the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners 13-0 in high school softball action Monday. Clapp, 5-3, struck out 11 and walked three. She aided her own cause with… Read More
    HOULTON – Hunter Caron and Parker Brown laid down suicide squeeze bunts in the sixth inning as Houlton rallied to a 6-4 high school baseball win over Penobscot Valley. Brown added a pair of singles while Parker Gervais knocked an RBI double for the Shires. Read More
    VAN BUREN – Jon Lee hit two singles and a double to help push Madawaska past Van Buren 6-3 in high school baseball action Friday. Chad Bechard hit a solo home run in the fifth inning for Madawaska and Nathan Welch added two singles. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BELFAST – Cote Ward hit a two-run game-ending home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Belfast an 8-6 baseball win over Oak Hill of Sabattus Friday. Jake Arthers hit two doubles and a home run for Belfast. Bryce… Read More
    BREWER – Caleb Smith’s sacrifice fly in the sixth scored pinch-runner Colby Hutchins and gave Brewer a 3-2 baseball win over Cony of Augusta at Heddericg Field Friday. John Thoms opened the sixth with a single and Hutchins came in to run. Hutchins stole second… Read More
    ROCKPORT – The savvy that comes through experience and the unflappability of a varsity newcomer facing adversity for the first time played equal roles in helping Camden Hills of Rockport earn its first win of the baseball season Tuesday. Senior first baseman Jake Grinnell provided… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The prevailing parity within the Penobscot Valley Conference Class B baseball ranks early this season means that minimizing mistakes is a pivotal element in virtually every game. The Old Town Coyotes not only limited their mistakes Thursday, but also made some crucial… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Michelle Wells plated the game-winning run with an RBI fielder’s choice in the bottom of the ninth as Hampden Academy tripped Bangor 1-0 in high school softball action Wednesday. Kasey Belcher led off the inning with a single for the Broncos, advanced to… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Calvin Tweedie came on in relief of winning pitcher Peter Logue and struck out the only batter he faced with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning as the Mount Desert Island Trojans held on for a 9-8 high school baseball victory… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Tyler Robinson pitched a five-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts as Southern Aroostook cruised to a 13-0 high school baseball victory over Hodgdon Wednesday. Dakota Sleeper led Southern Aroostook with three singles and two RBIs. Cody Robinson and Andy Sholler each added two… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Chase Daniels may not have had the look of a dominant pitcher early in Monday night’s Class A baseball game at Bordick Park. But when he left with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, he also left behind an effective performance… Read More
    BANGOR – After managing just three hits in its season opener against Skowhegan, the Bangor baseball team used a touch of small-ball to unleash a 13-hit attack that overpowered Lawrence of Fairfield 15-1 at Mansfield Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The game ended after 4 1/2… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Sam Whitney hit a two-run single to spearhead a six-run sixth inning as Machias rallied for a 7-4 high school baseball victory over Washington Academy Wednesday. Mike Little and Jacob Scoville each doubled and singled while Jacob Stevens and Matt Jenkins hit… Read More
    BANGOR – Mike Allen had a pair of RBI doubles and Sam Davidson an RBI double as Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics scored nine runs over the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to rally for a 12-8 high school baseball win over Vinalhaven at Mansfield… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Lacey Littlefield tossed a one-hitter with 14 strikeouts Wednesday to lead Hampden Academy to a 3-0 softball victory over Messalonskee of Oakland. Littlefield posted three singles and an RBI for the Broncos. Michelle Wells had two singles while Morgan Doyon added an RBI… Read More
    NEWPORT – Sophomore righthander Amanda Ryne pitched a one-hitter in her first varsity start to lead the Brewer High School softball team to a 5-1 KVAC North victory over Nokomis in a mutual season opener Monday afternoon. Ryne struck out seven and walked three. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Dan Seamans singled home Bryce Colbeth in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday to lift Washington Academy to a season-opening 5-4 baseball victory Calais. Joey Hunter hit two singles and a double for the Raiders and Derrick Porter added a two-run… Read More
    BANGOR – Ian Edwards, Kyle Vanidestine and Shane Walton are developing quite a baseball legacy at Bangor High School. As sophomores, they started on a state championship team. As juniors last spring, they helped extend the program’s winning streak to 30 games en route to… Read More
    SEARSPORT – The Searsport Vikings have struggled in boys soccer and basketball during the current school year. In fact, they haven’t won a game in 32 tries. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More