December 25, 2024
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE

Downs’ one-hitter boosts Bucks

BUCKSPORT – Sophomore pitcher Kelly Downs fired a one-hitter, struck out four and walked four, to lead undefeated Bucksport to the 4-3 schoolgirl softball win against Mount Desert Island Thursday.

Downs knocked out a one-run triple to help her cause and Kelsey Wardwell also hit an one-run triple. Jana Wardwell hit a double and a single and Kristen Ready hit two singles.

For Mount Desert Island, Shelagh Slack singled and Brianne Barker had an RBI grounder.

MDI (8-5) 100 002 0 – 3 1 3 Bucksport (13-0) 003 001 x – 4 10 4

McIsaac and Graves; Downs and Ready

Katahdin 20, Lee 2

At Sherman Station, the Cougars pounded out 15 hits on their way to the five-inning win.

Renae Landry led Katahdin with a single, triple, home run and two RBIs, and Robin Kelley added a single and triple. Jill Kelly drove in a run and had three singles.

Katie Cormier and Tanya Mushero each singled and doubled for Lee Academy and Steph Thurlow crushed two doubles.

Lee (3-10) 001 01 – 2 9 11 Katahdin (6-6) 221 1(14) – 20 15 3

Budden, Scott (4), Reid (5) and Cole; Ordway and Kelly

Penquis 12, Schenck 2

At East Millinocket, Penquis of Milo broke open a 2-2 game with a four-run fifth inning and then cruised to the win to stay unbeaten.

Abbie Bowen and Barany Chessa paced the Patriots with two singles and two RBIs each.

For Schenck, Carrie Lynch hit a double and a single.

Penquis (12-0) 200 046 2 – 12 12 3 Schenck (0-13) 100 100 0 – 2 7 11

Russell and Gray; Lima and Sherwood

Greenville 17, Valley 5

At Greenville, Sara Ward socked a two-run home run in the third inning to lead Greenville to the five-inning win.

Sarah Austin had a three-run double and Ward added a single for the Lakers.

Lindsay Cool had two singles and a double for Valley of Bingham.

Valley (3-7) 131 00 – 5 5 8 Greenville (5-7) 707 3x – 17 7 5

Melcher, Poulin (1) and Roberts; Korsman and Douglass

Nokomis 15, Hampden 4

At Hampden, the Warriors made the Broncos pay for their 11 errors with nine unearned runs for the win win.

Melissa Coppa singled three times and Rachel Henderson twice to lead Nokomis of Newport.

Meaghan Taylor and Sarah Trask each singled twice for Hampden Academy.

Nokomis (7-7) 336 021 0 – 15 10 4 Hampden (2-9) 102 100 0 – 4 9 11

Dorman and Winslow; Poulin and Taylor, Sjogren (4)

Belfast 12, Mount View 5

At Thorndike, Melissa Marriner drove in two runs with a double and two singles as Belfast got the win.

Monica Bryant, Katie Small and Liz Kelley all singled twice for the Lions.

Shannon Cross had two singles and a triple and Megan Williams had two singles and a double for Mount View of Thorndike.

Belfast (7-8) 210 063 0 – 12 13 6 Mount View (3-11) 000 220 1 – 5 10 13

Vaughn and Kelley; Ludden and Brown

Belfast 8, Camden-Rockport 6

At Camden Wednesday, freshman Liz Kelley’s two-run double was the difference as the Lions edged the Windjammers.

Christine Lesan ripped two singles and an RBI and Melissa Marriner had a double and a single for the winners.

Angie Pease hit a double to pace Camden-Rockport.

Belfast (6-8) 010 331 0 – 8 8 4 Camden-Rockport (7-6) 411 000 0 – 6 5 3

Vaughan and Kelley; Hibbard and Gauteson

George Stevens 12, WA Raiders 0

At East Machias, Kara Henderson singled twice and tripled to help the Eagles of Blue Hill beat up Washington Academy.

Betsy Lepper and Amy Carter each added a double and single for the winners and Samantha Astbury singled twice.

Monica Guptil and Marion Sprague each singled once for the Raiders.

George Stevens (11-2) 520 004 0 – 12 16 0 Washington Acad. (3-10) 000 000 0 – 0 2 8

Carroll and Carter; Locke and Akoa

Ellsworth 6, John Bapst 3

At Bangor, Kim Beekman notched two singles to lead Ellsworth past John Bapst.

Marcie Damp had a two-run single for the winners.

Kristi Millard hit two singles for John Bapst.

Ellsworth (5-8) 002 211 0 – 6 6 1 John Bapst (2-11) 000 110 1 – 3 6 6

Lemar and Spencer; Bender, Brazier (4) and Wong, Beckett (6)

Central 11, PVHS 6

At Howland Wednesday, Joy Allen spaced five hits and helped her own cause with a two-run single in a six-run, third-inning rally as Central of East Corinth built a 10-0 lead.

Teresa Dow had a double and two singles and drove in two runs for the Red Devils and Katrina Libby singled twice. Allen struck out five and walked five for the win.

Jennie Neal doubled, singled and knocked in a run for Penobscot Valley. Carrie Braley singled twice.

Central (7-5) 406 000 1 – 11 11 6 PVHS (8-5) 004 100 1 – 6 5 5

Allen and Cookson; Neal and Poirier

Wearne hurls no-hitter Woodland 19, Lubec 0

At Lubec, sophomore righthander Rachel Wearne spun a five-inning no-hitter to give the Dragons the win.

Wearne walked the leadoff batter and then retired the next 15 while striking out nine. She aided her own cause with two triples. Julie Pratt chipped in with two singles.

Woodland (4-8) 243 55 – 19 13 3 Lubec (0-8) 000 00 – 0 0 2

Wearne and Pratt; Moores, Stevens and Collins

Hodgdon 8, Central Aroostook 7

At Hodgdon, Amanda Quint raced home with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh on Sarah Stewart’s bunt down the first baseline for the Hodgdon win.

Quint, who singled twice, led off with a walk, stole second and reached third on a wild pitch for the Hawks. Wendy Ivey slammed a two-run triple.

Misty Hewitt cranked a three-run triple and singled twice for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Central Aroostook (4-9) 100 110 4 – 7 9 3 Hodgdon (2-11) 130 021 1 – 8 9 2

Hewitt and Cummings; Ivey and White


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