HOULTON – Aimee Guy’s bases-loaded single with two outs in the sixth inning scored the tying and winning runs for the Shiretowners in Houlton’s 8-6 softball victory over Fort Kent Monday.

Guy also pitched a seven-hitter for the Shires. Alyssa Foster had three singles and two RBIs, Sarah Beasley had two singles and an RBI, and Kasey Cleary singled twice.

Ashley Desjardins tripled and singled while Ashley Pelletier had two singles for the Warriors.

Fort Kent (8-3) 210 030 0 – 6 7 3

Houlton (5-5) 310 022 x – 8 11 1

Minzy Morneault; Guy and Cleary

Limestone 23, Southern Aroostook 8

At Dyer Brook, Erica Bickford led the visiting Eagles past Southern Aroostook with two doubles and two singles.

Allison Beaton had two doubles and a single for the Eagles.

Christine Brewer had a triple, double and single for three RBIs while Kristi Brooker added a double and single for the Warriors.

Limestone (3-4) 062 87 – 23 10 3

Southern Aroostook (4-5) 422 00 – 8 10 4

Michaud and St. Pierre; Toothaker, Boutilier (4) and Lynn

Wisdom 13, Van Buren 12

At Van Buren, a groundout to first base with the tying run at second ended a rally and preserved the win for Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Michelle Bourgoin singled three times and Anna Ouellette twice for the Pioneers.

Nicole Corbin and Amy Vaillancourt each singled twice for the Crusaders.

Wisdom (10)10 020 0 – 13 12 4

Van Buren (3-6) 401 021 4 – 12 8 7

Chamberland, Lizotte (2), Chamberland (3), Lizotte (4) and Voisine; Corbin and Laplante

Hodgdon sweeps doubleheader

At Hodgdon, Shanna McGary pitched both ends of a doubleheader and allowed 12 total hits to help the Hawks sweep a doubleheader with an 18-13 victory over Ashland in the first game and a 9-2 win over Washburn in the second.

In the first game, Amanda Fitzpatrick and Alicia Dwyer each had two singles and a double while combining for seven RBIs to pace the Hawks. Sarah Quint and Erin Foster each singled three times.

Ashley Sutherland had a double and three singles for the Hornets. Pam Bennett and Amber Smith each doubled and singled.

In the second game, Sam Williams hit three singles and Quint two to pace the Hawks as McGary allowed one hit while notching seven strikeouts and one walk.

Jamie Abar’s single was the lone hit for the Beavers.

(First Game)

Ashland (3-6) 422 005 0 – 13 11 1

Hodgdon (5-4) 310 (11)03 x – 18 18 6

Spooner, Sutherland (5), Spooner (6) and Campbell; McGary and Oliver

(Second Game)

Washburn (2-6) 200 000 0 – 2 1 5

Hodgdon (6-4) 301 221 x – 9 10 4

McLaughlin and Dow; McGary and Oliver

Machias 24, Shead 10

At Shead, Tracy Guptill tripled and singled and drove in three runs and also pitched two innings of scoreless relief to power Machias.

Katie Stevens and Jillian Whitney each scored four times. Stevens had a single.

Celia Cummings and Nadine Bouchard singled and drove in two runs apiece for Shead.

Machias (3-5) 281 12(10) – 24 5 1

Shead (0-6) 190 000 – 10 3 4

Davis, Guptill (5) and Carver; Lingley, Ellington (6) and DeWitt

Katahdin 26, Central Aroostook 12

At Mars Hill, Megan Libby sent home five runners on three singles and a double lead the Cougars to the win.

Sarah Charette hit three singles for two RBIs while Scarlet McAvoy had two doubles and a single. Shelly Martin helped out with three singles.

Jocelyn Carvell hit a home run for Central Aroostook while Gabe Smith and Danielle Larrabee each contributed with two singles.

Katahdin 279 116 -26 15 5

Central Aroostook (2-5) 035 400 -12 9 21

McAavoy and Stanley; Collins, Fletcher (5) and Carvell

Washington Academy 8, Sumner 4

At East Machias, Ashley Day hit a triple and two single for an RBI to help lead the Raiders to the win.

Molly Kurz had a two-run triple for Washington Academy while Jen Savard added a single.

Monica Stanley and Janay Tucker had a single apiece for Sumner.

Sumner (2-11) 000 040 0 -4 2 1

Washington Acad. (3-6) 320 000 3 -8 6 1

Tucker, Ruhlin (3) and Robinson; Ramsdell and Day

Greater Houlton Christian sweeps

At Linneus on Saturday, Danielle Kelly capped a furious rally in the first game of a doubleheader by scoring the game-winning run on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh.

Greater Houlton Christian Academy topped Washburn 14-13 in the first game and 16-2 in the second.

In the first game, the Eagles scored 10 runs over the final two innings, including five to erase a four-run deficit in the seventh.

Sara Jago singled and doubled, Megan Jago jolted a two-run homer, Lacey Farrar singled twice and Kelley doubled for the Eagles.

Kristin Carter, Sirena Dow and Marian Dow each singled and scored for the Beavers.

In the second game, Sara Wallace allowed just one hit, striking out four, and helped her own cause with a triple and a single.

Sara Jago singled twice and doubled, Kelly singled twice, Megan Jago smacked a three-run home run and Farrar hit a solo homer.

Liza Maynard singled and scored for Washburn.

(First Game)

Washburn 401 221 3 – 13 8 3

Greater Houlton 111 015 5 – 14 8 6

McLaughlin and Dow, Abar (6); Faulkner and Kelly

(Second Game)

Washburn (1-5) 100 10 – 2 1 2

Greater Houlton (3-4) 374 2x – 16 12 1

McLaughlin and Abar; Wallace and Kelly

George Stevens 12, PCHS 5

At Guilford, Nikki Keniston drove in four runs with a home run and two singles to pace the Eagles of Blue Hill.

Elise Bishop added two singles and knocked in two runs for George Stevens Academy.

Caterina Riitano smacked a home run, a single and a double and drove in three runs for Piscataquis Community. Greta Korsman added two singles.

George Stevens (8-3) 040 502 1 – 12 8 2

Piscataquis (4-7) 011 002 1 – 5 6 1

Adams, Clapp (4) and Grindle; Korsman and Galuski

Dexter 14, Central 2

At Dexter, Kristy Veazie singled, doubled and drove in a run to help the Tigers to the win.

Karen Nelson and Ashley Foster added two singles and an RBI apiece. Nelson held Central to just three hits.

Renee Trafton and Terri Underhill rapped an RBI single each for Central of Corinth. Jess Kaelin singled.

Central (6-6) 101 000 – 2 3 3

Dexter (8-3) 100 481 – 14 10 1

Smith, Stinson (5) and Daniel; Nelson and Wyman

Nokomis 26, Foxcroft Academy 1

At Newport, Kaycea Grignon doubled, singled and drove in four runs as the Warriors belted the Ponies.

Danielle Clark had a triple, single and two RBIs, Michelle Barden singled twice and drove in two runs while Joyce Holland, Tina Turner and Lindsey Welch had a double and single for Nokomis.