December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Bryant, Crandall, Ross power Belfast past MDI

BELFAST – Ashley Bryant delivered the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th, scoring Kate Ross, as the No. 3 Belfast High softball earned a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Mount Desert Island Tuesday in a Class B Southeastern division quarterfinal.

With one out in the 12th, Ross singled to center and then stole second base. She finished with a double and two singles for the Lions. Ashley Bryant and Sam Ellis had two singles each. Ace Morgan Crandall went the full 12 innings, striking out 16 and walking eight.

Tonya Kane roped three singles for the Trojans. Bracey Barker hit two singles.

MDI (4-13) 000 002 000 000 – 2 8 1

Belfast (14-3) 002 000 000 001 – 3 10 2

Barker and Daugherty; Crandall and Gray

Houlton 16, Hermon 4

At Houlton, Rebecca Lenentine drove in four runs on two singles to power the No. 1 Shiretowners past the No. 8 Hawks.

Anna Lenentine hit three singles and added two RBIs for Houlton. Vallerie Lenentine ripped a two-run single and Kasey Cleary chipped in with an RBI single.

Erin Lucey led Hermon with a two-run double. Shannon Wiggin and Melissa Hills each singled twice. Rachel Nightingale and Lauren Fournier hit an RBI single apiece.

Hermon (2-15) 040 00 – 4 8 5

Houlton (10-5) 661 3x – 16 9 1

Fournier and Reynolds; Guy, Geraw (4) and Cleary

John Bapst 20, Caribou 1

At Husson College in Bangor, the Crusaders jumped out to a three-run lead and never looked back as Ada Athorp struck out seven batters and allowed one run to help lead No. 3 John Bapst to victory.

Amanda Sangillo paced John Bapst with three singles, a double, and five RBIs. Jill Mitchell and Alex Waring each knocked in three RBIs as Mitchell doubled three times and Waring singled and doubled twice. Nikki Novak added two doubles and two RBIs. Rebecca Stevens singled twice and doubled with an RBI for the Crusaders.

Amy Bouchard and Melissa Brisette each singled for No. 6 Caribou. Simone Willette scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning.

Caribou (4-13) 000 10 – 1 2 2

John Bapst (10-7) 32(11) 4 X – 20 20 1

Cyr and Brissette; Athorp and Novak

Erskine 11, Camden Hills 0

At South China, Katie Mainville shut down the No. 7 Windjammers, fanning 15 and walking one in six innings of work to lead the No. 2 Eagles to the win.

Karla Emerson led Erskine with three singles and two RBIs. Cally Thomas and Kelsy Cloutier each hit two singles and drove in two runs.

Camden Hills (4-13) 000 000 0 – 0 0 3

Erskine (14-3) 303 041 x – 11 12 0

Kelly and Rubenstein; Mainville, Bechard (7) and Angell

Winslow 5, Ellsworth 1

At Ellsworth, Rachel Routin delivered a two-out, three-run double in the top of the fifth to lift the No. 5 Black Raiders to the win.

Amanda Roy also delivered in the clutch, with a two-run single in the top of the seventh to seal the win.

Krystal Roberts roped two singles and knocked in a run for the No. 4 Eagles. Mallory Patten, Rebecca Saunders, Jody Merchant and Tess Miller had a single each.

Winslow (12-5) 000 030 2 – 5 3 3

Ellsworth (12-5) 000 010 0 – 1 6 2

McAvoy and Morin; Dyer and Tripp

Bucksport 16, Mount View 0

At Bucksport, senior Kelly White pitched a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 11 and walking one, as No. 1 Bucksport ousted No. 9 Mount View of Thorndike.

Leah Page’s two-run triple and Amber Damon’s RBI single highlighted an eight-run third inning.

Page had two singles to go with her triple and she had three RBIs. Brittany Damon had a double and a single and an RBI.

Mount View (2-16) 000 00 – 0 0 6

Bucksport (15-2) 018 7x – 16 8 1

Cannon and Clements; White and Richards

MCI 3, Foxcroft 2

At Pittsfield, Jasmine Jones hit a line drive to center field in the ninth inning, driving in Kirsten Stevens to lift the No. 4 Huskies.

Stevens singled, stole second on the next pitch, and moved to third on Jesse Littlefield’s sacrifice bunt. Jones had two singles with two RBIs. Stevens hit a double, single, and scored all three of MCI’s runs.

Mandi Murray hit three singles and scored one run. Casey Snow had two singles, a double, and scored a run for No. 5 Foxcroft.

Foxcroft Acad. (3-14) 000 110 000 – 2 8 2

MCI (8-9) 001 010 001 – 3 10 0

Boudreau and Allen; Cummins and Littlefield

Class A

Brewer 12, Nokomis 4

At Brewer, Sandra DeFilipp had three singles and three RBIs to lead the No. 3 Brewer Witches past the sixth-seeded Warrior of Newport.

Sherri Capponi allowed one hit and three walks while notching six strikeouts in five innings to get the win. Jessica Whalen had a single and two RBIs. Amy Freeman and Anna Corey each had a single and an RBI.

Kaycea Grignon led the Warriors with a triple, single, and two RBIs.

Nokomis (8-9) 000 001 3 – 4 4 7

Brewer (13-4) 006 213 x – 12 7 0

Murray, Farnham (5) and Welch, Holland (5); Capponi, DeFilipp (6) and Wing

Lawrence 5, Hampden 0

At Fairfield, Joy Ireland hurled a no-hitter with four strikeouts and two walks, leading the No. 1 Bulldogs past the No. 9 Broncos.

Ireland also doubled. Jen Lane hit a two-run single and Stacey Dostie chipped in with an RBI single.

Hampden’s Katie Lindemann and Ashlea Ireland combined to scatter just five hits in the loss.

Hampden (7-11) 000 000 0 -0 0 3

Lawrence (16-1) 101 030 x – 5 5 2

Lindemann, Ireland (5) and Spaulding; Ireland and Rogers

Class C

George Stevens 7, Dexter 0

At Blue Hill, Nikki Keniston’s three-run triple in the fifth sparked the No. 4 Eagles past the No. 5 Tigers.

Jesse Conley struck out four and walked one in the shutout. Nickie Boutin doubled, singled and drove in a run. Sarah Clapp added a double for George Stevens.

Karen Nelson doubled and hit three singles for Dexter.

Dexter (11-6) 000 000 0 -0 7 1

George Stevens (14-3) 002 041 x -7 6 1

Nelson and Wyman; Conley and Grindle

Penquis 16, Piscataquis 4

At Guilford, Megan Russell hit an RBI double in the first and a two-run double in the second as the No. 5 Patriots cruised past the fourth-seeded Pirates.

Michelle Mulherin had a double for Penquis of Milo.

Kristen Roy doubled, singled and drove in a run. Caterina Riitano and Amanda Keyte had a single and RBI apiece for Piscataquis.

Penquis (7-10) 432 43 – 16 5 3

Piscataquis (7-10) 103 00 – 4 5 2

Russell and Sickler; Riitano and Galuski, Bailey (4)

Sumner 14, Searsport 4

At Searsport, Sandra Klausmeyer doubled, singled and knocked in two runs as the No. 7 Tigers rolled over the No. 2 Vikings.

Meghan Ruhlin singled and doubled and Hillary Page added two singles for Sumner of East Sullivan. Lauren Robinson also hit a double.

Lindsey Seekins and Nicole Shute each singled twice and drove in two runs for Searsport.

Sumner (3-14) 200 721 2 -14 11 0

Searsport (13-4) 000 040 0 – 4 12 4

Ruhlin and Robinson; Seekins, Shute (4) and Shute, Seekins (4)

Stearns 14, Mattanawcook 10

At Millinocket, Beth Saucier’s solo homer sparked an eight-run sixth inning to lift the No. 2 Minutemen to the win.

Kristina MacKenzie hit a triple and scored three runs. Casey Popp had three singles and scored two runs. Jordan Lagasse hit a triple and scored two runs. Holly Frank had two doubles for Stearns.

Jill Murchison, Kristi McKinnon and Chelsea McCafferty each hit two singles for the No. 7 Lynx of Lincoln.

Mattanawcook (7-10) 531 000 1 – 10 11 3

Stearns (11-6) 330 008 x – 14 11 5

Brown and Whitney; MacKenzie and Osborne

Hodgdon 8, Schenck 3

At Hodgdon, Erin Foster hit a double and single with two RBIs as the No. 3 Hawks topped the No. 6 Wolverines.

Sara Quint had a double and scored three runs.

Lynn Farrington struck out twelve and allowed nine walks. She also hit three singles for Schenck of East Millinocket.

Schenck (6-11) 010 001 1 – 3 6 1

Hodgdon (10-7) 003 401 x – 8 5 5

Farrington and Chasse; McGary and Oliver

Calais 7, Central 1

At Calais, Katie Frost allowed only one run on four hits and one walk as the No. 3 Blue Devils earned the win.

Frost struck out eight. Lanna Martin hit two singles with one RBI. Jessica Whittaker, Danielle O’Brien, and Chrissy Driscoll all had a single with one RBI for Calais.

Terri Underhill had two singles with one RBI. Jess Kaelin and Nicole Labbe had the other two hits for the No. 6 Red Devils of Corinth.

Central (9-8) 000 000 1 – 1 4 2

Calais (13-2) 103 003 x – 7 6 1

Smith and Daniel; Frost and C. Martin

Madawaska 11, PVHS 3

At Madawaska, Christine Cyr, Kay Gerard and Sarah Dufour combined hit for 7 RBIs as the No. 1 Owls earned a win over the No. 8 Howlers of Howland.

Cyr had two RBI singles, Gergard a one-run double and a two-run single and Dufour a two-run double for Madawaska. Ashley Bouchard struck out four through seven innings.

Kylie McGinn had an RBI triple for Penobscot Valley and Randy Rackley doubled.

Penobscot Valley 100 020 0 – 3 13 2

Madawaska 140 411 X – 11 12 6

Cyr and Colbat; Bouchard and Martin

Narraguagus 16, Washington Acad. 2

At Harrington, Ashley Woodward allowed one hit through five innings as No. 1 Narraguagus topped the No. 8 Raiders of East Machias.

Woodward notched her 15th win of the season while striking out 11 batters. Erica Mann and Woodward each hit a double and a pair of singles with two RBIs. Elise Dublin had three RBI singles for the Knights of Harrington and MaryEva Tenan hit a three-run triple. Brook Courchaine started the scoring on a 13-run fourth inning with an RBI single.

Krystal Stauffer hit a two-run home run for the Raiders.

Washington Acad. (3-13) 200 00 – 2 1 1

Narraguagus (15-1) 210 (13)X – 16 14 1

Ramsdell and Day; Woodward and Fitzpatrick.

Class D

Jones.-Beals 15, DI-Stonington 13

At Deer Isle, Hermena Beal hit two singles with three RBIs as the No. 6 Royalettes knocked off the No. 3 Mariners.

Rachelle Parker had a single with four RBIs. Erin Church, Jody Pinkham, and Naomi Chandler each hit two singles with one RBI for Jonesport-Beals.

Heather Bray singled twice and drove in two runs. Meghan Wiberg and Roz Santospago each hit two singles with one RBI.

Jonesport-Beals (8-9) 008 105 1 – 15 12 2

DI-Stonington (6-8-1) 129 001 0 – 13 13 5

Parker, Look (6) and Chandler; Bray, Hagerthy (4), Bray (6) and Santospago

Katahdin 10, Greater Houlton 2

At Sherman Station, Angie Qualey and Krystle McMoarn combined on a three-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead the No. 2 Cougars.

Qualey added two singles, a double and an RBI. K.C. Duffy-Stanly added two singles and an RBI and Brandi Violette singled and scored twice for Katahdin. McMoarn had an RBI triple.

Kim Faulkner led No. 7 Greater Houlton Christian Academy with an RBI single that scored Danielle Kelly, who had doubled.

Greater Houlton (7-6) 002 00 0 – 2 3 6

Katahdin (9-8) 050 500 x – 10 9 1

Faulkner and Kelly; Qualey, McMoarn (3) and Anderson.

Ashland 15, Southern Aroostook 6

At Ashland, Pam Spooner allowed only three hits and struck out nine batters as the No. 4 Hornets picked up the win.

Pam Bennett hit a double and two singles with two RBIs. Amanda Martin had a double and a single with three RBIs. Kim Oakes hit a triple with three RBIs for Ashland.

Michelle Boutilier, Niki Lyons, and Meghan McLaughlin each singled for the No. 5 Warriors of Dyer Brook, who also took advantage of 12 walks.

So. Aroostook (4-12) 222 000 0 – 6 3 2

Ashland (8-7) 721 140 x – 15 17 2

Boutilier and Hardy; Spooner and Campbell

Woodland 13, Machias 1

At Woodland, Katie Smith spun a two-hitter, striking out five and walking two, and Tara Williams knocked in four runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly as No. 4 Woodland eliminated No. 5 Machias.

RBI singles by Katie Holmes and Kelsy Snowman keyed a five-run third inning that broke the game open. Holmes also had a double in the game and drove in three runs and Smith singled twice and had an RBI.

Amanda Thibodeau had a run-scoring single and Katie Stevens also singled for the Bulldogs.

Machias (4-9) 100 00 – 1 2 6

Woodland (10-6) 105 25 – 13 11 1

Guptil and Thibodeau; Smith and Vose

Fort Fairfield 10, Van Buren 0

At Fort Fairfield, Terri Lynch drove in two runs in the top of the first as the No. 1 Tigers blanked No. 8 Van Buren.

Keely Sayers hit a solo home run in the third inning and also had a double, single and totaled three runs batted in. Brittney Guiou tripled and singled twice and Dani Searles had a double and an RBI for Fort Fairfield.

Nicole Corbin, Melanie Cyr, Danielle Gagnon and Micah Laplant singled for the Crusaders.

Van Buren (4-11) 000 000 – 0 4 1

Fort Fairfield (15-2) 401 410 – 10 11 2

N. Ouellette and D. Gagnon; Bubar and Arato


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