December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Lions’ Whittier blanks Erskine; GSA wins ninth

BELFAST – Steph Whittier gave up just four hits and three walks while striking out 11 to lead the Belfast Lions to a 7-0 high school softball victory over the Erskine Academy Eagles Monday.

Kate Ross hit a three-run double in the second inning for Belfast and Lauren Overlock doubled twice and drove in a run.

Angela Goodrich, Amanda Fortin, Kristen Burke, and Tasha Kao singled for Erskine Academy of South China.

Erskine (5-8) 000 000 0 – 0 4 2

Belfast (9-4) 070 000 x – 7 6 1

Glidden, Zibura (3) and Burke; Whittier and Berry

GSA 17, Washington Acad. 3

At Blue Hill, Brandi Winters tripled, doubled, singled and drove in two runs to power George Stevens Academy by Washington Academy of East Machias.

Robin Rioux added three singles and two RBIs for the winners and Liz Tyler singled twice. Brittany Davis allowed only two hits, struck out eight and walked two.

Megan Look hit a two-run triple for the Raiders and Mary Mawhinney tripled.

Washington Acad. (2-10) 200 1 0 – 3 2 8

George Stevens (9-2) 101 (15)x – 17 15 1

Ramsdell and Look; Davis and Moon

Searsport 11, DI-Stonington 2

At Searsport, Theresa Cameron hit two singles to drive in two runs and also struck out eight to push Searsport to the victory.

Nori Francis-Mezger singled twice to knock in two runs for the Vikings and Breanne Kingsbury added two singles with an RBI.

Regyn Lawry had two singles with an RBI for Deer Isle-Stonington. Keegan McDonnell tripled and Christina Fifield had two singles.

DI-Stonington (0-7) 100 001 0 – 2 8 1

Searsport (2-11) 221 321 x – 11 8 1

Fifield and Weeks; Cameron and Francis-Mezger

Shead sweeps East Grand

At Eastport, Britney Lingley struck out 11 East Grand Vikings in helping the Tigers win game 1 of a doubleheader, 18-8. Shead won the second, 19-9.

In the first game, Tiffany Martinez tripled, singled and drove in three runs while Celia Cummings had three singles and three RBIs for the winners. Roliza DeWitt added a double, two singles and two RBIs.

Allie McKay homered, singled and drove in two runs for the Vikes of Danforth and Gina Zaneldin knocked a two-run triple.

In the second game, Lingley cracked a homer, two singles and plated five runs to help the Tigers get the sweep.

Cummings doubled, singled and drove in four runs while Tricia Candelmo had three singles and three RBIs.

McKay had two singles and plated three runs for East Grand.

(First Game)

East Grand 202 211 – 8 5 6

Shead 541 332 – 18 15 4

A. McKay and Zaneldin; Lingley and DeWitt

(Second Game)

East Grand (0-11) 000 010 0 – 9 5 5

Shead (7-3) 228 303 1 – 19 17 4

McKay, Flannery (6) and Zaneldin; Murphy, Lingley (1) and Stuart, DeWitt (1)

Narraguagus 9, Jonesport-Beals 3

At Jonesport, Alicia Feeney had three doubles and four RBIs to lead the Knights to the win.

Hailey Torrey hit an RBI triple for Narraguagus of Harrington while Mary Eva Tenan doubled. Elise Dublin had nine strikeouts.

Starr Look had two singles and three RBIs to lead the Royalettes while Sarah Beal doubled and singled.

Narraguagus (5-8) 250 101 0 – 9 11 1

Jonesport-Beals (5-6) 001 020 0 – 3 7 3

Dublin and Fickett; Alley and Church

Georges Valley 13, Monmouth 1

At Thomaston, Laura Franklin knocked a three-run double and Julia Alaka had three singles and three RBIs as the Buccaneers rolled.

Danielle Delano notched three singles and two RBIs for the winners and Lacie Stone added an RBI double.

Candace Rioux doubled and DeEtte Martin singled for the Mustangs.

Monmouth (3-8) 100 00 – 1 2 3

Georges Valley (8-1) 000 (10) 3 – 13 8 2

Rioux and Grant; Barlow and Strong

Sumner 3, Stearns 1

At Millinocket, Jody Pinkham slammed a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Tigers of East Sullivan the winning edge.

Pinkham also hit an RBI single. Jessie Daley pitched a two-hitter with six strikeouts and one walk.

Deanna Michaud had a sacrifice fly and a single for the Minutemen and Dayna Somers tripled.

Sumner (8-4) 000 010 2 – 3 5 4

Stearns (5-7) 100 000 0 – 1 2 2

Daley and Pinkham; Jones and Somers

Mattanawccok 13, Piscataquis 1

At Lincoln, Heather Gulesian led a 16-hit attack with a double, single and three RBIs for the Lynx.

Amanda DiCenso singled four times and plated two runs for Mattanawcook while Cassie Brown singled, doubled and drove in a pair. Shannon Pietras added two singles and Arikka Knights a double.

Kelly Martella, Brianna Shufelt and Tracy Dewey singled for the Pirates of Guilford.

Piscataquis (0-12) 001 00 – 1 3 5

Mattanawcook (8-4) 630 22 – 13 16 4

Martell and Pratt; Brown and Knights

Penquis 6, Dexter 3

At Dexter, Ashley McMahon hit a two-run double in the first inning to help push Penquis of Milo past Dexter.

Mindy Dolley tripled and singled for the Patriots and Erika Morrill hit a RBI double.

Sara Wyman had two singles with an RBI for the Tigers and Brittany Veazie singled twice.

Penquis (8-4) 300 020 1 – 6 8 4

Dexter (8-3) 100 000 2 – 3 6 3

Graves and Mulherin; Carnes and Wyman

Bangor Christian 14, PVHS 13

At Howland, Laura Hamm doubled and scored three runs to help Bangor Christian to the victory.

Amy Sargent, Amber Leathers and Annie Babineau doubled for Bangor Christian.

Jamie Milton hit a double and two singles for Penobscot Valley and Nancy Hallett had a triple and a single. Kelsey Lavertu doubled and singled while Kacy Foster and Tiffany Brown each had two singles.

Bangor Christian (8-6) 100 502 6 – 14 5 4

Penobscot Valley (7-4) 350 012 2 – 13 12 10

Mishou and Leathers; Milton and Colbath

Madawaska 13, Washburn 1

At Madawaska, Amanda Plourde doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs to lead the Owls to victory.

Beth Gerard added two doubles and an RBI for Madawaska, while Sarah Nadeau doubled, singled and had three RBIs. Monica Thibeault pitched a four-hitter for the Owls.

Liza Maynard paced Washburn with two singles.

Washburn (5-7) 001 00 – 1 4 3

Madawaska (4-5) 211 36 – 13 12 3

Reed, Wright and Blakney; Thibeault and A.M. Cyr

SAHS 18, Gr. Houlton Chr. 6

At Dyer Brook, sisters Amanda Charette and Audrey Charette combined for nine RBIs to lead Southern Aroostook past Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Amanda Charette had a two-run home run, double and single and Audrey Charette had a triple and double. Amanda Clark stroked two doubles, two singles and three RBIs.

Megan Korhonen tripled, doubled and drove in two runs for Greater Houlton Christian.

GHCA (6-7) 320 01 – 6 6 6

So. Aroostook (11-3) 632 52 – 18 18 3

Livesey, Korhonen (5) and Farrar; Collier and Hardy


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