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HAMPDEN – Sisters Eva Shannon and Myra Shannon combined for five singles and two RBIs as the Hampden Academy softball team shut down Old Town 2-0 Thursday in high school action.

Junior Myra Shannon hit two singles and drove in her sister in the second inning. Freshman Eva Shannon singled three times, including one in the second that plated Michelle Wells (two singles). Jenna Shue doubled. Erika Veinote allowed two hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in five innings.

Allison Gallant and Jen Higgins each singled for Old Town.

Old Town (3-3) 000 000 0 – 0 2 0

Hampden (4-1) 010 010 x – 2 12 2

Gomm and Higgins; Veinote, Littlefield (6) and Kiser

Bangor 6, Nokomis 5

At Bangor, Kelly White knocked a two-run single to spark a five-run fifth inning for the Rams.

Kate Turner and Amy Hackett each had a double and a single for Bangor.

Alyssa Bragdon hit two singles and a double for the Warriors of Newport and Nikki Tuttle added two singles.

Nokomis (0-5) 004 010 0 – 5 10 1

Bangor (2-3) 000 051 x – 6 9 2

Al. Bragdon, Ciancette (6) and Cossari; MacDonald and Gray

Bucksport 3, Brewer 2

At Bucksport, Jill Richards doubled and singled to drive in a run and help lead Bucksport to victory.

Brittni Adams singled twice with an RBI for the Golden Bucks and junior Katie Allen had a double and scored a run.

Christine Thoms had two doubles and two RBIs for Brewer. Bekka York and Rachel Joyce both doubled.

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Bucksport (5-0) 100 200 x – 3 8 2

McLain and Joyce; Hall and Hurd

Ellsworth 7, Orono 3

At Orono, Emily Miller allowed just three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out four to help lead Ellsworth to victory.

Miller hit an RBI single in the fourth inning for the Eagles and Catie Cravens doubled. Becca Silsby scored two runs.

Emily Balaban singled and scored twice for Orono and Kaeley Spinney had a singled and scored a run.

Ellsworth (2-2) 202 300 0 – 7 3 3

Orono (1-4) 020 100 0 – 3 2 9

Miller and Silsby; Pavento and Balaban

Greenville 21, Forest Hills 0

At Greenville, Hannah Breton hit a three-run homer and added a single to power the Lakers past the Tigers of Jackman.

Greenville’s Beth Bartley chipped in with a solo homer and two singles, while Leslie Harris added a triple and a single. Elisa Gary drove in two runs on a double and two singles, while Susan Muzzy gave up just three hits.

Tara Achey, Lisa Brown and Brandi Bauer each singled for Forest Hills.

Forest Hills 000 00 – 0 3

Greenville 269 4x – 21 24

Brown and Doyle; Muzzy and Breton, Fling (4)

Fort Fairfield 8, Ashland 3

At Ashland, the Tigers took advantage of 14 walks by Hornet pitchers and three Ashland errors despite being outhit 12-4 to earn the win.

Lauren Beckwith had an RBI single for Fort Fairfield, while Ruthie Arato singled twice.

Ashlee Peters led Ashland with three singles and an RBI. Angela Belskis and Lindsey Long had two singles apiece.

Fort Fairfield (3-0) 210 230 0 – 8 4 1

Ashland (3-1) 210 000 0 – 3 12 3

Strout and M. Harris; Spooner, Nemer (5) and M. Chasse

Wisdom 15, Washburn 13

At St. Agatha, Kayla Daigle hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to lift Wisdom past Washburn.

Daigle had a home run and a double with three RBIs for the Pioneers. Amber Voisine tripled, doubled, and singled with four RBIs and Nicole St. Pierre struck out nine.

Amy Reed hit an RBI double in the third inning for the Beavers and Kristen Goupille added two singles.

Washburn (3-1) 126 400 0 – 13 5 5

Wisdom (1-1) 162 330 x – 15 10 3

Reed, McDougall (5) and McLaughlin, Carter (5); St. Pierre and Daigle

Houlton 17, Hodgdon 9

At Hodgdon, Natasha Ritchie scattered six hits, struck out 14 and walked seven as the Shiretowners overpowered the Hawks.

Houlton’s Keegan Hovey knocked in three runs on a double and two singles. Sarah Harbison and Michelle Ives each doubled and added two RBIs.

Tasha Dwyer hit three singles and had two RBIs for Hodgdon, while Amanda Scott drove in two runs on two singles and Sheridan McCordic hit a two-run single.

Houlton (1-1) 004 622 3 – 17 7 2

Hodgdon (0-6) 100 800 0 – 9 6 5

Ritchie and Harbison; Silvester, Dwyer (7) and Targonski

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Bangor 5, Nokomis 0

At Mansfield Stadium, Bangor, Jessefa Murphy doubled and singled to drive in two runs and help lead Bangor to the win.

Jim Cox, Alex Gallant, and Neal Russell combined to allow just two hits and no walks while striking out eight to give Bangor the shutout win. Brian Hackett and Eric Anderson each singled.

Josh White tripled in the third inning for Nokomis of Newport and Ben Hawthorne singled.

Nokomis (0-5) 000 000 0 – 0 2 2

Bangor (5-0) 004 001 x – 5 4 0

Hawthorne and Donaldson; Cox, Gallant (4), Russell (7) and Webb, Hackett (7)

Orono 8, Ellsworth 4

At Orono, winning pitcher Jon Brothers belted a three-run double in the four-run second-inning rally and drove in another run with a fielder’s choice as Orono collected its first win.

Brothers went the distance, scattering eight hits and four runs while striking out three and walking four.

Travis Bryant contributed a two-run single.

Ricky Trombley doubled and singled for Ellsworth. Louden Jellison and Andy Berry had two singles apiece.

Ellsworth (2-2) 011 020 0 – 4 8 2

Orono (1-3) 042 200 x – 8 6 2

Harding, Hunnewell (5) and Trombley; Brothers and Thomas

Hampden 3, Old Town 1 (8 inns.)

At Hampden, Chris Pease hit a lead-off single in the eighth and Pat Moran followed with a two-run homer to give Hampden Academy the win.

Pease allowed just one unearned run on three hits and one walk while striking out eight for Hampden. Ian Lee doubled and singled to drive in a run and Moran also singled.

Travis Shaw doubled for Old Town and Josh Marco scored the run.

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Hampden (3-2) 010 000 02 – 3 6 1

Jac. Lukas and Jar. Lukas; Pease and Lee

Greenville 8, Forest Hills 7

At Greenville, Brandon Lavigne singled in the seventh inning, stole second, and scored the game winning run on an error to push Greenville past Forest Hills of Jackman.

Eric Driscoll hit a triple and three singles to drive in three runs for Greenville. Dave Aucoin singled twice to knock in two runs and Joe Jardine had a double and a single.

Zack Achey hit a two-run double in the first inning for Forest Hills and Josh Malhall had a double and two singles. Jeff Malhall struck out 11.

Forest Hills (0-2) 301 002 1 – 7 9 4

Greenville (2-1) 101 110 4 – 8 11 3

Je. Malhall and Jo. Malhall; Jardine, Bradford (6) and Aucoin

Shead 6, Calais 0

At Calais, Aaron Sullivan fired a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts as the Tigers of Eastport prevailed.

Derrick Maloney knocked a two-run single and Craig Hastings had two singles and two RBIs for Shead.

Deacon John had two singles for the Blue Devils.

Shead 220 200 0 – 6 6 1

Calais 000 000 0 – 0 2 2

Sullivan and Bowen; Reynolds, Rogers (6) and Rogers, Farley (6)