Graves leads Penquis past Howlers Lawrence tops Bangor; Leavitt beats Hampden

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MILO – Dani Graves pitched her first no-hitter, allowing just two runs on two walks and two errors to lead No. 5 Penquis to an 8-2 high school softball prelim win the No. 12 Penobscot Valley Howlers Tuesday.

Graves hit a double and two singles and scored three runs for Penquis. Kayla Goodine had two singles and four RBIs and Kylie Palmer singled with two RBIs.

Penobscot Valley (9-8) 000 001 1 – 2 0 0

Penquis (13-4) 431 000 x – 8 9 2

Milton and Lavertu; Graves and Mulherin

Class A

Lawrence 2, Bangor 0

At Bangor, Courtney Danforth stroked a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh to give the 10th-seeded Bulldogs the upset win over No. 7 Bangor.

Kira Welsch got the win for Lawrence of Fairfield, pitching a one-hitter with five strikeouts. Karen McPhail added an infield single for the ‘Dawgs.

Tawnya Godinez singled for the Rams’ lone hit. Amy Wadleigh pitched a complete game, giving up just two hits and striking out seven.

Lawrence (11-6) 000 000 2 – 2 2 0

Bangor (10-7) 000 000 0 – 0 1 2

Welsch and McCluskey; Wadleigh and Porter

Oxford Hills 1, Old Town 0

At South Paris, Amber Millett scored the winning run from third base in the bottom of the sixth inning on a pickoff attempt to give No. 4 Oxford Hills the victory over No. 13 Old Town.

Millett had a bunt single for Oxford Hills.

Amy McFalls and Amanda Littlefield each singled in the sixth inning for Old Town.

Old Town (6-11) 000 000 0 – 0 5 2

Oxford Hills (13-4) 000 001 x – 1 2 1

Bergeron and Higgins; Arsenault and Austin

Leavitt 1, Hampden Acad. 0

At Hampden, Jess Paladino came in to score on a balk by the Hampden pitcher as the Hornets of Turner got the upset.

Mel Chadbourne doubled and Steph Healey singled for No. 11 Leavitt of Turner. Britt Gurney pitched a four-hit shutout with four strikeouts and three walks.

Jenna Shue had a double and single to lead the No. 6 Broncos. Lisa Johnson and Ashley Gott each added a single.

Leavitt (9-8) 000 000 1 – 1 4 1

Hampden (12-5) 000 000 0 – 0 4 2

Gurney and Chadbourne; Veinote, Littlefield (5) and Kiser, Gott (7)

Class B

Ellsworth 2, MCI 0

At Ellsworth, Katie Cravens spun a two-hit shutout, striking out 14 and walking only three as the No. 6 Eagles advanced.

Tasha Manning singled and had a fielder’s choice RBI for Ellsworth and Emily Miller singled.

Jen Kennedy and Airanne Clement had a single apiece for 11th-ranked Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

MCI (5-12) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Ellsworth (12-5) 000 200 x – 2 2 0

Jo. Kennedy and Je. Kennedy; Cravens and Silsby

Erskine 1, Camden Hills 0

At China, Angela Goodrich scored on an error on a ball hit by Brittany Oxley as the seventh-ranked Eagles prevailed.

Goodrich led off the inning with a single, went to second via a sacrifice bunt by Kelsey Bushover, then to third on an infield hit by Kristen Burke.

Both pitchers had no-hitters through six innings, and Camden’s Miranda Kelly had a perfect game going.

Zibura finished with seven strikeouts and Kelly six.

Carmen Forzetting doubled and Christina Philloon singled for the No. 10 Windjammers.

Camden Hills (7-10) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Erskine (12-5) 000 000 1 – 1 2 1

Kelly and Rubenstein; Zibura and Burke

Class C

Washington Acad. 20, Houlton 8

At East Machias, Justine Ramsdell’s two-run single and Lauren Finn’s RBI single sparked a seven-run fourth inning that wiped out an 8-7 deficit and led seventh seed Washington Academy past No. 10 Houlton.

Ramsdell finished with two singles and three RBIs and Mary Mawhinney had a two-run single.

Freshman Kayla Wood pitched a five-hitter for the win, striking out four and walking three.

Natasha Ritchie had a two-run single for Houlton and Michelle Ives drove in two runs with a single and a fielder’s choice.

Houlton (9-6) 410 30 – 8 5 4

Washington Acad. (10-6) 124 76 – 20 8 2

Ritchie, Ives (3) and Harbison; Wood and Day

Sumner 14, Limestone 4

At East Sullivan, Nicky Sargent tripled and doubled to drive in four runs to lead No. 8 Sumner past No. 9 Limestone.

Whitney Page hit a two-run home run and a single for Sumner and Jody Pinkham had a solo home run and a double with two RBIs. Nichole Leach had two singles with two RBIs.

Jessie Daley allowed four runs on one hit while striking out 13 for Sumner.

Melanie Allen hit an RBI double in the fifth inning for Limestone.

Limestone (10-7) 110 020 0 – 4 1 1

Sumner (10-7) 20(11) 001 x – 14 9 2

Beaulieu and King; Daley and Pinkham

George Stevens 7, Narraguagus 1

At Blue Hill, senior righthander Brittany Davis fired a one-hitter, striking out 10 and walking six, and Patty Lymburner singled home the winning run in a three-run third inning rally as sixth seed George Stevens Academy eliminated No. 11 Narraguagus of Harrington.

Brandi Winters’ bunt single and stolen base started the third-inning rally and Lymburner singled her home and scored when the ball slipped past the left fielder.

Natasha Robbins singled home the last run of the inning.

Lymburner had two singles and Hillary Thibodeau had an RBI single.

Alicia Tenney’s first-inning single was Narraguagus’ lone hit. Elise Dublin pitched a seven-hit complete game.

Narraguagus (9-7) 010 000 0 – 1 1 6

George Stevens (12-5) 013 300 x – 7 7 3

Dublin and Pilloni; Davis and Moon

Class D

Gr. Houlton Chr. 25, Shead 13

At Houlton, Lacey Farrar hit a three-run home run and two doubles to drive in five runs and lift No. 6 Greater Houlton Christian Academy over No. 11 Shead of Eastport.

Jen Burtchell had three singles to drive in two runs for the Eagles and Jessica Jago added two singles and a RBI.

Celia Cummings hit three singles to drive in two runs for Shead and Fawn Cummings had three singles and a RBI.

Shead (3-10) 043 24 – 13 9 3

Gr. Houlton Chr. (12-4) 667 15 – 25 17 3

Murphy, Biss (3) and F. Cummings; Kohornen and Farrar

Bangor Christian 15, Machias 1

At Bangor, Megan Mishou allowed just one run on two hits and one walk while striking out 13 to lead No. 7 Bangor Christian past No. 10 Machias.

Amber Leathers hit a three-run home run and a triple to drive in five runs for the Patriots and Cala Dearborn had a double and two singles with an RBI. Annie Babineau had three singles with two RBIs and Kayla Sherman added two singles.

Monique St. Pierre singled and scored a run for Machias and Christi Holmes singled.

Machias (3-12) 100 00 – 1 2 3

Bangor Chr. (8-9) 257 1x – 15 13 2

Alley and Beal; Mishou and Leathers

Jonesport-Beals 14, Van Buren 5

At Jonesport, Rachelle Parker’s two-run double highlighted a three-run fourth inning that erased a 5-4 deficit and Rachel Church’s two-run double keyed a seven-run sixth inning that sewed up the win for eighth-seeded Jonesport-Beals.

Winning pitcher Tiffany Alley scattered four hits in a route-going performance, striking out two and walking seven.

Parker had two singles to go with her double, Kristi Smith tripled and singled and drove in three runs and Whitney Beal doubled and singled and had an RBI.

Maria Laplante had a two-run single for ninth seed Van Buren.

Van Buren (5-10) 100 400 0 – 5 4 3

Jonesport-Beals (10-6) 400 307 x – 14 10 7

Lajoie and Ouellette; Alley and Church

Baseball

Class A

Bangor 6, Waterville 0

At Mansfield Stadium, Brian Hackett allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six to lead No. 6 Bangor to the shutout win over No. 11 Waterville.

Eric Anderson hit a solo home run and a double for the Rams. Ben Estabrook, Jordan Heath, and Aaron Gallant each singled twice to drive in a run.

Brian Tormollan singled in the sixth inning for Waterville.

Waterville (8-9) 000 000 0 – 0 1 4

Bangor (12-5) 201 210 x – 6 9 2

McCarthy, Stone (6) and Moore; B. Hackett and Webb

Class B

MCI 9, Orono 1

At Orono, Phil Hendricks hit a two-run single to spark a six-run second inning as No. 10 Maine Central Institute rolled past No. 7 Orono.

Hendricks had two singles and two RBIs for MCI. Marty Quint added an RBI single in the second inning.

Dustin Thomas hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and two singles for Orono.

MCI (9-8) 060 020 1 – 9 5 0

Orono (9-8) 000 100 0 – 1 5 7

Hendricks, Debethune (4), V. Quint (7) and V. Quint, Catalina (7); Thomas, Dunton (6) and Bryant, Thomas (6)

Bucksport 7, Erskine 0

At Bucksport, Joe Robicheau fired a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as the eighth-seeded Golden Bucks advanced.

Matt Jackson smacked a two-run homer while Robby Pushard knocked a three-run double and a two-run single for Bucksport. Joey Carmichael added two singles and a double.

Jason Hutchins singled for the No. 9 Eagles of South China.

Erskine (8-9) 000 000 0 – 0 3 0

Bucksport (9-8) 002 500 x – 7 8 0

Jose, Hutchins (6) and Helm, Jose (6); Robicheau and Wadleigh

Ellsworth 10, Foxcroft 3

At Dover-Foxcroft, Matt Homich overcame a two-run first inning and finished with a six-hitter, striking out eight and walking seven, as No. 11 Ellsworth upset sixth seed Foxcroft Academy.

Nick Hunnewell’s single and Owen Harding’s fielder’s choice delivered runs in a four-run third-inning rally that included two errors, two hit batsmen and a walk.

Homich aided his own cause with a two-run double in the five-run fifth inning.

Homich also had a single and Mike Smith had two singles and two RBIs. Louden Jellison had an RBI single.

Josh Pelletier had a two-run double for the Ponies.

Ellsworth (8-9) 014 050 0 – 10 8 0

Foxcroft Acad. (11-6) 200 000 1 – 3 6 4

Homich and Jellison; Carey, Freeman (6) and Lancisi

Class C

Mattanawcook 6, Sumner 5

At Lincoln, D.J. Robinson’s two-run single in the first inning tied the game for No. 6 Mattanawcook Academy Lynx and they erupted for four runs in the second en route to the win over No. 11 Sumner of East Sullivan.

Robinson, Corey Drost and Dylan Hanscom each singled twice to back winning pitcher Drew Welch, who scattered five hits. Jason Murchison added an RBI double and Drost drove in a run.

John Stewart notched three singles for the Tigers and Jeff Burditt and Mike Savoy each added an RBI single.

Sumner (3-14) 200 000 0 – 2 5 3

Mattanawcook (12-5) 240 000 x – 6 8 1

Burditt and Young; Welch, Berry (7) and Drost

Wash. Acad. 12, Limestone 2

At East Machias, James Ramsdell hit a two-run home run and a two-run double to key a nine-run fourth inning for the fifth-seeded Raiders.

Jeff Ramsdell, James’ younger brother, belted a homer and added a two-run single for the Raiders and Sam Hostetter had two singles with two RBIs.

Andrew Kirchner hit an RBI single for No. 12 Limestone and Gabe Hrynick doubled.

Limestone (5-12) 001 10 – 2 2 4

Washington Acad. (12-4) 300 9x – 12 8 3

Kirchner, Enman (3) and Hrynick; Ja. Ramsdell, Wood (4), Colberth (5) and Je. Ramsdell, Ja. Ramsdell (4)

Houlton 12, Narraguagus 2

At Houlton, Jeff Lenentine hit a two-run double in the fourth inning to help push No. 8 Houlton past No. 9 Narraguagus of Harrington.

Hunter Caron tripled and singled to drive in three runs for Houlton. Jordan Hill had three singles with a RBI and Ryan Brewer doubled and singled with a RBI.

Hill allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three.

Kyle Tenan hit a two-run double in the second inning for Narraguagus.

Narraguagus (8-8) 020 00 – 2 4 4

Houlton (10-5) 001 56 – 12 11 3

Worcester and Grant; Hill and Austin

Class D

Katahdin 17, Ashland 7

At Stacyville, James Zabierk stroked four singles and knocked in three runs to pace the No. 8 Cougars to victory.

Burton Brayall belted a two-run home run and a two-run double for Katahdin, while Keith Anderson and Cameron Cunningham each posted a double, a single and an RBI. Patrick Willett singled twice with an RBI.

Josh Chamberlin singled twice (RBI) and Jeremy Miller added a two-run double for No. 9 Ashland.

Ashland (8-8) 160 00 – 7 7 8

Katahdin (9-7) 502 73 – 17 16 2

Tompkins, Chamberlin (2), Baker (5) and Ward; Cunningham, Willett (4) and McCarthy

Washburn 8, Fort Fairfield 0

At Fort Fairfield, Jason Thompson allowed just five hits and one walk while striking out 10 to lead No. 11 Washburn to the shutout win over No. 6 Fort Fairfield.

Thompson tripled and doubled to drive in two runs for the Beavers. Steve Pesut tripled and singled with a RBI and Sam Harris had two singles and two RBIs.

Robert McNamee doubled and singled for Fort Fairfield.

Washburn (7-8) 103 022 0 – 8 9 11

Fort Fairfield (8-7) 000 000 0 – 0 5 1

J. Thompson and A. Thompson; Kenneson and Scull, Everett (6), Scull (7)

Machias 22, Cen. Aroostook 8

At Mars Hill, the Bulldogs pushed across 11 unearned runs in the top of the sixth to pull away from the Panthers.

Zach McNally singled, doubled and knocked in four runs for No. 10 Machias and Isaiah Roberts hit a solo homer. Jamie McCarthy had a double, single and a pair of RBIs.

Sam Clockedile had a double and single for No. 7 Central Aroostook.

Machias (9-6) 400 34 (11) – 22 11 7

Cen. Aroostook (9-7) 133 100 – 8 6 11

Buck and Getchell; Martinez, York (1), Grivois (2), Richardson (3), Martinez (5), York (6) and Clockedile