Tigers edge Belfast Sleeper sparks Rockland to win

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ROCKLAND – Cyrus Sleeper slapped a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Rockland to a 4-3 high school baseball victory over Belfast Tuesday.

Sleeper reached on an error in the seventh, and Derek Tripp scored the tying run on the same play; Josh Elwell added an RBI single in the inning.

Sleeper finished with three singles and three RBIs. Dom Morrill added two singles and Travis Colson a double and a single.

Tyler Bowen singled twice for the Lions.

Belfast 020 010 000 – 3 5 4

Rockland 001 000 201 – 4 12 3

Dutton, Arthers (5), Bernosky (7) and Carr; Elwell and Sleeper

Machias 13, East Grand 2

At Danforth, Mike Jenkins hit a double and two singles to drive in three runs and lead Machias past East Grand.

Mike Little doubled and singled and scored three runs for the Bulldogs, and Jacob Stevens added two singles and two runs scored.

Shaun Stevenson hit a two-run double for the Vikings, and Kaleb Dicker singled twice.

Machias (5-9) 256 00 – 13 8 0

East Grand (3-11) 000 02 – 2 5 4

Stevens and Little; Stevenson, Brittain (2) and Barnes

Woodland 6, Narraguagus 3

At Woodland, Mark McLellan had two singles and drove in four runs to lead the Woodland Dragons by Narraguagus of Harrington.

Scott Boomer had a double, a single, and two RBIs for the Dragons. J.T. Kelleher had two singles and an RBI.

Jeremy Look had two singles and an RBI for the Knights, while Matt Beal singled twice.

Narraguagus (5-9-1) 000 120 0 – 3 6 2

Woodland (9-7) 300 210 x – 6 8 0

Tucker and Rofe; Brown, James (5) and Sears

Ellsworth 8, MDI 7

At Bar Harbor, Nick Hummell lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth to give the visiting Eagles the victory.

Dylan Wilbur singled twice and knocked in a run for Ellsworth; Travis Drenell had two singles and Brett Folmer two singles and a double.

Ben Clark paced Mount Desert Island with a two-run triple while Nick Swanson hit an RBI double. Taylor Valarik added three singles and Brett Mitchell two singles.

Ellsworth (7-8) 120 012 011 – 8 11 4

MDI (6-10) 103 200 010 – 7 11 6

Drenell, Kaspala (4), Kelly (7), Kaspala (8) and Berry; D. Swanson, Stewart (5) and J. Swanson

Hermon 4, John Bapst 3

At Husson College in Bangor, Zach Deabay tied the game in the seventh with an RBI single and Tim Kenerson drove in the winning run with a single to lift Hermon over John Bapst.

Brian Day and Paul Ormsby each singled twice for Hermon.

Chris Smith hit an RBI triple for Hermon, and Casey Hull singled and scored a run.

Hermon (8-8) 200 000 2 – 4 8 2

John Bapst (9-7) 020 010 0 – 3 2 2

Estes and Kane; Yates and Hull

Camden Hills 8, Waterville 4

At Rockport, Noah Burke hit a two-run home run in the first inning and later singled to lead Camden Hills past Waterville.

Gabe Blodgett had three singles and three RBIs for the Windjammers and Jake Grinnell added an RBI single.

Cam Bishop tripled and singled for Waterville and Josh Gaudette hit an two-run double in the fourth inning.

Waterville (2-14) 000 200 2 – 4 5 2

Camden Hills (13-3) 230 300 x – 8 7 3

Gaudette, Bridger (6) and Chaput; Hopkins, Grinnell (6) and Burke

Brewer 7, Nokomis 5

At Newport, Greg Higgins knocked in two runs with a double as Brewer held off Nokomis.

Brad Brown had an RBI single and Prentiss Swett two singles and an RBI for the Witches.

Adam Littlefield led Nokomis with two singles and three RBIs; Isaac Osborne had two singles.

Brewer (10-6) 220 030 0 – 7 5 2

Nokomis (1-15) 000 001 4 – 5 5 7

Burnham, Higgins (4), Swett (6), Burnham (7) and Jackson, Thoms (4); Amoroso, Gould (3) and York

Mattanawcook 7, Foxcroft 6

At Dover-Foxcroft, Adam Long’s run-scoring single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning gave Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln an important win.

Singles by Alex Bottarelli and Adam Laird preceded Long’s base hit.

Brad Bellamare’s two-run homer, Shane Adkins’ two-run single and Ian Champeon’s sacrifice fly keyed a five-run seventh inning rally by the Ponies that forced extra innings.

Aaron Flannery had a three-run homer for the Lynx and Peter Coggins had a two-run homer and a single. Josh Murchison doubled and singled and Long had a pair of base hits.

Josiah Richard, Ujiro Sano and Abe Landry had two singles apiece for Foxcroft.

Mattanawcook (7-8) 310 000 201 – 7 15 1

Foxcroft (8-8) 100 000 500 – 6 10 1

Murchison, Bottarelli (7) and Smith; White, Landry (9) and Lancisi

Stearns 5, Penobscot Valley 3

At Millinocket, Travis Deabay hit a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning to help lead Stearns past Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Tyler Emerson hit an RBI triple for Stearns, and Josh Saucier added an RBI double. Justin Pelkey, Brian Bolduc, and Emerson combined to record 13 strikeouts.

Aaron Saucier hit an RBI double to lead the Howlers, and Bryant Ware singled twice.

Penobscot Valley (8-7) 000 010 2 – 3 4 2

Stearns (12-4) 002 102 x – 5 6 3

Worster and Thompson; Pelkey, Bolduc (6), Emerson (7) and Emerson, Barnett (7)

Softball

Machias 29, East Grand 11

At Danforth, Amber Scoville knocked four singles and drove in four runs to lead Machias past East Grand.

Angie Attaie hit three singles and plated two runs and Stephanie Whitman had four singles for the Bulldogs.

Melisa Zaneldin doubled and tripled to knock in two runs for the Vikings. Courtney Lloyd had three singles, a double and two RBIs and Jody Croan a solo home run.

Machias (4-11) 311 732 (12) – 29 21 5

East Grand (0-13) 100 042 4 – 11 17 7

Whitman and Elliott; Roy and Zaneldin

WA-Raiders 12, Jones.-Beals 4

At Jonesport, Kayla Wood doubled and singled to drive in three runs and lead Washington Academy of East Machias past Jonesport-Beals.

Rebecca Cox had two singles and a double with an RBI for the Raiders and Megan Look doubled and singled with an RBI.

Rachel Church hit an RBI single for Jonesport-Beals.

Wash. Acad. (11-4) 213 051 0 – 12 11 4

Jonesport-Beals (10-4) 010 021 0 – 4 2 2

Wood and Tilton; Alley and Church

Hampden 5, Erskine 0

At Hampden, Lacey Littlefield allowed three hits and two walks while striking out 13 to lead Hampden Academy to the shutout victory over Erskine Academy of South China.

Ashley Gott doubled and singled to drive in a run for the Broncos. Michelle Wells and Eva Shannon each singled twice.

Erika Malley doubled for Erskine.

Erskine (4-12) 000 000 0 – 0 3 1

Hampden (12-4) 000 203 x – 5 9 1

Zibura and R. Siegfriedt; Littlefield and Gott

Winslow 4, Medomak Valley 2

At Winslow, Jill Smith hit two singles and drove in two runs to help lead Winslow past Medomak Valley of Waldoboro.

Renee Hall singled twice to knock in a run for the Black Raiders.

Melissa Ambridge had two singles and an RBI for the Panthers. Pam Neptune tripled and Kayla Vannah doubled.

Medomak Valley (11-5) 001 000 1 – 2 5 1

Winslow (15-1) 001 030 x – 4 7 0

Vannah and Hunt; Davis and Turner

Ellsworth 14, MDI 2

At Bar Harbor, Maggie Seavey hit a triple, two doubles and a single to lead the Eagles to their 15th victory.

Calla Lane added three singles for Ellsworth in the five-inning contest.

Miranda McIntyre led MDI with a double and a single, while Chelsea Bothen singled twice.

Ellsworth (13-1) 441 41 – 14 10 1

Mt. Desert Island (2-14) 002 00 – 2 7 3

Miller and Rockwood; Parady, Johnson (5) and Damon

Narraguagus 6, Woodland 5

At Woodland, Kim Green had two singles and two RBIs as Narraguagus of Harrington tipped Woodland.

Sammy Baker laced a two-run single for the Knights.

Julia Nicholas hit an RBI single for the Dragons while Shelby Bassett and Ariel Knights each singled.

Narraguagus (4-11) 411 000 0 – 6 5 2

Woodland (7-9) 221 000 0 – 5 3 2

Tenon and Green; Bassett, Knights (2) and Anthony