BREWER – The Medomak Valley of Waldoboro softball team has enjoyed a magical journey through the Eastern Maine Class B playoffs, as the eighth-ranked Panthers have upset top-seeded Hermon and No. 4 John Bapst of Bangor on their way to the Eastern Maine finals. Momentum… Read More
BANGOR – After the John Bapst softball team fell behind 6-2 to Presque Isle 21/2 innings into its Eastern Maine Class B preliminary game at Union Street Field, it could’ve easily packed it in. Even though the fourth-ranked Crusaders were frustrated, they steadily chipped away… Read More
BREWER – The fourth Class B state championship for the Bucksport softball team – and the first for 16-year coach Michael Carrier – didn’t exactly come in true Golden Bucks fashion. The Bucks made some errors, allowed some big hits, and made a few mental… Read More
BREWER – The Bucksport softball team had plenty to play for Wednesday afternoon as the Golden Bucks faced postseason nemesis Winslow in the Eastern Maine Class B final at Coffin Field. The rivalry seemed unimportant, however, when the Bucks learned Tuesday afternoon that junior center… Read More
BANGOR – John Bapst High School junior righthander Gwen Wadleigh had never thrown a no-hitter in high school. She came as close as you can without doing so on Tuesday, surrendering a line-drive single to Fort Kent counterpart Iris Guimond on a 3-2 pitch with… Read More
BREWER – Bucksport senior Jessie Taylor is known for her ability to get on base and her speed once she’s there. That’s part of the reason she was recently named the Gatorade Player of the Year in high school softball. With the bases loaded in… Read More
BREWER – Softball fans couldn’t have asked for a better matchup in the Class B state championship game than Eastern Maine champ Erskine vs. Western Maine winner Greely. Make that Katie Mainville vs. Sarah Bennis. Or no-hit, 21-strikeout Eastern Maine final performance vs. three-hit, 11-strikeout… Read More
BREWER – Katie Mainville knows from experience that in a championship softball game, there’s little margin for error. Erskine Academy’s senior righthander scarcely afforded her teammates a chance to make any mistakes, or any plays, Friday afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Base running, pitching and more base running boosted the Bucksport softball team into the next round of the Eastern Maine Class B playoffs. And a little defense helped, too. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
STANDISH -If Erskine Academy pitcher Katie Mainville was going to pitch a masterful softball game, the Western Maine champion Gray-New Gloucester Patriots figured they would just have to find a way around her. Despite a two-hit effort from Mainville, Gray-New Gloucester’s Sarah Strout scored the… Read More
BREWER – Many successful softball pitchers baffle opposing hitters with an amazing array of offerings. They’ll dazzle you with a drop. They’ll confuse you with a curve. They’ll rudely rip a rise right by you. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
HERMON – Back on May 21 the Foxcroft Academy softball team picked up its 12th loss in a game the Ponies wanted to forget – a 22-run, 16-hit loss to Hermon. The Ponies weren’t about to let it happen again when they met the Hawks… Read More