AUGUSTA – The Bangor High School baseball team often put opponents away early during its undefeated run to the Eastern Maine Class A championship. But the Rams finally endured the down side of that equation Saturday, as Deering of Portland erupted for 11 runs in… Read More
    BANGOR – St. Dominic of Auburn baseball coach Bob Blackman doesn’t complain about playing at Bangor’s Mansfield Stadium. One, he has led his Saints to four consecutive state Class C title games and has won the two at Mansfield, including Saturday’s thrilling 7-3, 10-inning win… Read More
    STANDISH – Caleb Jordan took the mound with a tremendous amount of confidence Saturday evening. Greely High School’s hard-throwing senior righthander not only features a nice repertoire of pitches, he is backed by a defense that seldom lets him down. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Two of the state’s storied high school baseball programs meet today – but only one will come away a state champion. Bangor and Deering of Portland, two teams seen as preseason favorites to battle for the Class A state title, indeed play for that crown… Read More
    Local baseball standouts Jarrett Lukas of Old Town and Gordon Webb of Bangor are among the four finalists for the 16th Dr. John Winkin Mr. Baseball Award, presented annually to the state’s top high school senior baseball player. Joining Lukas and Webb are Oak Hill… Read More
    BANGOR – Searsport High School junior righthander Nate Adams said he threw his last no-hitter in Little League when he was 11 or 12 years old. He couldn’t have picked a better stage for his latest one. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR – While Ashland’s batters couldn’t solve Deer Isle-Stonington pitcher Collin Ciomei, the Mariners’ batters weren’t puzzled in the least Tuesday night. The veteran-laden, third-seeded Mariners combined a potent lineup with a solid start by Ciomei to jump on top seed Ashland early and never… Read More
    BREWER – Jim Nicknair has pitched in both pain and frustration this spring, but the dawn of postseason play has brought out the best in the Brewer High School lefthander. Nicknair threw six innings of shutout relief Tuesday, enabling the sixth-ranked Witches to defeat No. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Abe Landry pitched a three-hitter as No. 7 Foxcroft Academy shut out No. 10 Ellsworth 4-0 in an Eastern Maine Class B baseball tournament prelim Tuesday. The Ponies earned a quarterfinal date Thursday at No. 2 Winslow. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Aaron St. Pierre hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to help lift No. 10 Woodland to a 4-2 Eastern Maine Class D baseball preliminary victory over No. 7 Limestone Community School & Maine School of Science and Mathematics Tuesday. Chad… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Rob Toothaker allowed only three hits and struck out four in 6 1/3 innings and Dakota Sleeper came on for the save to give No. 5 Southern Aroostook a 5-4 Eastern Maine Class D preliminary-round baseball win over No. 12 Machias on Tuesday. Read More
    EASTPORT – The Washington Academy Raiders scored five runs in the fifth inning en route to 6-4 high school baseball victory over Shead in the Downeast Athletic Conference championship Saturday. Mike Lenfesty had a double and two singles with an RBI while James Stauffer had… Read More
    HIGH SCHOOL Official final standings as reported by the Maine Principals’ Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Bucksport and George Stevens Academy began the high school baseball season with a slugfest that reflected a lack of outdoor preseason practice for both teams. They ended the regular season Wednesday with a pitcher’s duel, with senior righthanders Chris Maguire and Todd… Read More
    LINCOLN – Alex Bottarelli’s RBI single scored Aaron Flannery with the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Mattanawcook Academy to a 2-1 high school baseball victory over Ellsworth on Wednesday. Flannery had two doubles and a single with an RBI,… Read More
    MARS HILL – James Richards and Manny Martinez combined on a one-hitter with four strikeouts as the Central Aroostook Panthers won a pitchers duel with the Ashland Hornets, 3-2 in baseball action Wednesday. Sam Clockedile rapped an RBI double in the sixth to drive in… Read More
    CALAIS – Stephanie Perry pitched a one-hitter, walking only one while striking out 10 as the Calais softball team capped an unbeaten regular season with a 5-0 win over Jonesport-Beals Wednesday. Courtney Hill doubled and singled with an RBI, and Emily Wilkinson had two singles… Read More
    ORONO – Sara Pavanto allowed two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out 13 to lead the Orono Red Riots to a 3-2 softball victory over the George Stevens Academy Eagles in high school action Saturday. Jessica Bates hit a two-run double… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Old Town High School pitcher-shortstop Jarrett Lukas has been named the 2006-07 Gatorade Maine Baseball Player of the Year. Lukas is the first player from north of Readfield to receive the state honor since Bangor’s Matt Kinney in 1995. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ORONO – Nate Adams scattered one run on four hits while striking out 13 and walking only one as Searsport improved to 9-3 with a 4-1 high school baseball win over Orono Wednesday. Josh Nickerson and Caleb Ashey each had an RBI single for the… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Tyler Honey doubled and singled to drive in three runs and lift Old Town’s baseball team to a 6-4 victory over Hampden Academy Wednesday. Jarrett Lukas tripled, singled and scored two runs for the Coyotes. Dana Leland had two singles and an… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Ian Towle, Jake Kenneson and Ryan Noyes all had RBI singles in the first inning to lift Fort Fairfield to a 3-1 high school baseball victory over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics Wednesday. Kenneson allowed only one run on… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Kayla Higgins hit a double, a single, and a home run with four RBIs to lead Sumner of East Sullivan by Stearns 13-4 in high school softball action Monday. Morgan Traxler hit a home run with two RBIs, while Lona Sargent added a… Read More
    CORINTH – Levi Nickerson and Charlie Haney combined on a four-hitter, striking out 10 and walking two, and Josh Collins drove in four runs with a double and a single as Central triumphed 9-1 over Dexter in high school baseball play Monday. Ben Merrill had… Read More
    BREWER – Anika Powers doubled in a run and Erica Hutchins added a fielder’s choice RBI as visiting Deer Isle-Stonington plated two runs in the top of the eighth inning to score a 16-15 upset of Katahdin of Stacyville in high school softball action Monday. Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Brian Andrews knocked in the eventual game-winning run with a triple in the fifth inning as Fort Fairfield edged Central Aroostook of Mars Hill 3-2 in high school baseball action Monday. Cody Closson singled twice for the Tigers while Josh Churchill and… Read More
    BREWER – Ian Edwards had Brewer’s batters guessing throughout Friday night’s Class A baseball game at Heddericg Field – and even when the Witches guessed correctly, there was little they could do against the Bangor righthander. Edwards pitched a masterful three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Dana Leland had three singles and two RBIs and earned a victory with three innings of relief as he helped Old Town outlast Messalonskee of Oakland 10-9 in schoolboy baseball action Friday. Tyler Honey hit a two-run home run and Jarrett Lukas… Read More
    MACHIAS – Jeremy Look scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning to lift the Narraguagus of Harrington baseball past Machias 3-2 Friday in high school action. Matt Beal and Look each had a pair of singles for the Knights. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Matt Parent singled, stole second and third, and scored on a Keith Vaillancourt fielder’s choice to break a 5-5 tie in a four-run seventh inning before Alex Martin and Craig St. Pierre added RBI singles later in the inning to rally Van Buren to a 9-7… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Its status as reigning Class C state champion is wearing quite well on the Searsport District High School baseball team. The Vikings have merely picked up where they left off at the end of last spring’s run to the program’s first state crown… Read More
    DEXTER – Dan Beatham hit a two-out line drive down the left field line for a single to drive in Ethan Woodman from second base in the eighth inning to give Dexter a 7-6 high school baseball victory over rival Piscataquis Community of Guilford on Wednesday. Read More
    BLUE HILL – Steven Ensworth hit three singles to knock in a pair of runs as George Stevens Academy knocked off rival Deer Isle-Stonington 14-4 in a high school baseball game Wednesday. Nick Saunders had three singles and an RBI for the Eagles. Otto Warden-Black… Read More
    CARIBOU – Caribou’s Jarryd Rossignol’s three-run double highlighted a five-run sixth inning after Houlton had pulled to within 6-4 with three runs in the top of the inning as the Vikings pulled away for an 11-4 high school baseball victory Wednesday. Dustin Haines pitched six… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Kristen Sousa scored on an infield pop that landed between the pitcher and the catcher with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning as Maine Central Institute edged Belfast 1-0 in high school softball action Monday. Mandy Kennedy, who earned the… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Lydia Clapp pitched a four-hitter and made a one-run lead stand up the last three innings to help George Stevens Academy outlast Washington Academy of East Machias 9-8 in high school softball action Monday. Kara Strout drew a leadoff walk in the… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Dillon Boulier singled and drove in two runs to lead Southern Aroostook to a 5-1 high school baseball victory over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics Monday. Clay Lawler singled and double for the Warriors behind Rob Toothaker, who pitched… Read More
    HAMPDEN – The Brewer High School baseball team hasn’t overwhelmed opponents with its bats yet this spring. But the Witches proved resourceful in other areas Friday night – utilizing the five-hit pitching of Prentiss Swett, some key defensive plays, and even a steal of home… Read More
    BELFAST – The Rockland Tigers have been playing baseball at a professional pace early in the season – seven games in 11 days. So far, they’ve stood up well to the endurance test, improving their record to 5-2 with a 6-5 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor High baseball team has been rarely challenged so far this spring. But when an early lead Wednesday was threatened by a young but able Hampden Academy squad, the undefeated Rams responded with big plays and big hits to pull away to… Read More
    HODGDON – Brooke Smallwood had two singles and an RBI as Katahdin of Stacyville scored four runs in the top of the seventh to pull away for an 11-7 high school softball victory over Hodgdon Wednesday. Chelsie Bates chipped in with two singles for the… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Joey Hunter smacked two home runs, a three-run homer and a two-run shot to lead Washington Academy to an 11-1, five-inning high school baseball victory over Jonesport-Beals Wednesday. Mike Lenfesty and Dan Seamans added two singles apiece for the Raiders. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    HERMON – Ashley Kelley belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift Hermon to a 3-2 high school softball victory over Bucksport on Wednesday. Kelley finished with nine strikeouts and drove in Lily Barry, who singled to lead off the seventh. Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Chris Maguire’s versatility on the baseball diamond isn’t confined to being a top-flight infielder and one of the better pitchers in Eastern Maine. He also shows it with how he swings the bat. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    BANGOR – Most of Saturday afternoon wasn’t all that pleasant a baseball experience for the Bangor Christian Patriots. Weather conditions grew steadily threatening, while the team’s fortunes weren’t faring much better. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    CALAIS – Senior righthander Stephanie Perry allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out 17 to lead the Calais Blue Devils to a 12-2 high school softball victory over the Woodland Dragons Friday. Lindsey Mingo hit a double and two singles… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Matt Enman walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring Danny Cote, to lift the Limestone Community School/Maine School or Science and Mathematics past Fort Kent 10-9 in baseball action Friday. Chris Parent doubled twice and added an… Read More
    EAST MILLIOCKET – Chelsea Bates slapped an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Katahdin of Stacyville softball team won its season-opener, 10-9 over Greater Houlton Christian Academy in high school action Tuesday. Bates finished with three RBIs while Kaylie Rush… Read More
    BREWER – Jordan McLain fired a complete-game one-hitter, striking out 13 and walking none, and she helped her own cause with a two-run homer as Brewer cruised to a 7-1 high school softball victory over Erskine Academy of South China Wednesday. Allie Defilipp and Megan… Read More
    BELFAST – Lizzy Anderson knocked a two-run triple to cap a three-run fourth inning rally and lift Belfast to a 4-2 high school softball victory over Maranacook of Readfield Wednesday. Stephanie Whittier doubled and singled for the Lions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    ORONO – Max Winter allowed only one hit and struck out 12 to lead the Orono Red Riots to a 4-0 high school baseball victory over the Sumner Tigers Monday. Ben Perry and Winter each had an RBI single for the Red Riots. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Josh Astbury scattered one run on two hits while striking out nine and walking only four in a complete-game effort as George Stevens Academy eked out a 2-1 high school baseball victory over Stearns of Millinocket Monday. Lucas Marks had two doubles… Read More
    LIMESTONE – James Dempsey drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly as Limstone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics edged Van Buren 3-2 in a high school baseball game Monday. Steve Harvell and Danny Hayes each doubled and scored a run… Read More
    The Bucksport High baseball team had a fairly remarkable season in 2006. The Golden Bucks set a school record with 18 victories, all consecutively after an opening-game loss. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    STANDISH – For five innings Saturday, it just wasn’t Alex Gallant’s day. Twice he had been to the plate, and twice he had been fooled by the changing speeds of Portland lefthander Ian Boyle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    STANDISH – This was supposed to be Portland’s year. Having played second fiddle to intracity rival Deering of Portland in recent baseball seasons, this year’s Bulldogs returned virtually intact the lineup that won the 2005 American Legion state championship for Andrews Post of Portland. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    AUGUSTA – It was a game that began with subtlety but ended with dominance – and an Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship – for the Bangor Rams. Subtlety came via a 10-pitch walk drawn by Bangor leadoff hitter Kyle Vanidestine to open the bottom… Read More