BANGOR – Collin Henry flirted with trouble in the first inning of Wednesday night’s Eastern Maine Class C baseball final. But once the George Stevens Academy junior lefthander escaped that bases-loaded situation, he was poised for a big performance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BANGOR – Citing geographical considerations for the schools involved, the Maine Principals’ Association on Tuesday decided to move today’s Eastern Maine Class A baseball and softball championship games from Mansfield Stadium in Bangor and Coffin Field in Brewer to Augusta. In addition, the Class A… Read More
    BANGOR – Sam Merrill stroked a two-run single to spark a three-run first inning Wednesday as fifth-seeded Mount Desert Island earned a 3-1 Class B baseball quarterfinal win over No. 4 John Bapst at the Winkin Baseball Complex. Marcus Maffucci and Matt Grover each singled… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Collin Henry fired a four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking only one as top-seeded George Stevens Academy eliminated No. 8 Houlton 8-0 in Class C baseball quarterfinal action Wednesday. Ross Gallagher had two singles and two RBIs for the Eagles while… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Chris Pease admitted the finality of the situation did cross his mind, with Hampden Academy trailing Brewer by two runs entering the final inning of their Eastern A baseball prelim at Bordick Park on Tuesday. His high school career, after all, was three… Read More
    EASTPORT – Nick Wood fired a one-hitter, striking out eight and walking only three to lead the Washington Academy Raiders to a 5-1 Downeast Athletic Conference baseball championship win over Shead on Friday. James Ramsell hit an RBI triple for Washington Academy of East Machias… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Justin Morrill stroked a two-run single and Keith Nason added an RBI single to lead the Penquis Valley Patriots to a 7-6 baseball victory over Schenck Wednesday. Brian Salley had two singles and an RBI for Penquis of Milo. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Senior righthander Cory Worcester pitched a two-hitter with 18 strikeouts and three walks as Narraguagus rolled to a 9-1 high school baseball victory over Calais Wednesday. The Thomas College-bound Worcester, who finished the regular season with a 6-2 pitching record, also had a… Read More
    ST. AGATHA – Billy Scull blasted a three-run homer in the third inning to lead the Fort Fairfield Tigers to a 9-4 schoolboy baseball victory over Wisdom of St. Agatha on Wednesday. Robbie McNamee doubled and singled for Fort Fairfield and Jesse Sayers doubled. Matt… Read More
    BANGOR – It was a game made for the competitive nature of Bangor senior right-hander Brian Hackett. Scoreless into the fifth inning, with no margin for error, and Hackett was being matched pitch for pitch by Brewer junior Evan Economy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Matt Wark slammed a two-run homer to lead the Stearns Minutemen to a 9-2 schoolboy baseball victory over archrival Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln Monday. George Surette, Jordan Burleigh, Ryan Bouchard and Ryan Beaulieu each had two singles to drive in a run for… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Heather Gulesian hit an RBI single in the top of the seventh to lift the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx to a 6-4 high school softball victory over the Stearns Minutemen Monday. Felicia Ireland had two singles and scored two runs for Mattanawcook. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – Pat Moran has earned a baseball scholarship to the University of Maine because of his pitching ability. But his bat’s not bad, either. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    SEARSPORT – When the Deer Isle-Stonington baseball team checked out the latest Heal Point Ratings, there was a disappointing discovery. Despite an 8-2 record, the Mariners were ranked seventh in Eastern Maine Class D. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Senior lefthander Jason Thompson allowed only one hit and three walks in five innings and struck out 12 to lead the Washburn Beavers to a 13-1 high school baseball victory over the Limestone Eagles Monday. Steven Pesut doubled, singled and drove in a… Read More
    BANGOR – Presque Isle and John Bapst met at the Winkin Sports Complex on Saturday, both hoping to secure some Heal Points and a dose of momentum entering the home stretch of the high school baseball regular season. Both teams left moderately satisfied after splitting… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Freshman righthander Justin Pelkey tossed a two-hitter, striking out two and walking two, to pitch Stearns to a 7-0 high school baseball victory over Central of Corinth on Friday. Pelkey, Steve Cyr, and George Surrette had run-scoring singles in a four-run first inning… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Robby Pushard singled in the seventh inning to drive in Chris Maguire and lead Bucksport to a 5-3 high school baseball victory over Mount Desert Island on Friday. Joe Robichaud added an RBI single in the seventh inning for Bucksport. Pushard had… Read More
    BREWER – Kevin McAvoy singled three times and scored three runs Thursday night as Brewer rolled to an 11-1 baseball victory over Ellsworth at Heddericg Field. Evan Economy struck out eight, walking two and allowing only four hits. Matt Grimes added three singles and two… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Emily O’Neal stroked an RBI double during a three-run fourth-inning rally Wednesday as the Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics softball team knocked Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook from the unbeaten ranks. O’Neal added a run-scoring single in the fifth for the Eagles. Read More
    SEARSPORT – Josh Nickerson fired a no-hitter with nine strikeouts as Searsport remained undefeated with a 10-0 schoolboy baseball victory over Penquis of Milo on Wednesday. Mike Adams collected two singles and a double and knocked in three runs for Searsport while Matt Nickerson smacked… Read More
    ORONO ? Max Winter hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and had three singles to drive in six runs and help power Orono to the 12-4 win over Caribou in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. Orono also won the first game 5-4 to earn… Read More
    CALAIS ? Stephanie Perry hit a two-run single in the third to drive in the winning run for the Calais softball and then held Lee Academy scoreless the rest of the way as the undefeated Blue Devils earned their eighth win, a 4-2 victory over the Pandas. Read More
    BREWER ? Katie Quimby singled to bring the game-winning run home in the top of the tenth to give the Witches a 4-3 in the first game and they took an easier route to victory with a 10-0 victory in the second to sweep a softball doubleheader with… Read More
    JONESPORT ? Timothy Holmes singled three times and doubled once to drive in three runs for the Jonesport-Beals Royals as they held off Bangor Christian 18-16 in baseball action Thursday. Reggie Mitchell had two doubles and a single for three more RBI. Joseph Libby doubled… Read More
    DYER BROOK ? Junior righthander Travis Brooker allowed only four hits and a walk and struck out eight to lead the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 7-0 high school baseball victory over the Fort Fairfield Tigers Thursday. Jeff Boutilier cranked a two-run homer and singled… Read More
    BLUE HILL ? Shut out through five innings Wednesday afternoon, the George Stevens Academy baseball team was in desperate need of some energy. The Eagles found it in a freshman, catcher Lucas Marks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    MILLINOCKET ? Junior Hillary Arsenault threw a six-inning no-hitter in her first start of the season and narrowly missed a perfect game as she allowed just one walk while striking out six to lead the Stearns Minutemen to an 11-0 softball victory over Schenck of East Millinocket Wednesday. Read More
    BREWER – It had been a rough few days for the Bangor High baseball team. The Rams went to Aroostook County on Saturday with an unbeaten record and came home with two losses courtesy of the Presque Isle Wildcats. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ROCKPORT – The Rockland High baseball team, loaded with underclassmen, relied on one of its elder statesmen Monday to earn a 3-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B baseball victory over rival Camden Hills. Righthander Wade Oliver, one of just two Tiger seniors, pitched a… Read More
    BREWER – Kevin McAvoy’s two-run triple highlighted a five-run third inning and freshman Mike Kotredes’ grand slam was the key hit in the fourth as Brewer overcame a 5-0 deficit to post a 14-6 baseball triumph over Hampden Academy Monday night. McAvoy posted a triple,… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Dan Hilts allowed seven hits and two walks while notching 11 strikeouts in seven innings, but Collin Henry got the win in relief thanks to Ross Gallagher’s RBI single in the eighth that gave George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill a 4-3 baseball victory over… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Run-scoring doubles by Paul Roy and Scott Chasse followed a triple by Mark Sirois in a three-run fourth-inning rally that erased a 2-1 deficit and gave Madawaska an 8-3 baseball victory over Fort Fairfield Monday. Andre Roy went the distance for the win,… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Mike Tardiff’s single scored Brian Roach in the top of the ninth as John Bapst of Bangor tipped Mount Desert Island 8-7 in high school baseball action Friday. Tardiff also knocked in three runs with a homer in the fifth. George Keefe… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Adam Jandreau hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to lead the Fort Kent Warriors to an 11-7 high school baseball victory over the Limestone Eagles Friday. Kelly Thibodeau had three singles with an RBI for Fort Kent and Tim Devaney… Read More
    MACHIAS – Katie Stevens scored the winning run on Monique St. Pierre’s single to left field as the Machias Bulldogs nipped Shead 7-6 in high school softball action Friday. St. Pierre led Machias with three singles and one RBI. Eileen Alley had two singles, a… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Patience at the plate produced immediate results for the Brewer baseball team Thursday, as the Class A Witches struck for a pair of four-run rallies in the first two innings and went on to a 15-4 victory over Class B Bucksport. The win… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Bangor High School senior third baseman Brian Hackett probably best summed up his team’s 7-2, eight-inning win over Hampden Academy Wednesday when he said, “When you have Bangor-Hampden, weird stuff always happens.” The teams combined for just five singles and 10 errors. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BANGOR – The John Bapst Crusaders rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings and rallied again with two runs in the eighth to outlast Hermon 7-6 in a Penobscot Valley Conference Class B baseball game at Mansfield Stadium… Read More
    HODGDON – Lindsay Albert had three doubles, a single and four RBIs to lead Katahdin of Stacyville to a 24-11 softball victory over Hodgdon on Wednesday. Chelsie Bates hit two doubles and a single while Kayla Stevens and Brooke Smallwood each had three singles for… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Junior left-hander Collin Henry pitched a four-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and three walks as the George Stevens Academy baseball team knocked Mount Desert Island from the unbeaten ranks with a 4-0 victory Wednesday. The two-time defending Class C state champions managed… Read More
    ASHLAND – Andy Martin pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and one walk to lead the Van Buren Crusaders to a 16-1 high school baseball victory over the Ashland Hornets Tuesday. Trevor Hews powered Van Buren with three singles, a double, three RBIs and three… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – High school baseball in Maine has its share of pitching duels and slugfests, and then there was Tuesday’s Class B clash between Ellsworth and Hermon, which featured persistent cold, windy conditions, an occasional mistake and plenty of comebacks. It was a game in… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Jordan Burleigh allowed just two runs and four walks through five innings while striking out 10 to lead the Stearns Minutemen to an 11-5 high school baseball victory over the Sumner Tigers Monday. Ryan Bouchard hit three singles and drove in a run… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Righthander Matt Nickerson beat lefty Danny Hilts to lead the Searsport Vikings to a 3-1 high school baseball win over the George Stevens Academy Eagles, the defending two-time state Class C champs. Searsport scored a pair of second-inning runs on Sean Johnson’s squeeze… Read More
    FORT KENT – Monique Labbe and Ashley Bouchard each drove in three runs to lead the Fort Kent Warriors to a 14-2 high school softball win over the Van Buren Crusaders Monday in the mutual opener. Labbe tripled, doubled and singled and Bouchard had three… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Nia Megquier scattered five hits, struck out two, and walked none to lead the Mount Desert Island Trojans to a 2-0 high school softball win over the Hermon Hawks Friday. Lauren Smith doubled home Sarah Ingalls in the second inning for the… Read More
    BANGOR – Gwen Wadleigh pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the John Bapst Crusaders to a 14-2 high school softball win over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies in the mutual opener Wednesday at Husson College. Rachel Stearns laced two singles and drove in a… Read More
    WOODLAND – Courtney Cochran doubled, tripled and drove in five runs as the Woodland Dragons defeated the Machias Bulldogs 11-8 in high school softball action Wednesday. Kayla Kochendoerfer added two singles for Woodland. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    STACYVILLE – Zach Austin cranked a two-run home run and Adam Anderson added two singles, a double and two RBIs to lead the undefeated Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 10-0 schoolboy baseball win over the Katahdin Cougars Wednesday. Travis Brooker chipped in with a triple,… Read More
    BREWER – Hampden Academy has had a highly successful schoolboy sports year to date, with an Eastern Maine title in soccer followed by a Class A state championship in basketball. The Broncos’ baseball team, which opened its 2005 season Tuesday with an 11-1 victory over… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Mark Fields rapped three singles as he drove in four runs as the Washington Academy Raiders downed Narraguagus 12-7 in high school baseball action Monday. Nick Wood doubled and singled twice to bring in three more runs for Washington Academy. Jason Labonte… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Fallon Atkinson scored five goals and Sarah Doubleday noted the first goal in Camden Hills varsity girls’ lacrosse history as the Windjammers debuted with a 12-2 victory over Mountain Valley of Rumford. Hannah Ford added two goals for 1-0 Camden Hills, while Doubleday,… Read More
    If the Milwaukee Brewers are right, Mark Rogers will be pitching in front of larger crowds some day – in the major leagues. But for Maine high school baseball, Monday night’s Class A state championship game between Mount Ararat of Topsham and Deering of Portland… Read More
    PORTLAND – As Mark Rogers left the mound midway through the fifth inning of Monday night’s Class A state championship game at Hadlock Field, it was the most serene moment of an otherwise historic evening for Maine high school baseball. A throng of more than… Read More
    GORHAM – George Stevens Academy went hitless for the first two innings of Saturday’s Class C baseball state final at Gorham High School. It wasn’t because the Eagles weren’t hitting, for even some outs were well-struck. Once sophomore right fielder Forrest Wardwell opened the third… Read More
    BANGOR – North Yarmouth Academy baseball coach Bruce Poliquin recognizes there are times when the opposing pitcher is going to make it difficult for his Panthers to score. “So we focused on little ball in practice to prepare for this game,” said NYA center fielder-pitcher… Read More
    Three Eastern Maine high school baseball teams will play for state championships Saturday. Two, reigning Class C state champion George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill and Eastern D winner Lee Academy, have recent experience in state title games – with GSA making its third straight… Read More
    SOUTH PARIS – Corey Cushing spun a two-hitter to lead the No. 3 Brewer Witches to a 4-2 Eastern Maine Class A semifinal baseball victory over the No. 2 Oxford Hills Vikings Saturday. The Witches advanced to Tuesday’s 7 p.m. Eastern Maine title game against… Read More
    LINCOLN – Matt Nickerson fired a one-hitter, striking out two and walking one, to lead No. 7 Searsport past No. 3 Mattanawcook Academy 12-1 in an Eastern Maine Class C baseball semifinal Saturday. Spencer Garton had a double, two singles and an RBI and Matt… Read More
    HOULTON – Laurie Bissonnette singled twice and drove in a pair of runs to lead the No. 2 Houlton High School Shiretowners to a 4-1 Eastern Maine Class C semifinal softball victory over Dexter Saturday. Houlton will battle Central of Corinth for the regional title… Read More
    BREWER – He stranded six in the first three innings. And then it was lights out. 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… Read More
    HERMON – Phil Cayford scored the game-winning run on a Brett Danforth double to lead No. 2 Hermon past No. 10 Erskine Academy of South China 11-10 in an Eastern Maine Class B baseball quarterfinal Thursday. Danforth had two doubles and a single with an… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Sophomore righthander Adam Anderson pitched a one-hitter as the second-ranked Southern Aroostook Warriors defeated the No. 10 Bangor Christian Patriots 6-1 in Class D quarterfinal baseball action Thursday. The Warriors earned a trip to Saturday’s Eastern D semifinals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Infield defense has been a strength of the Searsport High baseball team this spring. But when second baseman Ryan Shute misplayed a double-play grounder during the third inning of an Eastern C playoff game against Central of Corinth on Wednesday, the Vikings were… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Eric Gendreau hit an RBI double and Gill Cyr had an RBI single in the first inning as fifth-ranked Madawaska edged No. 12 Calais 2-0 in an Eastern Maine Class C baseball preliminary-round game Tuesday. The win advances the Owls to a quarterfinal… Read More
    BANGOR – Senior righthander Keith Nason allowed only three hits and one walk while striking out 16 to lead No. 6 John Bapst by No. 11 Mount View 5-0 in a schoolboy baseball prelim Tuesday night. Chris Leavitt paced Bapst with three singles while Alex… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Fort Fairfield pitcher Brittney Strout struck out eight batters and allowed just one hit after the first inning to help Fort Fairfield edge Limestone 6-5 in softball action Wednesday. Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Sean Robbins knocked Chase Ross home on a single in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Machias a 2-1 baseball win over Jonesport-Beals Wednesday. Isaiah Roberts hit a RBI triple to tie the game in the sixth inning for Machias. Chris… Read More
    CALAIS – Kerri Harris hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the fifth inning to help lead Lee Academy to a 7-6 softball victory over Calais Wednesday. Kristen Hersom had two singles for the Pandas and Ashlee Gifford hit a RBI single. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR – Anthony DeRosa pitched a perfect game over six innings as the Bangor Rams earned a 7-0 win over John Bapst in the second game of a high school baseball doubleheader Saturday at Mansfield Stadium. Bangor edged Bapst in the first game 5-4. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    FORT KENT – Senior catcher Eric Gendreau’s first career homer broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth and supplied Madawaska with a 5-3 win over Fort Kent in a schoolboy baseball game Monday. Singles by Dustin Butler and Ken Sirois, a walk… Read More