HOWLAND – Standing near home plate after Wednesday’s Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal, Penobscot Valley softball coach David Milton recalled some early season games in which his Howlers had to rally for wins. That early experience proved beneficial as No. 2 Penobscot Valley came from… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Tiffany McLaggan hit a sharp grounder up the middle with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to score Hilary Bickford and give Maine Central Institute a 4-3 high school softball prelim win over Rockland Tuesday. Eighth-seeded MCI… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Crystal Cook hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie and lead No. 11 Ashland to a 7-5 upset victory over No. 6 Limestone Community School & Maine School of Science and Mathematics in a Eastern Maine Class D softball prelim… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Senior Terren Hall allowed just one run on one hit and two walks while striking out 16 to lift No. 6 Bucksport to a 7-1 Eastern Maine Class B preliminary victory over No. 11 Mount View of Thorndike Tuesday. Sarrah Winters homered and… Read More
    JONESPORT – Stephanie Perry hit four doubles and drove in three runs Saturday as Calais beat Jonesport-Beals 6-3 in the Downeast Athletic Conference softball championship game. Lindsey Mingo and Tessa Clark each added an RBI single for the Blue Devils. Perry scattered five hits. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Once again, the Calais High softball team has earned the No. 1 seed for the Eastern Maine Class C playoffs. This year, however, the Blue Devils are hoping their season ends much differently than the past two seasons have. For two straight years Calais 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
    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 – 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
    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
    BREWER – Under normal circumstances, what Angela Norsworthy did Tuesday would have been noteworthy. The senior pitcher helped the Presque Isle softball team sweep a doubleheader from John Bapst of Bangor, winning the first game 3-2 and the second 6-4. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… 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
    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
    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
    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 Hampden Academy softball team was eager to host the school’s first softball game under the lights at the Weatherbee School Complex. It was Brewer’s Jordan McLain, however, who brought all the power Friday evening. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… 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
    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
    BUCKSPORT – Keely Sullivan didn’t walk to the plate in the bottom of the second inning of Tuesday afternoon’s game against John Bapst intending to hit a home run. The Bucksport High softball team’s starting pitcher was thinking, however, that it might be nice to… Read More
    Although many of the names are the same, the Bangor High School softball team has shifted around its defense this spring, which hasn’t seemed to hurt the 4-1 Rams too much. Former third baseman Amy Hackett is now at shortstop, while pitcher Amy Wadleigh has… 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
    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
    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
    BANGOR – Sam Bedore didn’t allow a hit and struck out 13 to lead the Bangor Rams to a 5-0 high school softball victory over the Erskine Academy Eagles Saturday. Bedore walked only three as the Rams improved to 2-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The winning pitcher of the Class A state championship game was there. So were quite a few players with scholarships to Division I schools and others who helped their teams earn state titles this high school softball season. But Cony pitcher Monica White… Read More
    CORINTH – Alyssa Libby hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to advance the second-ranked Central Red Devils into the Eastern Maine Class C softball finals with a 5-4 win over No. 3 Washington Academy Monday. Chantel Randall knocked a two-run… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Graduation was scheduled to begin four hours after the start of Friday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal, but Bucksport pitcher Terren Hall didn’t feel any need to rush through the game. It ended up being a quick contest anyway. That’s what happens… Read More
    CORINTH – It’s been at least since last year that Central senior Alyssa Libby wasn’t in the batting order for a softball game. Libby might not have been able to hit for the Red Devils in their Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal against No. 7… Read More
    GREENVILLE – Leslie Harris hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to break an 11-11 tie and lift No. 4 Greenville to a 13-11 victory over No. 4 Forest Hills of Jackman in a Western Maine Class D softball quarterfinal on Wednesday. Read More
    CALAIS – Steph Perry fired a four-hitter, striking out five and walking just one, to lead No. 1 Calais to a 5-0 victory over No. 8 Madawaska in a Class C softball quarterfinal Tuesday. Perry also had two singles and knocked in two runs for… Read More
    HOULTON – Freshman righthanders Nikki Eastman and Lainey Herring combined on a two-hitter and Kristen Graham supplied the only offense seventh-seeded Houlton needed with a two-run single in the second inning as the Shiretowners blanked No. 10 Narraguagus 9-0 in a Class C preliminary softball game Tuesday. Read More
    ASHLAND – Shawn Landry singled and doubled to drive in three runs and scored two more as No. 13 Schenck of East Millinocket upset fourth-ranked Ashland 10-0 in a high school baseball preliminary game Monday. Joe Ruitto had a single and a double with an… Read More
    With one high school softball game still being played Thursday, the Maine Principals’ Association nearly delayed releasing the final softball Heal point standings until today. Both baseball and softball standings were eventually released on the MPA Web site Thursday, but not before the Valley of… Read More
    ASHLAND – Whitney Flint spun a no-hitter, recording eight strikeouts as the Ashland Hornets won their regular-season high school softball finale over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill, 16-3 on Wednesday. Danielle Long laced a bases-loaded double and added a two-run single later in the game… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Jeff Ramsdell knocked a two-run single in the top of the sixth and added a two-run double in the first to lift the Washington Academy baseball team to a 6-4 high school victory over Sumner on Wednesday. Corey Colbeth and James Stauffer… Read More
    DEXTER – Lefthander Richie Tompkins fashioned a five-hitter and Thomas Douglas broke a tie with a second-inning single as Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford triumphed 3-2 over Dexter in high school baseball play Wednesday. Tompkins struck out four and walked one for the Pirates. Read More
    BREWER – Leo Bouchard doesn’t like it, but the Messalonskee softball coach will deal with the way his team tends to win its games. After all, the defending Class A state champ Eagles of Oakland haven’t lost this season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Travis Brooker singled twice, doubled and drove in three runs to lead Presque Isle past Mount Desert Island 10-6 and Derrek Belanger added three singles and four RBIs for a 12-2 victory in the second game as the Wildcats swept a high school baseball doubleheader… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Reegan Brown scored on a fielding error in the top of the 11th inning and Catie Cravens pitched a four-hit complete game with 11 strikeouts to lead Ellsworth to a 4-3 high school softball victory over Sumner Monday. Sabrina Jellison had a… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Rick Stewart had three run-scoring singles to lift the Dexter Tigers to a 6-3 high school baseball victory over the Schenck Wolverines Monday. Stewart had a two-out base hit that broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning and another to spark… Read More
    MARS HILL – Amber Palmer slammed a three-run triple in top of the seventh as the Washburn Beavers rallied by the Central Aroostook Panthers 13-9 in high school softball action Friday. Kristina Goupille chipped in with five singles for the winners while Amber Reed and… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Josh Murchison’s two-run single with two outs in the fifth inning gave Mattanawcook Academy some breathing room en route to a 9-6 high school baseball win over Presque Isle on Friday. Jake Smith, Tyson Tash, and Mike Farrell each doubled, singled, and… Read More
    MARS HILL – Andrew York slammed a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Central Aroostook Panthers a 6-3 high school baseball victory over the Ashland Hornets Thursday. York added an RBI single and R.J. Richardson hit two singles… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Sam Merrill pitched a three-hit shutout and hit an RBI single in the top of the third inning to give him the only run he needed as the Mount Desert Island Trojans pulled a major upset, 1-0 over the George Stevens Academy Eagles in high… Read More
    BANGOR – Ashley Kelley pitched a four-hitter, scattering two runs on four hits while striking out 12, as the Hermon softball team picked up its 12th win of the spring, 3-2 over John Bapst on Thursday. Jasmine Veilleux, Kate Campbell, and Amanda Page each hit… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Alex Martin stole home in the top of the fourth to tie the score at 10 them slapped an RBI single two innings later as Van Buren rallied from a 10-5 deficit after three innings to knock off Madawaska 11-10 in high school baseball action Wednesday. Read More