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
    BANGOR – Just two games into its season, the Brewer High softball team has already showed what happens when the Witches score early and often. Brewer scored three runs in the first inning for the second game in a row and complemented an 11-hit offense… 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
    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
    BREWER – It’s a shame that on such a fine, warm spring day, the state’s baseball and softball teams had to open the 2005 season indoors. That’s what was going on at Brewer High Monday afternoon as the defending Eastern Maine Class A champion softball… Read More
    BANGOR – The members of the Brewer High School softball team know all about late rallies, which helped the Witches win the Eastern Maine Class A title earlier this month. It happened again, in a way, during Wednesday evening’s Penobscot Valley Conference All-Star game. Kim… Read More
    BREWER – State championship games usually pit teams against each other for the first time. By the time Winslow and Maranacook reached Saturday’s Class B title game, they had already met three times in 2004, once in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Sacopee Valley softball coach Tim Vacchiano took an interesting approach to dealing with pitcher Michelle Libby in the beginning of the season. “We just babied her,” Vacchiano said of the sophomore who was coming off a total knee reconstruction and meniscus replacement after she injured… 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
    BANGOR – Stephanie Whittier allowed only three hits while striking out seven and walking one to lead the No. 5 Belfast Lions by the No. 4 John Bapst Crusaders 9-0 in an Eastern Maine Class B softball quarterfinal Thursday at Husson College. Lauren Overlock and… Read More
    HOULTON – Natasha Ritchie pitched a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts and added a two-run triple to lead the No. 2 Houlton softball team to a 6-0 victory over No. 7 Stearns of Millinocket Thursday in an Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal game. Claire Thompson singled… Read More
    Grenier, Delong, Pelletier lead PI PRESQUE ISLE – Katie Delong, Kylie Pelletier and Danielle Grenier each drove in two runs as No. 6 Presque Isle earned a 9-5 victory over No. 11 Camden Hills Tuesday in an Eastern Maine Class B softball preliminary game. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BREWER – As the Bangor softball team has come to realize this season, no lead is safe when Brewer’s in the opposing dugout. The Rams posted the first run of a scoreless game Thursday night in the top of the seventh inning. But the Witches… 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
    MILLINOCKET – Dani Graves allowed four hits and two walks while striking out three to lead Penquis of Milo to a 4-3 softball victory over host Stearns Friday. Ashley Pelletier had a RBI fielder’s choice in the first inning for the Patriots. Erika Morrill, Mindy… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Lisa Levasseur’s two-run triple with one out in the bottom of the seventh gave Van Buren a come-from-behind 24-23 softball win over Madawaska Friday. Madawaska had leads of 10-0 and 13-1 before the comeback. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Dylan Johnson gave up three runs on two hits and two walks while fanning 10 to help lead the Sumner Tigers to a 4-3 baseball win over Searsport Friday. Mason Bukowski hit a double and two singles to drive in three runs… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Brandon Davenport scored the game-winning run in the seventh on a single by Billy Scull to give the Fort Fairfield Tigers a 4-3 baseball win over Van Buren Wednesday. Tyler Bernaiche singled twice for the Tigers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – John Stewart led the Tigers with two singles and two RBIs as Sumner downed Deer Isle-Stonington 4-3 in baseball action Wednesday. Chris Cowperthwaite singled and drove in two runs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    BANGOR – Julia Sleeper singled to bring in the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and give the John Bapst Crusaders a 5-4 softball victory over Hermon Wednesday. Meaghan Brown and Heather Laferriere each singled twice to bring in on… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Alice Andrews fired a one-hitter, striking out 14 and walking two, to lead the Bucksport High School girls to a 7-0 softball win over Hermon Tuesday. Terren Hall had two singles and a double with an RBI for the Golden Bucks and Andrews… Read More
    DEXTER – Ashley McMahon’s two-run double in the first inning gave the Penquis Patriots a spark en route to a 6-3 schoolgirl softball victory over the Dexter Tigers Monday. Mindy Dolley tripled and singled for the Patriots and Erika Morrill hit an RBI double. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MARS HILL – Central Aroostook tallied 10 runs in the fifth inning Monday to erase an eight-run deficit on its way to a 14-10 high school softball upset of Fort Fairfield. Angie Brewer had a two-run single in the inning and later added an RBI… Read More
    BELFAST – Steph Whittier gave up just four hits and three walks while striking out 11 to lead the Belfast Lions to a 7-0 high school softball victory over the Erskine Academy Eagles Monday. Kate Ross hit a three-run double in the second inning for… Read More
    DEXTER – The Dexter Tigers rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh Friday to pull out an 11-10 high school baseball victory over Lee Academy. Brian Kelso stroked a two-run single to highlight the seventh-inning rally, which ended… Read More
    HODGDON – Tyler Schools belted a two-run homer and knocked in three more runs with a triple and a single Friday while sparking the Hodgdon Hawks to a 10-5 high school baseball victory over Ashland. Jeff Condon doubled and singled and Bruce Currie singled twice… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Krystal Walsh stroked two singles and a double and knocked in five runs Wednesday as Schenck of East Millinocket earned a 10-4 high school softball victory over Stearns. Jessica Day had four singles, a double and two RBIs for the Wolverines. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    DANFORTH – The Washburn Beavers scored 23 runs in two games Wednesday to earn a sweep of their high school softball doubleheader against East Grand. The Beavers won the opener 8-1 and took the second game 15-8. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Pinch runner Amanda Snowdeal scored on a passed ball to highlight a six-hit, six-run seventh inning rally Wednesday that gave Washington Academy a 9-8 high school softball victory over Narraguagus of Harrington. Megan Look tripled and singled, driving in two runs, for… Read More
    LEE – Heather Holmes doubled home two runs in the fourth inning and Bangor Christian went on to pull out a 4-2 high school softball victory over Lee on Monday afternoon. Amber Leathers added two singles for the Patriots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Jen Wright’s RBI triple scored the go-ahead run in the eighth as Mount Desert Island knocked Ellsworth from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 4-1 high school softball victory Monday. Chelsea Dow doubled and singled to knock in two runs for MDI,… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Ella Coffren’s three-run home run in the top of the first inning propelled Limestone/Maine School of Mathematics and Science to a 9-4 high school softball win over Southern Aroostook Monday. Lindsay Beaulieu added two singles for the Eagles, while Nikki Michaud pitched… Read More
    CARIBOU – Leah Babin smacked an RBI double in the eighth inning to give the Fort Kent Warriors a 14-13 high school softball victory over the Caribou Vikings Wednesday. Babin added another double and two singles, and finished with two RBIs. Shannon Morneault doubled, singled… Read More
    LINCOLN – Justin Day pitched a one-hitter, striking out nine, as the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx beat the Penquis Patriots 10-0 in schoolboy baseball action Wednesday. Dylan Hanscom doubled and singled (RBI) to pace Mattanawcook Academy, and Jason Murchison smacked a two-run home run. Brian Berry… Read More
    CALAIS – Jason Francis’ one-out double in the top of the eighth scored Derek Maloney from second to give the Shead Tigers a 2-1 high school baseball victory over the Calais Blue Devils Wednesday. Maloney, who singled and stole second in the eighth, also pitched… Read More
    CORINTH – Nicole Daniel singled three times and drove in two runs as the Central softball team knocked off rival Dexter 8-3 Monday afternoon in high school action. Chantel Randall singled twice, driving in two runs for the Red Devils, who also beat the Tigers… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Stephanie Shuster rapped two singles and drove in a run to lead the MDI softball team to a 6-5 victory over Hampden Monday in high school action. Nia Megquier struck out six, walked four and allowed seven hits for the Trojans. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    LIMESTONE – The Limestone softball team rallied in the sixth inning thanks to five hits and four walks, picking up a 8-5 victory over Southern Aroostook Monday in high school action. Allison Beaton’s triple triggered the uprising. Megan Pelletier singled her home and, a walk… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Sarah Beal drove in the game-winning run on a single in the seventh inning as Jonesport-Beals tipped Narraguagus 5-4 in high school softball play Friday afternoon. Beal also hit a double and two singles with three RBIs. Tina Beal singled twice and drove… Read More
    DEXTER – Josh Withee barely outdueled Dexter’s Chris Rabideau, but Rabideau and the Tigers got a 2-1 baseball victory over Foxcroft Academy Wednesday, thanks largely to Rabideau’s offensive heroics. Rabideau led off the seventh with a double and scored on Tim McCarthur’s single up the… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT – Nick Swanson’s two-run single highlighted a four-run sixth inning gave that gave the Mount Desert Island Trojans an 8-7 baseball win over George Stevens Academy Wednesday. Brad Staples hit a 3-run homer and doubled for MDI. Andy Pooler added an RBI singel… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Adam Anderson pitched three shutout innings and had a double and single to lead the Southern Aroostook High School Warriors to a season-opening 14-4 schoolboy baseball win over visiting Hodgdon Monday. Zack Austin had a double, single and one RBI while Evan… Read More
    BANGOR – Much like the weather that accompanied them, the two games of a doubleheader played by the Bangor and Presque Isle softball teams Saturday couldn’t have been more different. The Rams edged the Wildcats 2-0 in the first game – a low-hitting affair marked… Read More
    LEE – Sophomore Charlie Boulrisse pitched 5 1/3 innings with no earned runs in his first career start as Lee pushed past Dexter 10-5 in a high school baseball game Friday. Tyler Thompson hit a two-run homer for Lee in the third inning, along with… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Missy Barbee hit a two-run double in the fifth to help the Narraguagus softball to a 10-7 win over Searsport Saturday in high school action. Elise Dublin struck out 10 and walked six in the win for Narraguagus. The Knights took advantage of… Read More
    BREWER – Sacopee Valley couldn’t have asked for a better effort from ace pitcher Michelle Libby. The freshman threw a two-hitter, striking out 13 and walking one, in Monday evening’s state Class C softball championship game against Central of Corinth. But for Libby, the Hawks’… Read More
    BREWER – Sam St. Hilaire saw the sign, but she didn’t stop. And her daring baserunning earned the Leavitt of Turner softball team another Class A state title. St. Hilaire scored the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning when… Read More
    State championships in softball and Classes A and C in baseball will be awarded today after rain washed out most of Saturday’s championship schedule. The baseball games will be played at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. The Class C final between George Stevens of Blue Hill… Read More
    DYER BROOK – A two-run double by Eric Martinez with two outs in the fifth inning proved to be the decisive hit as the Central Aroostook Panthers of Mars Hill avenged an extra-inning regular season loss to the Southern Aroostook Warriors with a 6-4 victory in Saturday’s Eastern… Read More
    BREWER – Sarah DeFilipp improved to 12-1 by throwing a six-hitter with one strikeout and no walks as the Brewer Witches defeated Messalonskee of Oakland 7-2 in Eastern Maine Class A softball tournament semifinal action Saturday. Brewer’s sophomore hurler also starred at the plate as… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – RBI singles by Adam Sheehan and Marcus Boober highlighted a three-run fifth inning Friday afternoon that gave top-seeded Bucksport the lead for good in a 5-1 Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal victory over No. 8 Mount View of Thorndike. Phil Harvey added a… Read More
    BREWER – Sarah DeFilipp hit two singles with an RBI and pitched a two-hitter to help lead the No. 2 Brewer Witches to a 6-1 Class A quarterfinal win over the No. 10 Old Town Indians in Eastern Maine softball action Friday. DeFilipp struck out… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Nikki Smith was stellar, the defense was sharp, and the hits came in timely spots – all hallmarks of the Bucksport softball team, both in the regular season and in Thursday’s Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal game against Erskine Academy. Smith scattered four… Read More
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    Fort Kent – Ashley Pelletier doubled, singled and drove in a run as the Fort Kent softball team edged Wisdom 10-8 Wednesday in high school action. Ashley Desjardins laced two doubles and knocked in a run for Fort Kent. Melissa Morneault hit two singles, and… Read More
    BREWER – Holly Tripp tripled and singled twice as the Ellsworth softball team knocked of Brewer 3-2 Wednesday night at Coffin Field. The Eagles had played a game against Bucksport earlier in the afternoon at Ellsworth. The Golden Bucks won that game 3-1. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – Joe Baillargeon had a home run for the John Bapst baseball team and the Crusaders scored two runs on a Bangor error in a four-run fourth inning en route to a 5-4 upset victory over the Rams Wednesday in high school action at Mansfield Stadium. Read More
    BANGOR – Brewer sophomore Sarah DeFilipp got two birthday presents Tuesday night. The first – a line drive she took off her right leg in the fourth inning of the high school softball matchup against Bangor – will probably be a nasty bruise this morning. Read More
    LINCOLN – Jaide Littlefield hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Mattanawcook Academy a 9-7 softball victory over Lee Academy Friday. Arikka Knights added two singles and an RBI for Mattanawcook while Amanda DiCenso helped out with a two-run… Read More
    MACHIAS – Machias’ Todd Stevens tripled to score Scott Brokaw with the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning and help lead the Bulldogs to a 7-6 baseball victory over Washington Academy of East Machias. Stevens gave up only two earned runs, four… Read More
    ASHLAND – Kyle Corey had four singles and three RBIs to help lead the Washburn Beavers past Ashland 15-11 in baseball action Friday. Lucas Hafford had three singles and two RBIs, Jason Thompson three singles, and Seth Melton two singles and two RBIs for the… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Jeremy Chasse slammed a two-run homer and added an RBI single as the Van Buren baseball team earned an 11-9 win in the first game of the doubleheader against Fort Fairfield Wednesday in high school action. The Crusaders took the second game 15-9. Read More
    DANFORTH – Chris Carlos doubled in a pair of runs to kick off a four-run, sixth-inning rally as Machias edged East Grand 4-3 Wednesday in high school baseball action. Carlos advanced to third on a passed ball, on which the tying run scored, then scampered… Read More