SOUTH PARIS As wind gusts whipped across Gouin Athletic Complex and turned insufficiently anchored objects into unguided missiles on Saturday, Janek Luksza remained unshakable in the middle of it all. The Oxford Hills junior starter breezed through the first three innings, then used all he had in reserve to hold off a fierce Mt. Ararat […]

PORTLAND When left-handed pitcher Dedgar Jimenez arrived in Portland last July, his impact was immediate — Eight games (seven starts), 5-0 record, 2.91 ERA. This season, after taking another loss Sunday, Jimenez is 1-5 with a 5.81 ERA. A couple of pitches, here and there. Jimenez, 22, struck out seven and walked one Sunday, but […]

SOUTH HIRAM Brynn Hink’s two-run first-inning homer provided a quick lead, and Lakyn Hink laced a three-run double during an eight-run third as second seeded Sacopee Valley (16- 2) downed third-seeded Lisbon (13-5), 12-2, in a Class C South high school softball semifinal on Saturday. Brenna Humphrey and Brynn Hink had two hits each for […]

RICHMOND Last year, it was easy. The Richmond High School baseball team breezed into the Class D South regional final with a mercy-rule, no-sweat, blowout win over Greenville. On Friday, it was still Greenville in the semifinals, but this was a different team. A different pitcher. And a far different game. Ultimately, however, it was […]

LISBON There was no quit in the Lisbon High School baseball team on Saturday in a Class C South semifinal with the Maranacook Black Bears. Down 6-1 in the sixth, the Greyhounds reeled off three runs, highlighted by a Noah Austin two-run triple. Then in the seventh, trailing 7-4, Lisbon had the tying run at […]

RICHMOND Eight straight years, eight seasons of Class D South dominance for the Richmond High School softball Bobcats. That is the mountain that faced No. 3 Buckfield in Friday’s Class D South semifinal against second-seeded Richmond. In many of those seasons of the Bobcat dynasty, it was the Bucks that ultimately suffered the fate of […]

LEWISTON For a 30-minute period, Freeport had the lead in the State Class B boys high school tennis championship at Lewiston High School on Saturday. Clay Canterbury gave the Falcons that edge, rolling to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Caribou’s Alec Cyr at No. 2 singles. With top Falcons singles player Wes Goodwin warming up […]

BRUNSWICK After playing in the State Class A Championship the last three years, winners of two, the Brunswick High School boys lacrosse team has its sights set on competing for the Class B title this year. Saturday was a good start for the second-seeded Dragons, downing their crosstown “Battle of the Bridge” rival and seventh-seeded […]