LISBON – Lisbon catcher Justin Le’s strength is his ability to handle the Greyhound pitching staff, nearly always calling the right pitch at the right time. On Monday against Monmouth Academy, Le’s bat caught up to his catching. Le smacked a pair of run-scoring singles as Lisbon captured an 8-3 Mountain Valley Conference high school baseball […]
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Area Roundups: Freeport baseball drops Poland, 6-1
POLAND – Anthony Panciocco and Toby Holt combined on a two-hitter as the Freeport High School baseball rolled to a 6-1 Western Maine Conference over Poland on Monday. The Falcons improved to 8-2 and visit Yarmouth on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Heath Cockburn and Holt led the eight-hit offensive attack with a pair of singles, with […]
HS Baseball: Messalonskee wins ‘Battle of the Eagles’
WATERVILLE — When James Smith took the mound for the Messalonskee High School baseball team in the top of the fifth inning Monday, he inherited a one-run lead. Just the situation Smith loves. “I feel like I pitch the best when there’s a little bit of pressure on me. I know my infielders have my back,” […]
HS girls lacrosse: Mt. Ararat pulls away from Cony, 12-3
BRUNSWICK — Mt. Ararat scored nine second-half goals to pull away for a 12-3 victory over Cony in Class B girls high school lacrosse at Bowdoin College on Monday. The Eagles received goals from six different scorers as they improved to 2-5. The Rams fell to 3-3. Erin Harty, Jessica Cloutier and Maddi Kinney each tallied […]
Biddeford scorches Brunswick 11-4
BIDDEFORD – Paige Laverriere’s four goals and one assist led the Biddeford girls’ lacrosse team to an 11-4 victory over Brunswick on Monday evening at Waterhouse Field. After two close games – Biddeford lost 10-9 against Thornton Academy on Wednesday and won 10-9 over Lake Region on Friday – the Tigers’ head coach Caitlin Albert […]
Martinez belts 2 HRs, Red Sox pound Mariner’s, 11-2
BOSTON — J.D. Martinez made hitting look easy even in the lousy weather conditions by belting his first two home runs of the season at soggy Fenway Park. Martinez sent a pair of shots over the Green Monster, rookie Michael Chavis drove in five runs and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Seattle Mariners […]
Boys Lacrosse: Greely hands Dragons first loss
CUMBERLAND – The differences between the Greely and Brunswick high school boys’ lacrosse teams on Saturday were small. On several occasions, a goal by the Rangers was immediately answered by the visiting Dragons, and vice-versa as the momentum shifted back and forth. But two areas the Rangers dominated were in faceoffs, along with, as Brunswick coach […]
Area briefs: MtA middle school baseball and softball in action; Brunswick Jr. high lacrosse
Mt. Ararat wins 2 in recent SB action TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade softball team was busy last week, earning a pair of victories. On Wednesday, the Eagles hosted Lewiston, pulling away for a 19-7 victory. The game was close in the fourth, with Mt. Ararat holding an 8-7 lead. The Eagles […]
Campanella in middle of Kennebunk/Wells perfect season
Grace Campanella enters the Maine Principals’ Association singles tennis qualifier at Deering High School today as the No. 1 seed in her region, the defending state champion and sporting a 7-0 individual record this season. But the first singles player for the Kennebunk/Wells girls’ tennis team doesn’t think about the personal accolades when she steps […]
Photo gallery: Morse boys tennis hosts a pair of matches
BOYS — Erskine Academy 5, Morse 0 Sam Falla (EA) over Corey Klein, 8-2. Garrett Keezer (EA) over Ryan Reed, 8-4. Boe Glidden (EA) over Christian Keenan, 8-4. Maverick Lowery and Jacob Praul (EA) over Ivan Wolff and Caleb Avery, 8-3. Andrew Jackson and […]