Brooke Gerry, Kennedy Kimball and Kyla Harvie delivered in big ways as the Eagles ended the regular season with a 3-1 victory.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Softball: York stays on course for No. 1 seed in B South by taking down Freeport
McKayla Kortes strikes out 10 in six one-hit innings, and a balanced lineup helps the undefeated Wildcats ace their biggest test of the season.
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Mental Edge Softball Camp teaches kids how to succeed on and off the field
Softball instruction, as well as lessons about handling mental health, fills the day at the clinic organized by Windham sophomore Oakley McLeod.
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Softball: Kennedy Kimball pitches gem as Windham downs South Portland, 8-0
Kimball, a junior, fanned 14 while Brooke Gerry and Oakley McLeod supplied big hits to help the Eagles stay unbeaten.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Transgender athletes to face fewer barriers to compete under new policy
Under a policy approved Wednesday by the Maine Principals’ Association, schools will allow transgender athletes to compete on teams either according to their birth-assigned gender or gender identity.
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Softball: Freeport stays undefeated in turnaround season by rolling past Wells
After going 3-13 last year, the Falcons are 9-0 after cruising past another Class B South contender in the Warriors.
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Softball: South Portland remains undefeated by holding off Biddeford, 10-7
The Red Riots continue to do damage with their bats, reaching double digits in runs for the fifth time in seven games.
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Softball notebook: Kortes and defending champion York enjoying torrid start to season
Injuries haven’t slowed the Wildcats, and Freeport (6-0) and Medomak Valley (6-1) are also off to strong starts in Class B South.
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March brought record-setting sports wagering in Maine, but also a decline in state revenues
Bettors wagered nearly $14 million more than they did in February, but the state took in about $150,000 less.
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Gary Stevens to step down as Thornton Academy athletic director in July
Stevens will leave the Saco school after 17 years, with Portland Athletic Director Lance Johnson taking his place this summer.