WALES — The stress on Dory Kulis’ face was replaced with a wide smile when the winning pitcher’s Morse High School teammates rushed the circle to congratulate her. Kulis, who crushed a two-run homer in the first inning, notched her eighth strikeout to fend off Oak Hill in the bottom of the seventh inning. Her performance […]
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Class D South Baseball Semifinal: Richmond routs Buckfield to return to D South final
RICHMOND — This wasn’t the same Buckfield squad the Richmond High School baseball team had played three times this season. The Bucks that took the field Friday for the Class D South semifinals struggled with the strike zone, made mistakes in the field and gave Richmond chance after chance to put the game out of reach. […]
Class C Baseball Semifinal: ’Hounds blow past Mustangs
LISBON — The Monmouth Academy baseball team was on a roll, winners of nine straight contests heading into Saturday’s Class C South semifinal against top-seeded and undefeated Lisbon. The loss for the Mustangs was an 8-3 setback to the Greyhounds May 13, with Monmouth looking for retribution. Instead, it was Lisbon that just kept rolling, earning […]
HS Softball Semifinal: Bobcats find a way
BUCKFIELD – The Richmond-Buckfield softball rivalry has gone on for years, with the Bucks owning the series, then the Bobcats, with state championship plaques displayed in trophy cases throughout both high schools. On Friday in a classic Class D South semifinal, third-seeded Richmond rallied from a three-run sixth-inning deficit, watched as the No. 2 Bucks battled […]
Class C tennis: Make it 12 straight titles for Waynflete boys
The Flyers defeat Orono, 4-1, to secure their 12th consecutive Class C championship in boys’ tennis.
Softball: Thornton Academy silences Windham’s upset bid
SACO – When Windham opened the door, Thornton Academy didn’t need an invitation to walk through. The Golden Trojans took advantage of four errors and used a five-run third inning to win a Class A South softball quarterfinal 8-2 over the Eagles on Friday at Thornton Academy. “We’re a very dangerous team,” said Thornton junior […]
Class B South baseball: Falcons swing their way into the B South semis
FREEPORT — To win baseball games you need to score runs. To get runs, you need baserunners, and baserunners can get on base in many ways. Freeport took advantage of six walks and a hit batter, pounding out 11 hits, including seven in a decisive five-run fifth on its way to a 10-3 victory over Wells […]
Softball: Noble powers past Biddeford in Class A South quarters
BERWICK – Trailing Biddeford by a run in the bottom of the third inning, Noble junior Raegan Kelly stepped into the batters box and launched a solo homer over the left field fence. The blast ignited the Knights’ offense which scored the next 10 runs en route to an 11-3 victory over the Tigers in […]
Baseball: South Portland edges Biddeford behind shutout from Lewis
SOUTH PORTLAND — The last time South Portland starter Noah Lewis pitched against Biddeford, the right-hander tossed a two-hit shutout in a 3-0 Red Riots win back on May 29. The Biddeford bats must have felt a sense of deja vu Wednesday at Wainwright Field in South Portland. Lewis threw a three-hit shutout, striking out […]
Class A North Baseball: Double trouble for Eagles
AUBURN – The tale of Thursday’s Class A North high school baseball quarterfinal game between sixth-seeded Mt. Ararat and No. 3 Edward Little was told in the first two-and-a-half innings. The Eagles, looking for three consecutive playoff wins on Austin Field, hit into three double plays in the opening three frames. On the other side, the […]