KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mookie Betts is pretty good against Danny Duffy. Betts hit a two-run homer off Duffy in a four-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Thursday to complete their first series sweep in nearly a month. Betts is 7 for 11 with five home runs against […]
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Playoff roundups: Lisbon with Class C South quarterfinal win over OOB
LISBON — Noah Austin ripped a ground-rule two-run double in the big fourth inning and added a double in the sixth, also driving in two runs. Lisbon pounded out nine hits, with Austin going 3-for-4. Hunter Brissette and DJ Douglass chipped in a pair of base-knocks in the win. On the mound, Lucas Francis tossed […]
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Class B Tennis Regional: Clippers put away Falcons
PORTLAND – High school tennis can be cruel. With five matches being contested at the same time at the APEX Racket and Fitness Center on Thursday, the Freeport Falcon boys were able to see the fate that was coming all around them. With Yarmouth leading on courts 1, 2 and 4, the Clippers made the Falcons’ […]
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Three pitchers shut out Sea Dogs as Richmond rolls, 6-0
PORTLAND — Alfred Gutierrez, Chase Johnson and Tyler Cyr combined for a shutout as the Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-0 on Wednesday. Gutierrez (3-2) picked up the win after he struck out four and walked five while allowing four hits over five scoreless innings. Denyi Reyes (1-7) went six innings, allowing four […]
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Sale Day! Sale fans 12 in 3-hitter, Red Sox blank Royals, 8-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Sale strode to the dugout after the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora asked his lanky left-hander whether he could keep going on a hot, humid night in Kansas City. “I’ll finish this off,’” Sale replied. Did he ever. Sale struck out the side on nine […]
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Class C boys lacrosse prelim: Freeport explodes in second half for 20-5 win
FREEPORT — Upset-minded No. 10 Lincoln Academy rolled off the bus on Wednesday and kept up with the seventh-seeded Falcons over the first 24 minutes, trailing by only two goals at the halftime break. But Freeport scored three goals in the first four-and-a-half minutes of the second half, totaling nine in the frame to pull away […]
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Women’s World Cup: Sauerbrunn evolves along with U.S. defense
LONDON – As the U.S. women’s national team’s defense has evolved over the past four years, so has Becky Sauerbrunn. Normally quiet and studious, the center back who is about to embark on her third Women’s World Cup has embraced her role as a veteran and has started to use her voice, both as a leader […]
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Massabesic girls’ lacrosse uses balanced offensive attack, 2nd half run to pull away from Thornton Academy
WATERBORO — Despite having two standout players in senior midfielders Skylar Renaud and Kenzy Ouellette, Massabesic girls’ lacrosse coach Brooks Bowen prefers to have a more balanced offensive attack. That balance was on display Wednesday night in a Class B South quarterfinals match against Thornton Academy. Renaud and Ouellette each scored three goals, five other Mustangs […]
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Area playoff roundup: Cloutier lifts Eagles to lacrosse prelim victory over Rams
AUGUSTA — Jess Cloutier scored in the second overtime to lift the Mt. Ararat High School girls’ lacrosse team to an 11-10 victory over Cony in a Class B preliminary contest on Tuesday. The ninth-seeded Eagles improved to 6-7 and visit top-seeded Yarmouth on Friday in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. The No. 8 Rams finished […]
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HS boys lacrosse: Biddeford tops Mt. Ararat for first playoff win
BIDDEFORD — Missing six total players, including five starters, the Biddeford High School boys’ lacrosse team might have folded after Mt. Ararat took a 5-1 lead late in the first quarter. Instead, head coach Jason Martel made a defensive adjustment, inserting Nate Eugley at goaltender, then Nick McSorley scored four of his seven goals after halftime […]