Panthers and Hornets
getting ready for post-season
By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
The Limestone/MSSM, Central Aroostook, Ashland and Caribou softball teams will have their regular season schedules wrapped up today and all appear to have play-off berths sewn up.
The Eagles are currently the No. 2 seed in Eastern Maine Class D with their 12-3 record heading into yesterday’s finale at Madawaska.
Central Aroostook, ranked third at 12-2, played Ashland yesterday and will take on Fort Fairfield this afternoon.
Ashland, currently seeded seventh in the 16-team division, carried a 7-5 record into yesterday’s home game against the Panthers. The team also was scheduled to play Katahdin in Stacyville later in the afternoon.
The Caribou Vikings are close to a sure bet to finish among the top 10 teams in Eastern Maine Class B. Caribou, at 8-7, was in ninth place in standings released Tuesday morning. The Vikes still have one game left, at Presque Isle tonight at 7 p.m. Coach Ryan Deprey’s team is destined to have to compete in a preliminary playoff game next Tuesday. If the team can move up into the top eight, it will host the first-round contest.
Summaries of games played through Monday are as follows:
Bucksport 24, Presque Isle 1 — The Golden Bucks held PI to three hits, with Carly Bell singling and scoring the Wildcats’ lone run in the game one loss in Bucksport Monday.
Bucksport scored five runs each in the first and second innings and seven runs in both the third and fourth frames in a game that ended after 4-1/2 innings due to the 12-run rule.
Bucksport 16, Presque Isle 2 — The Wildcats also dropped game two, with Bell and Alecia Palmer both singling and scoring runs to furnish PI with its offense.
Sadie Wright and Shelby Redman had two hits each for the Bucks in another game called after 4-1/2 innings.
Central Aroostook 10, Wisdom 5 — The Panthers doubled up on the Pioneers at home Monday despite being outhit, 12-6.
Paige Garrison had two hits and three RBIs and Kristen Long and Whitney Klein also contributed two hits each for CA.
Jessica Boynton hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning for Wisdom.
Ashland 21, Van Buren 4 — Behind the pitching and hitting of senior Whitney Donovan, the Hornets pounded the Crusaders at home Friday.
Donovan went the distance on the mound and surrendered just three hits in the contest. At the plate, Donovan had a triple and a single and notched five RBIs. Allyx Beaulier also had five RBIs on a pair of hits and Shea Craig ripped a three-run double for Ashland.
Limestone-MSSM 5, Fort Fairfield 4 — Amanda Allen and Jordann Coiley hooked up in a fine pitching duel Thursday, with the Eagles coming from behind for the victory.
Limestone-MSSM’s Allen tossed a three-hitter, but her team trailed 4-2 after three innings before scoring two in the fourth and the tie-breaking run in the top of the seventh.
Melissa Cantafio hit a home run and Ashlynn Kelly and Stephanie Leighton combined for five hits to lead the Eagles at the plate.
Rebekah Pelkey, Sydney Churchill and Cassie Godin collected the Tiger hits. Coiley scattered eight hits in the complete-game effort on the mound.
Fort Kent 13, Presque Isle 4 — The Warriors avenged an early-season loss by winning at Presque Isle Thursday.
Courtney Colligan doubled and singled and drove in two runs for PI in the loss. Liza Buck and Kailey Shaw each had a pair of singles.
Washburn 11, Wisdom 1 — The Beavers won their first game in a two-game day last Wednesday, upsetting the Pioneers.
Carmen Bragg led the attack with a double and a single and two RBIs and Makayla Ronco had a double and a single. Amanda Libby starred on the mound, going all seven innings and giving up just a second-inning run and seven hits.
Ashland 25, Washburn 1 — Game two didn’t go as well for the Beavers, who lost on the 12-run rule to the surging Hornets.
jMavor Photography photo
WHITNEY DONOVAN
of the Ashland Hornets
delivers a pitch
during her team’s game against Washburn
last Wednesday.
Donovan has been a key player throughout the team’s solid campaign.
Ashland scored nine times in the third inning to put the game away. Donovan had two hits and five RBIs to lead the charge for the winners, while Rayah Saucier had an RBI single to drive in Washburn’s lone run.
Central Aroostook 11, Madawaska 6 — The Panthers managed to come away with the road win last Wednesday, scoring six times in the first two innings and holding on at the end.
Stephanie Dame drove in two runs on a single and Paige Garrison tripled and singled for the Panthers.
Madawaska 16, Fort Fairfield 3 — The Owls won easily last Tuesday at home, scoring nine second-inning runs for the fast start.
The Tigers managed just four hits in the game, with Kelsey Turner coming up with a double for the lone extra-base hit.
Mattanawcook Academy 17, Presque Isle 5 — The Lynx ran their record to 10-3 behind a 16-hit attack against Wildcat pitching.
PI mustered just two hits in the contest, one by Karlee Bernier and the other by Jessie Theriault.
