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Roadrunner Soccer Classic held in Salem

By Arin McLaughlin • Aug 23rd, 2009 • Category: Sports

EYEING THE BALL: Players from six different high school converged on Mt. Abram High School’s soccer fields Saturday afternoon for the 5th Annual Roadrunner Girls Classic. Mt. Abram (left) and Maranacook finished as two of the top teams for the afternoon session. (Arin McLaughlin photos)

RACING DOWNFIELD: Mt. Abram (blue) moves the ball down field away [...]



Gearing up for the upcoming fall season

By Arin McLaughlin • Aug 19th, 2009 • Category: Features, Sports

OPENING DAY: Members of the Mt. Blue High School boys’ soccer team work on ball skills Monday morning at Prescott Field. High school athletes went through opening day practice sessions Monday in preparation for the fall sports season. (Arin McLaughlin photo)



Mt. Blue field hockey team begins practicing

By Arin McLaughlin • Aug 18th, 2009 • Category: Sports

READY TO BEGIN: Mt. Blue field hockey team members worked on stick skills during the opening week of preseason practices. The Cougars finished 6-7-1 last season earning a preliminary round tournament position.



Mt. Blue takes Western Mountains Soccer Classic

By Arin McLaughlin • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Category: Features, Sports

FOCUSED ON THE BALL: Mt. Blue’s Marina West chases down a ball at the Western Mountain 7 v 7 Soccer Classic, Saturday afternoon in Salem. (Arin McLaughlin photo)



Franklin County finishes strong

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 28th, 2009 • Category: Sports

HUSTLING BACK: Franklin County’s Charlie Martin scurries back to first base Monday evening at Hippach Field. Franklin County defeated Tri-County East, 4-1, but absorbed its second loss of the 13teen Babe Ruth All-Star tournament to Scarborough, 8-1 later in the evening, to finish runner-up. (Arin McLaughlin photo)



Franklin County dealt first loss

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Sports

PLAYING IN THE RAIN: Franklin County’s Zac Kendall fires a pitch to home plate while playing in a steady downpour Sunday afternoon at Hippach Field. Franklin County absorbed its first loss of the 13teen All-Star Babe Ruth tournament losing to Scarborough, 12-1 in five innings. Franklin County returns to action this evening facing Tri-County East at 5:30 p.m.



Franklin County All-Stars head to finals today

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 26th, 2009 • Category: Sports

HAPPY FACES: Franklin County 13teen All-Stars gather for a meeting after finishing Saturday with a 2-0 record in the Babe Ruth state tournament at Hippach Field. Franklin County defeated Apple Valley, 6-3 and Ararat 11-2 to advance to Sunday’s 5 p.m. winner’s bracket final. (Arin McLaughlin photos)

RIPPING A SHOT: Cam Abbott drives a base hit [...]



Franklin County All-Stars advance

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 25th, 2009 • Category: Sports

CLOSE PLAY: Franklin County’s Dustin Richards slides safely back into first base, Saturday morning, during the opening game of the 13teen Babe Ruth State Tournament at Hippach Field. Franklin County won the opener, 6-3 over Apple Valley advancing to the 5 p.m. game Saturday evening. (Photos by Arin McLaughlin)



Summer soccer league play

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 15th, 2009 • Category: Sports

SUMMER SOCCER: Mt. Blue’s Kelley Yardley (center) plays a ball forward against Mt. Abram defenders, during a summer league game at Prescott Field. (Arin McLaughlin photos)



Caught by the Flyers

By Arin McLaughlin • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Features, Sports

Five Franklin County Flyers surround a Gardiner runner in the first game of a doubleheader after pitcher Ryan Barker (5) picked him off second base in Zone 2 American Legion baseball action at Hippach Field. (Arin McLaughlin photos)

FIRST BASE PLAY: Franklin County Flyer first baseman Hank Poulin (8) holds a Gardiner runner close to the base, Friday evening in an American [...]