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 BREWER – The Class D, C, and B Regional Finals for softball were all played Saturday at Brewer High School on Coffin Field.  Hermon's Katie Fowler with the pitch! The Hawks lost the Class B Regional title to Winslow Saturday at Coffin Field in Brewer. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) On the day there were three shutouts, Class C started the day with #2 Mattanacook defeating #5 Orono 10-0.  In the second game of the day, Class D #3 Hodgdon squeezed past #8 Machias 2-0. And the night game for Class B saw #8 Winslow defeat another higher seed beating #6 Hermon 3-0. In the Hermon-Winslow game Emma Michaud went the distance in the circle for the Black Raiders of Winslow. She pitched seven innings allowing just three hits and three walks while fanning 12 in the win. At the plate for Winslow, Leah Knight (2singles, 2 runs); Kate Nichols (single, run); Harly Pomerleau (single, RBI); Michaud (RBI); and Kaci Fortin (single). For the Hawks of Hermon High School Katie Fowler started in the circle go

 ELLSWORTH – The #6 Hermon Hawks softball team being on a roll is putting it mildly. On Friday, they eliminated #3 MDI in extra innings, and turned around Saturday and knocked off #2 Ellsworth 4-3. Hermon's Molly Simcox started the game at catcher, went to third base in the second, singled in what would become the winning run in the second as well. Another outstanding game for Simcox. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click here to view the Photo Gallery from this game! Next up will be #8 Winslow who has been on a roll themselves, eliminating #5 Lawrence and #1 Nokomis. The Regional Final game is scheduled for June 14 at Brewer High School for an 8 p.m. game. The winner of the Regional will face either #1 York or #2 Gardiner from the south division for the Class B State Softball Championship. Saturday in Ellsworth the Hawks got a big blast from Lyndsee Reed in the first inning and six innings of unbelievable relief pitching from Katie Fowler. In the top of the first Reed smacked a two-run

Hermon –The Hermon girls relied on their pitching and solid defense to take a lead and hold it, giving up just one run in the top of the seventh as the Hawks take a 4-1 win over the Mariners of Rockland. The Hermon Hawks storm the field to start the Round of 16 play-in Game with Oceanside of Rockland. The Hawks took the 4-1 win to advance. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click Here to View The Full Photo Gallery! Hermon will next either be on the road at #3 Mount Desert Island or hosting #14 Foxcroft Academy as they take on the winner of that game. Oceanside finishes its season at 5-12 with the loss.  In the circle for Hermon, freshman Katie Fowler got the start going three innings allowing just two hits, no walks, while striking out two. Fowler threw 27 pitches, 20 for strikes. Junior Lyndsee Reed pitched four to finish the game. She allowed one hit and one run with three walks while striking out three.  For Oceanside, hard throwing Grace Pratt went the distance allowing seven hits, all sin

BREWER _ The Brewer Witches hosted Hampden Academy in a night time matchup with the visiting Broncos taking home a 9-2 win.  Hampden's Cam Neal with a three run home run in the top of the first was all the Broncos needed to take home the 9-2 win over Brewer. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR). Click here to view the photo gallery from this game.  The Baltimore Orioles had a manager years ago named Earl Weaver and one of his most famous quotes was " "The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."  Well, the Broncos got all of that Wednesday night. A three run home run in the top of the first from Cam Neal, and after the first inning the pitching and fundamentals came into play allowing the Broncos to capture another win. Danielle Masterson was in the circle for Hampden. After a couple of games off Masterson was a little shaky in the first inning allowing two hits and two runs, one earned. After that the Broncos put it all together with Mast

HAMPDEN – The Hampden softball team hosted Hermon in a cross-class game Friday afternoon with the Class A Broncos taking a 9-3 win over Class B Hawks.  Hampden's Meaghan Delahanty is seeing the ball like it was a beachball the past few games. Tonight was a three double 4-for-4 performance at the plate. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Hampden's Meaghan Delahanty has been dangerous with the bat as of late and today was no different with a 4-for-4 day at the plate, three doubles, single, two runs and two RBIs. Not a bad day at the plate.  The rest of the offense came from Maya Brown (single, run); Allee Wellman (single); Danielle Masterson (3 singles, 2 runs, RBI), Cam Neal (double, run, walk); Charlee Chute (single, 2 runs, RBI); Callie Small (2 singles, run, RBI); Emily Bishop (RBI); and Brooklyn Fortin (double, single, 3 RBIs). Masterson got the night off from the circle for Hampden, however, with Charlee Chute in the circle the Broncos had little to worry about. Chute went seven inn

BANGOR – The Crusaders picked up a Heal Point worthy win over Hermon, 9-8, Wednesday at the Union St Soccer and Softball complex.  Hermon's Olivia Johnson takes a cut during Wednesday's game in Bangor against John Bapst. The Crusaders downed the Hawks 9-8. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click here to view the photo gallery! With the win John Bapst goes to 6-6 on the season and sits in 10th place in the Heal Point Standings. Hermon falls to 6-4 and still sits in fourth place in the Heal Point Standings.  This was a battle all the way for both teams. Visiting Hermon got on the scoreboard first with three runs top of the first. The Hawks added another in the second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh falling just a run shy of the tie. John Bapst tied the game in the bottom of the second when they plated four runs. They scored one in the third, one in the fifth inning and the Crusaders scored another four to take the lead 9-7 and hold on for the win.  At the plate for the Crusaders, J. Ha

LEWISTON – The Hampden girls got back on track yesterday with a roaring 16-4 win over host Lewiston.   Hampden's Cam Neal went 4-4 Friday against Lewiston in an 16-4 win for the Broncos. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR from a previous game.) The Broncos go to 7-3 with the win while Lewiston falls to 2-7 on the season. Hampden went to play and play they did with an 18-hit, 16-run, error free game for the 16-4 win. The Broncos pounded out seven extra base hits, three doubles, a tripe, and three home runs.  Hitting for Hampden were; Maya Brown (single, two runs); Allee Wellman (2 singles, run, 3 rbis); Danielle Masterson (2 doubles, three runs); Cam Neal (4for4, 3 singles, home run, four runs, 2 rbis); Meaghan Delahanty (single, triple, home run 2 runs, six rbis); Charlee Cute (single, home run, run, rbi); Callie Small (2 singles); Maddie Steigert (run); Emma Chute (single); and Kacey Gardner (double, 2 runs). Hampden's Meaghan Delahanty went 3-for-4 with a single, triple, and a home run

 HAMPDEN – The Hampden Academy broncos hosted the Skowhegan Riverhawks in another close game, unfortunately for the Broncos, it was another 1-0 loss. The Broncos opened the season with a 1-0 loss to Skowhegan. Hampden's Meaghan Delahanty gets just under this pitch to foul it off. (From a previous game) She had one of four hits against Skowhegan today. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Hampden Falls to 6-3 with the loss while Skowhegan goes to 8-1 on the season. S Carey got the win in the circle for the Riverhawks allowing just four singles and one walk with nine strikeouts in the shoutout.  Danielle Masterson was in the circle for Hampden where she took the 1-0 loss allowing just six hits and one walk. Masterson struck out 18 of the 21 outs in the game in the loss. Hitting for Skowhegan was, J. Christopher, (single, double, rbi); A. Morris (single); E. Dunbar (double); and M. Morris (single, double, run). For Hampden Academy,  Callie Small, Allee Wellman, Meaghan Delahanty, and Cam Neal al

 HERMON – The Hermon softball team hosted Hampden Academy in a cross-town, cross-division game won by the visiting Broncos 5-1. Hermon's Olivia Johnson with the throw to first during Monday's game at home hosting Hampden Academy. The Broncos picked up the 5-1 win. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click here to view the full photo gallery Class A Hampden goes to 6-2 with the win while Class B Hermon falls to 3-3 with the loss. Hampden's Danielle Masterson again dominated in the circle, going seven innings, allowing one hit, one run, and four walks, while striking out 13 batters. Hermon's Katie Fowler went five innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on 11 hits and did not walk a batter. She had three strikeouts. G. Kelley pitched the final two for the Hawks allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three. Offensively for Hampden, Maya Brown (2 singles, run); Allee Wellman (single); Masterson (single, run, rbi); Neal (single, HR, run, two RBI's); Meaghan Delahanty (

HAMPDEN – The Hampden softball team scored three in the third, two more in the fourth and three again in the fifth on their way to an 8-0 win. A scene from the Messalonskee at Hampden Academy softball Thursday, May 5 at Hampden Academy on the turf! (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click here to view the photo gallery Danielle Masterson paced the Bronco's in the circle and at the plate going 3-for-5 with a double, run scored and four RBI's. While in the circle she just merely pitched a two hit shutout complete game with three walks and 13 strikeouts.  Hampden had 13 hits in the game. Along with Masterson other hitters were, Allee Wellman, (single, run, rbi); Maya Brown (2 singles, run); Cam Neal (single); Meaghan Delahanty (single, rbi); Callie Small (2 singles, run); Emma Chute (double, 2 runs); and Charlee Chute (2 singles, 2 runs, rbi). The Eagles were held to two hits, both coming from their pitcher, Maddi Wilson (2 singles); Ellie McDonald, Morgan Wills and Olivia Wrigley all rece