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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

FARMINGTON – The Broncos softball team traveled to Farmington Monday, May 23, to take on the Mt. Blue Cougars, bringing home a 13-2 win.  Hampden's Danielle Masterson had four RBI's in Monday's game. (File Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR). Mt. Blue hurt itself with six errors allowing Hampden to score 13 runs on seven hits and eight walks. As usual in the circle Hampden was in charge with Charlee Chute pitching her second consecutive game and picking up her second win in a row. Chute pitched five innings in the mercy rule matchup. She allowed two runs, on three hits and two walks while striking out nine. At the plate for Hampden, Maya Brown (run, single, RBI); Paige Chahley (run, RBI); Allee Wellman (run); Danielle Masterson (single, run, 4RBIs); Cam Neal (single); Meaghan Delahanty (single); C.Chute (2runs); Callie Small (2runs); Emily Bishop (2singles, 3runs, RBI); and Kacey Gardner (single, 2runs, RBI). A. Simineau and A. Brackett split the pitching duties for Mt. Blue going fiv

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 Rams hosted the Broncos Wednesday night in a game under the lights at Bangor High School. When the dust settled the game was a 2-0 win for the visitors.  Danielle Masterson is having an outstanding season in the circle for the Hamden Academy Broncos. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR)  Danielle  Masterson was on fire in the circle for the Broncos pitching seven innings allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 19 of the 21 outs in the game. Hampden goes to 8-3 with the win and now sits in fourth place in Class A North in the Heal Point Standings. Bangor falls to 7-4, but maintains the number two spot in the Heal Point Standings. No. 1 is Brunswick with a 10-0 record. Offense for Hampden was provided by, Maya Brown (single); Allee Wellman (single, run); Cam Neal (single); Meaghan Delahanty  (double, RBI); Charlee Chute (run); Emma Chute (single); and Emily Bishop (2 singles, RBI).  Lane Barron took the circle for Bangor, also pitching a great game despite the loss. Barron wen