AUGUSTA — Cony junior Sonja Morse leapt off the mound, relief and jubilation painted on her face, and sprinted toward the Cony High School softball dugout.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
SOFTBALL: Cony reaches Class A title game
AUGUSTA — Junior Sonja Morse pitched a three-hit shutout and Molly Russell delivered the big blow with an RBI double in the fourth inning to lead the Cony softball team past Brewer 1-0 in the Eastern A championship game Tuesday night.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Next up for Brown — nationals
Waterville junior Bethanie Brown never saw Elle Purrier in the closing meters of the 1,600-meter race, but the crowd at the New England championship told her all she needed to know.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Bobcats set for old foe
The Richmond softball team will face a familiar team in an unfamiliar situation at the Western D championship game Wednesday night at St. Joseph’s College in Standish.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Blue Devils shut down Eagles
LEWISTON — The Erskine baseball team opened postseason play with an emotional one-run victory in an Eastern A quarterfinal game Thursday.
BASEBALL: Lewiston blanks Erskine
LEWISTON — Luke Cote struck out 12 and allowed two hits to lead the Lewiston High School baseball team past Erskine 1-0 in an Eastern A semifinal game Saturday afternoon.
NEW ENGLAND TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Waterville wants to contend
The Waterville track and field teams have dominated Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B competition for much of the last decade.
HOCKEY NOTES: Messalonskee goalie to play juniors
Messalonskee senior goalie Nate DelGiudice will play for the upstart Lake George Fighting Spirit in the new Northern States Junior Hockey League.Messalonskee senior goalie Nate DelGiudice will play for the upstart Lake George Fighting Spirit in the new Northern States Junior Hockey League.
HOCKEY NOTES: Kents Hill sends 2 to camp
It’s not every year the Kents Hill boys hockey team sends a player to the annual USA Hockey national training camp.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: Another dark summer for Wiscasset
Wiscasset Raceway appears headed for another dark summer as owner Doug White tries to find a buyer.