BANGOR — Alex McKenney homered, doubled and singled to drive in three runs to power Bangor West past Houlton 14-2 Wednesday in Little League District 3 baseball, ages 11-12 tournament play at 13th Street Field.
Peter Kemble allowed two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out eight for 2-0 Bangor West. Derek Fournier had three singles with two RBIs while George Payne and Kemble also hit three singles.
Cameron Graham hit an RBI single in the second inning for 1-1 Houlton, and Nathan Cowperthwaite had a run-scoring single in the fifth.
Bangor West 121 55 — 14 15 1
Houlton 010 01 — 2 3 4
Kemble and McKenney, Fournier (3); Cowperthwaite, Graham (4) and Hagan, Moores (2)
Hampden 7, Hermon 4
At Hampden, Cole Tweedie belted a three-run homer to left field in the fourth inning to lead Hampden over Hermon.
Casey Sudbeck struck out eight through four innings for 1-0 Hampden. Andrew Gendreau hit an RBI double in the sixth.
Matt Leach led 1-1 Hermon with a two-run double in the fifth inning. Tyler Beaton added an RBI bunt single in the first.
Hampden 100 411 — 7 7 3
Hermon 100 030 — 4 3 3
Sudbeck, Huston (5) and Gardner; Beaton, Hoogterp (5) And Greener
District 3, baseball 10-11
Bangor East 3, Holbrook 1
At Old Town, Calvin Mercier led off the seventh inning with a single, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch as Bangor East topped Holbrook of Holden.
Brandon Robertson struck out 12 and allowed one run through six innings for 1-0 Bangor East. Kyle McCue and Mercier both singled twice.
Collin Rhoads-Doyle hit two singles and scored in the sixth inning for 0-1 Holbrook. Nate Galinski had a double and Nate Smith recorded nine strikeouts.
Bangor East 001 000 2 — 3 6 1
Holbrook 000 001 0 — 1 4 1
Robertson, Tappan(7) and Parke; smith, Rhoads-Doyle (6) and Galinski
District 3, softball 9-10
Hermon 18, Lincoln 8
At Hermon, Kayla Gray hit three singles and knocked in five runs as Hermon topped Lincoln to win the district championship.
Hermon will represent District 3 in the state tournament next month in Glenburn.
Gabby Chasse homered, tripled and singled for 4-0 Hermon. Breanne Oakes had two singles and a double with two RBIs, and Olivia Nash singled four times.
Katie Tolman paced 2-2 Lincoln with a two-run double in the third inning. Kim Voisine added a single.
Hermon 015 435 — 18 22
Lincoln 503 000 — 8 2
Nash and Allain; E. Tolman and McKecknie
District 1, baseball 11-12
Ellsworth 3, Sunrise 0
At Ellsworth, lefthander Nick Bagley pitched a no-hitter and barely missed a perfect game as Ellsworth defeated Sunrise of Milbridge.
Bagley faced just one batter over the minimum during his complete-game effort, striking out 15 batters and walking no one for 2-0 Ellsworth. The only Sunrise batter to reach base was Xan Rush, who was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning.
Hunter Cote doubled for Ellsworth, while Trent Mahon had an RBI single, Troy Folmer singled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run, and Cooper Henderson and Bagley also had a single each.
Sunrise is 0-1 in district play.
Sunrise 000 000 — 0 0 2
Ellsworth 200 100 x — 3 5 0
Christianson, Slayton (5) and Rush; Bagley and Henderson, Jordan (3)
Bucksport 13, Calais 8
At Bucksport, Dylan Robbins hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run fifth inning to help Bucksport eliminate Calais.
Riley MacLeod hit two singles and a two-run double for 1-1 Bucksport. Matt Vincent had two doubles and single while Tyler Hayes and Austin Mason both added a double and a single.
Isaac Johnson hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to pace 0-2 Calais. Matt Perkins singled twice.
Bucksport 004 162 — 13 17 3
Calais 010 232 — 8 14 4
Lenor, Allen (5), Vincent (6) and Hayes; Mitchell, Russell (5) and Macaig
Coastal 12, Acadian 0
At Bar Harbor, Bryce Harmon tossed a four-inning two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and two walks as Coastal of Blue Hill beat Acadian.
Garrison Looke hit two doubles, a single and drove in two runs for 2-0 Coastal. Stefon Simmons doubled and singled with four RBIs, Jacob Bowden had two singles and two RBIs and Jacob Keenan hit two singles.
Aaron Snurkowski and Drew Rich singled for 1-1 Acadian.
Coastal 206 4 — 12 10 1
Acadian 000 0 — 0 2 0
Harmon and Looke; Stanley, Rich (3), Galeaz (4) and Swanson
District 1, softball 11-12
Machias 6, Ellsworth 5
At Machias, Hailey Hankins had a double, single and two RBIs to lead Machias past Ellsworth in the title game.
Machias got off to a hot start with a two-run first inning and a four-run second inning. Logan Huckins added a double, and Kalyn Otto contributed a single.
For Ellsworth, Abby Lynch had a home run, Caitlyn Bean and Samantha Mason each had a double and a single, and Callie Hammer contributed two singles.
Ellsworth 200 021 — 5 8
Machias 240 000 — 6 4
Box, Bean (2) and Hammer; Prout and Huckins
District 3, baseball 9-10
Orrington 18, Bangor West 11
At Orrington, Jordan Wood hit three triples and knocked in five runs as Orrington eliminated Bangor West.
Matt Abbott had a double and three singles with three RBIs for 2-1 Orrington. Conner LIbby doubled and singled with an RBI.
Tyler Carmichael homered and singled to drive in three runs for 0-2 Bangor West. Nick Budreau singled, doubled, scored two runs and drove in two runs.
Orrington 032 10(12) — 18 13 3
Bangor West 011 216 — 11 7 1
Bean, Wardwell (6), Libby (6) and Wood; Leadbetter, Sund (3), Edwards (5), Reid (6) and Budreau