Tennis singles registration The Lewiston Recreation Tennis Singles League will be holding the men’s “B” and “C” division will be Mondays and the women’s “B and C” on Wednesday.. Thursdays will have both men’s and women’s “A ” division. Registration is at the Recreation Department at the armory. Sabattus Rec to hold Kids Fun Run […]
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American Legion: Bessey gets Frank with defense to top Locke Mills
Frank found a groove after a rocky first inning and shut Locke Mills down with the help of some excellent glove work by his teammates for the complete game six-hitter. “The defense was solid,” Frank said. “Ty (Martin) at third was really good. Martin made several fine plays on an array of grounders, bouncers, choppers […]
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The Hot Corner: Game’s changing face drives him batty
Maine high school baseball is in serious trouble. Notice I didn’t use “dying” or something of that alarmist genre. Full seasons and tense playoff games were still play with teams of nine. Trophies were hoisted heavenward. Winning coaches were baptized with whatever was left in the cooler. Top-level talent was on display between April snowflakes, […]
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A’s top Red Sox on Crisp walkoff hit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even with a runner on second and an open base at first, Coco Crisp fully expected Boston closer Koji Uehara to come right after him. For the second straight game, Oakland’s speedy leadoff hitter guessed right. Crisp singled in Alberto Callaspo with one out in the 10th inning and the Athletics […]
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Class C baseball: Raiders pick off Hawks
The Hawks ran into a roadblock at Saturday’s Class C state championship. Two to be precise — Gage Feeney and Jared Taylor. Feeney tossed a complete game four-hitter and Taylor went 3 for 4 with two doubles and five runs batted in to lead Washington Academy to a 7-1 win at Mahaney Diamond on the […]
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Class A state baseball: Courtney, Bangor whip Windham
The University of Maine-bound right-hander buckled down instead, racking up his ninth and 10th strikeouts, then braced himself for the dog pile in front of the mound as the Rams celebrated their first Class A state title since 2006 with an 8-0 win over Windham at Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College […]
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Zone 3 Legion Baseball: Pastime’s late rally salvages split with Rogers
LEWISTON — Pastime Club has represented Lewiston baseball splendidly at the state and regional level for the past several years. In order for the traditional Zone 3 American Legion power to maintain that status this summer, the young local contingent will need substantial help from some of the surrounding schools. So far, so good. R.J. […]
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Huddle Up: Easy to understand why fans don’t care when Papi makes a scene
Some of us completely understand where David Ortiz is coming from when he makes a scene over an official scorer’s decision at Fenway. In Little League, I once hit a clean single between shortstop and third. But when I got back to the bench after being thrown out trying to stretch it into a double, […]
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H.S. roundup: Annear steps down at EL; Thurlow takes over at Buckfield
Championship Saturday marks the official end of the school athletic calendar. But athletic directors around the region are still going to be busy into the summer working to fill coaching vacancies. Edward Little has begun searching for new varsity coaches in three sports, while Telstar is looking for a new boys’ basketball coach after long-time […]
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Dodgers’ Kershaw fires no-hitter
Kershaw’s gem gave the Dodgers the only two no-hitters in the majors this season. Josh Beckett tossed one May 25 in Philadelphia. “I am so amazed,” Kershaw said. “Beckett told me he was going to teach me how to do that, so I have Josh to thank.” Cheered on by his wife in the stands, […]