STANDISH — The coach and his three seniors lingered at Larry Mahaney Diamond a little longer than everyone else. They exchanged handshakes, accepted hugs and posed for pictures together. Coach Joe McLaughlin and captains Owen Bennett, Keenan Stockdale and Jonah Williams didn’t seem to want to leave. When they finally did drive off the St. […]
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Class D West Baseball Championship: Wiscasset blanks Buckfield
Wiscasset won its first regional title in school history Wednesday afternoon, shutting out two-time defending champion Buckfield, 4-0, in the Class D West final at Mahaney Diamond. Tyler Bailey threw a four-hit shutout and struck out seven for the Wolverines (10-9), who will try to derail the Bangor Christian dynasty in Saturday’s state game at […]
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Western Class C baseball: Sacopee Valley comeback stuns St. Dom’s
STANDISH — Sacopee Valley’s season has officially gone from storybook to sublime. For the second game in a row, the fourth-seeded Hawks rallied in the seventh inning to beat a Mountain Valley Conference foe on Tuesday, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 3 St. Dom’s, 4-2, and win the Western C baseball title […]
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Western Class C baseball: Hawks find their respect
STANDISH — Sacopee Valley won more than its first Class C West baseball championship in 21 years this spring. It claimed the Mountain Valley Conference Invitational. And don’t you dare think the Hawks aren’t finding that part of the equation just as satisfying. “I feel like they were overlooking us,” senior pitcher Anthony Haskell said, […]
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H.S. Baseball: Buckfield’s Williams armed, ready
BUCKFIELD – Jonah Williams has spent most of his life watching baseball games from the highest point of every dusty diamond in this community. Almost every kid tries to pitch, of course. Williams made it apparent from an early age that being on the bump was destiny. “I just like being in control,” he said. […]
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De La Rosa, Sox keep Twins quiet
BOSTON — Rubby De La Rosa matched his first career Fenway Park start with another seven impressive innings and A.J. Pierzynski had a sacrifice fly, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins Monday night. Mike Napoli helped cut down a runner trying to score with a heads up play […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints followed Dostie to their goal
AUBURN — Patrolling shortstop for St. Dominic’s regional final-bound baseball team requires Caleb Dostie to have more range than he did protecting the net for the Saints’ regional champion hockey team. But the philosophy remains the same. The results are pretty close to identical, too. Dostie was the linchpin of the Saints’ defense late in […]
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H.S. Playoff Notebook: Saints’ tradition marches on
The emotion in the eyes of St. Dom’s junior pitcher Mike Bryant was hard to miss Saturday after he struck out 11 and delivered two bases-loaded walks at the plate in an 8-4 Class C West semifinal win over Dirigo at Harlow Park in Dixfield. It’s easy to understand why. Without his heroics, the third-seeded […]
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High school baseball: Russell puts a cork in Poland
CUMBERLAND — Winning pitcher Connor Russell made his rounds without any fanfare and demonstrated his aplomb for seven strong innings. He baffled Poland, and while the Knights suffered at the plate, Greely’s offense gave their pitcher a head start, scoring three quick runs in the first inning. The Rangers picked up two more in fifth […]
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H.S. baseball: Hawks stun Mustangs
The momentum swung the other direction when Hawks coach Eric Anderson called freshman Brandon Burnell out of the bullpen. With the bases loaded full of veteran Mustangs, the rookie recorded three consecutive outs and his teammates erupted from the bench and the field. The No. 4 Hawks’ bats woke up in the top of the […]