POLAND — They’ve been in little moments and big moments, but they haven’t been in the moment. At least, not yet. Coach Mike Connor started telling Poland’s seniors about being in the moment a long time ago. It’s been a big part of making the Knights a Western Maine Conference power again. “Coach has said […]
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The Hot Corner: As Sox deficit widens, patience grows thin
Like any fan whose connection to the team existed when the only hat choices were red and blue, my relationship with the Boston Red Sox is marked by lies and denial. I pretend to have sold my soul for the first world championship. My party line is that anybody who had a piece of that […]
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H.S. Baseball: Bucks sweep Lakers
Vallee’s two-run, two-out single in the bottom of the seventh rallied the Bucks to a 3-2 victory and made a winner out of Bennett in the opener. Vallee carried his adrenaline onto to the mound in the nightcap and struck out 10 before running out of gas and turning the ball over to Bennett, who […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth sweeps Lisbon, moves to top of Class C West
MONMOUTH — Nick Sanborn doesn’t mind being on the wrong side of the scoreboard, or making the quick transition from the bench to the belly of the beast. For the second time in as many weeks, the sophomore left-hander’s scoreless relief stint steered Monmouth to victory over a potential Class C West baseball playoff opponent. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Refocused Raiders shut out Wolverines
WALES — After allowing 10 unearned runs in Monday’s bizarre, 10-9 loss at Winthrop, Oak Hill needed a clean game to get back on track. A little extra fielding practice and another efficient outing from Parker Asselin got the Raiders refocused Friday against Wiscasset. Asselin tossed a three-hit shutout with the help of his solid, […]
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ASLL Gifford’s 16 Pepsi 7 Gifford’s raced out to an 11-0 lead and went on defeat Pepsi,16-7. Gifford’s Ricky Cote smashed a two-run home run in the top of the first and added a double, driving in four runs for the day. Dominic Priola of Gifford’s also swung a hot bat as he rapped out […]
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Blue Jays, Buehrle mystify Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Mark Buehrle won his major league-leading eighth game, Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista homered on consecutive pitches, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Thursday for a three-game sweep. Toronto improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games, while Boston lost its seventh straight. The Red Sox […]
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College Baseball: Huskies back in the Badger State, looking for one more win
The University of Southern Maine made getting back to Wisconsin its mission as soon as last year’s trip ended one win short of a national championship. Back in the Badger State again, the 2013 NCAA Division III baseball national runner-up begins its quest to win one more game Friday night in the opening round of […]
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College Baseball: Huskies have quite a catch in Verrier
GORHAM — Andrew Richards wanted to describe how in sync he and his fellow University of Southern Maine pitchers are with senior catcher Matt Verrier when they are looking in for a sign. Verrier was standing within earshot and called out the Huskies’ rubber-armed reliever when he exaggerated his point just a bit. “I haven’t […]
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H.S. Baseball: Mustangs’ Gagne, Fletcher mow down Cougars
DIXFIELD — Nate Gagne and Kyle Fletcher came at Dirigo’s hitters from different sides and different angles on the mound. But their results were essentially the same. Gagne, Monmouth’s side-winding righthanded starter, and Fletcher, the Mustangs’ over-the-top lefthanded reliever, combined to strike out 16 Cougars and allowed just four hits for a 5-1 win in […]