Bessey Motors catcher Wyatt Williamson tags out Locke Mills’ Josh Eliot while Zachary Hill looks on during an American Legion baseball doubleheader in Paris last year. (Sun Journal file photo) New teams and old faces will be gracing diamonds all over Zone 2 this summer as American Legion baseball gets underway. Last season’s zone champion […]
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Red Sox hit three homers to rout Mariners 9-3
SEATTLE (AP) — Boston’s offense showed why it is one of the best in baseball. Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Xander Bogaerts all homered and the Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sunday. “Today we did an outstanding job finishing the game and we got the W,” Red Sox manager Alex […]
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De La Guerra leads Sea Dogs to sweep of Baysox
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Chad De La Guerra hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Portland Sea Dogs topped the Bowie Baysox 5-3 on Sunday. With the victory, the Sea Dogs swept the three-game series. Bowie had a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth, but Erick Salcedo flew […]
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LeBlanc shuts down Red Sox in Mariners’ 1-0 win
SEATTLE — Wade LeBlanc pitched into the eighth inning and Nelson Cruz had an RBI single as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Saturday night. LeBlanc gave up just two hits and struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings. After a single by Mookie Betts on the opening at-bat of the game, […]
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Small throws no-hitter as Richmond routs Fort Fairfield in Class D baseball state title game
Richmond pitcher Zach Small (8) celebrates after throwing a no-hit shutout against Fort Fairfield in the Class D state championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor on Saturday. Richmond defeated Fort Fairfield 11-0 in five innings. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — From the first pitch Zach Small threw in the bullpen warming up, Richmond […]
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Bangor wins fifth straight Class A baseball state championship
Bangor teammates hoist the championship trophy after defeating Gorham in the Class A state championship at St. Joseph’s College in Standish on Saturday. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald) STANDISH — If baseball success was based solely on statistics, coach Dave Morris says not many people would be impressed with his Bangor High School baseball team. Put […]
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Harry E. Angelides
AUBURN — Harry E. Angelides, 94, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully at his home in Auburn, surrounded by family, Wednesday, June 13. He was born in Ellsworth on Aug. 25, 1923, the son of the late Michael and Aliki (Moskovis) Angelides. He grew up in Ellsworth and attended Ellsworth High. He later attended and graduated from […]
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East Auburn wins Auburn Suburban Majors title
Team members are: Gage Stone, Owen Galway, Gabe Thompson, Malachi Gray, Dominick Toscano, Joey Samson, Drew Smith, Campbell Cassidy , Kade Masselli and Will Marcotte. Coaches are Keith Samson, Ryan Smith and Greg Cassidy. AUBURN — East Auburn baseball captured the Majors division baseball crown on Saturday at Auburn Suburban with a convincing 10-0 victory over […]
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Final Varsity Maine polls: Oxford softball No. 2 heading into state title game, St. Dom’s girls’ lacrosse ranked seventh
The top 10 lacrosse, baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BOYS’ LACROSSE 1. Thornton Academy (6) 60 2. Falmouth 54 3. Greely 45 4. Brunswick 43 […]
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Sale dominant as Red Sox beat Orioles, notch three-game series sweep
BALTIMORE — Chris Sale was headed out of the game anyway, so it didn’t matter if he received an ejection on his way to the dugout. The important thing was that Sale was dominant through six innings, and the Boston Red Sox rode his performance to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday […]