AUBURN — There are few secrets on the baseball diamond when Mt. Ararat and Edward Little face off each season, with the squads meeting in the Class A North postseason the past two years. Last year, it was the upset-minded Eagles who got the better of the Red Eddies in the semifinals. On Wednesday in […]
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Blue Devils get bats working, defeat Vikings 13-1
Oxford Hill’s Hunter LsBossiere slides back to first base as Lewiston’s Mitchel Frisbie waits for the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s game in South Paris.(Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Pitching was never the issue for the Lewiston Blue Devils’ baseball team. Aside from giving up five in an opening-day loss to Bangor and 11 to Edward […]
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Red Sox, Yanks bring two best records into fight for first place
NEW YORK — Baseball’s most bitter rivals, ready to tangle once again. And this time, the Red Sox and Yankees bring the two best records in the big leagues into a fight for first place in the AL East. Following their throwback brawl at Fenway Park last month, the teams square off on Yankee Stadium […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Abram baseball rallies past Spruce Mountain
JAY — Sam Storer belted a well-timed RBI double in the sixth inning that ignited a seven-run rally as Mt. Abram edged Spruce Mountain in a hard-fought baseball tilt Monday. Ben Dibiase and Hayes Warren led the Roadrunners (4-3) with two hits and two RBIs each. Warren picked up the win after relieving Storer in […]
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H.S. baseball: Red Eddies pounce on Oxford Hills
Edward Little’s Ben Cassidy runs down a sharply hit line drive to the outfield to record an inning-ending out during Monday afternoon’s game against Oxford Hills at Auburn Suburban. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A momentum shift Monday afternoon propelled Edward Little to an 8-1 victory over Oxford Hills in a KVAC baseball game. With […]
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H.S. baseball: Lewiston shuts out Mt. Blue
Lewiston winning pitcher Jack Leblond gets ready to deliver a pitch to a Mt. Blue batter in a KVAC baseball game at the Lewiston Little League Complex in Lewiston on a windy Monday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Strong pitching, heads-up base running and a handful of timely hits provided Lewiston with a 6-0 […]
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H.S. baseball: Lisbon keeps focus in rout of Wiscasset
LISBON — This week features a key set of games for the Lisbon High School baseball team. A visit to Bridgeway (Madison/Carrabec) on Wednesday is followed by a home date with unbeaten Hall-Dale on Friday. But first, the Greyhounds had to contend with Wiscasset on Monday — the Wolverines are a team trying to learn […]
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H.S. baseball: Monmouth wins back-and-forth game with Winthrop
WINTHROP — When the Monmouth and Winthrop baseball teams hook up the games are rarely dull. In a contest reminiscent of last June’s playoff game, the teams traded hits, runs and errors Monday afternoon. When the dust settled, Monmouth had a 12-7 victory thanks to some key hits off the bench and a clutch relief […]
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Richard T. Ames
Auburn — Richard T. Ames, 86, passed away Saturday, May 5, in Auburn. He was born in Auburn on Dec. 18, 1931, the son of the late Thomas and Isabelle (Monachan) Ames. He was educated at Auburn schools and on Jan. 3, 1953, he married Donna May Kilby. Rick was a U.S. Army veteran and, […]
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Sale fans 12, Boston tops Texas 6-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Sale wishes he could be on the mound for the Boston Red Sox in their next series at Yankee Stadium. Sale will have to settle for a spot along the dugout rail to watch the highly anticipated showdown after his 12-strikeout performance for the Red Sox, who beat the Texas […]