POLAND — Brothers Shea, Colby and Gabe Wagner have discussed how much fun it will be to play together this year for the Freeport High School baseball team. On Thursday in the Falcons’ Western Maine Conference opener against Poland, the threesome showed that it has the capability of leading Freeport while also having fun. They […]
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Judge rules against Deering High student not allowed to play varsity baseball
A federal judge ruled Wednesday against a father seeking an injunction to allow a Deering High student to play varsity baseball. Howard Yee had filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to allow his son to attempt to make the varsity team at Deering. The lawsuit claimed that Yee and his son, Princehoward Yee, […]
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Father says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
The father suing the Portland Public Schools in federal court says he never fully understood that his son could be ruled ineligible for varsity baseball after he was enrolled at Deering High School earlier this year. “My son was assured that as long as he maintained attendance levels and had a sufficiently high GPA and […]
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Gerard L. Tancrel
SABATTUS — Gerard L Tancrel, 69, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 21, with his loving wife by his side. Jerry was born July 1, 1948, to Louis and Theresa (Godbout) Tancrel in Lewiston. He was educated in Auburn and Sabattus. He owned and operated his own business, Jerry’s Roofing and Siding, for over 40 years. He […]
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Red Sox put Bogaerts on DL with cracked bone in ankle
BOSTON — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was put on the 10-day disabled list because of a cracked bone in his left ankle. Boston says an MRI confirmed the injury on Monday, a day after he was hurt. The injury is a non-displaced fracture and won’t require surgery. He is expected to miss 10-to-014 days. […]
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Lawrence W. Davis
BETHEL — Lawrence W. Davis, 89, of Bethel, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Apr. 4, at his home in Bethel. He was born June 24, 1928, in West Farmington, the youngest son of, Royal V. and Ethel M. (Craig) Davis. He attended schools in Farmington and later the University of Maine at Farmington, where he played baseball and […]
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Red Sox rally past Rays for 8th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are off to the best nine-game start in franchise history. All the close ones are going their way right now. Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s wild six-run eighth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Sunday for their eighth […]
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Scott J. Spaulding
RINGWOOD, Victoria, Australia — Scott Joseph Spaulding, 61, formerly of Dixfield and Old Orchard Beach, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Ringwood Private Hospital in Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia. He was a resident of Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia. Born July 15, 1956, in Rumford, the son of Albert and Annie Brown Spaulding, Scott was a 1974 […]
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Top Red Sox third base prospect Chavis suspended 80 games
NEW YORK — Top Boston Red Sox third base prospect Michael Chavis was suspended for 80 games under baseball’s minor league drug program after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Chavis was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft and signed for a bonus of $1,870,500. He tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, […]
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Tebow hits homer on first Double-A pitch, Rumble Ponies blank Sea Dogs
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Tim Tebow sure knows how to make an entrance. Playing his first game in Double-A ball, Tebow hit a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw. The New York Mets minor leaguer connected on a frigid Thursday night at home for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in the Eastern League, facing Portland. […]