RANGELEY — Junior first baseman Zack Grover was prolific at the plate, splintering three hits and plating four runners as Buckfield dispatched Rangeley 12-8 in the Class D South baseball quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. The Bucks (9-8) found themselves up by just one run, 6-5, after five innings when they rallied for four in the top […]
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No. 1 Lisbon walks off on Sacopee Valley in C South baseball quarterfinal
LISBON — It was the rematch the Lisbon High School baseball team wanted, another shot at Sacopee Valley in the postseason. That chance at redemption from last year’s regional final walk-off loss to the Hawks came on Thursday as the top-seeded Greyhounds hosted No. 9 Sacopee in a Class C South quarterfinal. For five innings, […]
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Baseball: Oxford Hills sidesteps Camden Hills
Oxford Hills’ Hunter LaBossiere gets tagged out by Camden’s True Crane in a rundown for the third out of the inning midway theough the game. PARIS — Pitcher Colton Carson patiently held the high ground for six innings, knowing all along that Oxford Hills’ bats would eventually come around and take the pressure off him […]
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Local roundup: Leavitt overcomes Cape Elizabeth in B South preliminary contest
CAPE ELIZABETH — Leavitt rallied back from a three-run deficit to put five runs on the board during the fifth inning and hung on to record a 6-3 victory over Cape Elizabeth in a Class B South preliminary round contest Wednesday. The Hornets used bunts and aggressive base running in that key fifth frame, which […]
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Playoff roundup: Mountain Valley upsets Morse in Class B South baseball prelim
BATH — Mountain Valley capitalized on Morse’s mistakes in a 3-1 victory in the teams’ Class B South preliminary contest on Tuesday. Mountain Valley (12-5) scored in the top of the first inning and twice more in the top of the third, ann unearned. The Falcons plated the first run of the game in the […]
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Baseball: Spruce holds off feisty Freeport
Spruce Mountain third baseman Devon Pomeroy (7) gets safely back to the back as Freeport first baseman Toby Holt waits for the ball during playoff game in Livermore Falls on Tuesday. LIVERMORE FALLS — There were thoughts of the 10-run rule and perhaps a short Tuesday afternoon as sixth-ranked Spruce Mountain paraded across the plate […]
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H.S. baseball: Youth movement leads to success for some playoff teams
Sophomore Janek Luksza celebrates with a fist bump with base coach Joe Oufiero after his seeing-eye ground ball squeaked by Edward Little’s second baseman during a game earlier this season. PARIS — Another rainy day meant yet another day of practicing indoors for the Oxford Hills baseball team Monday. Preparing for the Class A North […]
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H.S. baseball playoff preview: Vikings, Greyhounds among favorites
Class A North Players to watch: 2B Brayden Bean, Oxford Hills, Sr.; OF Hunter LaBossiere, Oxford Hills, Jr.; P/1B Jack Corey, Brewer, Sr.; P/3B Jarod Norcross Plourde, Edward Little, Sr.; SS/OF/P Tyler Blanchard, Edward Little, Sr.; P/OF Peter Kemble, Bangor, Sr.; P/OF Casey Sudbeck, Sr.; C/OF Nate Osgood, Lewiston, Sr.; SS/P Evan Cox, Lewiston, Jr.; C/2B Cameron […]
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Benintendi hits 2 HRs to help Red Sox beat Orioles 7-3
BALTIMORE — The next time the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox meet, summer will be winding down and football season will almost be here. Until then, each team will do its best to be in contention when the next series between these AL East foes gets under way. Andrew Benintendi hit two home runs, […]
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Roundup: Oxford Hills teams earn valuable wins in season finales
TOPSHAM — A three-run top of the eighth inning paced Oxford Hills to a 4-1 victory over Mt. Ararat. Cam Slicer led the inning off with a walk and Janek Lukska drove him in. Troy Johnson brought home Lukska, and Johnson later scored when Emery Chickering hit brought him home. The Eagles (8-8) tied the […]