WALES— Like any young team, the Oak Hill Raiders are a team with a lot heart — and growing pains — but try as they may, they couldn’t keep up with Spruce Mountain in a Mountain Valley Conference basketball game Friday night. From the get-go, Spruce Mountain (9-1) kept a safe distance from the Raiders […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hall-Dale gives Spruce Mountain the slip
Spruce Mountain senior guard Kayle Stewart (0) goes airborne against Hall-Dale at The Nest in Jay on Thursday night. (Sun Journal photo by Tony Blasi) JAY — Spruce Mountain’s unrelenting defense triggered numerous turnovers against Hall-Dale, but when it came time to put the ball in net during those decisive, waning minutes of the game, […]
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American Legion baseball: Pruett delivers five-hitter, keeps Bessey Motors alive in state tournament
Emery Chickering bats for Bessey Motors in an American Legion baseball state tournament game against Coastal Landscape at Husson University in Bangor on Tuesday. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) BANGOR — Defense has been Bessey Motors’ calling card all season. When things went wrong, the players knew their defense would bail them out eventually. Against Coastal Landscape […]
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American Legion baseball: Farnham, Coffee News blank Bessey Motors
BANGOR — One day after Colton Carson lifted Bessey Motors with a dominant pitching performance, Bangor Coffee News’ Gary Farnham sent it crashing back to earth with a masterpiece of his own. Farnham scattered three hits while going the distance to lead Coffee News to a 5-0 victory in the American Legion baseball state tournament […]
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American Legion baseball: Belanger, Williamson lead teams into state tournament
Right: Bessey Motors catcher Wyatt Williamson fires the ball to first base after getting a force out at home plate during an American Legion baseball game in June. Left: Pastime Club catcher Brock Belanger waits for a pitch during an American Legion baseball game in Paris in June. (Sun Journal illustration) Bessey Motors and Pastime […]
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Legion baseball: Landry pitches shutout, Pastime wins Zone 2 title
Pastime pitcher Hunter Landry fires the ball toward Bessey Motors’ Jonny Pruett at bat during Monday evening’s championship game in Lewiston at Elliot Field. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Monday’s Zone 2 championship between Bessey Motors and Pastime Club was a far cry from last year’s 16-inning fiasco that ended with Bessey Motors taking the […]
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American Legion Baseball: Bessey downs Rogers, secures spot in zone title game
Bessey Motors’ Cam Slicer cuts off a one-bounce line drive before it can scoot past him for extra bases during Saturday’s legion baseball game against Rogers Post 153. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PARIS — Colton Carson escaped out of two bases-loaded jams and pitched a complete game to lead Bessey Motors to a 5-1 win over […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors revs past Rogers Post
Rod Bean of Bessey Motors moves over to third base during the sixth inning against Rogers Post 153 on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PARIS — It was evident for some time earlier in Tuesday’s American Legion baseball game, but the contrasting levels of execution between Bessey Motors and Rogers Post 153 was never more apparent […]
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American Legion baseball: Bessey Motors, Rogers Post split doubleheader
Rogers Post 153 baserunner Ben Cassidy slides into second for a stolen base as the throw was a little late getting to Bessey Motors’ Rodney Bean.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — In a tale of two games, Bessey Motors won a shootout with Rogers Post, 8-6, then lost a pitchers’ duel by a score of 3-1. […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime wins showdown with Bessey Motors
Pastime’s Brodi Farinas is out upon reaching home plate as Bessey Motors’ catcher, Wyatt Williamson, fires the ball to first base. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — In last year’s American Legion Zone 2 title game it took Bessey Motors 16 innings to defeat Pastime for the title. Pastime head coach Jake Brown didn’t have to […]