Colton Carson strikes out 19 in a one-hit shutout, then Jonny Pruett tosses a five-hit shutout as Bessey Motors sweeps Cole Post.
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The Sun Journal Top 10 of 2018: Teams, athletes took success to the next level
Two thousand eighteen was the kind of year that a kid from Lewiston, who at times growing up lived a somewhat nomadic life, won a national championship and signed a pro contract with Nike. It was the kind of year that saw Lewiston won its third boys’ soccer state title in four years, and its […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal defeats Bessey in rematch, wins state Legion championship
BANGOR — After a day of controversy, Bessey Motors’ bid for a state American Legion baseball title fell a run short on Wednesday night. Coastal Landscaping rallied to defeat Bessey, 4-3, and win the state title at Husson Coollege. Bessey endured an emotional day, starting with their pitcher Colton Carson and head coach Shane Slicer […]
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American Legion state tournament: Bessey pitcher, coach ejected after pitch-count controversy
BANGOR — Bessey Motors head coach Shane Slicer got word Tuesday night that Colton Carson would not be allowed to pitch in Wednesday’s American Legion state semifinal because the official scorebook had Carson tallied at 81 pitches in Saturday’s game against Yankee Ford. Slicer and the team decided to start Carson, anyway, even knowing that […]
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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: Bessey Motors hangs on to defeat Hampden, advance in state tournament
BANGOR — Bessey Motors never relinquished its early lead but had to fend off multiple comeback attempts by Hampden to win 7-6 Monday and stay alive in the American Legion baseball state tournament. Bessey took a 3-0 lead in the top half of the first inning after starting with singles by Cam Slicer and Rodney Bean […]
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Legion baseball: Carson, Bessey Motors silence Yankee Ford 1-0
Bessey Motors starter Colton Carson pitches against Yankee Ford in the American Legion baseball state tournament at Husson University in Bangor on Saturday. Carson pitched a complete game in Bessey’s 1-0 win. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal)Yankee Ford’s Riley Hasson flies past second base after being tagged out by Bessey Motors shortstop Janek Luksza on a steal […]
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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 […]