Jackson-Silver Post 68 will sponsor American Legion basebll Raymond Hakala, Post Commander of Jackson-Silver Post 68, said Post 68 will again be a sponsor of American Legion Senior Baseball. Hakala and the Legion feel this is a great opportunity for young athletes to continue their baseball involvement between high school and college. sportsmanship and The […]
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Zone 2 Legion Tournament: Tri-Town rips 16 hits, eliminates Pastime Club, 11-1
AUGUSTA — The bashers showed up Thursday afternoon for Tri-Town American Legion baseball. All of them. Early and often. On the same day. With exquisite timing. Sixteen hits, six of them for extra bases, staked Tri-Town to an 11-1 rout of Pastime Club in an elimination game of the Zone 2 tournament at McGuire Field. “We’ve […]
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Zone 2 Legion Baseball Tournament: Pastime Club in familiar spot after loss to Augusta Elks
AUGUSTA — It’s a tradition dating back to the previous decade, when current Pastime Club players had big brothers, older cousins and other role models on the team. Lewiston’s representative in American Legion baseball customarily makes the playoffs interesting by digging its way out of the consolation bracket after the opening round. They’ll have to do […]
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Zone 2 Legion quarterfinals: Nick Bowie’s blast helps Bessey Motors overcome nine errors in 14-7 win
PARIS — The format now switches from single-elimination to double-elimination for the semifinalists in the Zone 2 American Legion baseball tournament. No matter for the top-seeded team. Bessey Motors cannot afford, or stomach, another performance like Tuesday afternoon. Bessey blew a 6-0 lead and committed nine errors before battling back to take out No. 8 Highland […]
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Legion Baseball: Amos Herrin, Franklin County shut out Gardiner
Franklin County 2, Gardiner 0 FARMINGTON — Anthony Franchetti had three hits and drove in a run to lead Franklin County to a 2-0 win over Gardiner in Legion baseball Thursday. Franklin County (10-1) broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the sixth inning. Pitcher Amos Herrin struck out 11 and scattered just four […]
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Ronda M. Ballard
1970 – 2015 PORTLAND — Ronda Mary Ballard, 45, of Mechanic Falls, died Saturday, July 4, at Maine Medical Center of an aneurysm. As she left this world, she gave her kidneys to two recipients as a gift of life, allowing them to be taken off dialysis. She was born on April 21, 1970, in […]
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Legion baseball roundup: Lombardi’s line drive rescues Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Sebastian Lombardi’s line drive to right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Amos Herrin as Franklin County walked off with a 4-3 victory over Brunswick, Herrin also picked up the victory on the mound. He faced one batter in the top of the seventh after coming […]
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Legion baseball: Locke Mills bounces back
BATH — Despite not pitching for most of the high school baseball season for Wiscasset, Conlon Ranta of Smith-Tobey Post 21 had it working on Friday in an American Legion Zone II contest at Kelley Field against Locke Mills. Through four innings, the righty held Locke Mills to two hits, throwing just 42 pitches, and […]
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Legion roundup: Tri-Town swats Highland Green
POLAND — Lucas Johnson threw a complete game shutout as Tri-Town defeated Highland Green in Legion action Thursday night. He allowed four hits while striking out six. He also hit a home run in the third as Tri-Town (5-2) had four round trippers in the contest. Kaleb Bridgham took a trip around the bases […]