Monmouth shortstop Hunter Richardson prepares to fire a throw to first while Winthrop’s Matt Ingram heads down the line during the Ramblers’ 3-1 win in Winthrop on Thursday.Monmouth first baseman Avery Amero scoops up a throw that beats Winthrop’s Antonio Meucci to the bag during the Ramblers’ 3-1 win in Winthrop on Thursday.Winthrop’s Jackson Ladd […]
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H.S. baseball: Big fourth gives Yarmouth win over Poland
YARMOUTH — A three-run bottom of the fourth helped Yarmouth to a 4-2 victory over Poland in a WMC baseball contest on Monday. The Clippers manufactured their runs to break a 1-1 tie heading into the fourth. The first run came frome a squeeze. Then John Thoma singled home the second run. The third came […]
H.S. Baseball: Winthrop fends off Mountain Valley
Winthrop High School’s Greg Fay dives into third base as Mountain Valley’s Garrett Garbarini waits for the throw from the outfield during their game in Winthrop on Saturday. WINTHROP — The advantage of playing at home in baseball is that the home team always gets a chance to answer. When Winthrop wasted a pair of […]
H.S. Baseball: Mountain Valley squeezes past Monmouth in 11 innings
WINTHROP — Mountain Valley spent 18 innings trying to get a lead on Saturday. In their final at-bat of the day, the Falcons finally got that long-awaited lead — and a win. Playing its second game of the day (starting with a 5-4 loss to Winthrop), Mountain Valley took Monmouth Academy to extra innings, then […]
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WISCASSET — What a difference a week makes. A little over a week ago, Lisbon and Wiscasset watched as a heavy round of showers washed out the baseball field on which they were playing. The Greyhounds led, 7-0, but the game was called off in the third inning, and the teams had to start all […]
Legendary Maine baseball coach Dr. John Winkin dies at 94
When John Winkin was coaching the University of Maine’s baseball team, he was jogging with veteran broadcaster George Hale in South Carolina during a baseball trip. Hale asked him when he was going to retire. Winkin ignored the question and they kept jogging. A little while later, Hale posed the question again. Winkin ignored him […]