Oxford Hills left fielder Hunter LaBossiere tracks down a fly ball during the Vikings’ win over Mt. Ararat in the Class A North semifinals at Gouin Athletic Complex on Saturday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) SOUTH PARIS — Hunter LaBossiere’s abilities don’t jump out the first time someone watches him on the diamond. Learning to appreciate the […]
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Oxford Hills 2016 baseball preview
Coach: Shane Slicer (14th year) Conference: KVAC Class: A North Last year’s record: 9-8, lost in regional quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Matt Smith (C), Blake Slicer (P/LF), Bailey West (P/OF), Jake Spinhirn (SS), Jake Beauchesne (OF), Tyler Curtis (1B); Junior — Brayden Bean (2B); Sophomore — Troy Johnson (3B). Key losses: Brady LaFrance (OF), Will Frank (P), Aiden […]
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 […]
American Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors walks off on Tri-Town
PARIS — Bessey Motors remained unbeaten Wednesday — barely. Nick Attaliades-Ryan drove a double deep to right field to plate Jake Spinhern with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Bessey edged Tri-Town 5-4 at the Gouin Athletic Complex. Spinhern was on second after a fielder’s choice earlier in the inning […]
H.S. baseball: Mt. Blue stuns Oxford Hills
FARMINGTON — Colton Lawrence hit a high-bounding ball to the left side of the infield to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving Mt. Blue a stunning, 10-9 win over Oxford Hills in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference baseball game at Hippach Field on Wednesday afternoon. Oxford Hills (8-2) entered […]