BANGOR — Another day, another gem from Mike Mageles at Winkin Complex. The left-handed Lake Region product pitched a four-hit shutout Thursday afternoon, keeping Bessey Motors of South Paris undefeated in the American Legion baseball state tournament with a 4-0 win over Brewer. Mageles, who also pitched a complete game in Bessey Motors’ play-in game […]
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American Legion Baseball State Tournament: Bessey Motors beats Post 51, 7-2
BANGOR — The team in red went by the name Post 51, not Messalonskee, although there were enough Eagles on the Oakland-based American Legion baseball squad to make Bessey Motors of Oxford Hills nervous after three springs worth of mixed results on the high school diamond. Summer heat, a few additions on both sides, and […]
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American Legion Baseball State Tourney: Pastime Club outlasts Franklin County, 3-2
BANGOR — If one of those baseball purists ever gets in your ear and says there’s never a good reason to slide into first base, show him a tape of Pastime Club’s Kyle Ullrich hustling to safety in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon. Pinch hitter Ullrich’s hook slide beat a wide throw […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey bashes Fayette-Staples, advances
Hard to believe that it has been four years since Bessey Motors appeared in the American Legion baseball state tournament. The Oxford Hills-based team doesn’t need a reminder and wasn’t about to let the small matter of a play-in game interfere Saturday afternoon. Bessey banged out 14 hits to back the complete-game pitching of Mike […]
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Legion baseball: Zone 3 begins tourney
When the American Legion Baseball season started this summer, Shane Slicer thought his team at Bessey Motors had a pretty good opportunity for success. “I thought we had a good team,” said Slicer. “I knew some other teams had some young kids. So that eliminated them from being as strong as us. We’re probably one […]
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NCAA baseball tournament: Huskies dismissed
APPLETON, Wis. — The University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team’s magical run through the elimination bracket came up short Monday afternoon as the Emory University Eagles banged out 16 hits to take a 15-3 victory in Game 12 of the 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Tournament at Fox Cities Stadium. The loss eliminated […]
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NCAA tourney: Verrier, Chadwick lead USM to 11-5 win
APPLETON, Wis. — Seniors Forrest Chadwick and Matt Verrier drove in four runs apiece Sunday as the University of Southern Maine Huskies came from behind to defeat the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets, 11-5, in an elimination game of the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament at Fox Cities Stadium. The win moves the Huskies […]
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Women’s Basketball: Fairfield ousts Maine from WBI tourney
Fairfield University dominated the first half on Sunday afternoon, laying the groundwork for a 63-50 victory over the University of Maine in the Women’s Basketball Invitational at Fairfield, Conn. The Stags (22-10) shot 75 percent in the first half to build a 26-point advantage on their way to the WBI East Region final later this […]
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Lions tournament on tap
The 42nd Annual Twin City Titans Lion’s Tournament, sponsored by The Fortin Group, is on tap for this weekend at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. Opening Ceremonies will begin on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. Over 500 players and coaches will be particpating in the event. Ranging from ages from 5 years […]
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Legion state tournament: Hyde overpowers The Red Barn
AUGUSTA — Corbin Hyde has been most comfortable pitching from the stretch this year. Whether or not he was willing to admit it before Wednesday’s American Legion state tournament opener, but he certainly couldn’t deny it after. Hyde struck out 16 while scattering six hits and two walks over eight innings to lead Past Club […]