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Pro baseball: Sea Dogs ready to spring into action

PORTLAND — Teddy is ready. Teddy Stankiewicz will be the Portland Sea Dogs’ opening-day starter Thursday — weather pending, of course — and he’s amped up to take the mound at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field against the Reading Fightin Phils. “It’s going to be absolutely amazing. We’ve been looking forward to this for a […]

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H.S. Baseball: Stuck indoors, Edward Little looks forward to change-up

Pitching coach Andrew Cessario stands behind catchers Jake Arel, right, and Christian Beliveau during Edward Little High School baseball practice at the Ingersoll Arena Turf Facility in Auburn on Monday.  AUBURN — Opening day for the Boston Red Sox usually signals that high school baseball season is right around the corner. But you wouldn’t know […]

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Paul, Damon, Gaw among Maine Baseball Hall of Fame honorees

Longtime coaches Dennis Damon of Trenton, Dave Paul of Veazie and Dave Gaw of Guilford are among 11 people who have been selected for induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. The Maine Baseball Hall of Fame will welcome its new members at its 47th annual induction ceremony and banquet to be held Sunday, […]

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Optimism befitting first day of spring for Phoenix, Ramblers pitchers and catchers

Coach Brian Dube, center, gives some pitching pointers to the pitchers on his Spruce Mountain High School team. From left, the high school athletes are Austin Gilboe, Jordy Daigle, Shane Pelletier and Logan Moffet. LIVERMORE FALLS — As if Monday being the first official day of spring wasn’t enough to conjure up renewal and all […]

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Umpiring clinics offered

The Central Maine Board of Approved Baseball Umpires (CMBABU) will be holding rules clinic for anyone interested in becoming a certified umpire. The CMBABU covers Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Oxford, Franklin and parts of Cumberland counties. Levels of play include high school, junior high school, American Legion, Babe Ruth, Senior Baseball (men’s league) and Cal Ripken. The […]

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Auburn Suburban Baseball and Softball registration

AUBURN — Auburn Suburban Baseball and Softball has announced the that walk-in registration will be at Ingersoll Arena Turf Facility Sunday, March 5  8:30–10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, March 8th 6-8 p.m.. or online at www.auburnsuburban.com until March 19.  2017 Baseball and Softball Evaluations: Sunday, March 26, 2017 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. at the Ingersoll Turf […]

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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017

Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey.  […]