BANGOR – A year ago, the Brewer Falcons were the region’s dominant force in American Legion baseball during the regular season, but couldn’t back it up once the Zone 1 tournament arrived. This year, they left no doubt about their superiority within the zone. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – The hits they just kept coming for the Calais Suns – and coming, and coming, and coming. And by pounding out 36 hits in two elimination-game victories Saturday, the Suns qualified for their first-ever appearance in the state American Legion tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – Through two days of the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament, the Brewer Falcons have opted for the condensed version of post-season play. Jason Harvey drove in four runs and Andy Wentworth pitched a seven-hitter as the top-seeded Falcons eliminated Penquis 12-2 in… Read More
BANGOR – The Trenton Acadians were opportunists Friday night. And now they’re one win away from a berth in the State American Legion Tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
BANGOR – When told he threw about 130 pitches Thursday afternoon, Lincoln pitcher Jeremy Ham responded with what everyone at Mansfield Stadium already knew. “130 curves,” he said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
BANGOR – Trenton Acadian righthander Travis Tripp said his team wanted to “send a message” to the rest of Zone 1 after they didn’t have a player chosen to the All-Zone 1 first team. “We wanted to show people we’re here to play,” said Tripp… Read More
BANGOR – As was the case a year ago, the Brewer Falcons enter the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament today riding a dominant regular-season effort. Coach Dave Morris’ club finished 21-1 for the second straight summer, its record six games better than its closest… Read More
BREWER – Jason Harvey of Brewer and Josh Young of Bangor head up the 2003 American Legion All-Zone 1 baseball team selected by the zone’s coaches at Brewer High School on Tuesday evening. Harvey, a former Bucksport High School star now playing at Husson College,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – James Gray hit a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh to give the Penquis Navigators an 8-7 Zone 1 American Legion victory over Waldo County. Adam Russell tripled in two runs for Penquis. Josh Withee had two singles and an RBI… Read More
HAMPDEN – Jesse Johnson hit a home run, a double and a triple for two RBIs to lead Waldo to a 14-5 American Legion baseball victory over Hampden Tuesday. Johnson also got the win as he struck out five batters. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Matt Leino was one of the few Lincoln Lumber hitters who had experienced success against Bangor righthander Billy Chapman through the first five innings of their American Legion Zone 1 baseball game Tuesday night. Well, sort of. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
CALAIS – Zack Luddington’s two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning drove in the go-ahead run as Calais edged Lincoln 9-7 to earn a split of their American Legion Zone 1 doubleheader Monday. Scott Flannery and Matt Malone each hit home runs in the third inning… Read More
BREWER – It made sense for Emery Shute to take a trip to the Heddericg Field mound during the fifth inning of the second game of Saturday’s American Legion doubleheader here. Waldo’s American Legion coach wanted to talk things out with Wildcat pitcher Nick Arthers,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Joey Kane executed a suicide squeeze bunt in the sixth inning of the second game to score Seth Strout and give Penquis the lead en route to a 6-4 victory and twinbill sweep of Orono-Old Town in American Legion baseball action Saturday. Penquis… Read More
MILLINOCKET – James Gray slammed a two-run home run, doubled and singled to power the Penquis Navigators to an 11-1 American Legion baseball win over the Lincoln Lumber Thursday. Jason Weymouth led off the game with a solo homer to get the Navigators going. Eric… Read More
BREWER – Jason Harvey belted a two-run homer, a triple, and two singles and drove in three runs as Brewer rallied for a 12-4 win over Penquis at Heddericg Field Wednesday in American Legion baseball action. Harvey’s homer off a 3-0 pitch in the fifth… Read More
BREWER – Josh Young fired a four-hitter, striking out eight and walking two, as Bangor dealt Brewer its first loss of the season, 3-1, in American Legion baseball action Monday night at Heddericg Field. Alex Means hit a two-run single after Jessefa Murphy had singled… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Keith Nason allowed only one hit and one walk while striking out five to lead Bangor to a 19-0 victory in the lightning-shortened second game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader against Post 47 of Aroostook County Saturday. Bangor earned a sweep… Read More
The first half of the American Legion Zone 1 baseball season has been somewhat predictable. Brewer, 21-1 in Legion play a year ago but ousted in the zone tournament, is undefeated and playing with the motivation of a team determined not to be denied a… Read More
BANGOR – Nate Clark outdueled Josh Withee, tossing seven shutout innings with three hits and a pair of strikeouts, as Waldo nipped Penquis 1-0 in American Legion Zone 1 baseball play Wednesday night at Husson College. Tom Dennen scored the game’s lone run on an… Read More
OLD TOWN – The outfield was an adventure at times for Dusty Thomas, but the batter’s box was no mystery Tuesday evening. Thomas’ 3-for-3 night included the game’s decisive hit, a fourth-inning grand slam, as Orono-Old Town rallied past Hampden 7-6 in American Legion Zone… Read More
CALAIS – Waldo scored all of its runs in the last four innings to erase a 7-0 deficit en route to a 15-8 American Legion baseball win over Calais Tuesday. Jesse Johnson singled and doubled and Nick Arthers added two singles for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
OLD TOWN – Bo Thomas hit a solo home run in the second inning and added a pair of doubles to drive in three runs and lead Orono-Old Town to a 14-2 win over Houlton in the first game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader Saturday. Read More
BREWER – Pitcher Andy Wentworth gave up only two hits, four walks and struck out six to lead the Brewer Falcons to a 9-0 win and a doubleheader sweep over the Calais Suns in American Legion baseball action Saturday. The Falcons won the first game… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Josh Withee took a no-hitter into the sixth and gave up just two hits overall as Penquis shut down Lincoln 11-3 Thursday in American Legion action. Withee struck out four and walked one. Ross Morrison hit three singles and drove in two runs. Read More
ELLSWORTH – Mark Clapp smacked an RBI triple and added a single as Trenton rolled to an 8-1 victory over Orono Thursday in American Legion action. Nick Henry and Tony Conroy each chipped in with two singles and an RBI for the Acadians. Garrett Hardison… Read More
BANGOR – As the quarter pole of the American Legion baseball season approaches, Brewer is displaying ample evidence that it is the team to beat in Zone 1. The unbeaten Falcons used six-innings of three-hit pitching by righthander Pat Moran and a 12-hit attack to… Read More
HOULTON – Jason Weymouth hit a two-run single, followed by James Gray’s three-run home run as Penquis piled on five runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally for an 8-6 victory over Houlton Tuesday in American Legion action. Adam Russell tripled in… Read More
HOULTON – Nick Arthers pitched a complete-game six-hitter and went 2-for-4 with two walks and three runs scored as Waldo County topped Houlton 12-7 to salvage a split of their American Legion baseball doubleheader Saturday. Houlton (1-3) won the opener 6-2, as winning pitcher Matt… Read More
American Legion baseball in eastern and northern Maine is by definition an exercise in travel as much as it is mere battles between the baselines. With Zone 1 stretching from Houlton in the north to Waldo County in the south and from Calais in the… Read More
SEARSPORT – Penquis racked up 15 hits and played errorless defense to defeat Waldo County 15-5 in American Legion baseball league action Thursday. Adam Russell and Justin Weymouth rapped a double and two singles each for the winners, while Joey Kane doubled and singled. Shane… Read More
BREWER – Pat Moran tossed a two-hitter as the Brewer Falcons shut out the Trenton Acadians 2-0 in Zone 1 American Legion baseball action Wednesday night. Marcus Boober’s RBI groundout in the second inning scored Kevin McAvoy to give Moran all the support he needed. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – James Gray gave up only one hit, no runs, and two walks while striking out nine to lead Penquis past Hampden 4-0 Tuesday in the opening night of American Legion baseball play. Jason Weymouth doubled and singled with two RBIs for the Navigators. Read More
Nova Seafood of Portland won its third straight state title and fourth in the last five years with a 5-3 Coastal Athletics of South Portland in Wednesday afternoon’s American Legion State Tournament championship game in Augusta. And while one team was claiming team supremacy, a… Read More
AUGUSTA – In their seven previous losses this season, defensive lapses were a big factor for the Bangor Comrades. On Tuesday afternoon at McGuire Field, defensive lapses were THE factor for Bangor as defending champ Nova Seafood of Portland scored eight unearned runs in a… Read More
AUGUSTA – The matchup was an all-too-familiar one for the Bangor Comrades. Same opponent, same situation, same margin of victory. This time around, however, it wasn’t the same winning team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
AUGUSTA – Key moment in this game? There were too many to count. One of the more dramatic, well-played, back-and-forth baseball games of the spring and summer went to Coastal Athletics as the South Portland team edged Bangor 5-4 in a classic, 11-inning winner’s bracket… Read More
AUGUSTA – Cinderella was on board the first bus to leave the American Legion State Tournament Sunday afternoon. The Penquis Navigators’ successful baseball season ended with a 13-3, mercy rule-shortened loss to New Auburn in a morning elimination game at Morton Field. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA – Bangor American Legion first baseman Zev Myerowitz doesn’t like to pull the ball because he tends to open his hips up too quickly “and my head comes off the ball.” “So I’ve been working on going with the pitch,” said Myerowitz. He went… Read More
A year ago, the possibility of having an American Legion baseball team based in the Milo area seemed remote at best. But thanks to the work of Rob St. Louis and some dedicated baseball fans, the Penquis Navigators are not only a reality, they’re the… Read More
BANGOR – While one team was turning the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament on its ear this weekend, another was quietly going about its usual business this time of year. So it was that Penquis, which hasn’t made an appearance in the Legion state… Read More
BANGOR – Limited to only nine healthy players for much of the Zone 1 American Legion tournament and forced to scramble for pitching, the Penquis Navigators managed to pull off two upsets on Saturday to qualify for next week’s state tournament. Penquis, the fifth seed… Read More
BANGOR – Rivals Brewer and Bangor will battle at noon today to clinch a berth in the state American Legion baseball tourney after both clubs recorded victories in the winners’ bracket during the Zone 1 tourney Friday at Mansfield Stadium. Brewer eliminated Trenton 4-2 and… Read More
BANGOR – Brewer and Bangor featured powerful offensive attacks while Penquis received a strong pitching performance to help the three teams advance in the first round of the Zone 1 American Legion baseball tourney at Mansfield Stadium Thursday. Brewer beat up Lincoln 22-3, Bangor defeated… Read More
The Brewer Falcons went 21-1 and have the Player of the Year (shortstop Jason Harvey), Pitcher of the Year (6-0 Chad Gomm) and the Coach of the Year (David Morris). Four other Falcons were All-Zone 1 first team or second team selections. But when the… Read More
BREWER – All summer long, whenever Brewer’s American Legion baseball team is mentioned, it’s almost always done with the word “offense” in the same breath. That’s understandable, given Brewer’s gaudy scoring average of 11 runs per game, but the Falcons would like people to know… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Trenton Acadians rallied past the Calais Suns 11-10 in an American Legion baseball game Sunday. Jonathan Dow reached base on a fielder’s choice bunt, moved to second on another fielder’s choice, and scored the game-winning run on an infield error on Mark… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – James Gray pounded out three singles and knocked in two runs Wednesday to lead Penquis to a 5-3 Zone 1 American Legion baseball victory over Lincoln. Adam Russell contributed a single, a double and an RBI. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Dustin Young tossed a three-hitter with four strikeouts to help the Trenton Acadians roll over the Penquis Navigators 16-3 in an American Legion baseball game Tuesday. Brandon Colbeth powered Trenton with a triple, a single and three RBIs. Garrett Hardison hit two singles… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Bo Thomas knocked in four runs on a double and a single to lead the Orono Twins by the Sebasticook Storm 7-4 in an American Legion baseball game Monday. Chris Rand and Ryan Levesque each picked up two singles for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ELLSWORTH – With a week and a half to go before the end of the American Legion baseball regular season, Saturday’s doubleheader between Bangor and Trenton wasn’t crucial, but it could have served as a springboard into the playoffs. A sweep certainly would have given… Read More
ORONO – James Gray drove in seven runs on a three-run single, an RBI double, two RBI singles, and a sacrifice fly to lead the Navigators to a 21-16 victory in the first game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader Saturday. Penquis took the second… Read More
ORONO – Tyrel Christie’s fielder’s choice plated Nick Cole, scoring the winning run as Houlton-Woodstock rallied to a 7-6 victory over Orono in American Legion action Thursday at the high school field. Houlton scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Chris Blanchette… Read More
BREWER – Abram Allard’s run-scoring opposite-field triple with no outs tied the game in the bottom of the seventh and he scored on Kyle Dalton’s sacrifice fly as Brewer rallied for a 2-1 Zone 1 American Legion baseball victory over Waldo-Knox. Joel Barrett had walked… Read More
ORONO – Joe Footer racked up eight RBIs on two grand slams to spark Calais to a 16-10 win over Orono in Zone 1 American Legion action Wednesday evening. James Ramsdell doubled and singled for the Suns, who scored only five earned runs. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – Joe Footer racked up eight RBIs on two grand slams to spark Calais to a 16-10 win over Orono in Zone 1 American Legion action Wednesday evening. James Ramsdell doubled and singled for the Suns, who scored only five earned runs. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Kevin Gray’s RBI triple to right-center snapped a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth and he scored an insurance run on an ensuing throwing error Tuesday as Waldo-Knox posted a 4-2 Zone 1 American Legion baseball win over Trenton. Pasco Grove… Read More
BANGOR – Down 2-0 in the first inning, the Brewer Falcons refused to worry. When the score turned into a 4-1 deficit in the sixth, they still didn’t get too nervous. Even though they had just one more at-bat to tie it up, it didn’t… Read More
ORONO – Kyle Mercer scored the winning run in the top of the seventh to lift the Brewer Falcons to a 4-3 American Legion baseball victory over the Orono Twins Wednesday. Mercer hit a one-out single, got to second on a passed ball and to… Read More
BANGOR – Hitting, fielding, baserunning, pitching … the Bangor Comrades did a little bit of everything Tuesday night an American Legion matchup against Penquis. And the Comrades did it all well. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
LINCOLN – This comeback thing is working pretty well for the Lincoln Lumber. Lincoln spotted fellow rookie entry Houlton a 6-0 lead and then kept cutting away at that lead until finally nailing down a 10-8 victory Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – The evening was hot and muggy, but Trenton’s American Legion squad stayed cool at the plate during Thursday’s game against Orono at the high school field here. Seven times in the first inning the Acadians faced two-strike counts against Twins pitcher Ryan Brown. Read More
BREWER – Bangor American Legion righthander Billy Chapman had struck out the first two hitters in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against Brewer at Heddericg Field and then got a first-pitch strike on Adam Sheehan. But the Falcons strung together six consecutive hits to… Read More
LINCOLN – Jeremy Ham laced a double and two singles to push across five runs as the Lincoln Lumber prevailed 13-9 over Sebasticook in American Legion baseball action Tuesday. Scott Flannery started a five-run first by belting a leadoff homer for the winners. He also… Read More
ORONO – Ryan Brown held the Bangor Comrades to just three hits, striking out 10 and walking three, to lead the Orono Twins to a 6-2 American Legion baseball victory Thursday. Shaun Tidwell led Orono with two singles, a double and two RBIs. Brown added… Read More
BANGOR – They had to do it the hard way this time around, but Joel Breton made it look easy. For the second time in the last three years, Nova Seafood of Portland is the American Legion Baseball State Tournament champion after defeating Oxford Hills… Read More
BANGOR – Mike Kelly was a pitch away from being sent to the showers in the first inning of Tuesday night’s American Legion Baseball State Tournament game between Nova Seafood of Portland and Oxford Hills of South Paris. The bases were loaded with no outs… Read More
BANGOR – Before the American Legion Baseball State Tournament began, Orono’s coaches knew the main determinant of how far they’d go would be defense. When the Twins don’t make many errors, they win. When they do, they don’t. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – Sunday was not a fun day for Zone 1’s entries in the American Legion Baseball State Tournament. Undermanned Bangor took a 9-1 lead before New Auburn staged an improbable comeback and shocked the Comrades 10-9 in the second elimination game of the day. Read More
BANGOR – The Orono Twins took advantage of costly errors to knock off Coastal Athletics of South Portland while Bangor played errorless ball, but still couldn’t overcome a great effort on the mound by Nova Seafood of Portland’s Joel Breton. The Twins benefited from five… Read More
BANGOR – To borrow from the vernacular popularized by NCAA basketball tournament fans: They know they’re going to the big dance. They just don’t know who their dance partners will be. For the second straight year, both Orono and Bangor will represent Zone 1 in… Read More
FRANKFORT – Katy MacDonald pitched a four-hitter to help Bangor East defeat Winslow 12-1 in state Little League all-star softball action for ages 11-12 Friday. Maureen Capehart hit a double and two singles to spark the Bangor East offense in the tourney opener. Amy Hackett… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Mike Cowperthwaite pitched a six-hitter while striking out eight to lead the Trenton Acadians to a 7-0 American Legion baseball win over the Brewer Falcons Tuesday. Cowperthwaite improved to 4-1 and Trenton clinched a playoff berth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
NEWPORT – Abram Allard tripled, singled and added an RBI to help Brewer earn a 10-4 victory over Sebasticook in the first game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader Sunday. Brewer won the second game 3-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The way things are going for the Orono Twins during this American Legion baseball season, they may want to consider changing their nickname to the Mariners. Much like Seattle is simply sailing away from the rest of the pack in the American League West, the… Read More
BANGOR – Bill Chapman scored Kevin Proctor on an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading Bangor to a 10-9 American Legion baseball win over Brewer at Mansfield Stadium Friday afternoon. Proctor pounded out three singles and a triple while Chapman had… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Adam Russell drove in three runs with two doubles and a single as Penquis posted a 9-5 victory over Calais in Zone 1 play Thursday night. Ben Smith knocked in two runs on two singles while James Gray had a single and a… Read More
OLD TOWN – Old Town-Orono rolled over Sebasticook Valley in both games of a Saturday doubleheader, 8-2 and 9-6. In game one, Brad Wheaton pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts while Roger Cole ripped a two-RBI single and Brian Tewhey doubled for Old Town-Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – As a pinch hitter, Orono’s Brad Goody knows his job is to get on base. Nothing heroic to it, he believes. Whether he wanted to be or not, Goody was the Twins’ savior. He got aboard in the sixth and scored the winning… Read More
NEWPORT – Chad Smith blasted a solo homer to go with two singles as Trenton posted a 20-10 American Legion baseball win over Sebasticook on Thursday. Mike Cowperthwaite had a pair of RBI singles for the winners. Josh Gray hit a pair of singles and… Read More
BANGOR – Shawn Bouchard smacked a two-run double in the second inning as Bangor rolled to a 14-6 victory over Penquis Tuesday night at Mansfield Stadium in American Legion baseball action. Jim Shea hit a double and a single for Bangor. Chris Bombardier singled twice and… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Roger Cole hit three singles and drove in two runs to carry undefeated Orono-Old Town to a 7-4 American Legion baseball victory over Trenton Monday. Brad Goody and Mike Merritt followed up with a single each. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER – Bangor Comrades right fielder Kevin Proctor noted that Brewer reliever Joel Barrett had thrown him a first-pitch fastball in his previous at-bat. So he was looking for the same pitch with runners on second and third and one out in the seventh inning. Read More
NEWPORT – Bangor collected 10 hits in each game posted 10-5 and 5-1 wins over Sebasticook Valley in an American Legion doubleheader on Saturday. In the first game, Bill Chapman led the Bangor attack with a double and a single with two RBIs while Ryan… Read More
BREWER – Chris McHale’s run-scoring single snapped a 1-1 tie in the three-run third inning and Brian Sullivan added a two-run single later in the inning to lead the Brewer Falcons to a 5-1 American Legion baseball victory over the Sebasticook Storm Thursday night. Lefty… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Comrades appeared to be in great shape to knock the Orono Twins from the ranks of the American Legion unbeaten in the bottom of the seventh inning at Mansfield Stadium Thursday night. The Comrades had just scored a run on Chris… Read More
NEWPORT – Bo Thomas hit two RBI singles to lead the Orono-Old Town Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Sebasticook Storm in American Legion baseball action Tuesday. Brian Tewhey had a triple, single, and drove in a run for the winners. Ryan Brown had… Read More
NEWPORT – Sebasticook used clutch late-game hitting to sweep a doubleheader, 14-8 and 13-9 over Penquis Saturday in American Legion baseball action. In game one, Sebasticook scored eight runs in the fifth inning including a triple and a single with three RBIs by Tom Twombley. Read More
BANGOR – It was Bangor and Brewer on the diamond again Thursday night, but with players thrown together from six different schools, it wasn’t exactly a high school rematch. The end result was just as tight as those games however, as the Brewer Falcons took… Read More
CALAIS – James Gray tossed a one-hitter, fanning 10 and walking just two as Penquis rolled over Calais 14-1 in American Legion baseball action Thursday. Bill Cane belted two homers, a two-run shot and a grand slam, to go with a single for the Navigators. Read More
BELFAST – Matt Woodrow surrendered a pair of singles in the first inning, then didn’t allow another hit the rest of the way, as Waldo shut out Brewer 4-0 in their mutual Zone 1 American Legion baseball opener Tuesday night. Woodrow struck out eight and… Read More
Although the competitive level of the top teams in American Legion Baseball’s Zone 1 has never really been in doubt, its popularity appears to be in the midst of revitalization as more and more high school age players are interested in playing summer ball. Perhaps… Read More