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BANGOR – Don’t be surprised if Curacao makes its third straight trip to Bangor for next summer’s Senior League World Series as well as ensuing Series. They had seven 15-year-olds on this year’s team and they will host the Latin American Regional next season. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – Unbeaten Willemstad, Curacao, didn’t need to win its final game of pool play at the Senior League World Series on Thursday night to continue its quest for a second straight championship. That lack of incentive didn’t matter, as the Latin American champions outlasted… Read More
BANGOR – It was an experience Orono-Veazie pitcher Andrew Patterson won’t forget, although he probably wouldn’t mind forgetting the early innings of Thursday evening’s Pool A Senior League World Series game against U.S. West champion Hilo, Hawaii. The Hilo team scored seven runs in the… Read More
BANGOR – Sacrifices, stolen bases, singles, doubles, triples and even the tournament’s first home run. The U.S. East representative in the Senior League World Series did just about everything on the base paths for a victory in a Pool B game Thursday morning. That, plus… Read More
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BANGOR – The Moscow, Russia, entry debuted in this year’s Senior League Baseball World Series with a whimper, a hitless shutout loss on Sunday. But it’s amazing what overcoming a case of jet lag will do. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Curacao righthander Arthur Bonevacia picked up an impressive win and a headache during his team’s 11-0 victory over Guam in the Senior League World Series Wednesday afternoon at Mansfield Stadium. Brenham, Texas, lefthander Clayton Groover already had a hamstring pull entering his game… Read More
World series notebook BANGOR – The road map leading Calgary, Alberta’s Centennial Little League all-stars to their appearance in the 2003 Senior League Baseball World Series is quite different from those of their American counterparts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Rain has been a significant part of South Vineland, N.J.’s run to the Senior League Baseball World Series. To win the U.S. East championship, the team won a title game played over two days due to a rain-induced suspension. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – What a difference a day made for both of the winning teams in the Pool A competition at the Senior League World Series. European champ Moscow was no-hit by West champ Hilo, Hawaii, and South champ Chesterfield, Va., was two-hit by Canada on… Read More
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BANGOR – Mike Southwood took a no-hitter into the final inning of Monday’s matchup between the Centennial Little League of Calgary, Alberta, and Central Chesterfield, Va., at the Senior League Baseball World Series. After the second of the game’s two lightning delays halted the contest… Read More
BANGOR – For the Senior League baseball team from Willemstad, Curacao, getting an early win in the Senior League World Series was important. It was something the Latin America representative couldn’t do in last year’s tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Kevin McAvoy’s base hit in the air to right field drove in Brian Roach from first base and lifted the Orono-Veazie Senior League all-star baseball team to a huge 5-4 victory over Canada in the host team’s opening game of the Senior League World Series at… Read More
BANGOR – Urbandale, Iowa, first baseman Dan Murphy was expecting a fastball from South Vineland, N.J., lefty Jonathan Lopez with runners on second and third and one out in the fourth inning of their Senior League World Series opener at Mansfield Stadium Sunday. That isn’t… Read More
Dale Elbeuf, who manages the East team from South Vineland, N.J., is eager to retire in Maine. It’s not just the few days he’s spent here this week that made up his mind, and it’s not memories of last summer’s Senior League World Series. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – Considering what young baseball players from Guam went through earlier this year, a 35-hour flight doesn’t seem like a big deal. The 38-mile-long western Pacific island has been battered by two typhoons in the past year, including one in December that knocked out… Read More
BREWER – Since clinching the District 3 championship with an 8-4 victory over rival Bangor last month, the Orono-Veazie Senior League All-Stars have had to wait. But the 21/2-week wait the 15- and 16-year-old players are having to endure to get to the Senior League… Read More
Curacao’s Senior League World Series championship team apparently liked its experience in Bangor last summer so much that another member of the team is moving to the area. Eugene Offerman, who pitched for Curacao last summer in the games at Mansfield Stadium, will attend Bangor… Read More
BANGOR – Preparations are under way and the 10-team field gradually is being filled for the 2003 Senior League Baseball World Series to be held at Mansfield Stadium Aug. 10-16. Three teams already have qualified for the tournament, which features two pools of five teams… Read More
BANGOR – As they basked in the glow of last Thursday’s 7-3 victory over San Pedro, Calif., in the Senior League World Series, members of the Bangor squad celebrated a win few people expected over a previously undefeated team. The Bangor squad left this year’s… Read More
BANGOR – What began on an entirely forgettable note turned into one of the most memorable experiences in the lives of all 14 members of Curacao’s Senior League team. Thanks to a remarkable transformation from talented, but mistake-prone to talented and simply terrific over a… Read More
BANGOR – By most accounts, the estimated 1,000 to 1,200 work hours that went into readying the field and organizing the 2002 Senior League World Series was time well spent. “This was our first time here and I mean, we loved it. I’ve never been… Read More
BANGOR – Saturday’s Senior League World Series championship game will have a true international flavor as Latin American champion Curacao will meet United States South region champ Boynton Beach, Fla. Curacao defeated West champ San Pedro, Calif., 8-2 to extend its winning streak to four… Read More
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BANGOR – South Bend, Ind., could have packed it in Thursday, the final day of round robin play at the Senior League Baseball World Series. The U.S. Central Region champs trailed Manila, Philippines, 8-1 in the sixth inning and appeared destined for defeat. Instead, the… Read More
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BANGOR – For four days, the Bangor Senior League team played the role of perfect tournament hosts. They told fellow World Series competitors where to find the bathroom. They acted as tour guides on an off-day trip to Acadia National Park. And they “politely” lost… Read More
BANGOR – As the Boynton Beach, Fla., all-stars took the field to take on Russia in each team’s final game of round-robin pool play on Thursday, the tie-breaking equation at work at the Senior League World Series had made their title hopes crystal clear. Win… Read More
BANGOR – The members of the Curacao Senior League baseball team realize that if they don’t play good defense and get good pitching, they’re in trouble. Curacao committed 11 errors combined in its first two Senior League Baseball World Series games, but still went into… Read More
BANGOR – Neither team really had the bats smoking in the blistering heat of Wednesday morning’s Senior League World Series game at Mansfield Stadium. The difference was made on defense, and in that area, the team from San Pedro, Calif., bested LaSalle, Ontario, at its… Read More
BANGOR – Anyone believing baseball isn’t a contact sport should have seen the Russian players after Wednesday’s Senior League World Series game against Bangor. The locker room looked more like a makeshift field hospital as one player had a possible broken nose after being drilled… Read More
BANGOR – Add this to your list of ways to know things are going your team’s way during the Senior League World Series. You’re a pitcher (like Curacao’s Shairon Martis). It’s 95 degrees out. And you’ve still got to head out to the bullpen while… Read More
BANGOR – With two innings remaining in his team’s crucial Senior League World Series game against South Bend, Ind., Chad Watson approached pitcher Robby Gonzales and gave him a piece of advice. “I told him, ‘You’d better start thinking of something good to say in… Read More
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BANGOR – Coming into the Senior League World Series, Ralph Hall’s LaSalle, Ontario, team had won with defense and pitching. The highest-scoring game they played in was 6-0 and they won the Series opener 1-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – For more than six innings of Tuesday’s Senior League World Series contest, coaches of the Curacao team struggled to find a pitcher who could do one fundamental thing. Throw strikes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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BANGOR – As the fifth inning progressed on Tuesday night, South Vineland, N.J.’s Abe Heredia Jr. began to live a pitcher’s nightmare. One run had already scored. He had loaded the bases with Spring, Texas, runners. And nobody was out. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR – There is an aura of enthusiasm and intensity surrounding the Senior League Baseball team from San Pedro, Calif. That’s because the West Region champions have come to Bangor intent on winning the Senior League World Series. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – Braxton Watson didn’t see the seventh-inning play that changed the complexion of Monday’s Senior League World Series game, helped turn him into a winning pitcher, and propelled his Southwest Region champs to an 11-5 win at Mansfield Stadium. He didn’t see Spring, Texas,… Read More
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BANGOR – Perhaps the scoreboard operator leaned on the wrong button. Perhaps somebody was having some fun. But after the Vineland, N.J., Senior League All-Stars finished circling the bases on Monday night, the number in the “hit” column glowed brightly: 87. It only seemed like… Read More
BANGOR – Oh, Canada! The team from LaSalle, Ontario, appeared headed for victory Monday during the second day of the Senior League World Series at Mansfield Stadium as the Canadians took a comfortable 10-3 lead into the sixth inning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – The team from South Vineland, N.J., has developed a knack for putting runs on the board in the first inning of its games. The United States’ East Region champion continued the trend during the opening game of the Senior League Baseball World Series. Read More
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BANGOR – He didn’t have to throw 165 pitches or 10-plus innings, but the result was just as tough for Bangor pitcher Josh Young. Despite a sterling effort in which Bangor’s righthander tossed a three-hitter while striking out 10 batters and walking one, Canadian champion… Read More
BANGOR – Daniel Stephenson wasn’t very happy with himself as he stalked back to his team’s dugout on a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. The righthander from San Pedro, Calif., had just walked the leadoff hitter, given up a one-out RBI double by Dolan Owens, and… Read More
BANGOR – When the opening ceremonies of the Senior League Baseball World Series ended Sunday, the team from Spring, Texas, went back to their Husson College dormitory rooms for a nice, long nap. The Southwest champions needed some extra rest after a grueling, 20-hour trip… Read More
BANGOR – If 2001 was the year opportunity knocked for Bangor Senior League’s baseball program, 2002 could be the year that door gets kicked in. Bangor won its first two games at the East Regional Tournament in New Jersey before losing its next two and… Read More
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BANGOR – For the next seven days, a group of 10 baseball teams from the United States and across the globe will discover Maine is “The Way Life Should Be” – on the baseball diamond. No, those players were not enticed by the tourism slogan… Read More
Much of the time, sports writing is a live-vicariously type of business. When 17-year-olds rush onto the Bangor Auditorium floor to celebrate a state title, or when the Black Bears swarm the ice at the end of a national championship game, we journalists stand back,… Read More
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BANGOR – While most fans watch the action on the field as the Senior League World Series dominates the schedule at Mansfield Stadium from Sunday through Saturday next week, at least one man will be more interested in watching the field itself. Ron St. Pierre,… Read More