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  • Published
    August 20, 2011

    FOOTBALL: Sack Master

    OAKLAND — The 10 kids at the Camp Tracy Youth Football Camp are too young to remember Marty Lyons as part of the “New York Sack Exchange.” But the words “former NFL player” always get the attention of aspiring football players.

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    YOUTH SOCCER: Wyatt Omsberg picked for Region I Call Back Camp

    United Youth Soccer has a pyramid-like system for determining the best young players in the country. For each year of birth, first you’re one of the best players in your state, then one of the 400 or 500 best in your region, then you’re one of the 40 or 50 best in that region.

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Fall baseball on tap

    March and the new college baseball season for Maine teams is a way off, but for coaches like Thomas College’s Greg King, now is the time to prepare for fall baseball.

  • Published
    August 17, 2011

    TRIPLE THREAT: Jockey who rode Secretariat won over 3,000 races

    WATERVILLE — Ron Turcotte won more than 3,000 races as a jockey in a short horse racing career. He’s also a member of seven different Halls of Fame, and he won the three Triple Crown races — the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont — twice each.

  • Published
    August 2, 2011

    BABE RUTH BASEBALL: Braintree moves on in regional

    FARMINGTON — It didn’t have the excitement of Sunday’s near-donnybrook. Instead, Monday’s New England 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth tournament game at Hippach Field was a matter of waiting out the rain.

  • Published
    August 1, 2011

    AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT: Augusta falters in final

    AUGUSTA — It all looked so perfect. Augusta led by five runs in the sixth inning. Ace Ryan Minoty was on the mound and was cruising. Corey Lapierre had already hit two home runs.

  • Published
    July 31, 2011

    LEGION BASEBALL: Gayton defeats Augusta for 2nd consecutive state championship

    AUGUSTA — Gayton Post scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth and rallied for a 15-6 victory over Augusta in the American Legion Baseball state tournament championship game Sunday afternoon. Augusta led 6-1 entering the bottom of the sixth. Corey Lapierre drove in five of those runs with two home runs.  

  • Published
    July 31, 2011

    LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta-Gayton Post Legion updates

    For real-time updates on the game, please go to http://twitter.com/Matt_DiFilippo

  • Published
    July 31, 2011

    AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT: Augusta loses, still in title game

    AUGUSTA — Whatever team you were rooting for, it was a fun and hair-graying day to watch baseball.

  • Published
    July 30, 2011

    LEGION BASEBALL: Brewer rallies past Augusta, 12-11

    AUGUSTA — Augusta rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, then scored two in the top of the 10th, only to have Brewer score three runs in the bottom of the 10th for a 12-11 victory in American Legion Baseball state tournament action Saturday. Gayton Post defeated […]