Rick York talked to his pitchers about this exact situation. With an 0-2 count, throw a pitch in the dirt, or high and outside. Maybe the hitter will chase a bad pitch. Cody Moody, Skowhegan’s pitcher, did exactly what York had coached him to do. His pitch was high and outside.

Andrew Roy doesn’t get much chance to ride a bike in Suzhou, China.

WATERVILLE — The most important thing you can teach a young football player is pay attention. That’s the advice of Patrick Pass and Harold Shaw, who each played fullback for the New England Patriots.

In the offseason, Waterville Senior High School girls tennis coach Jill Cristan keeps it simple. She gives each player one thing to work on, to improve for the following season.

Marcia Adams received tons of applause when she played basketball for the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming women’s basketball team. One of the best came in a quiet gymnasium on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

For the second summer Augusta Trails is sponsoring the Bond Brook 5K Trail Race Series at the Bond Brook Recreation Area. The series consists of eight races on Thursday nights, July 12 and 19, Aug. 2, 9, 23 and 30, and Sept. 13 and 20.