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American Legion playoffs: Augusta Elks 5, Pastime 3 Tri-Town 2, Farmington 0 Bessey 4, Tri-Town 0 Boston Red Sox: lost in Houston, 4-2.

Matt Burgess, Gardiner's head football coach the past 4 season, has resigned the position. American Legion Playoffs: Augusta 5, Gardiner 4 Pastime 13, Rogers Post 10 Bessey 14, Highland Green 7 Boston Red Sox: lost in Houston, 8-3.

Boston Red Sox: lost a double header in Anaheim, 11-1 and 7-3. --Former Portland Sea Dog, lefty Brian Johnson makes his Major League debut, Tues. night @ Houston. --@ Houston, Tue.-Thurs.; Hosts Detroit, Fri.-Sun. --Sox are now 9 games under ...

American Legion: Post 51 11, Trenton 6 Boston Red Sox: were rained out at Anaheim, they'll play a double header, Monday against the Angels.

Nine local high school field hockey teams will take part in the 5th annual Battle for Breast Cancer Tournament at Thomas College Saturday. It's a benefit for the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, featuring High School Senior All-Star football players, is Saturday in Biddeford. Kick-off is at 6:00pm.

MaxPreps, a national web site that covers high school sports, named Richmond its 2015 Small Schools Softball Team of the Year. The Bobcats have a 52-game winning streak that includes three Class D state titles. Portland Sea Dogs: The Eastern Division beat the Western Division in a home run derby shootout after the game remained tied 4-4 after nine innings of play. --Portland's Marco Hernandez went

The Maine Majestix, a Waterville area based field hockey team, wrapped up their three-day tournament at the National Field Hockey Club Championships Tuesday in Lancaster, Pa. with a 3-3 record. American Legion: The Augusta Elks 8, Franklin County 2 Gardiner 15, Bethel 2 Post 51- 10, Mid-Coast 7 Post 51-11, Mid-Coast 4

American Legion: Rogers Post 153 2, Franklin County 1 Boston Red Sox: off for the All-Star break. --Friday at Anaheim to play the Angels Major League Baseball: Todd Frasier of the hometown Cincinnati Reds was the MLB Home Run Derby champ.

The Maine Majestix, the Waterville area under-16 club field hockey team, split its first two games Sunday, of pool play against nationally-ranked teams in the National Club Championship at the U.S. Field Hockey National Training Center in Lancaster, Pa.

Boston Red Sox: blown out in Toronto on Canada Day, 11-2. --@ Toronto, Thurs.

Boston Red Sox: held off the Blue Jays, 4-3. --Sox have won 3 in a row. --@ Toronto, Wed.-Thurs.

American Legion team Andy Valley, which draws players from Leavitt, Buckfield and Spruce Mountain high schools, is unable to continue its season due to a lack of players. Boston Red Sox: beat the Blue Jays, 3-1. --Clay Bucholz scattered five hits in eight innings --@ Toronto, Tue.-Thurs.

Boston Red Sox: beat Tampa Bay, 5-3. --Sox took 2 out of 3 from the 1st place Rays over the weekend. @ Toronto, Mon.-Thurs.

Boston Red Sox: lost to Baltimore, 8-6 --@ Tampa Bay, Fri.-Sun.

Boston Red Sox: beat Baltimore, 5-1 --David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Clay Buchholz struck out seven. --hosts Orioles again Thurs.

Boston Red Sox: lost to Baltimore, 6-4 --hosts Wed.-Thurs. Major League Baseball: Portland Sea Dogs: won @ New Hampshire, 7-2 --@ NH, Tues-Fri.