Regina Wohl is excited about playing basketball at Colby College this season.

The sophomore, who played varsity ball at Westbrook for four years, was a starter in her first season for the Mules and, so far this year, leads the team, which is 3-0, in minutes played.

“We’ve got a new coach, so it’s pretty exciting,” said Wohl. “It’s a lot different than last year, a little more intense.”

The guard is hoping that Colby can improve on last season’s 6-18 mark. Wohl figures to be an important part of any success her squad has, as coach Lori Gear McBride has called her the team’s “top outside threat.”

The sociology/education major struck for 17 points, including five three-pointers, when the Mules beat Husson, 51-48, on Nov. 20.

Westbrook’s Kara Borelli is finally back on the court for the Merrimack’s women’s basketball team after recovering from mononucleosis.

“I love it here,” said Borelli, a digital media major, a day after her team’s 59-56 win over Saint Anselm Sunday.

After starting most games as a freshman last season, the sophomore forward clocked 24 minutes of playing time (scoring eight points and grabbing four rebounds) Sunday. It was just her second game back this season.

Kara is optimistic about this year’s team, which is off to a 4-3 start and appears to have a lot of young talent.

“And it helps that we have an All-American,” she said, referring to senior guard Joelle Martin, who is averaging more than 18 points per game.

Kara, who took over games on both ends of the court while at Westbrook, said she’s becoming more of a complete player at Merrimack.

“I’ve developed so much defensively,” she said. “And the offensive numbers will come, but they need me to play well on defense.”

Meanwhile former Blue Blazes boys hoop star Jason Hight is back contributing in a big way for the University of Maine. The sophomore guard was “one of the biggest surprises for the Black Bears” last season, according to the UMaine media guide, playing in 22 games and starting eight, filling in nicely when a couple of starters went down with injuries.

This season Jason, who came to Orono via Bridgton Academy, has come off the bench in all four games in his team’s 1-3 start. He’s been a little off in his shooting in the early going, but he’s made up for it with nine steals in his four games.

A former Westbrook teammate of Hight’s, Tyler Fournier, is now a junior guard at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N. H., which is off to a 2-0 start.

Fournier, a starting guard, scored eight points and grabbed a second-best six rebounds (and had a couple of steals) in his team’s 107-91 win Saturday over Husson. Colby-Sawyer also had a victory over Maine/Machias, both wins coming in the Keene State Tip-Off Tournament.

Also among Westbrook alumni enjoying productive college sports careers is Chris Tracy, a sophomore linebacker at Maine Maritime this fall.

Tracy, who dazzled Westbrook fans with his running ability, was a dominant force on his team, which went 7-3. Also on the roster was Gorham senior lineman Michael “Cam” Rand and former Bonny Eagle defensive end Jeff Thompson, a freshman. Former Massabesic lineman Joseph Crowe, also from Gorham, was also a senior on that team.

Also enjoying a productive early season is former Gorham High basketball standout Andy Jenkins, a 6-4 forward and captain at Colby.

His team is off to a 2-2 start after back-to-back wins over Lesley and Maine Presque Isle last week.

Jenkins had another good game in Sunday’s 100-47 win over Maine Presque Isle Sunday. He scored a team-high 16 points (with four three-point field goals) and grabbed six rebounds

He also scored 19 points in last week’s win over Lesley (with five three-point field goals) and scored 18 points, (with four three-point field goals) in an earlier loss to Chicago.

Andy’s sister, Eileen Jenkins, just completed a successful sophomore season on Springfield College’s field hockey team. Playing forward on a squad that went 21-3, Eileen had three goals and a team-high seven assists this season.

On hand to watch their younger brothers play in the Class A football title game were two members of last year’s Bonny Eagle championship football squad, Ryan Bernaiche and Josh Avery.

Bernaiche, who spent the fall as a red-shirt member of Mansfield (Pennsylvania) University’sfootball team, is part of a rebuilding project. The team won only once this fall, but had an 8-3 season two years ago before a change of coaches.

“We were second in our conference in offense this season and most of those guys are coming back,” said Bernaiche, who traveled with the team this year and hopes to work into the system next season as a wide receiver.

The main difference between Bonny Eagle and college football?

“The talent level is impressive here,” he said. “It’s the best of the best from area high schools. And I think football is a lot more competitive (in Pennsylvania) than in Maine.”

His younger brother, Justin, a junior, was a wide receiver/ linebacker on this year’s Scots championship team.

Avery, meanwhile, got to see younger brother Dan, starting at his old position of center.

The junior took over the starting job as the team’s snapper midway through the season, a move that was a key to the offense’s production down the stretch.

“He’s always been the little brother, so it’s great to see him prospering,” said Josh, who is now wrestling for Northeastern’s club team. “He’s playing really well on a team that’s playing really well, so that’s nice to see.”