Called by the Hall

Steve Merrill, the athletic director at Windham High School, is among 10 new members of the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame who will be inducted this summer. Merrill was an outstanding pitcher at Deering High School and at the University of Massachusetts. He also coached Yarmouth High School to three Class C state baseball titles in the 1990s. The induction ceremony will take place at Portland’s Holiday Inn by the Bay on July 23 and tickets can be obtained after April 1 by calling Sonny Noel at 428-3678.

Locals lead Monks

Matt Plummer is the second leading scorer on the men’s basketball team at St. Joseph’s College, averaging 9.8 points per game. Plummer, a Naples native, hit a game-winning lay-up earlier this season when the Monks edged USM, 63-62. Teammate Chad Pulkkinen, who hails from Windham, averages 8.2 points a game. The senior is one of two team captains. The St. Joe’s men are 8-5. Meanwhile, for the women, Kaylin Regula was named to the all-tournament team as St. Joe’s defeated Green Mountain College, 52-42, last Thursday to capture the Green Mountain Tourney. Regula, a Windham native, had 12 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the contest. The women are currently 7-7.