Scarborough MS cheering takes first

The Scarborough Middle School competition cheering squad placed first this past weekend at the Oxford Hills Cheering Invitational held in South Paris. With a flawless routine full of jumps, stunts and lifts, the squad was able to hold off their competitors and take home the top prize. It was a complete team effort as the squad displayed strength, coordination, determination and spirit working through their routine. The final competition for the team will be on March 18 in the Maine Cheer Classic at Scarborough High School. The competition team is composed of 20 middle school students. Team members are Kayla Chamberlain, Kayla Cobb, Rachel Coleman, Kirsten Crear, Michelle Currier, Shelby Dahms, Alison Davis, Sydney Dillion, Hailee Flaherty, Tori Fortin, Brooke Hall, Bridget Hicks, Kara Johnston, Meagan L’Heureux, Sara Messer, Christi O’Halloran, Summer Schoff, Alicia Stephens, Sarah Thomas and Courtney Russell.

Speedy foursome does it again

The relay team of Hilary Curtis, Kaitlynn Saldanha, Erica Jesseman and Allison Chamberlain – all juniors at Scarborough High School – set another record Friday at the New England Interscholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston. Finishing fourth overall, the quartet broke the Maine state record in the 4 x 800 relay with a time of 9:32.34, which was 11 one-hundredths of a second better than the three-year-old mark set by Greely. On Feb. 11 the foursome broke the SMAA meet and conference record in the 4 x 410 relay with a time of 4:10.6, and nine days later they set the Class A record in the 4 x 800 at the state meet, running the race in 9:45.51. The four are scheduled to compete in the National Scholastic Indoor Championships on March 12 in New York City.

Success for Scarborough swimmers

A pair of former Scarborough swimmers had successful seasons at the collegiate level this year. Page Beecher, the defending two-time Peaks-to-Portland champ, won 16 individual races swimming for Alfred University in New York State. The sophomore won conference titles in both the 200 and 400 individual medley events. Jenn Flahery, a freshman at Miami of Ohio, won 11 races and had the top times in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle races this year in the Mid-American Conference.

Legion team hosts blood drive

Kevin Chamberlain, a Scarborough High School junior and an ace right-handed pitcher on Libby-Mitchell baseball team, gives the “OK” sign upon finishing a successful stint as a volunteer at the Feb. 28 blood drive. The Post held its sixth annual blood drive, which attracted 45 successful donors despite frigid outdoor temperatures.

Little Leaguers work on pitching

A group of 17 Scarborough Little Leaguers spent 10 weeks this winter going through some strength and conditioning exercises with the Libby-Mitchell American Legion Post 76 baseball team this winter at the Bat Cave, an indoor facility in Portland. The boys were third- through fifth-graders, and the program was run by Legion coaches and players. The kids were shown elementary pitching mechanics and threw to catchers for accuracy and velocity. For information on the winter program, or Legion baseball or the Wednesday night league starting March 29, contact Dan Warren at 799 9793 or by e mail at dwarren@jwlawfirm.com.

Youth leagues at Camp Ketcha

Donald “Del” Larrabee, one of the most outstanding athletes of the Scarborough High School Class of 1975, got the chance this winter to work with his pre-k niece Mackenzie Charest and his Pleasant Hill School nephew Noah Charest in the kids’ winter basketball program of the Scarborough Youth Sports Forum. Larrabee served as one of the coaches for the kids in the instructional program. Basketball sessions by SYSF at Camp Ketcha have ended, but the next program, kids featherball baseball, will begin March 27. For information, contact Warren at 799 9793 or by e mail at dwarren@jwlawfirm.com.