Westbrook to host soccer all-star game

The 22nd annual all-star invitational senior men’s/women’s soccer tournament will be held Tuesday, July 31, at Westbrook High School. Proceeds from the games will benefit Special Olympics Maine.

The men’s game will be held at 6 p.m. and the women’s game will follow at 8. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. The rain date is Aug. 2.

The teams are made up of some of Maine’s finest high school varsity players from 2011. They will represent the Western Maine conference and the Southern Maine Activities Association.

Kiersten Turner of Gorham will be playing for the SMAA women’s team, while Gorham’s Carter Bowers and Dylan Gillis of Westbrook will be playing for the SMAA men’s team.

Michael Kennedy of Greely and Todd Dominski of Waynflete will coach the WMC women’s team. Dan LaVallee of Cheverus and Kevin St. Jarre of Massabesic will coach the SMAA women’s team.

Andrew Higgins of Gray-New Gloucester and Brandon Salway of Waynflete will coach the WMC men’s team, while Colin Minte of Windham and Joel Costigan of Deering will be the coaches for the men’s SMAA team.

A concession stand will be open and all proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Maine.

For more information, call Mark Capano at 879-0489 or email him at markc@somaine.org.

Eugley leads Westbrook Maroon to win

Fresh off of a 10-9 loss, Westbrook Maroon bounced back July 11 to defeat Deering 16-13 in the boys of summer baseball league. Westbrook was led by the bat of Matthew Eugley, who moved from the No. 3 spot in the lineup to leadoff and contributed a triple and a home run, his first of the season, and scored three times.

Westbrook Maroon trailed 5-2 after the first inning and scored five runs in the second and never looked back. Deering played a tough game, but in the sixth inning Austin Fectue out-pitched Deering to seal the win.

In the sixth inning Deering loaded the bases, and with two outs Garren Post charged a short line drive to center field and ran the ball all the way to second base for the force out to end the game.

Westbrook dominated with stolen bases on a constant flow. Westbrook Maroon stood at 2-2 heading into this week’s matchup with South Portland.

Walk and run at Hacker’s Hill

Hacker’s Hill 4-mile Preservation Walk and Run will take place Saturday, Aug. 11, as part of the ongoing fundraising for Loon Echo’s newest preserve.

Hacker’s Hill in Casco has been the focus of the organization’s campaign efforts, and with just more than $150,000 remaining to meet the $800,000 selling price and establish a permanent endowment, Loon Echo will be hosting a series of events to assist in these endeavors.

The course will have runners and walkers striding uphill on Quaker Ridge Road, finally ending atop Hacker’s Hill with stunning views of the mountains and lakes. The cost to runners and walkers is $20/adult, $15/children and youth. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and runners will take off at 8:30 a.m. with walkers to follow.

All proceeds from this event will go to the protection and stewardship of Hacker’s Hill. For more information on this or other Hacker’s Hill events visit www.loonecholandtrust.org or email trek@lelt.org. Visit www.runreg.com/Net/3208 to register online.

Kiersten Turner of Gorham will play for the SMAA all-star team at a game July 31 in Westbrook.
Windham’s Robby Lentine will play for the SMAA men’s all-star team during July 31 at Westbrook.