Adam Birt

Lakes Region Weekly/American Journal

Adam Birt covers fewer schools now than when he kicked off his time as a reporter and photographer in January 2013 - a development for which he is eternally grateful, since it yokes him with far less stress. He holds a BA from Colby in computer science, an MFA from USM in creative writing and a BA from USM in philosophy. He hasn't read Ulysses yet, though he does own two copies, nor has he read Infinite Jest (yet, but again: two copies). He has read Moby Dick, though. He says of it, "This book is good. The lessons in butchering marine life get wearisome, but the whale wins in epic fashion. You'd think more sports teams would choose 'The White Whales' as their mascot."

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Published
June 20, 2019

Men’s Lacrosse: Gorham native Mat Anderson goes DI

BATAVIA, N.Y. and PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Mat Anderson’s going DI. In his time playing high school lacrosse for Gorham – he graduated in 2017 – Anderson made a name for himself as one of the best defenders in the state. And for the past two years, he’s been plying his trade – and earning further […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Boys Lacrosse: Patriots exit bracketing on loss to Hawks

GRAY—The last play doesn’t always matter. It did, though, when Gray-New Gloucester welcomed Maranacook/Winthrop/Spruce Mountain on Wednesday, Jun 12 – in fact, it mattered a lot. Down 5-4, the Patriots needed to score to force OT; in possession with time running low, they planned and pulled off a pretty Scott-Lynch-to-Travis-Caron-to-Kyle Mercier pass series. Mercier took […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Girls Lacrosse: Lakers’ extend magical run vs. NYA, come up short against St. Dom

YARMOUTH—Lake Region assembled a fantastic run at the end of their regular season, allowing them to sneak into the bracketing in the last available slot: ninth. They then rode their newfound fire all the way to the State Final, a contest they won last year. Alas, this time around, the Lakers would come up a […]
Published
June 18, 2019

Baseball: GNCBL expands, season picks up steam

SOUTHERN MAINE—The Greater Northeast Collegiate Baseball League celebrated its opening day at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach on June 2. The GNCBL was founded in 2017 to provide college baseball players from Northern New England with a competitive summer option, though at this point, players are coming from as far afield as (for example) […]
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June 13, 2019

Boys Lacrosse: Waynflete skewers Lakers in playoff quarterfinals

PORTLAND—The Lake Region boys lax squad has been up-and-coming, these past few years. This, for instance, was the program’s first-ever five-win season – and their first ever six-win season, for that matter: They entered the playoffs having split their regular schedule into half a dozen triumphs and half a dozen defeats, an even .500. But […]
Published
June 12, 2019

Softball: Bonny Eagle falls to Scarborough, exits postseason

SCARBOROUGH—The Scots gave up a big first inning at mighty Scarborough on Thursday, June 6, and it cost them in the end: The Red Storm came out swinging big bats and racked up a 6-0 advantage they rode to a 9-2 victory. “There’s a reason Scarborough is 16-0,” Bonny Eagle head coach Jan Corliss said. […]
Published
June 11, 2019

Girls Lacrosse: Gorham’s run ends at Massabesic

WATERBORO—Gorham locked horns with rivals Massabesic in the playoffs on Saturday night, June 8, and – for the second time in recent years – came up short. The Rams surged beautifully on Carson Battaglia, Hailey Morrill and Mary DeWitt goals to overcome a 4-1 deficit midway through the contest, but ultimately fell to the Mustangs […]
Published
June 10, 2019

Boys Lacrosse: Gorham falls to South Portland in nailbiter classic

SOUTH PORTLAND—Gorham’s quarterfinals bout vs. South Portland came down to the waning moments on Tuesday night, June 4. Down by one, the Rams assembled a picture-perfect, last-ditch attempt to tie things up, handing the ball off to two of their nastiest weapons, Jake Dupuis and Connor Dougherty. But fate got the better of the pair: […]
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June 10, 2019

Baseball: Falmouth blanks Gorham, ejects them from playoffs

FALMOUTH—Gorham’s season came to a close at the Yachtsmen on Tuesday, June 4, when they never quite found a way onto the scoreboard. Falmouth, meanwhile, struck consistently across the game, with one in the first, another in the third, and two in the fifth. 4-0 the final. “It is no secret that generating offense was […]
Published
June 7, 2019

Baseball: Windham holds on, ends Bonny Eagle’s season

WINDHAM—Tyler Thornton crossed home in the bottom of the second – Windham started hot – to put the Eagles out front of the visiting Scots 3-0 on Thursday afternoon, May 20. Out front is where they would stay, too: Bonny Eagle managed a couple of slick runs late the in contest, but couldn’t pull even […]