Lynn Welch, a South Portland native, is enjoying retirement after years of being one of the world’s top umpires.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
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Sea Dogs end solid May with 7-3 victory
Portland pitcher Charlie Haeger displays the kind of stuff that might get him back to the big leagues.
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High School Tennis Championships: A repeat and an upset
Jordan Friedland of Lincoln Academy wins again, and Olivia Leavitt of Falmouth ends a title reign.
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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS: Friedland repeats; Silverman upset
PORTLAND — Both defending champions faced an early moment of truth Wednesday against a challenger from Falmouth.
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Leavitt, Friedland win MPA singles tournament
Both will face second-seeded opponents from Falmouth High.
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New UMaine hockey coach starts ‘dream job’
Red Gendron returns to the school where he was an assistant on a team that won the national title.
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Black Bears finished by Binghamton arms
Three pitchers combine to beat Maine 4-0 in the championship game of the America East tournament.
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From those who know: Gendron a solid hire
Red Gendron, in line to be Maine’s hockey coach, is heavily praised by those who have encountered him.
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Postponed UMaine game relocated to R.I.
An AAU event moves the UMaine-Binghamton title clash out of Lowell.
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America East baseball title game postponed until Sunday
UMaine will play Binghamton at 2 p.m. Sunday at the University of Rhode Island.