Isabel Robertson’s drawing of a sun-drenched forest earns her a trip to New York City and a shot at a $30,000 college scholarship. Her school could win a $50,000 technology grant.
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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Oh boy, what a chess king
Matthew Fishbein of Cape Elizabeth is the youngest ever to take home the state championship plaque.
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Just call ’em gustbusters
Falmouth fights through windy conditions to edge Cape Elizabeth in a rematch of last year’s regional boys’ tennis final.
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High School Tennis Notebook: Gorham coach filling big void
Erin Feldhaus, the Gorham High girls’ tennis coach, still calls her predecessor “Mrs. Frey.” And why not? For 25 years Sonja Frey not only coached the girls in high school, but also started and ran the town’s popular recreational program. In fact, that’s where 7-year-old Erin O’Brien first grabbed a racquet, which led her to […]
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High School Tennis Preview: Falmouth’s dynasty looks set to continue
The Yachtsmen, who have won six of the past seven girls’ state titles, may receive few challenges.
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Getting it right: Piers top U.S. woman
A glitch is fixed and yes, Sheri Piers of Falmouth was the top U.S. women’s finisher at Boston.
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Marathon Notebook: Mother, daughter on a special day
BOSTON — The decision to run the Boston Marathon came earlier this month when Joan Benoit Samuelson was introduced by a Boston Athletic Association official with a prelude that began: “In this 40th year of women at Boston, I’m happy to “ Wait a minute, Samuelson thought. Forty years? “Then I thought, ’40 years of […]
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Falmouth runner shines in the sun at Boston Marathon
Sheri Piers overcomes the heat to finish as the second female masters runner and the 10th woman overall.
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Maine runner first American woman in Boston Marathon
“This is my kind of weather,” Piers said of the unusual heat that climbed into the upper 80s during the race.
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More than 400 compete in Patriots Day 5-Miler
Out of 468 runners who registered, 407 complete the annual race.