The Cape Elizabeth High junior wins the women’s 5K adaptive sit-ski championship.
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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Cape student skis to silver
Christina Kouros just misses winning the sit-ski competition at the U.S. ski championships.
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Cape E. sit-skier wins silver at national sprints
Christina Kouros, a high school sophomore, takes second in a .8-kilometer race at U.S. XC championships at Black Mountain
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Skiers repeatas freestyle sprint champions
Torin Koos wins the men’s title and Jessica Diggins captures the women’s title.
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U.S. Cross Country Notebook: Junior champions finish up strong in final sprints
RUMFORD — Although neither could rightfully claim to be a national champion, Dartmouth freshman Carly Wynn and Middlebury sophomore Austin Cobb shared an unusual distinction Tuesday afternoon at Black Mountain. Each won a junior sprint title at the U.S. Cross Country Championships after being the slowest skier to qualify for one of the 24 quarterfinal […]
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Year’s first baby steps out early
Alejandro Joseph Mejia is delivered at Maine Medical Center, three weeks before his due date.
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Enthusiasm, and snow, on tap for ski nationals
About 500 skiers are expected to compete at the U.S. Cross Country Championships.
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High School Skiing Preview: Boy or girl, she’s already one of the best
Leika Scott, just a sophomore at Falmouth, has a league giant slalom title and two runners-up.
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High school skiing: Five girls’ teams to watch
1. Yarmouth: The Clippers have won five straight Class B state titles and show no signs of slipping. A Nordic squad of 22 is led by senior Caitlin Crawford, and juniors Sarah Becker and Tara Humphries, each of whom is capable of a top-five finish at the states. A crop of promising freshmen is among […]
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High school skiing: Five boys’ teams to watch
1. Falmouth: After twice winning the Class B combined title, Falmouth moves up to a Class A dominated (with the exception of Leavitt in 2006) for the past dozen years by Mt. Blue. The unbeaten Alpine squad returns its core of senior Weston Scott, juniors Alex Gowen, Sam Hamilton and Luke Andrews, and sophomores Joe […]