PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Meegan Daigler was 4 when she watched Kerri Strug, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes and the rest of the Olympic gymnastics team flipping and frolicking through the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. “I wanted to be doing what they were doing on TV as soon as possible,” said Daigler, now a Cheverus High senior. “I […]
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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Shepard leaves biathlon, but his impression won’t fade
Walt Shepard of Yarmouth has been a driving force behind a sport that’s caught fire.
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Telegram All-State Boys’ Swimming
James Wells of Morse, the best in Maine, has his sights on national records in an upcoming meet.
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Telegram All-State Girls’ Swimming
Jenni Roberts set three New England records, and also reveled in the success of her team.
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Tarling knows facility, and that should help
Sam Tarling will compete in his fifth Junior Olympics – a weeklong event in Presque Isle.
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College skiers, snowboarders seek titles
More than 500 athletes from 68 schools are competing this week in Rumford and Bethel.
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Andies’ Rose excels with go-for-broke style
Livermore Falls junior Alex Rose doesn’t believe in playing it safe, and his results speak for themselves.
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Capers’ Attwood again proves unbeatable
Emily Attwood of Cape Elizabeth was unbeaten for the second straight year, collecting two more state titles.
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Madison denies Waynflete
The top-ranked Bulldogs use stellar defense to earn their second Western Class C title in three years.
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Falmouth boys take title away
RANGELEY – As the skiers ahead of him shoved through the shin-high starting gate every 15 seconds, Eric D’Agostino of Falmouth grew more and more concerned. Snow flurries, chill winds and a peekaboo sun had played havoc with waxing decisions, so D’Agostino’s stress level already was in the red. Now he was having trouble clearing […]