Sixteen high school regional championships are scheduled over Tuesday and Wednesday at five neutral locations throughout the state.
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.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ cross country: Berry-Gaviria leads Mt. Ararat to Class A championship
Lisandro Berry-Gaviria turns in the fastest time of the day, and Greely and Maine Coast Waldorf join Mt. Ararat as team champions.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Freeport outlasts Cape Elizabeth, 42-41, in second OT
Falcons thwart a go-for-the-win 2-point conversion by Cape Elizabeth in their Class C South quarterfinal game.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Soggy course, slower times likely at state meet
Girls and boys will compete for individual and team championships Saturday at Twin Brook Recreation Area.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ cross country: Bonny Eagle, Greely and Orono win state titles
Falmouth junior Sofie Matson once again is the class of the field with just the second sub-18:00 time in Twin Brook history.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Freeport outlasts Cape Elizabeth in double OT
Will Winter scores with 1:18 left in the second overtime to give the Falcons a 3-2 victory in a Class B South quarterfinal.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Spotlight: Yahya Altaie, Westbrook
Yahya Altaie, who was born in Iraq, is one of the leaders of a multicultural senior class leading the Blue Blazes into the Class A soccer playoffs.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Maine Red Claws open practices with all eyes on 7-foot-5 Tacko Fall
The rookie, who will spend most of the winter in Portland, is the tallest player in pro basketball – and a surprisingly agile one to boot.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ cross country: Matson breaks course record at South regional
Sofie Matson, Lila Gaudrault and Olivia Reynolds repeat as individual champs by large margins, and Bonny Eagle, Greely and Maine Coast Waldorf win team titles.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Wheelchair athlete makes history at regional meet
Leavitt sophomore Jonathan Schomaker wins the state’s first wheelchair division at the Class B South championships.