A three-sport captain is moving from a 2-16 basketball team to a 175-0 tennis program – trying her hand at singles after three years of unbeaten doubles play.
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 celebrate teammate’s big-league debut after losing to Yard Goats
Portland gets quality pitching from spot starter Matt Kent and two relievers, after scheduled starter Darwinzon Hernandez is called up to Boston and makes his majorleague debut.
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Top pitching prospect Darwinzon Hernandez joins Red Sox
Hernandez, who has been with the Portland Sea Dogs, was added to Boston’s roster for Game 2 of a doubleheader.
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Sea Dogs second baseman is quietly on the rise
Brett Netzer is a picture of consistency as he makes the most of being in Double-A in just his second full professional season.
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Sea Dogs game rained out
The series finale against the Trenton Thunder will be made up as part of a doubleheader in July.
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Tennis: Pack mentality drives on-court success for Bulldogs
Portland Coach Bonnie Moran has never cut a girl from her program – and has yet to experience a losing season.
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Tennis: Players to watch
Here are 10 male and 10 female high school tennis players to watch this spring in southern Maine.
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Tennis: Teams to watch
Falmouth enters the season as the school to beat for both boys and girls.
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Sea Dogs fall 3-1 to Thunder on drizzly night at Hadlock Field
Keith Curcio continues his hot hitting, but the Sea Dogs can’t hold an early lead and drop the opener of a six-game homestand.
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Girls’ lacrosse: 15 players to watch
These are the most notable girls’ lacrosse players in southern Maine entering the season.