If recent history is an indication, the ECHL is less of a brawling league than one might expect.
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.
Football: Biddeford beats Skowhegan in overtime
The Tigers stop a 2-point conversation attempt to secure a 56-54 win.
Maine natives are top finishers at 26th Maine Marathon
Andrew Van Hoogenstyn wins the men’s race and Tracy Guerrette wins the women’s.
Cross country: Near-record day at Festival of Champions in Belfast
Yarmouth’s Luke Laverdiere comes just 4 seconds shy of the course mark set in 2013.
Portland’s new pro hockey team will have a familiar name: Maine Mariners
The ECHL team will adopt the same name as the AHL team that played in the city from 1977-92.
Signs point to Maine Mariners as name for Portland’s new pro hockey team
But a team executive cautions fans not to read too much into a trademark filing for the Mariners moniker, saying that’s not necessarily the choice.
Maine Marathon to draw 3,000, with faces old and new
Francis Muendo Maundu may not be well known in Maine but he’s among the favorites in the men’s marathon.
Traip Academy drops varsity football for rest of season
Three games into the fall, injuries depleted an already-thin roster to unsafe levels.
Cross country: Laverdiere, Matson post fastest times in Southern Maine Classic
The Gorham girls and Greely boys win team titles in a meet that attracted 27 schools and hundreds of runners.
Football: Poole leads South Portland past Massabesic, 37-20
Jake Poole runs for 206 yards and two touchdowns as the Red Riots bounce back from a season-opening loss.