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Field Hockey: Scarborough surges late to extinguish Blazes

Red Stormer Lily Nygren busted up a lengthy stalemate with visiting Westbrook on Monday night, Sept. 28, scoring two late-game goals to lift Scarborough past the Blazes, 3-1. “They’re definitely a talented team,” Storm head coach Kerry Mariello said of Westbrook. “Every year they bring a lot of aggressiveness and just some pure skill players. […]

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Field Hockey: Scarborough surges late to extinguish Blazes

Red Stormer Lily Nygren busted up a lengthy stalemate with visiting Westbrook on Monday night, Sept. 28, scoring two late-game goals to lift Scarborough past the Blazes, 3-1. “They’re definitely a talented team,” Storm head coach Kerry Mariello said of Westbrook. “Every year they bring a lot of aggressiveness and just some pure skill players. […]

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Boys Soccer: 'Classic Westbrook-Portland' match ends in Blazes loss

Pavel Bobe’s bite proved at least as bad as his bark when the Portland Bulldogs dropped in on Westbrook, Thursday evening, Sept. 24. Bobe dug up the game’s lone goal – a ball that deflected off a Blazes defender – from a scramble out front of keeper Jacob Brackett. “It was the classic Westbrook-Portland,” said […]

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Boys Soccer: 'Classic Westbrook-Portland' match ends in Blazes loss

Pavel Bobe’s bite proved at least as bad as his bark when the Portland Bulldogs dropped in on Westbrook, Thursday evening, Sept. 24. Bobe dug up the game’s lone goal – a ball that deflected off a Blazes defender – from a scramble out front of keeper Jacob Brackett. “It was the classic Westbrook-Portland,” said […]

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Filled with emotion, Westbrook's ‘Ukalady’ finishes Appalachian Trail

Editor’s Note: Westbrook native Gretchen Carroll, who goes by the trail name Ukalady, hiked from Georgia to Maine along the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail. She spent 186 days on the trail and so far has raised $1,665 for Rippleffect scholarships. I am an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker! I can hardly believe the amazing journey is over. The […]

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Volleyball: Scarborough cruises on the court, corrals the Rams

Scarborough head coach John Roberts praised several of his players – including Taylor Marinko – after their three-sets-to-none victory over visiting Gorham on Thursday evening, Sept. 17, but was quick to add that the win belonged to the team as a whole: “Today was really about just playing together as a team. We’ve been struggling […]

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Boys Soccer: Rams’ quick thinking elevates them over Riots

Gorham locked up a 2-1 win at South Portland with mere minutes remaining on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12. The Rams capitalized on a disorganized Riots moment, rushing a tiny tap of a corner kick onto the field before shuttling the ball outward to Tyler Richman, whose shot cruised low-left past Riots keeper Riley Hasson for […]

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Girls Soccer: South Portland succumbs to hard-charging Gorham Rams

Senior Cady Houghton added two Gorham goals as the Rams cruised to a 5-1 victory over South Portland on Saturday morning, Sept. 12. “Quickness, our ball movement,” said Gorham head coach Jeanne Zarillia, when asked what gave her girls the edge. “Finishing didn’t happen in the first half – we only scored one – but […]