The Westbrook Blue Blazes played host to the Gorham Rams, the Windham Eagles and the Red Storm on Monday, and Scarborough emerged as the day’s big winner, winning on both the boys’ and girls’ sides by solid margins. Boys team scores 1. Scarborough 117 2. Gorham 63 3. Windham 56 4. Westbrook, 39 Girls team […]
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Westbrook's 2005 Little League World Series team honored
Westbrook Little League held its Opening Day ceremonies on Saturday, and among those in attendance were a group of guys who’ll go down in local, even state history – namely, the majority of the 2005 team who advanced all the way to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. And while the team didn’t […]
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Baseball: Windham blisters Gorham to earn season's first win
Windham’s Mike Gilman is just a freshman, but he leads off in the Eagles’ batting order, and he led their offense as the team captured its first victory of the year Tuesday afternoon, going 3-4 and scoring once as the Eagles cruised to a 7-0 W over the Rams. The road win bumps Windham to […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Westbrook torches Knights, takes early lead in A West
The Westbrook Blazes kicked off their season on Friday with a slick, 6-5 victory against always-dangerous Scarborough – then stoked that debut into a hot streak on Monday, massacring visiting Noble 24-3. Grayson Post’s four assists and Noah Oliver’s work on the faceoffs fueled the team’s fire, while Curtis Knapton’s six goals proved a game-high. […]
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Hiker's Notebook: Westbrook’s Carroll surpasses 300-mile mark on Appalachian Trail
Editor’s Note: This is the second in an ongoing series following Westbrook native Gretchen Carroll as she hikes the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine to raise money for Rippleffect, a local organization focusing on outdoor education for youth. I can hardly believe I have been hiking for a month! Thus far it has […]
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Hiker's Notebook: Westbrook’s Carroll surpasses 300-mile mark on Appalachian Trail
Editor’s Note: This is the second in an ongoing series following Westbrook native Gretchen Carroll as she hikes the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine to raise money for Rippleffect, a local organization focusing on outdoor education for youth. I can hardly believe I have been hiking for a month! Thus far it has […]
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D’Alfonso returns to Westbrook, founds hitting school
When Anthony D’Alfonso graduated from Westbrook High School in 2005, the baseball star was just days away from the big game, the Class A State Championship. The Blazes faced off with Oxford Hills in that bout – and came up short, 9-4 – but D’Alfonso had home runs still to hit and bases still to […]
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Gorham strikes ball deal
After months of talks, a stalemate that threatened the youth baseball program in Gorham has been resolved just days before kids are to take the field. Splitting from the town’s Recreation Department after 20 years, a parents’ volunteer group, Gorham Youth Baseball Softball Association, will organize and run the Cal Ripken baseball program in town […]
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Gorham strikes ball deal
After months of talks, a stalemate that threatened the youth baseball program in Gorham has been resolved just days before kids are to take the field. Splitting from the town’s Recreation Department after 20 years, a parents’ volunteer group, Gorham Youth Baseball Softball Association, will organize and run the Cal Ripken baseball program in town […]
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FISHING LINES: What’s that bug? (What a great way to start an argument)
Hello again, fellow fishermen! Although I said when I started writing this column that I wouldn’t make it just for elite fly fishermen, that didn’t mean that I would not occasionally geek out on you and go into the more esoteric aspects of fly fishing. I think I’ve been pretty good so far, so please […]