Despite double-digit performances by Nick Thibeault, Billy Ruby and Sam Kilborn at the Portland Expo Friday evening, Gorham fell shy of victory – barely shy, three points shy – versus Deering in the tournament quarterfinals. Through four close quarters, the two herds of Rams played out a nailbiter, but Deering held the edge in the […]
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Boys Basketball: Westbrook falls narrowly to Falmouth
No. 11 Westbrook – who’ve looked like upstarts on and off throughout the season – nearly shocked No. 3 Falmouth at the Portland Expo Monday morning, in fact appearing to hold the competitive advantage through much of the play. On the attack, Sean Jany led the Blazes, and Jack Simonds the Yachtsmen, to a 31-31 […]
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Swimming: Girls compete in North Southwesterns
The girls’ half of this year’s North Southwesterns came the day after the boys, but packed Davan Pool in Westbrook just as tightly and loudly. The Rangers of Greely showed their stuff in the team standings, with Cheverus taking second and Cape Elizabeth third, but athletes hailing from a wide variety of schools owned the […]
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Swimming: Cheverus, Cape take top spots at Boys North Southwesterns
In southern Maine, swimming regionals, prior to States, are split into four events: North and South Southwesterns, they’re called, and they come in boys’ and girls’ halves. Even quartered up like that, swimmers and their fans can pack a small pool area, like that at the Westbrook Community Center, where Davan Pool is located and […]
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Indoor Track: Westbrook, Gorham coaches happy with Regional results
Fifteen schools collided in the SMAA track championships on Saturday, and Scarborough came out on top. The Red Storm showed especially strong on the boys’ side of things, besting No. 2 Thornton by a huge margin. Tim Even, Westbrook head coach, was happy, even mid-meet, with his team’s performance. “It’s going good so far. We’re […]
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Split roils Gorham ballgame planners
A contentious split between two groups involved in organizing Gorham youth baseball and softball is raising questions about who will win the rights to run the programs in town this summer. For several years, the Gorham Recreation Department, in partnership with Gorham Youth Baseball and Softball Association, a group of volunteers and parents, have been […]
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Wrestling: Blazes carry 18-7 record into Regionals
As the wrestling season approaches its peak – Regionals and States – teams are getting their last regular looks at the competition, their last opportunities to hone their skills. Westbrook, Scarborough, Biddeford, Cheverus and Deering all collided at Deering High School in Portland on Saturday evening for a five-way showdown, a fine way to close […]
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Boys Basketball: Rams take down Scots for the second time
Bonny Eagle’s Nick Dubay and Gorham’s Nick Thibeault matched each other Tuesday night, posting 18 apiece as their squads squared off in Standish. It was the diversity of the Rams’ attack, then, that gave them the edge in the end; nine of coach Mark Karter’s boys added points as they charged to a 55-37 victory […]
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Swimming: Windham, Gorham trade victories in the pool
Windham visited Gorham’s home waters at Davan Pool Friday afternoon, and the teams split the meet: the Lady Rams beat their Eagles counterparts, 128-41, while Windham’s boys trumped the Gorham opposition, 92-54. Gorham head coach Morgan Dorsey happily reports that, to date, better than a third of her team has qualified for States. She adds […]
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Swimming: Windham, Gorham trade victories in the pool
Windham visited Gorham’s home waters at Davan Pool Friday afternoon, and the teams split the meet: the Lady Rams beat their Eagles counterparts, 128-41, while Windham’s boys trumped the Gorham opposition, 92-54. Gorham head coach Morgan Dorsey happily reports that, to date, better than a third of her team has qualified for States. She adds […]