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Westbrook names new boys basketball coach

WESTBROOK – Westbrook High School has announced the hiring of Michael Burke as the new coach of the varsity boys basketball team. Burke replaces Mark Karter, who stepped down after 21 years at Westbrook to take the head coaching job in Gorham. Burke was most recently the junior varsity boys basketball coach at South Portland […]

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Gorham Grizzlies select new coach

GORHAM – The Gorham Football Boosters have selected Andrew “Andy” Hager as the Gorham Grizzlies (Middle School) football coach. The selection committee consisting of members of the community, educators and coaching staff recently presented the Gorham Football Board with their selection. The board voted unanimously in favor of Hager. As a former four-year varsity player […]

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SOFTBALL: Westbrook, Lemay outlast Sanford

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook softball team built a lead Monday afternoon, then stamped out a Sanford rally with some tricky defense to secure the 4-1 win at home. Westbrook, who finished 8-8 in 2012, improves to 1-1, after an 11-2 loss to Noble on Saturday to open the season. Sanford, 10-8 in 2012, falls to […]

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SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle

STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]

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SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle

STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]

Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly

SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle

STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]

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No lights for Westbrook football field

WESTBROOK – As budgets for both Westbrook’s school and municipal departments take final shape, there’s one noticeable item missing – new athletic field lights at Westbrook High School. “At this time, $140,000 is a lot of money. That’s laptops, that’s books. That’s not in the budget. In a perfect world they would be but we […]