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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SOFTBALL: Biddeford beats Westbrook for eighth in a row
WESTBROOK – Katelyn Lebreux blasted a two-run homer for Biddeford in the second inning Monday afternoon, propelling the Tigers to a five-run inning and a 7-1 win at Westbrook. Biddeford, on fire lately, improves to 8-3 on the season, while the Blue Blazes drop to 5-5. “You’ve got to be aggressive at the plate,” Tigers […]
SOFTBALL: Biddeford beats Westbrook for eighth in a row
WESTBROOK – Katelyn Lebreux blasted a two-run homer for Biddeford in the second inning Monday afternoon, propelling the Tigers to a five-run inning and a 7-1 win at Westbrook. Biddeford, on fire lately, improves to 8-3 on the season, while the Blue Blazes drop to 5-5. “You’ve got to be aggressive at the plate,” Tigers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cumberland County Jail inmate charged with escape
Authorities say 35-year-old Jamie Allen Irish, whose last known address is New Gloucester, was scheduled to be released April 25.
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 […]