SOUTH PORTLAND – The American Legion baseball season came to an end Monday for Morrill Post of South Portland, as the team fell in the Zone 4 tournament 17-1 to Andrews Post. Morrill (10-11) had its bats go silent just a day after finding its offense in a big way. On Sunday, Seventh-seeded Morrill totaled […]
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LOBSTER BOWL: West beats East
BIDDEFORD – It would be understandable if the players at Saturday’s Lobster Bowl were a little rusty. After all, it’s been more than eight months since they strapped on the pads, and they had only a week of practices at Hebron Academy to come together as a team. But if their timing was off at […]
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Sports Briefs – 7/19
Westbrook to host soccer all-star game The 22nd annual all-star invitational senior men’s/women’s soccer tournament will be held Tuesday, July 31, at Westbrook High School. Proceeds from the games will benefit Special Olympics Maine. The men’s game will be held at 6 p.m. and the women’s game will follow at 8. Admission is $5 for […]
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Westbrook's Webber suits up for Lobster Bowl
BIDDEFORD – East meets West on Saturday as the 23rd annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl kicks off at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Terry Webber of Westbrook and Nick Kilborn will both suit up for the West, as will a trio from Bonny Eagle: Matt Burnell, Cameron Cooper and Curtis LaBelle. They are among the former […]
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LOBSTER BOWL: Former rivals suit up for the West team
BIDDEFORD – East meets West on Saturday as the 23rd annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl kicks off at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Local athletes include: Windham’s Matt McLean, Roman Latno of Gray-New Gloucester, Westbrook’s Terry Webber, Gorham’s Nick Kilborn, Logan Gaddar of South Portland , Scarborough’s Scott Thibeault, Andrew Lavellee of Cape Elizabeth, Thornton Academy’s […]
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Westbrook grad gets 'dream' job as school's AD
WESTBROOK – When Marc Sawyer graduated from Westbrook High School in 1991, he said the school helped enrich his life so much, he vowed someday to return the favor. Now, after being confirmed as the new athletic director at the school, it seems he is keeping his word. “I’ve actually dreamed and hoped and envisioned […]
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LEGION: Moody's almost steals game
YARMOUTH – When your offense is struggling, sometimes you have to try to manufacture some runs. In the case of Moody’s Collision, it called for perhaps the boldest move in the game of baseball as they took on Yarmouth Tuesday night. With runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the […]
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Despite protests, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays
An 11-member special committee “came to the conclusion that this policy is absolutely the best policy for the Boy Scouts.”
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UNE teacher writes book on Major League ballparks
BIDDEFORD – At San Francisco’s AT&T Park, home of the Giants, vendors sell garlic fries, while in Pittsburgh, at PNC Park, they serve pierogis. “Every ballpark has got its signature food offering or two,” said Josh Pahigian, an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England who along with Kevin O’Connell has literally written […]
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BASEBALL: Westbrook, South Portland split Legion doubleheader
While both the Westbrook Blue Blazes and South Portland Red Riots struggled to score runs during the high school season, the summer has both teams’ bats heating up early in the American Legion season. Westbrook and South Portland (Morrill Post) split their doubleheader on Saturday, June 23. Westbrook took the first game 8-2 before South […]