STANDISH – Harry Ridge pitched a complete game five-hit shutout to lead Cheverus High School over Westbrook High School in the Western Maine championship game at the Larry Mahaney Baseball Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, top-seeded Stags (17-2) advance to the state championship game Saturday in […]
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Blazes look for redemption
WESTBROOK – After almost two months of battles, the Westbrook High School season has come down to one game. On Wednesday afternoon, the Blazes looked to finally get over the hump and win the Class A West title after being denied in the regional championship game twice in the previous three years. And it’s only […]
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Westbrook blazes to baseball regional final
WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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Westbrook blazes to baseball regional final
WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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80-foot lights to shine on new USM field
GORHAM – The University of Southern Maine got permission from Gorham planners Monday to light up its new artificial turf athletic field soon to be under construction. Gorham Planning Board voted 5-0 (Tom Fickett absent) to allow the university to install light fixtures on four poles 80 feet high. Gorham’s Town Planner Tom Poirier said […]
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Bonny Eagle sweeps state track championships
WINDHAM – The Bonny Eagle track team dominated the Class A state championship meet at Windham High School on Saturday, as the Scots rolled to both boys and girls state titles. Bonny Eagle won the girls title over Scarborough by a score of 82-78, as the Scots and Scarborough ran away from the rest of […]
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Noted Westbrook coach dead at 83
WESTBROOK – In the 1970s, Bill Folsom coached the Westbrook boys basketball team to state championships in 1972 and 1975, but his most famous team might be the one that didn’t win it all. Folsom, who died on May 29 in North Fort Meyers, Fla. at the age of 83, was the coach of the […]
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Noted Westbrook coach dead at 83
WESTBROOK – In the 1970s, Bill Folsom coached the Westbrook boys basketball team to state championships in 1972 and 1975, but his most famous team might be the one that didn’t win it all. Folsom, who died on May 29 in North Fort Meyers, Fla. at the age of 83, was the coach of the […]
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Blazes’ Heath out for the playoffs
WESTBROOK – Batters fear him, opposing pitchers wince as he steps into the box, and coaches struggle to game plan for him. There’s an almost an aura of inevitability that surrounds him – a channeled, decisive strength, honed by experience into a weapon. When you face Westbrook’s Scott Heath, it’s like staring down a force […]
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Baseball: Westbrook drops regular season finale to Cheverus
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook High School baseball team will be starting next week’s Class A West playoffs with a high seed, just not as high as they hoped. The Blazes finished off the regular season on a down note, losing a tough game 6-2 to Cheverus in eight innings at Westbrook on Tuesday afternoon. The […]