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Westbrook High School varsity sports schedules

Boys Track April 27 @ South Portland/Biddeford/Massabesic 3:45 p.m. May 3 @ Gorham/Scarborough/Windham 3:45 p.m. May 6 @ Westbrook Relays 3:45 p.m. May 11 @ Bonny Eagle/Deering/Noble 3:45 p.m. May 17 @ Portland/Thornton/Massabesic 3:45 p.m. May 20 @ Cumberland County Meet 3:30 p.m. May 28 @ Southwesterns TBA June 4 @ State meet TBA Girls […]

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Westbrook High School spring sports preview

Baseball Coach: Mike Rutherford Last year’s record: 13-6, lost in the Western Maine finals to Biddeford in extra innings. Key returning players: The Blazes are led by Scott Heath, who was an all-state pitcher and outfielder last season with a .421 batting average, 18 RBIs, two home runs, and a 7-2 record with a 0.72 […]

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Gorham High School spring sports preview

Girls Tennis Coach: Sonja Frey Last year’s record: 11-1, won Class A West and played in the state championship match. Key returning players: “We’re looking for a lot from senior Natalie Egbert, who ended up in the top six singles’ players at the tournament last spring,” Frey said. “This season should also be big for […]

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Paying to play: Local teams look for answers to tight budgets

Editor’s note: Last week, Current Publishing examined how tight budgets have affected local high school sports programs as a whole. This week, Current Publishing talks to coaches in the area to see how these cuts are impacting individual teams. WESTBROOK – It’s tough to find anybody who hasn’t been impacted by the economic downturn. It […]

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Westbrook, Gorham sports feel budget crunch

WESTBROOK – It’s a story that’s playing out all over the state, with the economy still shaky and most local school districts looking at budget shortfalls, tough cuts have to be made across the board, and that includes athletic budgets. As each town and school district starts the process of coming up with a budget, […]

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Massabesic AD coming to Gorham

GORHAM – The Gorham School Department has named Massabesic High School Athletic Director Tim Spear as the replacement for the retiring Gerry Durgin. Spear’s appointment will take effect on July 1. According to a release from the Gorham School Department, Spear was selected from a pool of 30 applicants. “The Gorham schools have been privileged […]

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Playing them all: Westbrook man writes the book on Maine’s public golf courses

WESTBROOK – While certainly not the golfer’s paradise of a southern state like Florida, Maine has its fair share of public golf courses, with just under 160 courses from Aroostook County to the southern border. While it seems like an impossible feat to play even a majority of Maine’s courses, Westbrook’s Dennis Walch has played […]

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Turf’s up in Gorham

GORHAM – A proposed new, $3 million stadium for Gorham High School, which would be built on an 85-acre town-owned site known as the Chick property, would feature artificial turf field, lights and bleacher seats for 1,500. The stadium would be constructed adjacent to the Narragansett Elementary School and the Public Safety Building, and would […]

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Turf’s up in Gorham

GORHAM – A proposed new, $3 million stadium for Gorham High School, which would be built on an 85-acre town-owned site known as the Chick property, would feature artificial turf field, lights and bleacher seats for 1,500. The stadium would be constructed adjacent to the Narragansett Elementary School and the Public Safety Building, and would […]