WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Little League’s 12-year-old baseball all-stars recently wrapped up their District 6 tournament run with a strong 2-2 showing. Westbrook opened the tournament against Falmouth with a tough 11-2 loss. Keigan Sears started the game on the mound for Westbrook and pitched a nearly flawless 6.1 innings, giving up only three hits, […]
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Westbrook boys take 10-11 District 6 title
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Little League 10-11 year-old all-stars punched their ticket for the state tournament with a 2-1 win over Cape Elizabeth Friday night. The win, which was Westbrook’s second over Cape in the tournament, gave Westbrook the Little League District 6 title and sent them to the state tournament in Bucksport, where they […]
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Joey Polewarczyk Jr. wins at Beech Ridge
SCARBOROUGH – Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, N.H., earned Ford its first American Canadian Tour late model tour win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough on July 24. Polewarczyk moved from his fourth starting position to take the lead on lap 14. He held the lead and lapped the majority of the field […]
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Late rally sinks West in Lobster Bowl
BIDDEFORD – Eddie Warren’s 40-yard extra point to give the West a nine-point lead would have made for a storybook-perfect Lobster Bowl ending had it come a quarter later. But with more than a full quarter left to play, the East players had a different script in mind. The East rallied for three fourth-quarter touchdowns […]
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Former champions returning to Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH – The TD Bank Beach to Beacon is coming to Cape Elizabeth next week, and the field of elite runners has just added some of the running world’s most recognizable names. Ethiopia’s Catherine Ndereba and Khalid Khannouchi, two of the hottest road racers in the world have entered the field for the Aug. […]
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Lobster Bowl Highlights
Massabesic lineman Gregg Callanan represented the Mustangs on the West team in Saturday’s Lobster Bowl at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Photo by Tom Minervino South Portland’s Ryan Curit plows over Brunswick’s Rashon Edgerton to score a touchdown for the West in Saturday’s Lobster Bowl at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Photo by Tom Minervino Gorham’s Jon […]
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‘Harold’ error sets a rumor mill in action
A reporter hears ‘Harold Pingree,’ thinks its ‘Herald-Pingree’, then Rep. Pingree’s office corrects the goof.
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Lobster Bowl gives a taste of football in the summer
WESTBROOK – Are you ready for some football? Sure, the calendar still says it’s July, and with the heat of summer, football season seems like it’s a long ways off. But next week a group of Maine’s top high school seniors will report to training camps to get ready strap on the pads one last […]
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Westbrook woman sets swimming record
When she went into the water off the coast of Spain to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar on June 16, Westbrook’s Pat Gallant-Charette never intended on setting any records, she was just looking to complete the nine-mile swim from Europe to Africa. But when she touched land in Morocco, Gallant-Charette, 59, not only completed […]
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Westbrook 9/10 all-stars stay alive with big win
The Westbrook 9/10 year-old all-star baseball team is still alive in the District 6 tournament after a big 13-4 win over New Gloucester on Tuesday night. The Westbrook boys faced elimination after dropping their playoff opener to Falmouth 2-0 on Saturday, but got their offense on track in the second game to keep their playoff […]