Portland Community Squash has attracted kids who come for the game, but stay for the relationships. Now it’s in the midst of a campaign to offer more services to more families.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
While nation’s kids turn from sports, young Mainers can’t get enough
Local youth sports organizations report strong participation numbers despite pandemic challenges.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine high school athletes can have the winter season they deserve
Strong statewide policy using masks, vaccinations and regular testing can keep students and the community safe.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Stop attacking transgender children
We need to remember that transgender boys and girls are really just boys and girls.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Girls’ sports in Maine don’t need trans athlete ban
The Legislature is considering a heavy-handed fix to an invented problem.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Lewiston AAU girls basketball team making its case on Florida courts
Maine Basketball Club facing stiff competition as they play in a variety of basketball tournaments in the Sunshine State.
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State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit
Maine Hoops, the state’s largest organizer of club sport basketball games, plans to start games Dec. 18 – weeks before they are allowed under state guidelines.
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Club sports organizers feel blindsided by having to halt games
Updates to the state’s Community Sports Guidelines mean that youth basketball and hockey leagues should halt activities until Dec. 14.