Yarmouth wins in Class B for the fifth straight season, Falmouth repeats in Class A, and Waynflete claims its 16th consecutive Class C state championship.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
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Girls’ tennis: Falmouth outduels Brunswick; Caribou, Fort Kent end long title droughts
Caribou beats Yarmouth in Class B for its first state title since 1995, Fort Kent earns its first championship by defeating Waynflete in Class C, and Falmouth edges Brunswick in Class A.
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Tennis: Falmouth pairs win doubles state titles over teammates
Gracyn Mick and Gwen Long for girls and Charlie Wolack-Eli Sidhu for boys earn the first MPA doubles state tournament in 44 years.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Maine Mariners, Sports
Sports Digest: Norfolk holds on to beat Maine Mariners, 5-3
Kameron Nault scores twice in the second period as the Admirals beat the Mariners.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Camden woman who played pro baseball in the 1950s dies at age 87
Maxine Drinkwater Simmons played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was the inspiration for the movie ‘A League of Their Own.’
Posted inSports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
Class A girls swimming: Hebron’s Emma Frumiento wins state title
The cooperative team known as the RamDogs, which struggled throughout the season to find an adequate place to train, comes up a surprise winner.
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Boys swimming: Scarborough surges past Edward Little co-op for third straight Class A state title
Trailing by a whisker entering the final race, the Red Storm win the 400-yard freestyle relay to clinch the meet.
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A promising tennis star lost a painful mental health battle. Her parents want her story told.
For a tennis standout with a promising future, the pandemic did more than strip Grace Campanella of her last high school season and her momentum. Her darkest hour came last month in Wells.
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
Skiing: Marshwood’s Hadley Prewitt, Quinn Maguire complete sweep of Class A Alpine titles
Prewitt and Maguire follow their giant slalom victories on Wednesday by winning Thursday’s slalom races, and Falmouth’s boys and girls hang on to claim team championships.
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Skiing: Edward Little boys finish runner-up to Falmouth at Class A Alpine states; Marshwood duo sweeps top spots
The Hawks’ Prewitt and Maguire follow their giant slalom victories on Wednesday by winning Thursday’s slalom races, and Falmouth’s boys and girls hang on to claim team championships.