After a thrilling competition at Bayside Bowl last summer, Arturo ‘El Niño’ Quintero couldn’t hide his enthusiasm for the area. And in the local bowling community, the feeling was mutual.
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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New Sea Dogs owners: ‘You don’t try to fix what’s not broken’
Industry analysts and even fans in other cities do not expect significant changes at Hadlock Field under the ownership of Diamond Baseball Holdings.
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Portland Sea Dogs sold to group that has gone on minor league baseball buying spree
The team is being sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, which in just 12 months has become the nation’s largest operator of minor league baseball franchises.
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Girls’ soccer: Scarborough nips Brunswick in 2nd OT for Class A title
Lana Djuranovic’s header at 4:59 of the second overtime gives the undefeated Red Storm a 1-0 victory.
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Girls’ soccer: NYA caps perfect season with 4th straight Class D title
The Panthers defeat Penobscot Valley, 8-0, to finish a dominant season with an 18-0 record.
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Maine Celtics cruise in season opener
Mfiondu Kabengele scores 24 points and grabs 15 rebounds to lead the G League Celtics to a 119-111 victory.
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Girls cross country: Winthrop’s Haley Williams 2nd in C South, Cape Elizabeth, Bonny Eagle, Waynflete win team titles
Cape Elizabeth wins Class B South by the slimmest of margins, Bonny Eagle dominates Class A and Waynflete knocks off defending champ Maranacook in C.
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Boys cross country: Winthrop, Freeport, Portland win South titles
Winthrop’s James Cognata wins the Class C South race to pace the champion Ramblers, and Freeport’s Henry Horne surges in the homestretch to beat Leavitt’s Logan Ouellette in the Class B race.
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Maine Mariners eager to kick off ECHL hockey season this weekend
After opening the season in Quebec on Friday, the Mariners will return to a potential sellout crowd Saturday night at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
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Scarborough teen making waves in competitive surfing
At 14, Ayla Michaud Stutzman became the first girl from Maine to ever qualify for the USA Surfing Championships in shortboard surfing.