Gray New Gloucester’s Cooper Winslow tags out York’s Alex Neilson during the baseball game at Gray New Gloucester High School on Wednesday afternoon. Gray New Gloucester ‘s Eli Winchester awaits confirmation of the play. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester significantly bolstered its confidence, and its playoff prospects, with Tuesday’s 5-3 win over Wells, […]
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Jordan Hersom will not be York's football coach
The Jordan Hersom era as York High’s football coach ended before it ever began. Now it’s Matt Nelson, a York graduate, who will be the Wildcats’ coach. Nelson has accepted the position, pending school committee approval next week, according to a press release from Athletic Director Andy Wood. Hersom, the 2011 Fitzpatrick Trophy winner as […]
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Receding flood waters reveal York shipwreck again
A shipwreck that appears from time to time on Short Sands Beach in York was uncovered by rough seas that pounded the shore all weekend. The skeleton of the ship, believed to be more than 160 years old, was clearly visible in the sand Monday morning, according to the York Police Department. What’s left of the […]
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Boys' hockey: Cape Elizabeth rallies past York in B South semifinal
York’s Andrew Bertolini tries to get a shot off as he is tripped up in front of the net Friday against Cape Elizabeth in the teams’ Class B quarterfinal at the Androscoggin bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Phil Tarling scored a pair of goals 10 seconds apart to break […]
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Jordan Hersom, Julie Johnson named football, soccer coaches at York
Jordan Hersom, the 2011 Fitzpatrick Trophy winner, has been chosen as York High’s new football coach, the school announced Thursday. The high school also has selected Julie Johnson as its new boys’ soccer coach. Johnson, who starred at Lewiston High and played four years at Clemson University, was York’s assistant boys’ soccer coach last season. […]
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Girls' basketball: Poland shakes off York
Julia Babcock of York goes up for a layup in traffic against Poland’s Nathalie Theriault (11) and Alyssa Gagne (12). POLAND — Friday night’s girls’ basketball matchup between York and Poland felt a lot like it was being played in the Augusta Civic Center. The up-tempo contest was either team’s game in the first half, but […]
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Local Roundup: Gray-NG girls edge York in overtime
YORK — Gray-New Gloucester pulled off a 40-38 victory in overtime Thursday, defeating York by a score of 40-38 in a key early-season Western maine Conference girls’ basketball tilt. Jordan Grant led the Patriots with 17 points, while teammate Bri Jordan chipped in 13 of her own in the win. Nina Howe scored 19 for […]
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Many Maine school districts struggling to find school bus drivers
In this Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 photo students head for their buses at York Middle School in York, Maine. A shortage of school bus drivers in some communities in New England and across the country is causing headaches for school districts this fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) YORK (AP) — A shortage of school bus […]
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Fire at log home in Cape Neddick area of York leaves one dead
YORK (AP) — State police have tentatively identified a man killed in a fire that destroyed a log home in York over the weekend. Workers at a nearby Veterans of Foreign Wars hall reported the fire on Saturday morning. The building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. State officials say a body was found in the […]
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York fells Belfast for third Class B field hockey title in a row
BATH — Lily Posternak scored two goals, including the game-winner in the game’s waning minutes, to help York earn its third consecutive Class B state title Saturday in a 2-1 win over North champion Belfast. Posternak netted her first of the game with 7:21 to play in the first half on a penalty stroke. Belfast’s […]