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Abundance of all stars this winter

The stars of winter shone brightly and their impact continues to be felt on postseason all-star teams.

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Friday, March 29, 2013
MPA approves four classes for football

ROCKPORT — Maine high school football will be comprised of four classes for the first time since 1986 next fall after a four-year effort to expand the ranks from its current three-class structure gained final approval Thursday from the general membership of the Maine Principals’ Assoc...

Ernie Clark, BDN • Sports •
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Falmouth's Bell excelling at Endicott

Falmouth's Cam Bell, a two-time Class B state champion goalie for the Falmouth boys' lacrosse team, is excelling in his freshman campaign at Endicott College. Bell has been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week in successive weeks. Bell is 5-2 on the year and has made 84 save...

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Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 11:40 am
Falmouth archer wins national title

FALMOUTH—Gabrielle Cyr's overstuffed trophy case has another impressive addition. Late last month, Cyr, an elite compound archer from Falmouth, won the USA Indoor Junior Archery National Championship in Sturbridge, Mass. Making the victory even more impressive was the fact tha...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Former Yarmouth lax player wins title overseas

Former Yarmouth boys' lacrosse player Jack Gross, who won a pair of state titles with the Clippers before playing at Vassar, (where he's fourth on the all-time scoring list) was part of a Durham University team that won the recent British League national championship. Gross, who is getting his ma...

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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Abundance of all stars this winter

The stars of winter shone brightly and their impact continues to be felt on postseason all-star teams. Whether the sport was basketball, hockey, indoor track, swimming or skiing, Forecaster Country athletes rose above and earned their due pra...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Abundance of all-stars this winter

The stars of winter shone brightly and their impact continues to be felt on postseason all-star teams. Whether the sport was basketball, hockey, indoor track, swimming, skiing or wrestling, athletes from the city rose above and earned their due praise. Here's a glimpse: Girl...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
SP native Gillies has a Hockey East season to remember

South Portland native Jon Gillies is in elite company. The freshman goaltender for the Providence Friars became the third player in history to be named to the Hockey East First Team All-Star as a freshman, joining forward Paul Kariya (Maine), who played 15 years in the NHL, and defenseman ...

Nathan Fournier • Sports •
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 10:50 pm
Casco Bay Stripers win championship meet

The Casco Bay YMCA Stripers swim team, featuring members from Brunswick, Durham, Falmouth, Freeport and Yarmouth, won the 9-10 girls' division at the recent Maine Swimming USA championship meet, held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, by 209 points. The 200 free relay team of Allie Perrotta, Quinn ...

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Friday, March 22, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Former Greely football player honored at Marist

Former Greely football player Jon Higgins, now a freshman at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was named to the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll (GPA of 3.0 or higher). Higgins is the son of Greely football coach David Higgins and Linda Higgins of Cumberland.

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Friday, March 22, 2013 at 7:40 pm