Sports

Greely rides home run Train for marathon win at Yarmouth

YARMOUTH—Calling Friday afternoon's marathon a typical Greely-Yarmouth baseball game would be accurate, but wouldn't begin to tell the story. The latest chapter of the Clippers-Rangers rivalry lived up to billing and provided countless twists and turns over its 2 hours and 37 minutes...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 4:20 pm
Cape gets back on track with interclass win over Scarborough

CAPE ELIZABETH—Coaches generally talk to their team before a big game, putting its importance in perspective and trying to get their players fired up, but it's safe to say that Cape Elizabeth's Jeff Perkins and Scarborough's Marcia Wood didn't have to utter a syllable prior to Friday night'...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:40 pm
Local karate students excel

Sensei Cameron Sarchi of Tracy’s Karate in Yarmouth, was tested and promoted to his first degree black belt after a recent tournament in Bucksport. Also promoted to first degree black belt was Sensei Margo White, who is also a member of th...

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Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:30 am
Yarmouth comes of age, shocks Cape Elizabeth

CAPE ELIZABETH—The Yarmouth girls’ lacrosse team showed up at Hannaford Field in Thursday night looking to prove that it belongs among the elite and did just that, stunning the powerhouse Cape Elizabeth Capers with a thrilling 8-7 win that came right down to the wire. Senior co...

Mark Lockman, Special to The Forecaster • Sports •
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1:00 am
Stags shake off Scarborough rally in thrilling OT win

SCARBOROUGH—Every once in awhile, the stars align and with storylines abounding, two talented teams produce a game which exceeds the hype. Was that ever the case Thursday evening at the Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex, where the host Scarborough Red Storm girls' lacrosse squad, the thr...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Friday, May 10, 2013
Spring season hits midway point

It's hard to believe, but most local teams are already at or past the midway point of the spring sports season. Here's a glimpse: Baseball Morse's baseball team was second to Greely in the Western Class B Heal Points standings as of Tuesday. The Shipbuilders dropped a 7-4 h...

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Friday, May 10, 2013
Bowdoin women's lax in NCAA tournament

Carolyn Gorajek, who scored 45 goals and added 23 assists this spring, and her Bowdoin women's lacrosse teammates made their fifth all-time appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament when they hosted Bridgewater State in a first round game Wednesday. If they advanced, the Polar Bears (13-3) w...

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Friday, May 10, 2013
South Sports Roundup

SMCC baseball finishes season victorious The Yankee Small College Conference champion Southern Maine Community College baseball team wrapped up the season last weekend with a 6-0 win over Navy Prep, behind a no-hitter from Corey Mongiat. The Seawolves wound up 23-23-1. Strikers r...

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Friday, May 10, 2013
Spring season already at midway point

(Ed. Note: For the complete Scarborough-South Portland baseball, Scarborough-Thornton Academy softball, Cape Elizabeth-Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth-Greely boys' lacrosse, Cape Elizabeth-Waynflete gi...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Friday, May 10, 2013
Local crew teams meet in scrimmage

Yarmouth High School crew's second boat of novice boys, consisting of stroke seat: Evan Tao, a Chinese exchange student at NYA, Francis Leith, Chris Bock, Brandon Felker in bow, coxed by Meredith Coolidge, clears the halfway point of a scrimmage race against Waynflete in Yarmouth May 4. The novic...

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Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:10 am