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It's Yarmouth-NYA again; Falmouth, Freeport, Greely ousted from girls' lax playoffs

Stop me if you've heard this before, but the final two remaining teams in Eastern Class B girls' lacrosse are once again the two who know each other all too well. Wednesday afternoon (too late for print, see Web for full game story), the Yarmouth Clippers hosted the North Yarmouth Academy Pant...

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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Three boys' lax teams reach regional finals: Yarmouth-NYA meet in annual showdown; Falmouth advances for first time

Any doubt that the top-ranked Yarmouth boys' lacrosse team would prove even remotely mortal after a 12-0 regular season was dispelled with a vengeance Saturday when the Clippers began what they hope is another championship run with a 26-1 trouncing of St. Dom's in the Eastern B semifinals. Yar...

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Thursday, June 18, 2009
NYA returns to girls' lacrosse state game with 10-7 regional final win at Yarmouth

YARMOUTH- For the first time in six tries, the road team carried the day in a Yarmouth-NYA girls' lacrosse regional final. The Panthers, who came so close to winning at the Clippers in the regular season, never trailed Wednesday in the Western B Final, riding a pair of three-goal flurries to t...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Scarborough, SP softball square off in regional final; Cape Elizabeth stunned by Fryeburg in semifinals

Wednesday evening, for the third time in five years, the Scarborough Red Storm and South Portland Red Riots softball teams squared off for the right to go to the Class A state final. The game was played too late for press. Please see our

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Locals compete at New England outdoor track meet

The curtain came down on the 2009 outdoor track and field season Saturday in Burlington, Vt., where Forecaster Country runners, jumpers and throwers competed at the New England championships. Scarborough's Brad Nakanishi tied for fifth in the pole vault (14 feet, 3 inches). Nate Hat...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 11:30 am
South Roundup: June 17

Summer wrestling offered at Scarborough High There will be a Monday and a Wednesday evening summer wrestling program offered at Scarborough High School in the Plummer Gym from June 22 through July 29. Red Storm coach Phil Hamilton and NCAA and high school referee John Cole wil...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 11:20 am
Mid-Coast teams closing in on championships

As of press time, three lacrosse teams still entertained championship dreams. There was plenty of other playoff excitement in other sports over the past week. Here's a glimpse: Girls' lacrosse

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:40 am
Mid-Coast roundup: June 17

Bowdoin men's lacrosse player honored

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:30 am
Greely takes Western B baseball title; Gardiner next in the state game Saturday

STANDISH— It took seemingly forever for the Greely baseball team to win its semifinal round game Saturday at Cape Elizabeth. Tuesday, however, in the regional final at St. Joseph's College, the Rangers took care of business early and often, scoring five runs in the first inning an...

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Greely baseball wins semifinal thriller; NYA, Yarmouth sent packing in quarterfinals

The Greely baseball team added another inspirational chapter to its storied history Saturday afternoon at Cape Elizabeth. The Rangers couldn't even muster a hit into the seventh inning, but somehow found a way to outlast the top-ranked and defending regional champion Capers,

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:40 pm