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Deering baseball advances to regional final

By Eric Carson PORTLAND — Deering senior Regan Flaherty on Saturday reminded everybody that he's not just a big bat in the league's most potent offensive attack. Flaherty took the hill during the top-ranked Rams' Western Class A semifinal with No. 4 Cheverus, mowing ...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Portland United league kicks off season

Portland United Soccer games are in full swing at the Fox Street soccer field. The league, formed by Alfred Jacob, a Portland resident who moved here as a young boy from Sudan, is dedicated to celebrating the richness of Maine's diverse culture through soccer. Twelve teams, ages 16 and up, take part...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 11:30 am
Locals compete at New England track meet

Several runners, jumpers and throwers from the city competed at the New England outdoor track and field championships Saturday in Burlington, Vt. The top finisher was the Cheverus 4x800 relay team. Juniors Taylor Dundas and Tim Woods, sophomore Jack Terwilliger and Andrew Snyder fi...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 11:30 am
Portland House of Pizza wins LL title

Portland House of Pizza beat Overhead Door 7-2 for the 2009 Portland North Little League championship Saturday. Dan Marzilli pitched a complete game one-hitter with 9 strikeouts, and he also had two hits, an RBI and scored 2 runs in a winning cause. Josh Brown and Jack Nichols also had two hi...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:10 am
Portland Sports Roundup

Power Pigs runners-up in 7's tourney The Portland Boys U-19 rugby Club finished second at the second annual Seacoast (NH) 7's Rugby Festival, played Saturday in Epping, N.H. Portland defeated Upper Valley N.H., 12-7, in pool play. Wing Patrick MacVane ...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:00 am
Cheverus softball rallies, but loses in quarterfinals; Deering ousted in preliminary round

The softball season came to an end in the city of Portland as two local squads, fifth-ranked Cheverus and No. 11 Deering, both went down in defeat during their playoff games last week. The Rams, who finished the regular season strong to earn the final playoff spot, lost 3-0 at No. 6...

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:00 am
Waynflete boys win another tennis state title; Portland's dream ends in state final

Two city tennis teams made the trip to Colby College in Waterville Saturday hoping to bring home a state championship. One, the Waynflete boys, captured a second straight Class C crown (as expected), edging Madawaska in a closer-than-expected 3-2 match. The other, the P...

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Two dominant wins puts Portland boys' lacrosse in regional final Waynflete falls in Western B semis; Cheverus ousted in Western A quarterfinals

(Ed. Note: A full Cheverus game story can be found here. For the Waynflete-York game story, click here).

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Waynflete two wins from another championship; Flyers fend off Falmouth's upset bid, Cape Elizabeth next

Saturday afternoon, the Waynflete girls' lacrosse team took another step closer to its ultimate goal, a second straight Class B state title. The Flyers, playing for the first time in 12 days, had to deal with some rust and from an inspired effort from visiting Falmouth, but ultimate...

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Third time's the charm as Greely baseball wins playoff epic

By Ryan Robb CAPE ELIZABETH— After falling twice in the regular season to rival Cape Elizabeth, the No. 4 ranked Greely Rangers baseball team finally got some sweet redemption in the Western B semifinals Saturday afternoon at the top-rated Capers. The squads did battl...

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm