Sports

Scarborough handles Marshwood to reach another regional final

SCARBOROUGH—It might take the Scarborough boys' lacrosse team a little while to get cranking, but once the Red Storm kicks it into gear, good luck to anyone standing in its way. Saturday afternoon at the Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex, top-ranked Scarborough, the three-time defending ...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 11:50 am
Scarborough's reign ends with loss to Kennebunk

SCARBOROUGH—Scarborough's three-year reign as the Class A girls' lacrosse state champion has come to a close, but it took a nearly perfect effort to do the trick. The Kennebunk Rams, in their final season in Class A (the school is moving to Class B next year), came to the Kippy Mitch...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 7:00 am
Yarmouth gets sweet revenge, ousts Freeport to reach regional final

FREEPORT—For nearly a whole calendar year, the Yarmouth girls' lacrosse team stewed over last season's playoff ouster and longed for another crack at the Freeport Falcons. Friday afternoon, amid a steady rainfall in a Eastern Class B semifinal round showdown, the third-ranked Clipper...

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Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Greely softball holds off Yarmouth to advance to semis

CUMBERLAND—Greely's fourth-ranked softball team came into Wednesday's Western Class B quarterfinal against a No. 12 Yarmouth squad that had nothing to lose, hoping to ride its playoff experience and take control quickly. It took all of one inning for the Rangers to do just that at Tw...

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Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:00 am
South Sports Roundup

SP football registration open Registration for South Portland youth and middle school football is open through Aug. 1. It is now an online registration process. FMI,

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Hasson named SP girls' hoops coach

SOUTH PORTLAND—Lynne Hasson, a one-time Red Riots standout and a longtime program assistant, is the new coach of the South Portland girls' basketball team, succeeding Mike Giordano, who stepped down following the 2012-13 season. Hasson had opportunities to become a varsity coach else...

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Scarborough boys win first Class A track title; SP girls set relay record

The conditions were sweltering for Saturday's outdoor track and field state championship meets, but local runners, jumpers and throwers rose to the occasion in triumphant and record-setting fashion. Red rules At the Class A boys' meet in Brewer, Scarborough managed to do something...

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Playoff action fast and furious

(Ed. Note: For the complete South Portland-Portland baseball, Cape Elizabeth-Yarmouth and South Portland-Gorham boys' lacrosse and Cape Elizabeth-Yarmouth girls' lacrosse game stories, with additional photos and box scores, please visit theforec...

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Playoff action fast and furious in the Mid-Coast

All three Mid-Coast schools are in the midst of playoff excitement. Here's a glimpse at what's transpired and what's to come. Outdoor track Brunswick and Mt. Ararat competed at the Class A state outdoor track and field meet in Brewer, while Morse ran, jumped and threw at th...

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Scarborough rallies for quarterfinal win

SCARBOROUGH—The quarterfinal round of the playoffs is usually nothing more than a speed bump for the Scarborough softball team on its way to bigger and better things, but Thursday evening at the Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex, the Red Storm found itself six outs shy of stunning elimination.

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 11:30 pm