Sports

Yarmouth makes the most of its trip to Florida

The Yarmouth baseball team made its annual spring break trek to Florida earlier this month, where a series of games showed just as much promise for the future as it did for the season ahead. While many of their classmates left school ready for a vacation week of relaxation and fun, the Cli...

Jack Gilman, Special to The Forecaster • Sports •
Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 10:30 pm
Yarmouth downs Falmouth in OT classic

YARMOUTH—Moments after his team's biggest win in three years, Yarmouth senior goalie Sam Landry said it all. Simply and concisely. "We're back." Yes, the storied Clippers program is back and if Saturday's palpitating last-minute victory at crosstown rival North Yarmouth...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Thursday, April 25, 2013
North Sports Roundup

Freeport coaching openings Freeport High School has openings for a varsity field hockey coaches, varsity football assistant/coordinators and junior varsity football head and assistant coaches. Freeport Middle School seeks head and assistant...

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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Yarmouth edges NYA in Wounded Warrior Project fundraiser

Players from North Yarmouth Academy and Yarmouth take the field brandishing American flags with smoke from the aftermath of cannon fire still evident prior to Saturday's regular season-opening showdown. The game was also a benefit for the Wounded Warrior Project. The Clippers scored late to aveng...

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Thursday, April 25, 2013
NYA comes to life, stuns Cape

YARMOUTH—The North Yarmouth Academy boys' lacrosse team entered Wednesday's contest having lost nine straight meetings to perennial powerhouse Cape Elizabeth. When the Capers shot to a 5-1 lead early in the second quarter, number 10 looked imminent. Instead, the Panthers, who ...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Freeport opens regional title defense in style

YARMOUTH—The Freeport girls' lacrosse team made it all the way to the state final a year ago, but entered the 2013 campaign still facing its share of doubters. That group has to be dwindling after the way the Falcons played in their opener Tuesday afternoon. Visiting longtime ...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Portland Sports Roundup

Portland Bulldog Challenge upcoming The inaugural Portland Bulldog Challenge, a 2.5-mile race through mud, water, obstacles and more mud, will be held May 18 at the Portland Arts and Technology High School, 196 Allen Ave. Run/crawl as an individual or as part of a four-person team to sup...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Power Pigs fall to 0-2

Portland "Power Pigs" U-19 rugby team captain Max Heller, of Casco Bay High School, advances the ball through a mass of Essex, Mass., defenders during Saturday's match. The Power Pigs, coming off a 30-0 loss to Kearsage, N.H., in the opener, got tries from Portland High's Chandler Sturgeon, Mat A...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Capers strut midseason form in dominant win at Falmouth

FALMOUTH—If the Cape Elizabeth girls' lacrosse team remains as phenomenal as it was in its first game (with nearly two months left to get even better), you may as well go ahead and hand the Capers the championship trophy right now. In one of the most memorable season-opening showings...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Defending champion Scarborough knocks SP from unbeaten ranks

SCARBOROUGH—A couple of lessons were handed out Monday evening when rival boys' lacrosse teams Scarborough and South Portland did battle at the Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex. First, the Red Riots are for real. Second, the three-time defending Class A state champion Red Storm c...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1:10 am