Nonesuch owner realizes his dream

When Dan Hourihan was caddying and practicing putting under the lights in his early teens at Wollaston Golf Club in his hometown of Milton, Mass., and summers at Dennis Pines Golf Course on Cape Cod, the Massachusetts schoolboy had little idea he would one day own a golf course.

The idea seemed even more remote while studying at New England College in Henniker, N.H., and New England School of Law in Boston, where his access to golf was considerably less than during his caddying days.

Mid-Coast Sports Roundup

Coastal Humane Society hosting fundraiser

Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick will host the Coastal Humane Society Golf Classic “Fore Paws,” Monday, Aug. 23 at the Brunswick Golf Club. All proceeds raised will benefit the homeless animals at CHS. The tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Cost to play is $150 per player ($600 per 4-person team). FMI, coastalhumanesociety.org or 725-5051.

Freeport Gridiron Club hosting road race

Freeport baseball team wins title

The Freeport 11-12-year-old baseball won the recent Bourget Tournament by outscoring the opposition, 51-3, over four games. Strong pitching by Jack Davenport, Alex Libby and Pete Lamagna helped Freeport beat Wiscasset, Bath Royals, Bath Navy and Brunswick for the championship.

Back Row (left to right): Coach Rich Lamagna, Bryan Lee, Alex Libby, Jack Davenport, Eli Fox, Pete Lamagna, coach Bill Davenport.

Front Row: Dominic Casale, Josh Spaulding, Nathaniel Cyr, Elias Smith, Chase Coleman.

Beach to Beacon promises to be memorable

The 13th running of the biggest road race in the state of Maine, the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K, is scheduled to go off Saturday morning in Cape Elizabeth.

If it's anything like the first 12, this weekend should produce plenty of thrills.

Some of the elite runners in the world, along with recreational runners from towns throughout Forecaster Country will take part. In all, a field of 6,000, including runners from 17 countries and 41 U.S. states will compete.