PORTLAND—Bob Brown, who not only molded great players on Ocean Avenue, but whose influence can be felt as far away as Down Under, announced Friday that he is retiring as the boys’ basketball coach at Cheverus High School. Brown, 74, who spent over five decades teaching the sport, winning a lot of games and entertaining […]

SMCC spring season underway Southern Maine Community College’s baseball and softball spring season is underway. Baseball dropped its first five games, but won three of its last four, including a 5-3 win over Briarcliffe (N.Y.) Saturday and an 11-0 triumph over Kings College Sunday. Andrew Richards got the win and Donnie Cray hit a two-run […]

Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland had no shortage of basketball all-stars this winter. The Southern Maine Activities Association boys’ all-conference second team included South Portland junior Tanner Hyland (who was fourth in the league in assists with 3.6 a game). Scarborough’s Conor McCann, Brendan Hall and Dillon Russo and South Portland’s Logan Gaddar (seventh […]

Mercy Hospital/Red Claws free throw tourney upcoming Mercy Hospital, the official healthcare provider for the Maine Red Claws, kicks off its annual Best Shot for Youth Initiative with its popular free throw tournament, Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at the Portland Expo. The tournament is open to all York and Cumberland County grades 6-12 at no […]