May 2014 – Page 42 – The Portland Press Herald

Spurs rout Thunder in Game 5, 117-89

by RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press May 30, 2014December 12, 2017

SAN ANTONIO — Back at home, this blowout went to the San Antonio Spurs. Now they can clinch their return to the NBA Finals on the road, where they are the ones taking the beatings in these wacky Western Conference finals. “This is the craziest series I’ve ever been involved in,” veteran Tim Duncan said. […]

Let the championship fun begin

by The Forecaster May 30, 2014August 5, 2015

Believe it or not, it’s time to think postseason. The tennis singles tournament is in full swing with the team postseason set to commence. Track will host its conference championships this weekend with the state meets looming June 7. While baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse are still playing, the end is in sight […]

Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Funding will help complete Eastern Trail between Scarborough, South Portland

by Shel Carignan May 30, 2014

SCARBOROUGH — Officials confirmed that the town has received enough funding to begin closing the gap in the Eastern Trail between South Portland and Scarborough. Though the $376,000 from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System will not complete the 1.5-mile section from the Nonesuch River in Scarborough to Wainwright Athletic Complex in South Portland, it green-lights […]

Coastal Journal, The Forecaster

Mid-Coast School Notebook: Brunswick High School's top 10 students

by The Forecaster May 30, 2014August 5, 2015

Madeline Cowan The following students are Brunswick High School’s top 10 graduates for 2014. Madeline Cowan Madeline Cowan, the daughter of Kevin and Beth Nowack Cowan, of Brunswick, is the valedictorian for the graduating class of 2014. She is a National Merit Scholarship winner underwritten by The UPS Foundation. Cowan has excelled in all subjects […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Mid-Coast Sports Roundup

by The Forecaster May 30, 2014

Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness to host championships Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness will host the 2014 USTA National Men’s 35 indoor championships June 6-12. It’s a Category 1 tournament. FMI, 729-8433. Local football players honored Brunswick’s Lucas McCue and Joshua O’Neil Thibeault recently were named recipients of the 27th annual scholar-athlete award from the […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Let the championship fun begin

by Michael Hoffer May 30, 2014August 5, 2015

Ed. Note: For the complete South Portland-Deering baseball and Scarborough-Massabesic girls’ lacrosse game stories, with photos and box scores, see theforecaster.net) Believe it or not, it’s time to think postseason. The tennis singles tournament is in full swing with the team postseason set to commence. Track will host its conference championships this weekend with the […]

Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ Roundup: Thornton stops Cheverus in ninth

by From staff reports May 29, 2014May 30, 2014

Drew Gelinas walked in the ninth inning and later scored on a single by Drew Lavigne as Thornton Academy defeated Cheverus 4-3 in an SMAA baseball game. Lavigne finished with three hits and Gelinas was the winning pitcher for the Trojans (7-6-1), striking out six and walking seven in a five-hitter. Mitchell Powers allowed nine […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Flyers continue to soar, rally past Kennebunk in OT classic

by Michael Hoffer May 29, 2014August 5, 2015

PORTLAND—It was yet another Waynflete-Kennebunk thrill ride. It was a microcosm of the Flyers’ season. And most of all, it was a reminder that as the month of June looms, the two-time defending Class B state champions have to be viewed as a squad more than capable of bringing home the hardware once again. “It” […]