Cumberland’s Marshall Fowler (right) and Jack Fowler, who compete with the Portland Youth Wrestling Sharks, both placed third at recent tournaments. Marshall Fowler, a fourth grader at North Yarmout Memorial School, was third at the state youth Pee Wee tournament at Noble High School in late March. Jack Fowler, a first grader at Mabel Wilson […]
May 2014
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
South Portland and McAuley play a thriller on the diamond
South Portland’s softball team took a five-game win streak into Friday’s rainy contest at McAuley, where the Red Riots figured to make it six in a row considering they had beaten the Lions in 11 straight encounters. Senior pitcher Olivia Indorf never got comfortable, however, and it turned into a barnburner. Mike Strout photos. McAuley […]
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school roundup: South Portland wins on late softball homer
The Red Riots defeat McAuley, 9-7.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
SP turns back Kennebunk, avenges playoff loss
SOUTH PORTLAND—Like it or not, history tends to repeat and when South Portland’s boys’ lacrosse team saw its lead dwindle in the late stages of Friday night’s home showdown against nemesis Kennebunk, in a rematch of last spring’s agonizing playoff loss, the Red Riots faced their first character test of the 2014 season. And they […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Review: ‘Savannah Disputation’ is a comedy of biblical errors
Portland Stage closes out its season with a production that comically confronts the fundamental beliefs of Catholicism and Protestantism.
Posted inSports
USM beats UMass-Dartmouth, will play for baseball title
Jake Glauser excels in the field and at bat.
Posted inSports
UMaine hockey player faces assault charge, suspended from team
Ryan Lomberg tied for the team lead in penalty minutes.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Falmouth beats Greely in softball
The Yachtsmen use an eight-run inning for an 11-7 victory.
Posted inNation & World
Drilling and entering: Bank robbers burgle vaults from above
The two-night heist method – in which the robbers drill and conceal their entry through the roof – is called ‘a real rarity.’
Posted inBusiness
Talk of trade intensifies in North Atlantic region
In advance of an international conference in Bangor, Maine officials consider ‘a pivotal shift’ for a state whose geographic proximity opens up a world of opportunity.