Growing up in Cape Elizabeth with three brothers, Joan Benoit Samuelson never felt slighted on the ski slopes or the tennis courts or the vacant lots where they played baseball.
June 2012
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Title IX: From self-doubts to empowered daughters
In 1972, there were 294,000 girls participating in high school sports. Now, there are more than 3 million per year.
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GOLF: McDowell, Furyk in lead at Open
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk won the battle of par Saturday at the U.S. Open.
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MLB: Lester, Saltalamacchia left Sox past Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered to back a strong start by Jon Lester, and the struggling BostonRed Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Saturday.
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Mills remembers electric atmosphere at Bowdoin
Dora Anne Mills remembers the buzz on the Bowdoin College campus on a spring day in 1979, when fellow student Joan Benoit won the Boston Marathon.
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CLASS A SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Morse takes no-hitter into 7th as Rams win crown
STANDISH — Perfect season, nearly a perfect game and undoubtedly a perfect ending Saturday for the Cony High School softball team.
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Morning Sentinel police log: June 17, 2012
IN ANSON, Friday at 7:12 a.m., harassment was reported on Four Mile Square Road.
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Chelsea dog owner disputes barking claims
CHELSEA — Angel Vaillancourt disputes claims that her five dogs disturb the neighborhood, since they wear electronic collars that give off an electrical shock when they bark.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Falmouth beats Foxcroft for 1st title
Ryan Conley’s two-run double in the second inning Saturday propelled Falmouth to its first Class B baseball state championship. The Yachtsmen beat Foxcroft Academy 2-0 at Mansfield Stadium behind the two-hit pitching of Thomas Fortier and a defense that helped extend a consecutive scoreless innings streak to 22 over three playoff games.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Storm claim 3rd straight title
PORTLAND — Mary Scott scored four goals as Scarborough claimed its third consecutive Class A girls lacrosse state championship by slipping past Brunswick for a 10-9 win at Fitzpatrick Stadium.