Five athletes with ties to Maine will represent Team USA in Beijing, in sports ranging from cross-country skiing and biathlon to bobsledding and luge.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
Southwesterns swimming and diving meets pivot to virtual format
Instead of competition in one place, meets during the week of Feb. 7 will be compiled and scored under the traditional Southwesterns format.
New Sea Dogs coach shakes up the lineup
Katie Krall, the team’s first female coach, joins a small but growing number of women who have landed jobs in professional baseball as uniformed coaches.
Yarmouth’s Sophia Laukli earns spot on U.S. Olympic Nordic ski team
The 2018 Yarmouth High grad has made a rapid ascent on the World Cup circuit in the past year.
Cross country: Monmouth’s Brosnan Comeau wins Class C boys individual state title
Freeport, Hampden and Orono take home team honors.
Cross country teams gear up for state championships in Belfast
The Bonny Eagle girls look to continue their dynasty while the Portland High boys attempt to end a drought of more than 40 years.
Maine Celtics begin new G League chapter
Portland’s professional basketball team sports a new name, a new head coach, new colors and an almost entirely new roster.
Cross country: Cape Elizabeth girls squeak by, and Bonny Eagle rolls
Maranacook claims the Class C title at the Southern Maine regionals.
Portland, York, Maine Coast Waldorf boys win Southern Maine XC regionals
Scarborough Zach Barry, Leavitt’s Logan Ouellette and Monmouth’s Brosnan Comeau take individual titles.
Cross country: Monmouth’s Alexa Allen wins Class C South individual girls title
Maranacook claims the Class C title at the Southern Maine regionals, while Monmouth was third to qualify for states.