Police say they clocked Britton going 111 mph, and in the ensuing chase he jumped a curb, drove through a barbed-wire fence and only stopped after reaching the forest.
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.
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CLASS B SKIING: Yarmouth boys, girls win overall titles
RUMFORD — Moments after Yarmouth junior Matthew Woodbury skidded to a stop at the bottom of Black Mountain’s Lower Androscoggin trail, teammate Matt Highland embraced him.
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CLASS B SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Yarmouth leads boys, girls championships
RUMFORD — With its top three Nordic skiers lost to injury or transfer, the Yarmouth High boys ski team appeared to be in rebuilding mode.
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CLASS A SKIING: Falmouth, Oxford Hills win A titles
GREENWOOD — Blotting out memories of untimely spills in last year’s slalom state championship meet, the girls of Greely and the boys of Falmouth sewed up Alpine state titles Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Abram.
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Falmouth boys win Class A skiing title 2nd year in a row
Falmouth wins the four-event competition, as well as the Alpine and Nordic titles, while Oxford Hills takes overall girls’ championship.
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UMaine football to face a tough 2013 schedule
Two bowl-eligible opponents – Northwestern and UMass – are among the 12 dates.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Cosgrove to stay at Maine 3 more years
First the coach, then the players. Jack Cosgrove, entering his third decade as head football coach at the University of Maine, signed a three-year contract Tuesday that should keep him at his alma mater through June of 2016. The announcement came one day before National Signing Day, when Cosgrove’s newest recruits can sign letters of […]
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Cosgrove signs 3-year deal to keep coaching UMaine football
Cosgrove has led the Black Bears to a 111-118 record and four NCAA tournament appearances during his 20 years as head coach.
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: A reason for optimism
They haven’t been all that successful this season, but the University of Maine men’s hockey team certainly has been stingy.
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Maine hopes for home cooking at Alfond Arena
This weekend, students at the University of Maine who returned to classes Monday after a holiday break will have a chance to join the pep band in the north end of Alfond Arena.