The North Yarmouth native places second in the USA 10-mile championship race in Minneapolis to wrap up the season-long series
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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Caribou man wins Maine Marathon
Stephanie Crawford, 34, of Dover, N.H., won the women’s race in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 8 seconds.
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BEACH TO BEACON: Kogo pulls away to win men’s title
CAPE ELIZABETH — Micah Kogo, who hails from a small village in western Kenya called Burnt Forest, left his imprint on the 14th Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Saturday morning.
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BEACH TO BEACON: Samuelson has no problem staying busy
CAPE ELIZABETH — Although she won’t run her own race again until next summer’s 15th edition, Joan Benoit Samuelson couldn’t resist covering the 6.2 miles of the Beach to Beacon 10K with some friends Wednesday morning before doing a series of interviews for local media.
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BEACH TO BEACON: Trio will contend for women’s title
CAPE ELIZABETH — Ever since three-time winner Emily Levan moved to Vermont, the Maine women’s race at Beach to Beacon has been dominated by two good friends: Kristin Barry of Scarborough and Sheri Piers of Falmouth.
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Falmouth woman wins third straight Tri for a Cure triathlon
SOUTH PORTLAND – Anne Wilkinson, a 44-year-old cancer survivor from Falmouth, won the all-women Tri for a Cure sprint triathlon Sunday morning for the third year in a row. “It’s another beautiful day for a great cause,” said Wilkinson after finishing a third-mile swim, 14.6-mile bike and 3.1-mile run in 1 hour, 15 minutes, 34.4 seconds. “It’s […]
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NBA D-LEAGUE: Red Claws add Philadelphia 76ers as affiliate
PORTLAND — Although longtime Boston Celtics fans who remember Andrew Toney as The Boston Strangler may recoil in mock horror, the Philadelphia 76ers have joined the Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats as NBA affilliates of the Maine Red Claws.
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Zolla, Piers win L.L. Bean 10K Road Race
Hometown favorite Joan Samuelson placed third among women, and 22nd overall.
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Items stolen from visiting clubhouse during Friday’s Sea Dogs game
A police official says the missing items – including cash, wallets and personal electronic devices – belonged to four members of the New Hampshire ballclub.
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Funtown fireworks in Saco postponed to Tuesday
The threat of thunderstorms postpones tonight’s display.