Mark the date
It was announced this week that the ninth annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5. The Cape Elizabeth race, which has established itself as one of Maine’s premier sporting events and one of the most popular events on the U.S. road race circuit, draws a field of 5,000 runners from throughout the region and the world to the small coastal community. More than $50,000 in prize money is awarded to the Beach to Beacon’s top finishers and place winners in the various categories for men and women. The event also features a children’s 1K race with 500 kids participating. For more information, visit www.beach2beacon.org. Online registration will begin in mid-March and usually fills by late May. The beneficiary for this year’s race will be the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that enriches learning for Cape youth by funding innovative projects that fall outside of the school budget.
Better than flowers?
University of New England senior Essie McKinnon gave herself a nice Valentine’s gift when she topped the 1,000-point mark Tuesday during the first half of a game at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass. The 5-11 forward, a graduate of South Portland High School, leads the Nor’easters in scoring (13.4 points per game) and rebounding (8.2 per game). She finished Tuesday’s contest, a 63-55 win, with 18 points and 10 rebounds. McKinnon becomes the 16th UNE (15-8) women’s player to achieve the milestone.
Youth lacrosse clinics
The Gorham Sports Center will host lacrosse clinics for boys and girls during school vacation week. The Freeze Out Lacrosse Clinic for boys at the middle school and youth level will be held on Feb. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $25. On the same day, HotShotz Lacrosse will hold a clinic from noon to 2 p.m. for girls who have never played the game or are just learning. It’s open to youth, middle school and high school players. The cost is $10. Sticks will be available to those girls that do not have their own. Please call ahead to reserve a stick. Both clinics are being held at the Gorham Sports Center. For more information, call 839-6767.
Teen indoor lacrosse
The Gorham Sports Center is now accepting pre-registrations for the last session of high school lacrosse for boys and girls. The five-week session held on Wednesdays will be a team/league format with a set game schedule. Pre-registering is strongly encouraged, as payment will be required to reserve either a team slot or an individual player slot on a first-come, first-served basis. The girls play later in the afternoon and early evening with boys playing later in the evening. The deadline for pre-registering is Friday, Feb. 17, with league play beginning on Feb. 22. Go to www.gorhamsportscenter.com for forms and details or call 839-6767.
Get the jump on spring sports
The University of Southern Maine baseball staff will hold pitching, hitting and defense clinics on consecutive Sundays, Mar. 5 and 12, at the Costello Fieldhouse on the school’s Gorham campus. The clinics are open to players ages 8 to 18, with pitching and defense the focus from 9 a.m. to noon and hitting from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost for each session is $30, while a full day is $50. For more information, contact Coach Ed Flaherty at 780-5474.
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