Lady Rams in hockey tournament
The Maine Girls Ice Hockey Association’s postseason tournament takes place this week, and Gorham’s skaters were scheduled to meet Yarmouth in a prelim game Tuesday afternoon. A win would put the eighth-seeded Rams in a quarterfinal against top-ranked Falmouth today (March 1) at 8:30 at the Family Ice Center in Falmouth.
SMAA postseason hoop awards announced
Gorham’s Jeff Manchester was named the league’s Most Valuable Player in his team’s first year in the Southern Maine Activities Association. The senior guard, an all-conference first-team selection, led the SMAA in scoring, averaging 22.8 points a game, and was also among the top three in steals and three-pointers. Teammate Max Bass was named as an Academic All-Star, while the Rams’ Andrew Dean was named as part of the All-Rookie team, as was Westbrook’s Josh Harriman. On the girls’ side, Gorham freshman Rachele Burns was named as a first-team conference all-star, while Westbrook’s Cynthia Wescott and Erin Murphy received honorable mentions, as did Bonny Eagle’s Lindie Libby. Three of the Lady Rams – Alison Feibel, Emily Jenkins and Samantha Jones – were named to the All-Academic team, as was Westbrook’s Brittany Symbol and Bonny Eagle’s Kelly Johnson.
Gorham skiers compete in states
Gorham’s Alpine ski team competed in the Class A state meet at Mt. Abram last week. Jack Prince finished fourth in the giant slalom and fifth in the slalom. Sally Patterson was the Rams top female skier, coming in 25th in both races.
Westbrook Babe Ruth registration
Registration for Babe Ruth League baseball will be held in cafeteria B of Wescott Junior High School on consecutive Fridays, March 10 and 17, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and consecutive Saturdays, March 11 and 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. Any Westbrook resident who was born between May 1, 1990 and May 1, 1993 is eligible for Babe Ruth 13-15 League competition. Players must provide birth certificates at the time of registration. The registration fee is $110. For more information, call John Anthony at 854-1258, Steve Rand at 854-2345 or Steve Marchant at 856-6855.
USM women host postseason games
The University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team has earned a berth to the 2006 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. USM will host two first round games and a second round game this weekend at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium on the Gorham campus. Friday’s first round games will have Norwich University (23-4) playing UMaine Farmington (24-4) at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Little East champion Huskies (27-1) playing Maine Maritime Academy (23-5) at approximately 8:00 p.m., or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. The winners will meet Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Fleet-footed Huskies
The University of Southern Maine men’s indoor track and field team set another school record Saturday while competing at the NEIcAAA 2006 New England Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the Track and Tennis Center on the campus of Boston University. The 4 x 400-meter relay team – including junior Derek Murchie of Windham and freshman Jimmy Sawyer of Gorham – combined for a time of 3:24.43 to break the previous school record of 3:29.01 set two weeks earlier at the New England Alliance and Little East Conference Championships.
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