Coastal just misses soccer nationals
The Coastal U14 Boys soccer team advanced to the US Soccer Region 1 final, going further than any Maine team ever has at the June 30-July 4 Regional tournament in Virginia Beach. Coastal – featuring three players from Cape Elizabeth: Ben Brewster, Amo Houghton and Harper Nelson – lost a tough match, 1-0, to a team from Maryland. The team scored eight goals and only gave up three in the tournament, nearly advancing to the US Soccer National Championships “The boys did a great job,” said coach Seth Johnson. “They trained hard all season and played a very tough schedule throughout the spring. This was the culmination of an outstanding season.”
Flame keeping heat on opponents
The Southern Maine Flame 16U team was 17-6 after finishing second place at the state competition in Waterville earlier this month and competing in the Montreal International Challenge the following week. At states, our offense was led by Westbrook’s Cynthia Wescott (.429 batting average), Gray-New Gloucester’s Brittney Humphrey (.375) and Saco’s Audrey Grinnell, (.368). Our pitchers also had a strong showing, with Cape Elizabeth’s Jackie Moran going 1-1 with a 0.46 ERA and 11 strikeouts and Deering’s Lesley Warn going 2-1 with a 1.94 ERA and 17 strikeouts. In Montreal, the girls went 7-4, scoring 51 runs, knocking out 77 hits and stealing 35 bases before losing on Sunday to a strong New York team. Our stars in Montreal included Kennebunk’s Emily O’Connell (.360). Both Grinnell and Cape Elizabeth’s Maureen Kertes had home runs. Warn was 2-2 with a 1.09 ERA and 41 strikeouts. Moran finished 3-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 31 strikeouts and Grinnell was 2-0 with six strikeouts. The team is scheduled to play at tournaments in New Hampshire over the next two weekends.
St. Joe’s to establish endowment
St. Joseph’s College and community partners, including media and sports organizations, will launch the Frank Fixaris Memorial Endowment at a press conference on Tuesday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m. in the Harold Alfond Center at the Saint Joseph’s campus in Standish. The endowment will perpetuate the legacy of Frank Fixaris, a popular and pre-eminent sportscaster in Maine for 50 years. Fixaris died earlier this year in a fire that broke out at his home. Speakers at the press conference will include Kim Block, a reporter for WGME-TV in Portland who knew and worked with Fixaris for many years; Jon Van Hoogenstyn, general manager of WJAB Sports Radio, where Fixaris co-hosted a popular morning talk show; and Dr. David House, president of Saint Joseph’s College, who will announce a kickoff to the endowment with two $5,000 scholarships for a deserving junior and senior in the field of journalism and broadcasting.
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