Local Sports
Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
Portland Little League advances to New England region championship game
Portland beat Bridgewater, Mass., 7-1, on Monday and is a win away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Par for the Course: Leslie Guenther still has game
The Maine Golf Hall of Fame inductee and 2015 Maine Women’s Amateur champion placed in the top five at the recent Maine Women’s Senior Championship.
The Point After: Wil Kramlich bids farewell
After nearly nine years, resident assistant sports editor and former football kicker Wil Kramlich signs off.
American Legion baseball: Franklin County makes run to state final
The Flyers win two elimination games before falling to the Hampden-based Riverdogs in the championship game of the state tournament in Bangor.
Tri-County Babe Ruth team slugs its way to the World Series
Oxford Hills area’s Babe Ruth team just won the New England Regional Championship. Now they’re off to the World Series in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Jade Haylock, Eli Spaulding complete historic runs at Maine Junior Championships
The winning golfers become the first male and female Maine Amateur winners to both claim the Junior title in the same year.
Jade Haylock and Eli Spaulding open up big leads at Maine Junior Championships
Haylock, the Women’s Amateur champion, and Spaulding, the Maine Am champ, are both up by several strokes in their respective divisions.
College hockey: CMCC men’s coach Jordy Knoren to lead women’s program in its first season
Knoren has already started building the women’s team with several players from area high schools.
Racing roundup: DJ Shaw finally tops PASS podium with win at Seekonk
The series points leader grabs his first checkered flag of the season after numerous close calls.