Sports

Seahawks Football
Seahawk linebacker Gabe Purin tries to knock away a pass to Lisbon’s Jordan Torres in the second half of Saturday’s game at Lisbon. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks football team fell to 2-1 on the season after losing to the Lisbon Greyhounds, 40-18, at Lisbon on September 21.

The…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Dream big, plan ahead.

That's the slogan the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) uses on the cover of its NextGen…

Wildcats Cross Country

After the first meet of the season at Camden was canceled due to weather (it is not being made up), the BRES Middle School cross country team was anxious for the second meet in Appleton on…

Seahawks Cross Country
Kyler Carty screams in for a photo finish at Boothbay's home meet on September 18. Carty bested his opponent by a tenth of a second. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School cross country team pushed a speedy pace during a home meet on September 18.

Although the home course had changed due to construction of the new tennis courts…

BHYC Column

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club-sponsored high school sailing team turned in one of its best performances ever last Saturday, Sept. 21 in the “Start your Engines” Regatta, which was hosted by Cape…

Seahawks Field Hockey

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks field hockey team dropped to 0-8 after losing games on the road this week to three of the top field hockey teams in the Mountain Valley Conference.…

Wiscasset Speedway
Nick Hinkley, winner of Saturday’s Late Model Sportsman race at Wiscasset Speedway. Courtesy of Peter Taylor

September 21 was cool and pleasant at Wiscasset Speedway. Fans lined the bleachers to watch the show. The August NAPA Driver of the Month was announced as Allan Moeller, and the September NAPA…

Boothbay Region YMCA

The Boothbay Region YMCA opens on Sundays beginning Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Pemaquid Paddlers

On October 1 the Pemaquid Paddlers will be on the lookout for seals, harbor porpoises, eagles and ospreys as they tour the Saint George River in Thomaston.

The put-in site: At the traffic…

Pumpkinfest 2013

With autumn officially upon the region, pumpkins will soon invade stoops, doorsteps and the river. One rite of fall begins soon when the 2013 Damariscotta Pumpkin…

Local Events

If you missed the last Methodist Church pie sale of the season yesterday, never fear: this coming week in the Boothbay region is packed full of fun (with fewer calories).

Celebrate the first…

Seahawks Football

The Boothbay Region Seahawk football team dropped to 2-1 on the season after losing to the Lisbon Greyhounds, 40-18, at Lisbon on September 21.

The Greyhounds’ dynamic running duo of Jordan…

Seahawks Soccer

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks soccer team lost a hard fought match against Mt. Abram at home on Thursday, Sept. 19. With the 4-2 loss, the BRHS soccer team drops to 0-4 for the…

Boothbay Railway Village
Be a spooky pallbearer or some other scary creature by volunteering for the Railway Village’s annual Ghost Train event. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Railway Village is planning for its most extravagant Ghost Train event ever and needs volunteers to help haunt the Village. If you have creativity, a flair for drama or…

Damariscotta

Continuing a tradition of nontraditional competition, the Pemaquid Oyster Festival will once again host the Pemaquid Oyster Poetry Contest and the Maine Champion Oyster Shucking…

Gary “Mad Stork” Dow (#50), Maine Black Bears ('72-'75) moves in to assist Scott Shulman with a tackle against Boston University in 1975.

The first-ever online Boothbay Register/Wiscaset Newspaper Staff Pro Football Challenge has begun. Each week, staff members Ben “The Incredible Bulk…

Boothbay Charities Classic
Former New England Patriots linebacker Steve Nelson will be among the many sports stars attending this year's Boothbay Charities Classic Celebrity Golf Tournament. Courtesy of Steve Nelson

The Boothbay Harbor Country Club will be in full swing as 30 sports stars and at least 150 golfers are expected to turn out for the Boothbay Charities celebrity golf tournament, sports auction,…

Midcoast United

Midcoast United’s U-13 soccer team played a team from Cumberland at Clifford Park in Boothbay on Sunday, Sept. 15 and tried out a new formation. Midcoast’s defense…

Seahawks Field Hockey
Lady Seahawk midfielder Skyler Davis battles a Mountain Valley player for control of the ball. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks field hockey team lost three straight home games this week to fall to 0-5 on the season.

On September 17, the Spruce Mountain Phoenix dominated…

Seahawks Soccer
Sinead Miller scrambles to keep the ball inbounds against a Lisbon defender. Miller scored two goals in the home opener on September 16. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks varsity soccer team suffered its first losses of the season to the Dirigo Cougars, Lisbon Greyhounds and Monmouth Falcons.

Boothbay Region YMCA

It’s that time of the year again: the Y’s Bring Your Friend to the Y for free two week trial. Last year, this initiative brought over 70 individuals into the Y who tried classes for free, swam in…

Boothbay Region YMCA
Lisa Gilbride

The CLC (Central Lincoln County) Y tennis staff is delighted to collaborate with the Boothbay Y to bring a great tennis experience to everyone in…

Seahawks Field Hockey

Becca Howard scored three second-half goals and Savannah Patenaude scored a goal in each half as the visiting Telstar Rebels easily defeated the Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks, 7-1, in field hockey…

Boothbay Region Youth Football
Camden Miller runs the ball against Medomak. Courtesy of Molly Barter

The teams of Boothbay Region Youth Football are off to a great start this season. Both teams are 2-0 going into the September 21 home game against Five Town Football.

Varsity plays at 1 p.m…

Get to Know...
Captain Rik Allen and cook Ann Gracie aboard the the couple’s sailboat, Sandcastle.

It was 1974 and Rik Allen had spent part of the summer in his family's cottage in Boothbay Harbor.

At that time, the biggest boat he had ever sailed was a 15-foot Sunfish on Lake Champlain…

BHYC Column
Left to right at the Decommissioning ceremony: Secretary Betsie Permut, Treasurer Susan Haney, Rear Commodore Greg Muzzy, Vice Commodore Lee Krow and Commodore Neil Newton. Courtesy of Louise Holmes

Unfortunately this column today is headlined by the news that the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is now decommissioned for the 2013 season — our 118th!

It all happened Sunday night when Capt.…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Monday Night Men’s Basketball is back, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free for Y members; $5 for non-members.

BHYC Sailing

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club sponsored high school sailing team traveled to Portland September 14, to participate in the Blue and Yellow Regatta…

Pemaquid Paddlers

On Tuesday morning, Sept. 24, the Pemaquid Paddlers will mingle with the loons and other wildlife on Clary Lake, a great pond of almost 680 acres straddling Whitefield and Jefferson.

The…

Wiscasset Speedway

At Maine's fastest track, the fans packed in for a full program sponsored by Napa Auto Parts on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Group one division were on the schedule…

Fall in Maine
Even the sunflowers at Morris Farm in Wiscasset look a little down after a Thursday afternoon thunderstorm. But, fall will soon replace the September lightning storms. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

Although the summer season is leaving with a bang, there are plenty of reasons to look forward to the fall season.

The boats (and…

Seahawks Football

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks football team made a big splash in the home opener September 13 as they turned the annual homecoming game into a rout by scoring early and often in a 32-0…

Seahawk Football

On a sloppy, raining night in Boothbay Harbor, the Boothbay Region High School football team is leading the visiting Telstar Rebels, 32-0 at halftime. Four players have scored touchdowns; Jude…

Seahawks Cross Country
The heat and humidity put a damper on individual running times but did not affect BRHS cross country teams’ overall performance. Both boys and girls teams took first place at the September 11 meet at Winthrop. Pictured here, Joey Paolillo, who finished second for the Seahawks and third overall, and Robert Campbell, who finished fourth overall. With their five scorers in the top ten finishers, the boys lodged an easy victory in tough conditions. SARAH MORLEY/Boothbay Register

Despite unfavorable weather conditions, Boothbay Region High School’s cross country teams turned in first place finishes on September 11 in Winthrop.

Winthrop saw record breaking…

Week 1 Challenge winner Kevin Burnham is dropped to the Sherman Field turf by a Hyde player, circa 1973.

The first-ever online Boothbay Register Staff Pro Football Challenge has begun. Each week, staff members Ben “The Incredible Bulk” Bulkeley, Kevin “…

Seahawks Field Hockey
Boothbay midfielder Skyler Davis, a sophomore, battles a Mountain Valley player for control of the ball on Wednesday. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Mountain Valley Falcons edged the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks, 3-1, in a hard-fought field hockey game at Perkins Field September 11.

Following a moment of silence in honor…

Boothbay Railway Village

The Boothbay Railway Village will be conducting a two-day course October 19 and 20 on the operation and theory of the coal-fired steam locomotive.

Included in this…

Boothbay Charities Classic
Tom and Bonnie Erskine auction off a jersey with the late Special Olympian Howard Gordon for the Boothbay Charities Classic in 2011. Courtesy of John Edwards

Working behind the scenes of the Boothbay Charities Classic takes a year-round effort.

For Tom Erskine, as soon as the sports auction and golf tournament wraps up, it's back to collecting…

Midcoast United

This past weekend, Midcoast United Soccer Club (MCU) hosted three outstanding teams in Boothbay.

Midcoast’s U13 team played the Gray/New Gloucester Patriots and won, 5-1. Midcoast started…

Lady Seahawks Soccer
Sophomore Lisa Pawlowski (right) tracks down the ball against middle school player Ella Spear during a preseason scrimmage. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register

Just one week before the start of the regular season, the positive attitudes were already shining in the eyes of the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks soccer team.

Under the…

BHYC Column

Headlines of the day: Don Kenniston wins the Fabulous Free Friday Faceoff but is not present at the time of drawing so tomorrow night (Friday)…

Seahawks Field Hockey
Lady Seahawk junior Nicole LaBrecque gains possession of the ball against Winthrop in Friday’s home field hockey game. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks field hockey team opened its season with a pair of 6-1 losses.

At Farmingdale September 9, Hall-Dale players…

Dolphin Mini Golf
The top four finishers. Accompanied by tournament “mascot,”Addie Barter, left, the top four finishers of the 20th annual Dolphin Mini Golf Open stand together after the tournament. From left are Lee Stoddard (fourth), Nancy Gilchrist (third), Peter Gilchrist (second) and Joshua Tiberio (first). Courtesy of Lee Stoddard

Joshua Tiberio of Rhode Island held off perennial winner Peter Gilchrist of Boothbay to win the 20th annual Dolphin Mini Golf Open by two strokes on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Tiberio, who won the 10-…

Wiscasset Speedway

September 7 at Wiscasset Speedway was a bit cloudy and overcast, but the races were completed before the rain began to fall. 

With the changing of the seasons, the bright lights…

Pemaquid Paddlers

On September 17, the Pemaquid Paddlers will paddle up the Sheepscot River under the Route 1 bridge and continue up past the railroad bridge.

The Sheepscot River put-in is the Wiscasset Town…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Five 420 class sailboats go around Tumbler bouy on Thursday afternoon last week.

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club sponsored and operated High School Sailing fall program is now well underway under the leadership of Sally Lloyd,…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Week of September 9: All YMCA programs for youth through seniors begin for the seven-week program session. Over 50 classes, programs and trips to…

Southport Yacht Club

Winners of Division One in this summer’s Seguin Island Trophy Race and the Boothbay Harbor Regatta, Ken and Ginny Colburn have been racing their Swan…

Seahawks Cross Country
Seahawk Benn Scully was the fastest man on two legs at Friday’s meet at Medomak Valley and he might have finished first if he had considered flying. Scully was bested at the finish line when Medomak’s runner dove across the line. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register.

In their season opener at Medomak Valley High School on September 6, both Boothbay Region High School cross country teams got off to a fine start.

The Seahawks easily ran away with the boys…

Seahawks Football
Jason Maddocks follows his blockers during Friday’s game at Sacopee Valley. Courtesy of Aquilino Alamo

Opening night jitters were not a problem for the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks football team as they scored on the team’s third play from scrimmage and posted a 30-6 victory at Sacopee…