Sports

A sports officials’ shortage moved Friday Night Lights to a day earlier. On Sept. 15, Old Orchard Beach defeated visiting Boothbay, 46-13, in eight-man football action.

Boothbay had 290…

The term “Turkey Shoot” might conjure up visions of hunters roaming the woods hunting for these wily birds. Then you see a sign promoting a Turkey Shoot being held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p…

Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta has won the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) of New England's 2022 National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Chapter of the Year award.

“Our…

The Boothbay Region High School Class C championship football teams of 2001 and 2002 will be inducted into the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual banquet on Saturday, Oct. 8…

The reviews are in, and the new Clifford Park Playground is a hit. On Sept. 14, Maddie Kaler brought her pre-kindergartner son, Angus, to the park. Angus walked on the blue rubber chips to various…

Cross-Country

Thursday, Sept. 15: At Great Salt Bay, 4 and 4:45 p.m., boys first

Thursday, Sept. 22: Home meet, 4 and 4:45 p.m., boys first

Thursday, Sept. 29: At…

BRHS field hockey

The defending state champion Winthrop Ramblers improved to 5-1 on the season with a convincing 11-1 win at home against the Boothbay Region Seahawks in Class C field hockey Wednesday afternoon.…

According to Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker on Wednesday, Sept. 14, the home field hockey game vs. Dirigo has been moved from Friday, Sept. 16 to Tuesday, Sept. 27 at…

Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…

The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team is holding a dinner raffle. 

Dinner #1 is 10 lobsters, corn on the cob, potato and homemade blueberry pie.   Dinner #2 is five steaks,…

Boothbay Region and Wiscasset high cross country teams raced the Morse High School Quabacook Relays in Bath Sept. 10. The two-mile race pit the “Seawolves” and fellow Class C team Winthrop High…

BRHS field hockey

After Boothbay cut Spruce Mountain’s lead to 2-1, the visiting Phoenix scored four unanswered goals and went on to defeat the Seahawks, 6-1, in Class C field hockey at Perkins Field, Boothbay…

Maranacook has emerged as the early favorite in eight-man football small conference action. The Black Bears beat Boothbay (1-1), 56-28, Sept. 16 in scoring their second win of the season. In week…

Wiscasset Speedway took the turn towards the home stretch of the 2022 season Saturday evening, Sept. 10 with Group 1 in action along with the second appearance of the season for the G.O.…

BRHS field hockey

The Mountain Valley Falcons got two third quarter goals and went on to edge the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 2-1, in Rumford Friday.

Boothbay scored its only goal at 8:19 of the…

Captain Robert Fifield docked his Wasabi at Carousel Marina at 10:45 p.m. Sept 8 with his behemoth 725-pound tuna catch. It was the last tuna entered into the 2022 Boothbay Harbor Tuna…

The Arthur Hale Veasey Memorial Regatta, now in its 79th year, was held at Spring Cove, Squirrel Island on Aug. 17. The Veasey family holds the regatta every summer in honor of its founder, Arthur…

Saturday, Sept. 10: Home vs. Greely, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17: Home vs. Yarmouth, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24: At Sacopee Valley, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1: Home vs. Lake…

The Boothbay Region and Wiscasset high schools’ cross country team had its debut race in Brunswick Sept. 2. The girls and boys teams were shorthanded, but Coach Nick Scott described the meet as a…

It was a seemingly perfect start for the Boothbay football team opening night, Sept. 2, versus Sacopee Valley of Hiram. The Seahawks scored four first quarter touchdowns, three on offense, in…

Saturday, Aug. 27 marked the fast- coming end to another DEYC summer season. The Tugboat Inn Restaurant was the setting for the DEYC annual meeting.

Following the written roll call and…

BRHS field hockey

The Hall-Dale Bulldogs got goals in the second and fourth quarters and went on to defeat host Boothbay Region, 2-0, in a Class C field hockey opener for both teams Friday, Sept. 2.

At 3:46…

Boothbay had a great beginning to the 2022 eight-man football season Sept. 2 with a 54-16 victory over Sacopee Valley of Hiram. Boothbay stormed to a 26-0 first quarter lead and Sacopee Valley…

After a four-decade hiatus, the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns next month with a big, big cash prize. On Sept. 3, up to 60 contestants paying a $750 entry fee will convene at Carousel…

Cross-Country

Aug. 27: At Medomak Panther 2-Miler, 9 a.m.

Sept. 2: At Brunswick w/Medomak and Morse, 4 p.m.

Sept. 10: At Morse/…

The 2022 Boothbay football team will have something old, something new, something borrowed, and 26 football players wearing blue during their four home games. The first is Friday, Sept. 2 at…

After seven years and several million dollars of work at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Ernestina-Morrissey dipped its keel into Harbor waters Aug. 29. The historic ship, set to launch in…

For 10 years, Boothbay Sea and Science Center has taught students about marine ecosystems at its Ocean Point Road location. The program had 120 students this summer, and could’ve been even larger…

Fun, interactive, energizing, lovely – those were some of the terms used to describe the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 25. “We enjoyed bringing smiles to the faces of each passerby and…

The final weekend in August is widely known as the biggest racing weekend of the year in Maine. At Wiscasset Speedway, this weekend serves as a tune-up for one of their biggest races of the year…

Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Wiscasset Middle High School Wolverines have joined forces once again for the Boothcasset cross country team. With the season beginning officially Sept. 2…

BRHS field hockey

The 2022 Boothbay Region High School field hockey season will begin Friday, Sept. 2 at home against Hall-Dale High School with new head coach Skyler Davis in charge of the roster of 20 ninth…

Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame

The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will be recognizing three "Outstanding Teams" at our annual banquet on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Rockland Elks Lodge. Being recognized are the 2001 and 2002…

There was beautiful weather for the running of the 17th Annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race on Sunday, Aug. 21. The 10K road race started at 9 a.m., and the 3.5-mile "…

This past Saturday, Aug. 20, the competition rolled on at Wiscasset Speedway as the track hosted their second NEMA Night of the 2022 season, featuring the NEMA Lites but also including…

Wiscasset selectmen

Thanks to selectmen’s OK Aug. 16 and an anonymous Wiscasset Schoonerfest donor, waterfront-goers can hold up their phones and see Hesper and Luther Little in the harbor where the two vessels…

The Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 induction ceremony will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, home of the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame.…

The Charles and Constance Schmid Land Preserve is one of Maine's midcoast jewels. Comprised of 766 acres, it is located in the center of Edgecomb for all to enjoy. The initial land was given to…

Boothbay Region Land Trust kicked-off the month of August the right way: outside in the sunshine with a week-long Junior Naturalist Camp. The camp, hosted in partnership with Boothbay Region YMCA…

While the temperature outside continues to cool down in Coastal Maine, the racing action continues to heat up at Wiscasset Speedway. The excitement continued on Saturday, Aug. 13 as the…

It’s the Lincoln Home’s 95th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. The event will be  rain or shine, as it will be held under a large tent. Tickets are $50, and can be purchased on-line…

One of Boothbay’s oldest windjammers, Lazy Jack, is back in the harbor! After a long winter on the dry, the schooner has had a massive refit including a full rebuild of the forward deck,…

Hearty Roots is built upon the magic of meeting kids where they're at, and their July Sunbeam Camp was no exception for nine local kids. Designed as a summer opportunity…

When the Clifford Park renovation is completed, the ball fields won’t have lights, but that may be a temporary situation. Town Manager Dan Bryer reported Aug. 10 during the Boothbay selectmen’s…

Pre-season practices for Boothbay Region High School fall sports begin Monday, Aug. 15.

The practice times are as follows:

Cross-Country - 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Field Hockey - 7…

For the 15th year, the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame has selected 10 finalists for the 2022 Student Athlete of the Year Award. Two of the nominees, Jaelyn Crocker and Kayden Ames, are…

Boothbay Region High School is exploring the option of having a high school club golf team that will meet 2-3 times per week beginning in September.  Please contact Allan Crocker at the high…

The second annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.

The round robin event is a fundraiser for…

On Saturday, Aug. 20, 2-4 p.m., the last of three mountain bike clinics offered by Midcoast Conservancy at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) will address “Progression”, a workshop for those…

Maine summer camps. There are 125 of them according to MaineSummerCamps.org. You can scour the listings, but there is only one summer camp on an island in the ocean – Burnt Island, part of…