Sports

Josh Miller and Lisa Smith got involved in coaching softball for the same reason: It was for their children. 

“Softball…

To honor Edgecomb’s 250th birthday, the Schmid Preserve is offering an interesting new tour that invites visitors to learn about Edgecomb’s history by exploring remnants of the lost community at…

The Boothbay Region Special Olympic Team traveled to University of Maine at Orono June 7-9 for competition in the state Special Olympics Summer Games.

It was the brilliant skill and…

The 2024 Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team held its awards night on the court at BRHS June 11.

Coach Alex Arsenault presented awards, certificates and Mountain Valley…

Boothbay Region High School boys tennis coach Mark Gorey makes his post-season awards gathering for players and parents fun. Not only does he recap the players’ accomplishments, he also adds…

BRHS Mountain Valley Conference all stars

Seahawk junior Laura Chapman won her third straight Player of the Year award on a vote by league girls tennis coaches as the Mountain Valley Conference announced its spring sports awards this week…

On July 6 at 9 a.m., Southport Central School’s Playground Committee will be hosting a ceremony for the official opening of the new natural playground. The Committee welcomes all to attend (…

Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races

According to the Complete Guide to Lobster Boat Racing, the first organized Maine races were held in 1964. Sixty years later, we are counting down the days for the race that kicks off the season…

At 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, about 75 paddlers departed Glidden Point Oyster Farm on a five-mile route to Damariscotta Town Landing for Hearty Roots’ (HR…

BRHS boys tennis

The 2024 Boothbay Region High School boys tennis season ended with a Class C South semifinal tournament loss to Waynflete of Portland but coach Mark Gorey had high praise for his team for the…

With only one loss with their full lineup during the regular season in the first match of the season against Hall-Dale, Boothbay Region High School girls tennis coach Alex Arsenault remains…

You may have seen a display at a marina, town office, or boating supply store and wondered what it was all about. The U.S. Coast Guard must assume a vessel found adrift with no one aboard…

The Boothbay Region High School varsity baseball team’s season was smothered with a 10-0 loss to St. Dominic Academy June 5. The Class D South playoff match was the Seahawks’ last game for 2024.…

BRHS girls tennis

The girls Class C South semifinal tennis match in Portland was called due to lightning and rain on Wednesday, June 5. Boothbay trailed 3-0 (with an anticipated 2nd doubles forfeit by the Seahawks…

BRHS boys tennis

The Waynflete Flyers of Portland traveled to Boothbay Harbor and ended the Boothbay Region Seahawks’ season with a 5-0 win in the semifinal round of the boys Class C South tennis tournament on…

Out of 11 teams, Boothbay Region Middle School track placed 2nd on the girls side and 4th on the boys side at the Middle School Busline Championship meet held on May 22 in Camden.  The…

The Boothbay Region High School boys and girls tennis teams, as well as the baseball team, will participate in post-season match-ups today, June 5.

The boys tennis team will host the…

62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days

The 62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days shifts into high gear Sunday, June 23 with sailboat racing, the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet; and Boothbay's Got Talent, where local youth ages 7-18…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys track & field team competed against 36 other teams June 1 at the Maine State C Championship at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. The team had seven members…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls’ track & field team finished 16th out of 32 teams June 1 during the Maine Class C State Championship at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. The team scored 15 points…

Youth sailing team gets Midcoast kids on the water
sailing

Head down to the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club around 2:30 p.m. on any given weekday and you will see young people rigging sailboats. The Junior Sailing Team is open to anyone in the region, but due…

BRHS boys tennis

The undefeated Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team moved on to the semifinal round of the Class C South tournament with a 5-0 win over visiting Carrabec. the eighth seed, on Monday…

This Saturday, June 8, rally a couple of friends for a very fun paddle on the Damariscotta River, starting at Glidden Point Oyster Farm and finishing off at the Shuck Station, where a private…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team advanced to the semifinal round of the Class C South tournament with an upset win, 3-2, over host Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield Monday…

The two brightest stars in this spring’s Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field’s constellation were senior Austin Trask and freshman Karen Higgins. The two were named most valuable players for the…

BRHS boys tennis

Third time was almost a charm for the Spruce Mountain Phoenix, however, the Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team prevailed, 3-2, to win for the third time this season over the Phoenix in…

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Class of 2024 celebrated its upcoming graduation with a senior field day on Friday, May 31. Students began the morning with Grand March practice led by Dean of…

BRHS baseball

After a loss to Oak Hill, the Boothbay varsity baseball team eked out a spot in the Class D South playoffs with a win against Hall-Dale for the Seahawks’ final game of the regular season. The top…

On Friday, May 24 the Boothbay Special Olympics team traveled to Morse High School for the Sagadahoc-Lincoln Area Games.

Piper Rankin was selected to carry the torch for the opening…

The Boothbay Region High School boys and girls tennis teams learned their Maine Principals’ Association Class C South tournament opponents today, May 30.

The undefeated and top-seeded…

Knots weren’t the only ties made at an event celebrating a 5,000-mile voyage to the Arctic.…

With three morning hikes in June, the Midcoast Conservancy’s seasonal hiking series of “Wednesday Wanders” and “Saturday Saunters” is in full swing, offering opportunities to enjoy nature in Alna…

With only two games left in the regular season, the Boothbay Region High School varsity baseball team couldn't gain traction in the rankings this week. The team took one win and one loss and is…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys’ track & field team finished seventh May 23 at the Mountain Valley Conference Track & Field Championships at Lisbon High School. The host, Lisbon Greyhounds,…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls’ track & field team finished second out of 14 teams May 23 in the Mountain Valley Conference Championship meet at Lisbon High School. The team scored 89 points…

Memorial Day weekend is home to one of the biggest Late Model racing events in New England: The Coastal 200. This year, Wiscasset Speedway decided to up the ante and make the race bigger…

Great racing begins soon with the 50th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 20 and 21. Yachts of all sizes with colorful spinnakers will be racing off Boothbay…

Seaspray Kayaking will once again hold its Sheepscot River Race. This year’s race for canoes, kayaks, war canoes, sea kayaks and paddleboards will be on Saturday, July 6. The race starts in…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team completed the regular season undefeated after shutting out the Dirigo Cougars in Dixfield 5-0 Friday, May 25. The Seahawks, ranked first in Class C…

The Bowdoin, the official sailing vessel of Maine, will return to Boothbay Harbor May 25. The crew will set sail May 29 for the Arctic, mirroring the ship’s historic voyages that left…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team remained undefeated (9-0) with a 5-0 win at Carrabec on Wednesday, May 22.

Scores

#1 singles: Cleyton Splaine (B) def. Jackson…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team improved to 7-3 on the season with a 5-0 win at home against the shorthanded Carrabec…

Hall-Dale pulled itself out of a 1-1 tie May 20, scoring three runs in the seventh inning to beat Boothbay 4-1 at Boothbay. Boothbay and Hall-Dale scored a run each in the fifth inning. Aidric…

Boothbay/Wiscasset won two individual Capital City Classic Track & Field events May 17 in Augusta. Maddie Orchard won the 800M run and Karen Higgins won the 3200M run. The team had 11 Top 6…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team lost at Spruce Mountain, 3-2, on Tuesday, May 21. The loss dropped the Seahawks’…

Boothbay/Wiscasset racewalker Ross Gaffney won the 1600M event during the May 17 Capital City Classic Track & Field event in Augusta. The boys’ team had seven Top-6 finishes in the 13-team…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset Boys’ Track team scored 96 points May 14 in a narrow victory over second-place Madison, 95, in an eight-team Mountain Valley Conference meet in Readfield.

The team…

Seahawk boys tennis

For the second time in less than a week, the Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team shut out the Spruce Mountain Phoenix, 5-0, on Monday, May 20. The win improves the Seahawks’ record to 8-0…

Memorial Day weekend is quickly approaching and that can only mean one thing: The Coastal 200 is just around the corner! On top of hosting their normal weekly divisions, Wiscasset…

On Monday, May 20, the Boothbay Region High School first and second doubles teams lost in the state’s Round of 16 tournament at Bates College, Lewiston.

Danny Menard and Cole Purvis (…