Sports

BRHS Softball

The Boothbay Region High School softball team is now 2-3 on the season after two wins and two losses this week. The wins were at home against St. Dom's and at Winthrop and the losses were at Hall-…

BRHS Boys Tennis

Eight players of the Seahawks boys tennis team traveled to Hall Dale High School Saturday, May 2 to play in the Bulldog Invitational Tennis Tournament, a fundraiser…

Below are the results of the Boothbay Region Elementary School track and field team at its first meet of the season on April 29 in Belfast.

A Bird’s Tale

This past week, as we were having breakfast at the kitchen table, we noticed some “flitting and sitting” in the lilac tree just outside the window. We turned and saw a ruby-crowned kinglet that…

BRHS softball

A two-game winning streak for the Boothbay Region High School softball team came to an end as the Falcons of Mountain Valley shut out the Lady Seahawks, 15-0, in Rumford on Monday, May 4.

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team remains undefeated on the season at 5-0 after a 5-0 win in matches at Dirigo on Monday afternoon.

As of Tuesday, BRHS was the top-seeded team…

BRHS softball

The Boothbay Region High School softball team won its second straight game, 18-12, at Winthrop on Friday, May 1.

The Lady Seahawks banged out 21 hits, led by Chyanne Rogers with four and…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 5-0 shutout of Lisbon at BRHS on May 1.

Spring turkey season starts on Monday, May 4 throughout the state, and for the first time in modern history, hunters will be able to turkey hunt in northern Maine.…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season with a decisive 5-0 victory over the Winthrop Ramblers in Winthrop on April 29.

The team will play at home…

Appalachian Trail

By the time Steve and Karl Berger had reached Abingdon Gap, their clothes were soaked. They had just trudged 17 miles through the pouring rain. If they pushed on, they could make it to Damascus,…

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team claimed its first victory of the season in Wiscasset, beating the Wolverines 3-…

The Boothbay Region baseball team smacked seven hits and scored three runs against Saint Dom’s Academy Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome spotty fielding and relief pitching. The Saints…

BRHS Track & Field

If you’ve never attended an outdoor track meet and wonder why the sport attracts so many Boothbay Region High School athletes, take the short drive to Wiscasset on a Tuesday afternoon and you will…

Wiscasset Speedway

There was a bustle at Wiscasset Speedway as a pit area full of drivers and crew prepared for five exciting races to please the fans gathered in the grandstands.…

BRHS Softball

Senior Brenna Alley had three hits and drove in four runs as the Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks softball team (1-2) won its first game of the season, 7-6, over the visiting St. Dominic Saints (0-1…

BRHS Softball

Hall-Dale pitcher Rebecca Ackerson pitched a no-hitter and had nine strikeouts in a 19-0, five inning win against the Lady Seahawks softball team in Farmingdale on Monday, April 27. The loss…

BRHS Spring Sports

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team is off to a good start, winning its first two matches of the 2015 season this week. On Friday at Carrabec, the Seahawks won 4-1 in matches. On…

The sound of the cradle at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard is a unique racket.

There's the lurching of the platform as it makes its way up…

Games don't get much more dramatic than the one the Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team played to open the season on Friday, April 24.

As a child, Al Freiheit remembers those memorable trips to the ballpark with his father and grandfather. The two older Freiheits shared their passion for baseball by taking him to Major League…

The Little League Pledge is a historical document, written in the mid-1950s by an official of Little League. The text of the Little League…

The Boothbay Region High School girls’ tennis team opened the regular season on Friday, April 24 with a 4-1 loss at home against Carrabec High School.

A Bird’s Tale

Palm warblers have started to pop up around the state in the last week or so, and their return has gotten us thinking about how the names by which we know different bird species often don’t seem…

On Saturday, April 25 during the Fishermen's Festival, employees at Hannaford could be found outside raising money for the March of Dimes.

According to Evelyn Andrews, Hannaford associate…

This summer Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to kick off the Little Dyer Adventure Club for youth ages 8-14. In collaboration with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC)…

Boothbay Region High School junior Hannah Morley won a basketball shooting contest at the KVYMCA/MAC All-Star game on March 25.

The All-Star game followed a tournament where she played with…

Boothbay Region High School

The Boothbay Region High School 2015 boys tennis team will begin its season on Friday, April 24.

Coach Mark Gorey…

Fishermen’s Festival

Fishermen’s Festival is finally here! Bookmark this page for up-to-the-minute event results. To check out our ever-growing Fishermen’s Festival Photo Gallery,…

Runners of all levels are invited to join a community of runners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson for six weeks of trail running. Whether you’re trying to get back into running shape…

The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber’s third annual Hacker’s Ball Golf Tournament will be held Friday, May 8 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road in Brunswick. Proceeds from individual and…

The flag officers of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Hankins as adult sailing director. Hankins has both a long and distinguished sailing career…

Boothbay Region High School Track and Field
Photo of Morgan Crocker Sinead Miller

The Boothbay Region High School track and field season officially began with a meet at Camden Hills Regional High School on Friday, April 17. Unfortunately, Camden’s fields were still too soggy…

Level 7 gymnasts from the Central Lincoln County YMCA Junior Olympic team recently returned home with honors from the USAG Maine State meet held at The Alfond…

The reverberation of engines in the air, the scent of exhaust, and the palpable excitement of both fans and drivers alike marked Wiscasset Speedway’s opening day,…

Over 400 Special Olympians arrived at Bates College on Thursday, April 16 to participate in the state swim meet. Included in that group were 21 athletes from Boothbay, who brought home a total of…

The 2015 Boston Marathon will be both the first and last one for long distance runner Charlie Ault of Damariscotta. Ault, 60, ran his first marathon in 1978. He has ran in nine including ones in…

With the advent of spring, some minds turn to thinking about golf and breaking out the clubs, dusting off their swings, and preparing to get back on the links.

A local business may be able…

Fishermen's Festival.

Ayuh. Just the mention of this annual event gives rise to…

On Thursday, April 16, don't miss the Special Olympics Maine annual state swim meet. Close to 400 Special Olympics Maine athletes, representing 45 local Maine teams…

Ernestina-Morrissey

When the Ernestina-Morrissey was ready to set sail (or to be correct: ready to be tugged up the coast) for the first time, there was…

The schooner Ernestina-Morrissey has arrived in Boothbay Harbor.

The 156-foot Massachusetts schooner, which was originally…

A Bird’s Tale

Despite the lingering snow and cold this year, migrant birds are returning. American woodcock have come back and started their mating dances. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers are back, too, and tending…

On Saturday, April 4 the Boothbay Region Special Olympics Basketball skills athletes and basketball team traveled to the University of Southern Maine at Gorham to compete in basketball.

The…

Baseball & Softball

Friday, April 24: Home vs. Wiscasset, 1 p.m.

On Saturday, April 4, the CLC YMCA gymnastics team traveled to the Old Town YMCA for the team’s final regular meet of the season against the host team and…

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is pleased to announce that they are the featured local nonprofit community organization for the month of April at the…

The Boothbay Region Special Olympics swim team traveled to Bowdoin College in Brunswick for the Sagadahoc/Lincoln County Area Swim Meet on April 2. In the floatation races, Blake Chadwick, John “…

Have you ever marveled at the martial arts? For centuries, people of the world have used unique martial arts to marshal contr…