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Golf
Sheepscot Links results
Chaz Briggs with the checkered flag. Jasen Dickey photo
Chaz Briggs scores first career division championship

Pro Stocks. Jasen Dickey photo
Group 1 champions crowned at Wiscasset Speedway

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Dolphin Open crowns new mini-golf champion in Boothbay
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Boothbay/Wiscasset runners compete in large race in Gorham

Outdoors

Coastal Rivers to host guided eelgrass paddle in Great Salt Bay
Senior College begins series of fall walks
Join Boothbay Region Land Trust for a day of family fun!
Maine’s largest drone show in Boothbay Harbor July 18 
Tickets available now for Westport Island gardens tour
Geocaching: Treasure at your fingertips
33rd annual Sheepscot River Race July 5
Summer tree harvest announced for Wiscasset’s Sortwell Memorial Forest
Guided hike at Salt Bay Farm
Time to count alewives in Woolwich
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On the Water

  • Countdown to Paddlepalooza on Linekin Bay
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Seahawks, Wolverines compete in Medomak 2-miler
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Seahawk senior AJ Crocker took sixth place among 104 male runners in the Medomak Panther 2-miler cross country race Saturday, Aug. 29 in Waldoboro.

Crocker’s time was 11:15.42. The winning time was by Camden Hills Regional High School’s Noah Seigh, a junior, who ran the course in 10:47.47. According to coach Nick Scott, Crocker “Clipped 14 seconds off his previous best on the course.”

Sheepscot Links results
Golf

Senior Scramble Aug. 24

WMHS boys soccer
Wolverines compete in preseason soccer tournament
Wiscasset soccer

The 2026 Wiscasset boys' soccer team is playing in an 8-man league, but in the preseason it's a different story. Wiscasset participated in the Richmond Bobcat Shootout on Aug. 22 and played four games against 11-man squads.

Wiscasset girls' soccer moving to 11-woman play this fall
wISCAT GIRLS TEAM

 

For the Wiscasset girls’ soccer team, it’s a new coach and a new league this fall. The team is moving from eight-woman to the traditional 11-woman game. James Andretta is the new coach. He coached the boys’ program last year.

Andretta has coached several of the estimated 21 players who indicated they would play this fall. Andretta previously coached the middle school boys and girls teams and did one year coaching a co-ed squad.

Kevin Douglass, Logan Melcher bounce back at Wiscasset Speedway
Crate Modifieds: Pictured from left, Nick Hinkley, Trent Reed, Brad Babb and Allan Moeller Sr. Jasen Dickey photo

While most short tracks in New England took the weekend off from competition with NASCAR in town, Wiscasset Speedway kept the train rolling on Saturday, hosting a full Group 1 program featuring the T&L Automotive Pro Stocks, Davis Erector G

NASCAR race weekend brings magic to New England
Ryan Preece, Thunder Road winner. Courtesy photo

Even after a lifetime of visiting the “Magic Mile,” the drive into New Hampshire Motor Speedway never gets old. The aura of “Cup Weekend” at NHMS is truly unique as New Hampshire alone isn’t the only region represented.

Sheepscot Links results
Golf

Senior Scramble Aug. 17

1st (57) Jim Bourque, Anton Lawrence, Bob Bell and Ken Creamer; 2nd (59) Eliot Dailey, John Cook and two guests. Closest to the pin: #2 John Duplisis 3’9”, #8 Ron Newton 5’3”; Long drive, men Ron Newton, women Su Hoffman

Wednesday Skins Aug. 19

Westport Island road race gets great weather
Nora Bradford, first place female finisher. Courtesy photo

There was great weather for the 21st annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race on Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. We had sunny skies and cool temperatures for the annual running of "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" that benefited Westport Volunteer Fire Department, whose members directed traffic and provided logistical and medical support at the race again this year.

New coach for Wolverine boys looks to make 8-man soccer a success
wISCASSET BOYS

For the Wiscasset boys' 8-man soccer team, it's a new season with a new coach. Shanon Cotta is the new coach, with over 20 years experience in the game.

Jonathon Emerson wins Late Model 75 at Wiscasset Speedway
Pictured from left, Faith Cleaves, Kyle Hewins and Alec Brown. Jasen Dickey photo

This past Saturday, Aug. 15 excited fans packed the stands and pit area at Wiscasset Speedway in anticipation for the Group 2 Fan Appreciation Night and the longest distance Late Model race of the year, the Late Model 75.

Sheepscot Links results
Golf

Senior Scramble Aug. 10

Desperate for volunteers

The Lincoln County Recovery Community Center located at 3 Hall St., Newcastle will be holding their 5k road race on Aug. 22 with sign-in beginning at 8 a.m. We need volunteers to help this event run smoothly and we are sadly under the number of people we need.

Westport Island Shore Run Aug. 16
Race

Great weather is forecast for the 21st annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race this Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Sunny skies and cool temperatures are in store for the 21st anniversary running of "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" that will again benefit Westport Volunteer Fire Department, whose members direct traffic and provide logistical and medical support at the race. Last year's race raised $2,500 for the firefighters; over the past 20 years, the race has raised almost $40,000 for the Westport…

Randy Cabral's 100th Pavement win highlights NEMA Night at Wiscasset Speedway
Official Kaylee Crooker & Max Parlin in Victory Lane.  Jasen Dickey Photography

While tracks across New England canceled or postponed their racing events on Saturday due to unfavorable weather, Wiscasset Speedway took a chance on the probable window and ultimately won, successfully hosting all Group 1 divisions plus the lightning-fast NEMA Lites and Midgets.

'Whole Lotta Good' cornhole tourney Aug. 29
Mobius Cornhole Tourney scene from 2025 event. This year's date is Aug. 29. Eleanor Cade Busby photo

Grab a partner, practice that perfect toss and get ready to send some bags flying for a great cause.

Mobius, Inc. will sponsor “A Hole Lotta Good,” a community cornhole tournament, on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Nobleboro Little League Field on Route 1. Organizers are preparing for what promises to be one of Midcoast Maine’s biggest and liveliest cornhole events of the summer. The event is presented by Wicked Cornhole.  

Sheepscot Links results
Golf

Wednesday Skins, Aug. 5

Terry Washburn/George Hall 5; Bob Bell/Dave Clifford 5; Closest to the pin: #2 carryover; #8 Dave Clifford 12’; Long drive: Dave Clifford

Student physicals Aug. 12 and 13
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As the fall sports season nears, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will offer physicals for student-athletes at its school-based health centers according to the following schedule:

  • Boothbay Regional High School: Aug. 12 from 8 a.m. to noon and Aug. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 207-633-1934 to schedule. 

  • Wiscasset Middle High School: Aug. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Aug. 13 from 8 to 11 a.m. Call either 207-563-4014 or 207-633-1934 to schedule. 

Jonathon Emerson scores comeback victory at Wiscasset Speedway
Jonathon Emerson and team. Jasen Dickey photo

Saturday, Aug. 1 marked one month since Group 2 divisions hit the track at Wiscasset Speedway due to unfavorable weather conditions but fortunately, it was the perfect night to get back in the groove of things. To make up for lost races, the program included makeup races for both the Late Models and Roadrunners in addition to the flex Carver’s Driving Academy Crown Vics.

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Annual Children's Day Sunday, Aug. 9
The waterslide is one popular attraction on Children's Day at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. File photo

Boothbay Railway Village Museum will host its highly anticipated annual Children’s Day this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BRVM is located at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay.

The family-friendly event features a full day of activities across the Museum's historic 4-acre village green. Included with regular Museum admission, attendees can enjoy lawn games, arts and crafts, bounce houses, a water slide, a slip-and-slide, and signature barrel and train rides. Families planning to use the water attractions are encouraged…

Sheepscot Links results
Golf

Senior Scramble Results July 27

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