Directors of the Maine Cornhole Classic, which has been held at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum the past few years as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Maine and the Augusta Area Food Bank , have announced that “After a lot of thoughtful discussion, our committee has made the decision to take a one-year pause on the Maine Co

Ultimate Frisbee in Boothbay is happening again on Back River Road at Clifford Park.

Saturday, June 27 was an absolutely beautiful day for some racing on Maine’s coast and Wiscasset Speedway knocked it out of the park, hosting their first “Fan Appreciation Night” of the season. The night began with driver autographs and kids bike races on the frontstretch, followed by 7 divisions of action-packed racing.

With the sun beating down and not a cloud in sight, fans flocked to Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday, June 13 for the first long-distance Pro Stock race of the year, the $3,000-to-win Shipbuilder 100 presented by General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works.

2025 race winner Nick Hinkley, who also happens to be a BIW employee himself, picked up right where he left off last season and kicked off the day with a heat win for the big race.

The 21st Annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race is Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" had a great turnout in 2025 with over 60 runners and more than 15 participants in the "fun walk."  It was our biggest turnout in the race's history!

The Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field teams held a season-ending awards ceremony June 15 in the Boothbay Region High School gymnasium. The boys' plaque and hammer recipients were Isaac Fanslau, most valuable player; Logan Bourne, coaches' award; Nathan Percival, most improved; Ben Gapski, hammer award (field); and AJ Crocker, hammer award (track).

The girls' plaque and hammer recipients were Olivia Rittall, most valuable player; Rose Campbell, coaches' award; Aryana Gray, most improved; Zuri Smith, hammer award (…

Healthy Kids will host the 21st Annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5K Run/Walk on July 11, at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.

"Participants will enjoy a professionally timed, well-marked course, with a few updates to this year’s route, including a loop through the Great Salt Bay School parking lots," said Healthy Kids, in a news release.

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' track and field team produced a Class C State Champion on June 6 in Winslow. Girls' 4X100M relay team members Olivia Rittall, Nerla Laventure, Moriah Smith and Rose Campbell were crowned state champions. The team ran a 52.26 second time and, overall, finished eighth in the state. The boys finished tied for 11th. Twenty-five Boothbay/Wiscasset athletes competed in the state championship meet.

What was slated to be a cold and dreary Saturday afternoon in Coastal Maine turned out to be a beautiful one, allowing for a full Group 1 program to go off without a hitch at Wiscasset Speedway.

On June 6, 14 girls and 17 boys will represent Boothbay and Wiscasset high schools at the Maine Class C State track and field championships. This year's meet is at Winslow High School on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 10 a.m.

In the final regular season meet, Boothbay/Wiscasset's boys' team scored 158.5 points and finished second to Mountain Valley, who tallied 162. Lisbon/Oak Hill finished third with 72.50 on May 19 in Rumford.

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' track and field team won a six-team meet in Rumford on May 19. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 120 points. Second-place Spruce Mountain scored 111.5 points. Madison finished third with 98. 

Rose Campbell led the team scoring individual victories in the 100M, 200M and discus. Olivia Rittall won the 400M. The 4X100M relay team was also victorious. 

With wet weather on the horizon for what would-be Coastal 200 Sunday, Wiscasset Speedway did not falter. Instead, the track pivoted, moving the coveted $15,000-to-win Late Model race to Saturday afternoon instead.

Over 20 drivers showed up to compete on Saturday, including two competitors (Zack Harris and Jerry Simons) that traveled all the way from Florida to try their hand at one of the biggest Late Model…

Five boys and six girls represented Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field teams May 16 in the 2026 Marathon Sports Elite Invitational at St. Joseph's College in Standish.

The female athletes were Rose Campbell, Moriah Smith, Olivia Rittall, Aryana Gray, Nerla Leventure and Zuriel Smith. In the 100M dash, Campbell ran a 13.46 second time. She finished 14th. Moriah Smith ran a 13.69. She finished 25th. In the 400M dash, Rittall ran a one-minute, 4.34 second time. She finished sixth.…

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys' track and field team won seven events at a May 12 Mountain Valley Conference meet in Wiscasset. Among the winners were Isaac Fanslau in the 400M dash, Logan Bourne in the shot put, 4X800M relay team, Ross Gafney in the 1600M racewalk, AJ Crocker in the 3200M, Ben Gapski in the triple jump and 4X400M relay team. 

In the boys' 4X800m relay, the Boothbay/Wiscasset team of Crocker, Ethan Clark, Louie Caidoc and John Cooper won with a nine-minute, 36.7 second time.

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' track and field team won four events May 12 in a Mountain Valley Conference meet in Wiscasset. Olivia Rittall won the 100M, 200M and 400M dashes. The 4X100M relay team also won.

In the 1600M racewalk, Boothbay/Wiscasset's Bea Wormwood finished second with a 12-minute, 30.25 second time. Maranacook's Anwen Kane won with a 11:26.59.