Sports Join Boothbay Region Land Trust for a day of family fun! Randy Burr wins ProTruck Challenge at Wiscasset Speedway Maine Cornhole Classic canceled for 2026 Pemaquid Beach Triathlon to benefit playground at Pemaquid Beach Park Boothbay Pickup Ultimate Outdoors 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 Wild & Scenic Film Festival highlights local kelp farming and global conservation Registration open for the 2026 Pemaquid Beach Triathlon Coastal Rivers to host 9th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Lincoln Theater On the Water Sign up for America's boating club safety course Decorated boat parade: What will your theme be? BHYC High School Sailing program spring launch, open house March 28 More Sports >> Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' 4X100M relay team wins Class C championship 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. Dan Trask scores emotional victory at Wiscasset Speedway Once again, Wiscasset Speedway proved the doubters wrong and beat the weather on Saturday evening, hosting a successful Group 2 program that was presented by the Maine ARMY National Guard. Andy Kaherl scores first career Super Street win at Wiscasset Speedway 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. 31 Boothbay/Wiscasset athletes to compete in State Class C track & field championships 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. 3 Boothbay school records set at MVC Championship meet Three Boothbay track and field records were set May 27 in Readfield during the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference championships. Isaac Fanslau in the 400M dash and Olivia Rittall in the 200M and 400M dashes set school records. Fanslau, Rittall, Ben Gapski and Logan Bourne all won MVC individual championships. Gapski won his in the 110M hurdles. Bourne won the shot put. Boothbay/Wiscasset boys' track and field team place 2nd at MVC meet 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. Boothbay/Wiscasset girls win MVC meet 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. Josh St. Clair joins Wiscasset Speedway record books with third Coastal 200 victory 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… 11 Boothbay/Wiscasset track athletes compete at 2026 Marathon Elite Invitational 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.… Boothbay/Wiscasset boys’ track team scores 7 meet event wins 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. Boothbay/Wiscasset girls win 4 MVC meet events 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. First 100-lap Enduro race of the season at Wiscasset Speedway Following a Group 2 cancellation due to inclement weather last weekend, the forecast did a complete 360 and the skies cleared on Saturday, making for a picture-perfect day of racing. Wiscasset Speedway took full advantage of the opportunity, hosting a loaded Group 1 program that featured all weekly divisions plus the first 100-lap Enduro race of the season. Coastal Maine Botanical GardensTickets now available for Maine Days 2026 Tickets launched this past Monday for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ annual Maine Days. From Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, Mainers can bring up to eight guests per household. After a long winter, the Gardens provides a perfect family-friendly retreat. Enjoy acres of botanical delights, miles of hiking trails, the ever-popular giant trolls, and returning again this year, The Caterpillar Lab—a living caterpillar exhibit will be open all three days in the Education Center. Boothbay/Wiscasset Boys' Track & Field finish third at MVC meet The Boothbay/Wiscasset Boys' Track and Field team finished third May 4 in an eight-team Mountain Valley Conference meet in Lisbon. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 88 points. Lisbon/Oak Hill won with 118 points. Kents Hill finished second with 82. Boothbay/Wiscasset's Ben Gapski won three events: 110M, 300M and triple jump. Boothbay/Wiscasset 's Logan Bourne won the shot put. Boothbay/Wiscasset Girls place third in MVC meet The Boothbay/Wiscasset Girls' Track and Field team finished third May 4 at an eight-team Mountain Valley Conference meet in Lisbon. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 73 points which trailed Lisbon's/Oak Hill's 118 and Kent Hills' 82. Boothbay/Wiscasset athletes who won their events were Olivia Rittal, 100M, 200M and 400M; Zuriel Smith, shot put, and the 4X100 relay team. New team meeting May 21New regional adult unified basketball team Parents, players, coaches and sponsors, in conjunction with the Boothbay Region YMCA and Special Olympics Maine (SOM), are pleased to announce the formation of a new adult unified basketball team for the region. Ryan Neal scores first career victory at Wiscasset Speedway While other racetracks across New England postponed or cancelled their events this past weekend due to inclement weather, Wiscasset Speedway decided to take the gamble on Saturday and won, hosting an abbreviated feature-only racing program that was proudly sponsored by AIM Recycling Maine. Boothbay/Wiscasset boys' track team finishes 2nd at MVC meet The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys' track and field team is off and running to start this year's spring season. Boothbay/Wiscasset finished second April 28 at a home Mountain Valley Conference meet. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 172 points in the eight-team meet which was second to Lisbon/Oak Hill's 206. Kents Hill finished third with 126 points. Boothbay/Wiscasset girls win MVC meet The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' track and field team ran faster, threw farther and jumped higher than eight other Mountain Valley Conference teams April 28 in scoring a meet victory. The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' team scored 157.33 points. Second place Lisbon/Oak Hill tallied 151.66 points, and third place Kents Hill recorded 126 points. Frank Moulton seals the deal on Group 2 opening day at Wiscasset Speedway What’s better than one opening day at the race track? Two! Fortunately, Wiscasset Speedway has the opportunity to host dual Opening Days each and every season due to their bi-weekly race program. This past Saturday, the Portland Glass Strictly Streets, Dale’s Cash Fuel Roadrunners, Creative Cleanouts Modifieds and the Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models hit the track for their 2026 season opener. Support the Wiscasset Newspaper Please help sustain local journalism. 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