The 2025 Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field season came to a close June 17 as team awards were presented at Boothbay Region High School. The most valuable athletes were Ben Gapski and Rose Campbell.

Most improved were Ross Gaffney and Olivia Rittall. Coaches' awards went to Logan Bourne and Maddie Orchard. Hammer awards went to AJ Crocker and Karen Higgins, who missed the ceremony due to competing in the national championships held in Oregon. 

June 16 Senior Scramble results: 1st place (58) Munro Dodge, Kim Pinkham, Dave Davis and Bill Babb; 2nd place (59) Ed Cousins, Karl Siegfried, Judy Siegfried and Phil Dahlgren; 3rd place (60) Terry Washburn, Heidi Washburn, Jim Stevens and Jeff Yeaton.

After another unfortunate rainout last week, Wiscasset Speedway finally saw some clear skies on Saturday, allowing them to host a full Group 1 racing program. Featured on the day’s schedule were the Gosline Insurance Group Super Streets, Davis Erector Group 207 Crate Modifieds, Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Kennebec Equipment Rental Thunder 4 Minis and one of the biggest Pro Stock races of the year, the $3,000-to-win BIW Shipbuilders 100.

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys track & field team finished 24th June 10 in the state Class C championship meet in Oakland. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 10 points. Orono won the state team championship scoring 125 points. Runner-up George Stevens Academy scored 87, and third place Bangor Christian tallied 49.

Ross Gaffney was Boothbay/Wiscasset's top performer finishing third in the 1600M race walk. He posted a seven-minute, 45.37 second time. Orono's David Brewer won with 7:41.51.26.

The undefeated and top-seeded Richmond Bobcats, 18-0, ended the fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks' season Saturday afternoon, shutting the visitors out, 13-0, in a semifinal Class D South tournament game.

The Seahawks finish the season 8-10.

Richmond had advanced to the semifinal with a 17-0 win over Searsport and Boothbay advanced with a 6-5 win over Buckfield.

The Boothbay Region Special Olympics track and field team traveled to the University of Maine at Orono June 6-8 for the state competitions. Competitions were held there were in bocce, both traditional and unified; track and field with relays being both traditional and unified; as well as wheelchair and low motor events.

One Boothbay/Wiscasset boy and girl were named as Mountain Valley Conference first-team track all-stars following the June 10 Class C State Championship meet. Ross Gaffney finished third in the 1600M race walk in the meet and Karen Higgins finished second in the 800M, 1600M and 3200. Both were named first-team all-stars.

Higgins was also named conference girls "Athlete of the Year." Nick Scott was named conference girls "Coach of the Year."

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls track and field team scored 49.24 points in capturing sixth place June 10 at the state Class C Championship meet in Oakland. Bucksport claimed the team championship with 91 points. Runner-up Maine Central Institute scored 72.5 and third-place Orono tallied 65. 

Karen Higgins was Boothbay/Wiscasset's top performer with three second place finishes (800M, 1600M and 3200M). Arabella Hodgdon finished fourth in the 1600M racewalk.

Trailing 5-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning at home against Buckfield in the Class D South quarterfinal, the Boothbay Region Seahawks got a three-run, game-tying double from Liam Jacobs and, with two outs, Jacobs scored the winning run from second on a weak grounder to shortstop as Casey Phelps beat the throw to first, with the Seahawks winning 6-5.

The incredible career of Laura Chapman as Boothbay Region High School’s most prolific tennis player, who never lost a league match (44-0) and was the Mountain Valley Conference girls player of the year four straight years, highlighted the team’s awards night June 11.

The ceremony, held on the BRHS tennis court, included the seven-member team. Members were presented accolades from coach Alex Arsenault, who has been coaching the team for 16 years and has an overall 108-84 record, according to statistics provided by…

The fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks will be hosting the fifth-seeded Buckfield Bucks today, June 12 at 4 p.m. on Sherman Field in a quarterfinal match-up in the Class D South baseball tournament.

Both teams finished the regular season with 7-9 records. Boothbay has a 3-1 record in its last four games and Buckfield has a 1-3 record in its last four games.

An undefeated regular season (10-0, no. 1 in Class C South), conference champions for the third straight year (the last two seasons undefeated), and several players undefeated during the season, were all celebrated Tuesday night, June 10 as the Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team gathered for post-season awards and a potluck meal at BRHS.

Senior Scramble results on June 9: 1st place (61) Munro Dodge, Phil Dalhgren, Dave Davis and Kathy Sproul; 2nd place (64 ,by match of cards 3 teams) Ed Varney, Ethan Chum, Chuck Ward and Ken Martin; 3rd place (64) Dale Northrup, Anton Lawrence, Ken Cramer and Karen McFadden

Closest to the Pins: #2 Munro Dodge 2'6"; #8 Ken Martin 10' 2". Long Drives: Men Terry Washburn.

Lobster boat captains up and down the coast and right here in Boothbay Harbor are revving up for the 2025 racing season. The races begin with the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races Saturday, June 14. Since 2005, Boothbay Harbor’s races are held in honor of Begin, a beloved native lobsterman and racer.

Race categories include gas classes based on length and cubic inches, diesel classes based on horsepower and length, a wooden boat race, gas and diesel free-for-alls, and four races just for Boothbay Region…

For most, baseball is played during childhood, and ends shortly after high school graduation. But for others, the game is extended into their adulthood. For 100 years, the Maine Pine Tree Senior League has provided baseball players an extended career. In 2025, the Lincoln County Cardinals entered the league with 18 players, mostly from the Midcoast.

Eight players have roots in the Boothbay region and Wiscasset. Former Seahawks include Cameron and Hunter Crocker, Julian Aponte, and Jacob Wilson. Past Wolverines include…

Sixteen schools participated June 3 in the Central Maine Freshmen League Championship in Bath which saw the Boothbay/Wiscasset girls team finish ninth. The team scored 30 points. Winner and host Morse High School scored 93, runner-up Skowhegan tallied 58, and Yarmouth finished third with 50.

Zuriel Smith accounted for the majority of scoring by placing in the top five in four events. Arabella Hodgdon was the only other team member who scored points.…

Sixteen schools participated June 3 in the Central Maine Freshmen League Championship in Bath which saw the Boothbay/Wiscasset boys team finish third. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 53 points. Winner Portland scored 88 and runner-up Falmouth tallied 58.

The Boothbay baseball team beat Oak Hill 6-0 June 3. The Seahawks ended the season 7-9, ranked fourth in Southern Class D.  

Boothbay opened by scoring a run in the first inning and another in the third. The Seahawks sealed the win in the fifth scoring four more.  

Liam Jacobs scored two runs and had a hit. Sam Markowitz scored two runs and had two RBIs. Maddox Cusumano scored a run, two RBIs and a hit. Shawn Gamage scored a run and had a hit.