Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks lost at home to the Lincoln Academy Eagles, 69-59, Thursday, March 6, in Unified play. Seahawks will play Lincoln Academy again Monday on the road, as they head into the final stretch of the season: Tuesday, March 11, at home versus Hall-Dale (3:30), and Thursday, March 13, also at home in a highly anticipated face-off with BRHS faculty and staff (1:30).

The Boothbay Region Special Olympians have returned victorious from the Maine Winter Special Olympics Games held at Lost Valley / Norway Savings Arena, both in Auburn and Pineland Farms in Pownal, on Feb. 26 and 27.

Alpine events were held at Lost Valley and that was where Boothbay’s athletes competed. Pouring rain canceled the activities on the 27th so changes had to be made with the schedule.

The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks lost to the Maranacook Community High School (MCHS) Bears Wednesday Feb. 26, on the road, 81-72. The Unified team’s record slips to 0-3 for the season as they eye two home games next week; Mar. 4 against Lisbon and Mar. 6 against Lincoln Academy.

The post-season awards ceremony for the Boothbay Region High School boys basketball program on Feb. 25 featured highlights of the season past, thankful wishes to the departing seniors, and expectations for the talented group of players for next season.

After players, parents and others loaded their plates with food provided by parents, junior varsity coach Ed Crocker began the ceremony by thanking his players for their efforts and respect during the season and “this reflects on the efforts and support…

The Lisbon High School Greyhounds beat the Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks, 68-65, in a closely matched game, Tuesday, March 4, trading baskets with each possession. At the half, the Seahawks were down 34-31. In the second half of play both teams opened up their 3-point games and ultimately, the final possession secured the win for Lisbon.

Boothbay Region High School's Karen Higgins was the sole Seahawk to compete in the New England indoor track and field championships March 1 in Boston. Higgins placed 19th in the varsity two-mile run in 11:37.27. Emily Flagg, from Whitinsville, Massachusetts, won the event in 10:42.59.  

It’s not too early or too late to prune your apple trees!

Boothbay Region Land Trust invites you to join us on Thursday, March 20 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Oak Point Farm for Apple Tree Pruning 101. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to refresh your knowledge, this workshop will cover the essential skills for maintaining healthy, productive apple trees.

On a snowy morning, Feb. 27, Register editor Kevin Burnham looked up from his laptop to see someone he doesn’t see in the office too often, his granddaughter Ella Watts, who was on a break from her studies at Boothbay Region High School. Seconds later, Burnham’s daughter, Sara Watts, and police officer and school resource officer Larry Brown appeared in front of Burnham’s desk.

In 2022, Kirk Ingrassi moved from Los Angeles to Boothbay without ever having played pickleball. Now, he plays almost every day. Pickleball originated in Washington State in 1965 and, until recently, was an obscure activity. But that has all changed with the game becoming the fastest growing sport in the U.S. 

What started with a reflection on what was and what could have been soon turned into a lot of laughs and positive memories.

The 2024-2025 Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team held its post-season awards ceremony Thursday, Feb. 27 in the school library as coach Bruce Orne and his assistants Jesse Peters and Laura Murphy handed out certificates, letters, service bars, stars … and Murphy handled the hugs.

Orne, who just finished his fourth year as Seahawk head coach, first thanked the parents for their…

The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) cheerleading team celebrated their season's accomplishments this week. Team members and family gathered at the high school for an awards night and dinner Feb 26. 

With blue-gold pompoms reflecting under fluorescent lights and shouts echoing off gym walls, the Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) cheerleading squad are fixtures of the winter sports season. They’ve made appearances at the boys and girls varsity basketball, and Unified games and recently started cheering during at-home football games again.  

Boothbay Region High School winter sports athletes were named to the Mountain Valley Conference all-star teams this week. The teams are decided upon by a vote of the sport's coaches.

Girls basketball: Tatum French and Maddie Orchard received honorable mention. Orchard was also honored as an academic all-star, as were teammates Ivory Cody and Anna Gosselin.

Cheerleading: Maddie Andreasen was named a first-team all-star. Teammate Titan Lewis was named a second-team all-star. Teammate Bailey Lewis was honored as an academic…

Boothbay Region High School senior Tyson French has been chosen to play in the Mountain Valley Conference Senior Boys All-Star game on Tuesday, March 4 at Winthrop High School, according to BRHS coach Dan Hallinan.

The MVC Senior Girls All-Star game will start at 6 p.m., followed by the boys’ game at 7:30.

The Boothbay Region High School indoor track team finished strong Feb. 17 at the Class B state championships in Lewiston as Karen Higgins and Rose Campbell led the Seahawks with scoring performances. Higgins took second place in the two-mile run and Campbell took fifth and sixth in the 55m and 200m dash, respectively.  

Coach Nick Scott said Higgins was “fantastic,” consistent with her performances throughout the season. Her placement earned her a spot at the New England Championships…

The Wiscasset Wolverines' Class D South Boys’ quarterfinal game Feb. 15 was all about missed opportunities. Too many turnovers and too many second chance points for Telstar/Gould received due to their offensive rebounds. But, in fact, it really came down to 16 missed free throws in regulation as the Wolverines lost 74-67 in overtime to Telstar/Gould Academy. For the game, Wiscasset made 13 of 29 free throws, and went 2-4 in overtime. 

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker announced this morning that today's Unified basketball game at BRHS vs. Hall-Dale has been postponed due to the weather. A make-up date will be worked on, said Crocker.

Boothbay Region High School’s robotics teams ventured to Monmouth Memorial School on Saturday to compete in their final VEX robotics qualifying competition of the 2024-2025 season.

BRHS sent four teams to the event with the following students attending: Team Rocket (Thomas Babineau, Mason Paquette, Kora McKenney, and Jackson Zehm), The Snail Syndicate (Chase Mansfield, Afton Warren-Burdin), Bent Axles (Tyson French, Liam Jacobs, Jayden Orne), and The Knee Slappers (Brandon Seigers, Lucian Stoddard, Anthony…

Great Salt Bay defeated Boothbay, 28-19, on Feb. 5 to claim the Busline League Small Conference Boys' basketball championship. The Eagles used a 2-3 zone to start the game and finished with a man-to-man defense which stymied the Wildcats' offense. Boothbay trailed, 6-2, after one quarter. The Wildcats trailed 18-17 late in the third quarter, but only scored two points in the final period.

Miles Hyson led the Wildcats with nine points. Other Boothbay scorers were Spencer Wade with six, and Isiah Bates and Ryder…

The Morse High School Shipbuilders beat the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks, 80-61, in Unified basketball on Morse’s senior day, Monday, Feb. 24. The Shipbuilders honored 14 seniors, and Eddie Carpenter, the Seahawk’s sole senior player, prior to tip off.

Shipbuilders had an impressive lead for most of the game, leading 42-26 at the half and rotating often from their 31-player bench.