Having one of the top players in the state who has yet to lose a regular season match has been a blessing to Boothbay Region High School girls tennis coach Alex Arsenault. It’s been a guaranteed win in three of the 15 years he’s coached.

Laura Chapman, who is now a homeschooled senior, is “one of the top 10 players in the state,” said Arsenault on April 16 during a preseason practice. “She has been the key to the success of our team over the past three years. She plays tennis throughout the year and is on the court…

After a six long months of hibernation, Wiscasset Speedway is prepared to open their gates once again for an exciting 26-event race season. 

The most significant change made during the off-season was a new addition to the Group 1 lineup in the Davis Erector Group Crate Modifieds. The division, spearheaded by track owner Richard Jordan, features the first tour-type Modified cars to race weekly in Maine in almost 35 years. 

Mark Gorey, veteran coach of the Boothbay Region High School Seahawk boys tennis team, has started his 13th season and he said the goals remain the same – to win the Mountain Valley Conference championship and go deep into Class C playoffs.

Baseball

Wednesday, April 30: Home vs. Richmond, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 1: Home vs. Medomak, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6: At Nobleboro, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 8: Home vs. Great Salt Bay, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14: At Richmond, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, May 17: Home doubleheader (5 innings each game), 10 a.m.

Tuesday, May 20: At Bristol, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 22: At Medomak, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28: At Wiscasset, 3:45 p.m.

Boothbay Region High School seniors Maddox Cusumano and Bailey Lewis were picked to participate on the football and cheerleading squads, respectively, at the 35th annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic July 19 at Lewiston High School.

The athletes will represent BRHS on the West squads.

During the off-season, it was announced that both Amara Parker and Maddy Herrick, two accomplished weekly champions at the neighboring Oxford Plains Speedway, would be joining the pack at Wiscasset Speedway this season. These talented women join a growing list of females that have tried their hand at Maine’s biggest and fastest speedway.

Meet the Easter Bunny!

Please bring the kids to the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary’s free Easter Eggstravaganza at the Boothbay Fire Department, Route 27, Boothbay on Saturday, April 19.

The fun begins at 1 p.m. - rain or shine - the hunts, outdoor games and face painting, too. 

There will be separate Easter egg hunts for older and younger kids, and prizes for finding the Golden Eggs.

Free popcorn, hot dogs, drinks, and desserts. 

One team eyes playing for a state championship. Another is looking toward re-joining the ranks of varsity baseball. Maine high school baseball workouts began indoors March 31 as Boothbay and Wiscasset began pre-season drills.

The 24th Leprechaun Leap happened on Monday, March 17 at Hendricks Head beach on a rainy St Patrick’s Day. It was a 50 degrees but the water, at 38 degrees, was the warmest ever.

Wiscasset Speedway has a knack for making racing bigger and better with each and every passing year. This off-season was no exception with the addition of the Davis Erector Group Crate Modifieds to the already action-packed Group 1 lineup.

The division has been a work in progress for some time now, as track owner Richard Jordan manifested the idea with the purchase of a fleet of Crate Modifieds a handful of years back. Fans got their first taste of the cars at last season’s Fall Fury event with a 25-lap…

Josee Winston-Feder, an 8th grader from Edgecomb, competed this weekend in the USA Gymnastics Maine State Championship Meet in Augusta. She won first place in both floor routine (meet high score of 9.75) and beam (9.375). She finished second overall in the championships for her division.…

While the serious games were on TV this weekend, the exhibition basketball game on Saturday morning at Boothbay Region High School brought lots of laughs and lots of money for the Class of 2025’s Project Graduation trip to Boston in June.

Twenty BRHS graduates and former players – 10 in yellow shirts and 10 in blue shirts emblazoned with “The older we get, the better we were” – “battled” into overtime and a 40-foot shot at the buzzer by Jacob Leonard gave the blue team a chance to hold the gold (painted gold)…

The rosters are filling up for the Boothbay Region High School Project Graduation alumni basketball game at BRHS on Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m.

As of Monday, March 17, the following alumni have signed up to play, according to organizer Sarah Clark: Dan Hallinan, Heidi Spurgin, Jess Mullins, Ryan Murphy, Jesse Peters, Julian Aponte, Bruce Orne, Hunter Crocker, Chloe Arsenault, Jaelyn Crocker, Luke Morley, Ryan Casey, Ali Hartley and Lauren Carroll.

The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks beat the Seahawk faculty in leisure Unified basketball on Thursday, March 13, 39-18. Senior Eddie Carpenter was honored as the sole graduating Seahawk on the team’s senior day. Classmates, teachers, parents and dedicated fans were on hand to celebrate Carpenter’s legacy, including Unified alum Austin Orne. However, shortly after tipoff, the gloves were off, and team Teachers double and triple-teamed Carpenter for most of the game.

Spring is finally on the horizon and that can only mean one thing. It’s time again for Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) senior Hannah Hills, 17, and Police Officer Larry Brown, who will be 72 on March 17, to face off for their 5th annual swimming competition. 

It all started in 2019 when the then 12-year-old Hills and Brown challenged each other to a mile swim in honor of Brown’s birthday. Hills won. The pair have competed since, sometimes adjusting the terms to accommodate for Brown's past shoulder and knee surgeries. 

In celebration of an outstanding high school basketball season in our area, LCTV is holding its annual Invitational Midcoast Senior High School Basketball Classic on Friday, March 14 at Medomak Valley High School Gymnasium, Manktown Road, Waldoboro.

The Classic is one of the last opportunities for many of our region’s senior student basketball players to face each other on the hardwood courts. Teams will be exclusively comprised of regional players from Wiscasset, Lincoln…

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks took on the Bulldogs of Hall Dale in their final regular season game, Tuesday. March 11 at home. The game, close throughout, ended in a 73-73 tie.

Eddie Carpenter for the Seahawks and Justin Cole for the Bulldogs tipped off play with first possession going to the Bulldogs for a layup. Carpenter scored first for the Seahawks with a bank shot. The game remained close throughout the first half, with a 39-35 Bulldogs advantage at halftime.

Family and friends peppered the bleachers at the Boothbay Region High School gymnasium to celebrate the Seahawks indoor track team March 10. And they had a lot to celebrate.   

“The indoor season was fantastic,” said coach Nick Scott. “We have had a really robust and varied level of competition throughout the entire season.”  

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks lost to the Lincoln Academy (LA) Eagles, 89-82, in a close game on the road Monday, March 10. Seahawks have lost back-to-back matchups against LA, the first last Thursday. Seahawks will celebrate Eddie Carpenter on Senior Day, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, at home versus Hall-Dale at 3:30, their last official game of the season, before enjoying a Thursday, March 13 leisure matchup, against BRHS faculty and staff. Tipoff for this game is at 1:30.

The Boothbay Region 2025 Project Graduation committee will be hosting a fundraising alumni basketball game on Saturday, March 22 at Porter Memorial Gymnasium, with tip-off at 11 a.m.

If any alumni – men or women -- are interested in playing, please contact Sarah Clark 207-380-5790 or email smurray3@yahoo.com.

Admission will be by donation.