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Basketball
Lobster Jam basketball tourney July 24-26
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36ers play CM Hurricanes in American Legion 'play-in' game

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Hurricanes end 36ers’ Legion baseball season with play-in victory

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Outdoors

Join Boothbay Region Land Trust for a day of family fun!
Maine’s largest drone show in Boothbay Harbor July 18 
Tickets available now for Westport Island gardens tour
Geocaching: Treasure at your fingertips
BRES ‘May Movers’ club gaining momentum
33rd annual Sheepscot River Race July 5
Honoring Father Peter
Guided hike at Salt Bay Farm
Coastal Senior College spring walk to Autumn View preserve
Wild & Scenic Film Festival highlights local kelp farming and global conservation
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Randy Burr wins ProTruck Challenge at Wiscasset Speedway  
ProTrucks, pictured from left, Tyler Chapman, Alex Parker, Randy Burr and Jason Paquette. Jasen Dickey photo

Wiscasset Speedway celebrated fast cars and 250 years of freedom on Independence Day, hosting a loaded Group 2 racing program that included all weekly divisions plus the Crown Vics and the visiting ProTruck Tour with fireworks to boot.

Pemaquid Beach Triathlon to benefit playground at Pemaquid Beach Park
A triathlete celebrates completing the 2025 Pemaquid Beach Triathlon. Photo by Bob Kofman

Boothbay Pickup Ultimate
Ultimate Frisbee is back this summer in Boothbay. File photo

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

Capital Area tops 36ers in American Legion action
Baseball

In American Legion baseball play, the Boothbay 36ers scored four runs in the first three innings, but Capital Area scored more June 29 in capturing the victory. Boothbay scored twice in the first inning and single runs in the second and third innings, but Capital Area scored three in the first, three in the second and one in the third inning. Capital Area won 11-4 at Sherman Field. Boothbay drops to 2-5.

Ethan Guptill and Gregg Norton cecome first-time winners at Wiscasset Speedway 
Gregg Norton is joined by his two sons, Owen and Noah, in Victory Lane. Jasen Dickey Photography

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.

BRHS boys basketball competes at Gold Rush camp
BRHS boys varsity basketball team at Maine Gold Rush. Courtesy photo

The Boothbay Region High School varsity boys basketball team attended Maine Gold Rush on Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28.

Markowitz homer powers 36ers past Gray Legion
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Giles sisters return from Nationals
Grace and Valerie Giles with friends on their return. Courtesy photo

Grace Giles and Valerie Giles have returned from Minnesota and the National Special Olympics Games victorious!

Boothbay 36ers earn first victory of American Legion baseball season
Lefty

The Boothbay 36ers opened the 2026 American Legion season with a 1-3 record after doubleheaders with Roderick Crosby Post 28 (Farmington) and Capital Area Senior Legion (Augusta). Boothbay won its first game Monday, June 22 with a 7-5 victory over Capital Area in a five-inning contest.

Boothbay scored two runs in the fifth to break a 5-5 tie. Boothbay scored its runs on three hits and benefited from two Capital Area errors. Blake Grady, Maddox Cusumano and Devin Bendix each singled. Boothbay left five…

Brody Campbell meets town manager
ballers

A 10-year-old has Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer's attention on an important municipal project. Brody Campbell just completed fourth grade and is a dedicated hoopster.

Kevin Douglass dominates Shipbuilder 100 at Wiscasset Speedway
Kevin Douglass, Leah Douglass and team celebrate the Shipbuilder 100 victory. Jasen Dickey Photography

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.

Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field awards presented
girls

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 (…

National Special Olympics Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota June 19-27
Valerie and Grace Giles. Courtesy photo

All year Valerie Giles has been practicing her tennis skills and working out here at home and with the Special Olympics coach selected in Manchester and Waterville. Joey Ranco been doing the same. His practices have been in Waterville and outside of Bangor for his basketball while Grace Giles and Deshawn Averill have been repeating this as well for their soccer at Bowdoin College, Mechanic Falls and Hebron Academy.

BRHS spring athletes on All-Conference teams
BRHS Seahawk logo

Baseball: Honorable Mention - Casey Phelps

Girls Tennis: 2nd Team - Hannah Kreft; Honorable Mention - Maddie Andreaasen, Abby Orchard

Boys Tennis: 1st Team - Alex Ross, Griffin Yereance, Cole Hyson; 2nd Team - Avery Fowlie; Doubles All-Conference - Avery Fowlie, Elijah Smith; Honorable Mention - Harrison Hinckley, Ronan Drage

MVC Player of the Year: Alex Ross, Boys Tennis

Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races June 20
STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Get ready for the sound of 40 to 50 lobster boats ready to race! Saturday, June 20, the lobster boat racing season kicks off in Boothbay Harbor and, with it, a lot of wake, at the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races. 

Racing starts at 10 a.m.

The registration table at Brown's Wharf on Atlantic Avenue (look for the ginormous lobsterman on your right) will have commemorative T-shirts and sweatshirts. Boat captains will be registering there at 9 a.m.

fundraising for programs that strengthen families and promote child safety throughout Lincoln and Knox counties
21st Annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5K Run/Walk in Damariscotta
Healthy Kids logo

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.

Boothbay Baptist Church offering free sports camp
Boothbay Baptist Church

A free sports camp for boys and girls ages 4 to 12 will be held at Clifford Park, behind the Boothbay Baptist Church, Route 27, Boothbay from Monday, July 6 through Friday July 10.

Boothbay athletes compete at Maine Summer Special Olympics meet
Valerie Giles finished fourth in the javelin. Courtesy photo

Maine Special Olympic events were held June 5-7 at the University of Maine at Orono on their new track.

Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' 4X100M relay team wins Class C championship
relay team

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
Dan Trask and family celebrate his first Strictly Street victory in seven years. Jasen Dickey Photography

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.

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