The Boothbay Region High School indoor track team finished its final regular-season meet Jan. 30 in Gorham with five podium placements. Now, coach Nick Scott said, is the time to prepare for championships.    

"All the hard work is behind us. And now, it's just the fine tuning,” he said. "The sheer quantity of either miles or whatever it is that you measure your quantity in, depending upon event type, will go down, and we'll focus more on quality.”   

Sophomore point guard Peyton Barter fueled a Senior Night comeback through his scoring, defense and assists as the Seahawks went on to defeat the visiting Winthrop Ramblers, 48-43, Monday, Feb. 2.

Tuesday's (2/3) girls varsity basketball game at Winthrop has been moved from 6:30 to 6 p.m., according to Allan Crocker, BRHS athletic director.

The Mt. Abram Roadrunners improved to 14-3 with a 77-28 home win on Friday, Jan. 30.

Boothbay is now 5-12 with the loss.

The Dirigo Cougars overcame a six-point deficit going into the fourth quarter and edged the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 55-53, in Dixfield Saturday, Jan. 31.

The Seahawks held leads of 14-6, 24-15 and 40-34 at the first three breaks, but Dirigo outscored Boothbay, 21-13, in the fourth quarter to improve to 9-7 on the season. With the loss, Boothbay fell to 4-13.

Senior Simeon Bates led Boothbay with 25 points, with 10 of those coming in the first quarter. Chase Licursi added 12 points to the Seahawks' effort.

Date, Location, Departure, and Game Time (as of Jan. 23)

Tuesday, Feb. 10 - Hall-Dale - 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that due to transportation issues, the girls basketball game at Mt. Abram, scheduled for today (Jan. 29) has been postponed to tomorrow, Jan 30. The new game time is 5 p.m.

The senior athletes on the Boothbay Region High School indoor track and girls varsity basketball teams were honored in the school’s Senior Night ceremony prior to the girls basketball game against Dirigo High School Tuesday, Jan. 27.

The Boothbay Region Seahawks battled the top-seeded Mt. Abram Roadrunners (now 13-3) through the fourth quarter Wednesday night, Jan. 28 at home, taking the lead early, but a scoring drought gave the visitors the opportunity to seal the victory, as the Roadrunners won, 64-54.

The Seahawks made a much better showing against Mt. Abram then they did the first time they met Jan. 9, as the Roadrunners won at home, 87-52.

The Boothbay Region High School cheerleading team will compete in the Class C North-South Regional Championship at Sanford High School on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Twenty-six Class C teams will be competing. Boothbay is scheduled to perform its routine at 2:12 p.m. Coach Michele Ripley said the team will perform its Regional routine during halftime of the boys basketball game on Monday, Feb. 2, which is also Senior Night for boys basketball, cheerleading and pep band.  

The undefeated Boothbay Region Elementary School girls basketball team will begin their playoff schedule on Monday, Feb. 2 at home beginning at 3:45 p.m., according to BRES Athletic Director Dennis Dacus.

The top-seeded Wildcats will play the winner of the game between the fourth and fifth seeds. Should they win the opening game, they will host the next game, the South Regional final, on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 3:45 p.m.

Abby Luczynski did something the 70-year-old Porter Memorial Gymnasium has perhaps never seen Tuesday night, Jan. 27.

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that Monday's postponed games at Dirigo have been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, junior varsity at 2 p.m., varsity to follow.

The Boothbay Region High School indoor track team had a strong showing Jan. 23 in a meet at University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Ben Gapski, the sole athlete from Wiscasset, won both the open and triple jump events and placed second in the 55m hurdles. The team had four podium placements overall. 

According to coach Nick Scott, Gapski set program records in the long jump, triple jump and 55m hurdles at the previous meet.  

The Wiscasset boys basketball team jumped out to a 15-0 lead Jan. 24 versus Islesboro Community School, but had to withstand a late Eagle rally. The Wolverines won, 59-51. Wiscasset is now 9-5 and in sixth place in the Heal point standings. ICS falls to 7-6. The Eagles are in fourth place in Class S South.

It was an all too familiar scene Jan. 24 for the Wiscasset girls' basketball team. Michelle Farrin scored the team's lone two points in the first quarter after North Haven had scored the game's first 10.

"We've struggled especially in the first quarter," Wiscasset coach Dana Lawrence said. "We start slow, and I think we average about four points in the first quarter."

The Lady Wolverines played catch-up from a 10-2 start, but could never rebound from the first quarter deficit. Wiscasset lost to…

The Mountain Valley Falcons got their fifth win of the season Friday, edging the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 46-40, at Porter Memorial Gym, BRHS.

The Falcons improved to 5-8 while Boothbay dropped to 5-10.

The Seahawks, currently in seventh place in Class D South, are hosting their final home game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 27 against Dirigo. Seniors Tatum French and Sophie White and their parents will be honored before the game, which starts at 6 p.m.

Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education recently launched The Makeshift, an e-newsletter to replace the winter/spring print brochure. The program moved to a school-year catalog of courses, but wants to make sure the community knows about spring offerings.

“Print material often gets recycled,” Leonard said. “The Makeshift is intended to be a friendly, digital reminder to people who subscribe about upcoming classes and program news.” Sign up to be on the list. and don’t miss a thing.…

“Together” is their battle cry and it shows on and off the court.

The Boothbay Region Seahawks outscored the Mountain Valley Falcons 14-6 in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and secure their fourth win, 59-45, in Rumford Thursday night, Jan. 22.

Seniors Harry Hinckley and Simeon Bates led the way for Boothbay, scoring 17 and 16 points, respectively.

"I want to recognize Harry," said coach Dan Hallinan. "He did everything — scored, rebounded, blocked and altered shots. It was his night."

Also scoring in double figures for the Seahawks was Chase Licursi…