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…

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.

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.

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 (…

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Boothbay baseball finished the season this week with two loses to Class D rival Madison. June 1, the Seahawks lost 16-5 at Sherman Field. June 2, Boothbay lost 11-1 in Madison. Boothbay concludes its season at 2-12. 

A second chance at defeating the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers didn’t pan out for the Boothbay Region Seahawks as they fell to the visitors for the second time at BRHS, 3-2, in the Class C South tournament semifinal on Wednesday afternoon, June 3.

On June 15 at 7 p.m. Southport Town Hall, Captain Mark Colby will share details of the life of his seafaring family, from the time of the War of Independence, through the Civil War, the Old China Trade, to present day. The Colby family maritime history in the United States spans centuries. Area resident Captain Mark Colby has traced his family’s roots back to their arrival in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1630 aboard the Winthrop fleet.

Boothbay Region baseball recognized their only senior June 1 during a ceremony prior to the team's last home game. Sophie White started in right field against Madison. Prior to the game, Coach Ed Crocker presented her with a flower which she gave to her parents.

White is the daughter of Jaime and Les White Jr. She plans on attending Maine Maritime Academy to study marine transportation operations in the fall.

What was slated to be a cold and dreary Saturday afternoon in Coastal Maine turned out to be a beautiful one, allowing for a full Group 1 program to go off without a hitch at Wiscasset Speedway.

On June 6, 14 girls and 17 boys will represent Boothbay and Wiscasset high schools at the Maine Class C State track and field championships. This year's meet is at Winslow High School on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 10 a.m.

The third-seeded Madison Bulldogs shut out the sixth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks, 5-0, in a tournament quarterfinal match in Madison on Saturday afternoon, May 30.

Boothbay baseball's bid to win consecutive games was stymied May 27 as Dirigo overwhelmed the Seahawks, 20-0, at Sherman Field. Boothbay falls to 1-11. Dirigo improves to 6-7.

After a scorless first inning, Dirigo scored four in the second, four more in the third and two in the fourth, In the fifth, Dirigo scored 10 runs. Dirigo scored 20 runs on 13 hits. Boothbay fielders committed four errors. Fifteen of Dirigo's runs were unearned.

Boothbay recorded two hits. Casey Phelps doubled and Les White singled.…