Wednesday Skins, Aug. 5

Terry Washburn/George Hall 5; Bob Bell/Dave Clifford 5; Closest to the pin: #2 carryover; #8 Dave Clifford 12’; Long drive: Dave Clifford

As the fall sports season nears, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will offer physicals for student-athletes at its school-based health centers according to the following schedule:

• Boothbay Regional High School: Aug. 12 from 8 a.m. to noon and Aug. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 207-633-1934 to schedule. 

• Wiscasset Middle High School: Aug. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Aug. 13 from 8 to 11 a.m. Call either 207-563-4014 or 207-633-1934 to schedule. 

The Down East Yacht Club has been busy on the water during its 60th anniversary season.

Boothbay Railway Village Museum will host its highly anticipated annual Children’s Day this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BRVM is located at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay.

The family-friendly event features a full day of activities across the Museum's historic 4-acre village green. Included with regular Museum admission, attendees can enjoy lawn games, arts and crafts, bounce houses, a water slide, a slip-and-slide, and signature barrel and train rides. Families planning to use the water attractions are encouraged…

Senior Scramble Results July 27

The 36th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, held July 18, raised a record-breaking $318,889 for Shriners Hospitals for Children (Shriners Children's). The annual event features 140 of Maine's top graduating football players and cheerleaders from more than 60 schools. Among this year's participants were Boothbay Region High School graduates Griffin Yereance and Maddie Andreasen.

In 2018, Page Brown graduated from Boothbay Region as one of the school’s most decorated athletes. Brown was a standout in field hockey, but it was on the hardwood where she really made her mark. She was a four-year starter on four consecutive basketball tournament teams and was a 1,000-point scorer. 

Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole will mark a full century of golf and community on Saturday, Aug. 1, with a day-long centennial celebration honoring the club's opening on Aug. 11, 1926, and looking ahead to its next hundred years.

The club's story began on that August afternoon a century ago, when Murray Shipley stepped to the first tee and sent a true, well-placed opening shot down the fairway — a swing that, in effect, opened Wawenock Golf Club to the community it has served ever since.

The 21st annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race takes place this year on Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" had a great turnout in 2025 with over 60 runners and more than 15 participants in the "fun walk." It was our biggest turnout in the race's history! The 21st anniversary running of the race will again benefit Westport Volunteer Fire Department, whose members direct traffic and provide logistical and medical support at the race. Over the past 20 years, the race has raised…

With under two weeks to go, anticipation is building for the Boothbay Sea and Science Center’s (BSSC) inaugural Paddlepalooza on Linekin Bay! Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8 (rain date: Sunday, Aug. 9), this community-wide event invites paddlers of all experience levels and all ages 12+ to take to the water for a morning of fun, camaraderie, and purpose.

Ten teams competed in the 2026 Boothbay Region Lobster Jam girls basketball tournament championships and, after three days of competition, the Freeport Falcons, coached by BRHS alumna Page Brown, defeated the Westbrook Lady Blue Blazes in the championship game July 26.

Boothbay invited seven other teams who played five games over the weekend: Spruce Mountain, Medomak, Maine Premier (club), Oceanside, Lincoln Academy, Winthrop and Oak Hill.

Senior Scramble July 20

The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame announces its Induction Class for 2026. Eight individuals will be honored at the 19th annual Induction Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Rockland Elks Lodge. Those being inducted this year are: Chase Brown, Nick Scott, Alice Bishop, Barbara Crabtree Dyer (posthumous), Alex MacKenzie, Mark Smith, Neil Willey and Andrea York Williamson.

The Boothbay 36ers built a 2-0 lead July 20 versus the Central Maine Hurricanes scoring runs in the first and third innings in a state American Legion baseball tournament play-in game, but it wasn't enough. Central Maine scored twice in the third and sixth innings to defeat Boothbay, 4-3, at Colby College to advance in the state tournament. 

Boothbay finished the season with a 5-13 record. Central Maine improves to 9-10, and played No. 1 seed Hampden, July 21, in the state tournament.

The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team will be hosting nine other teams for the annual Lobster Jam tournament at BRHS and Boothbay Region Elementary School on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 24, 25 and 26.

Daily admission is $5 per person.

The tournament gets underway Friday afternoon, with Freeport and Spruce Mountain facing off at BRHS at noon.

The Lady Seahawks will be playing Medomak in the second game at BRHS at approximately 1:15 p.m.

The Boothbay 36ers' 5-12 record in American Legion action this summer didn't qualify them for a state tournament playoff spot, but the team qualified anyway. Capital Area of Augusta qualified for the tournament but dropped out prior to the tournament. 36ers assistant coach Adam Harkins explained the Augusta team decided to play in the regional Babe Ruth tournament.