Sports
Wiscasset earned a 1-1 tie Sept. 3 versus Valley of Bingham in the season opening eight-man soccer match. Wolverine Landin Shirey scored in the second half on an assist from Teagan Marr which tied the contest. Later in the half, two missed scoring opportunities denied Wiscasset a victory. Wiscasset missed a second half penalty kick. The Wolverines missed another prime second half scoring chance when a corner struck the goal post.
The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys and girls cross-country teams competed in 5,000-meter races at Maranacook High School on Thursday, Sept. 3. For the boys, senior AJ Crocker was once again the top finisher, coming in fourth overall at 17:47.61 and shaving 30 seconds off his time on the same course last year. Top runner in the 64-runner field was Winthrop freshman Sawyer Wess with a time of 16:50.90.
Due to the Meadow Mall’s propane leak evacuation order on Friday, Sept. 4, the Boothbay Region High School field hockey game against Dirigo was canceled after the first quarter with the score tied 1-1. BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker said the home game will be made up on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m., pending the availability of officials. Earlier this week, Crocker announced that junior midfielder Moriah Smith was mentioned as one of 25 players in Southern Maine to watch and that the BRHS team was among the top-10 teams in Southern Maine by the Portland Press Herald.
We're nearing the end of August and for race fans in Maine, it means that we are approaching some of the biggest races of the summer. On Saturday, fans piled into Wiscasset Speedway for another Group 2 program PLUS 100-lap Enduro race, the last event at the track before Boss Hogg 150 weekend.
Seahawk senior AJ Crocker took sixth place among 104 male runners in the Medomak Panther 2-miler cross country race Saturday, Aug. 29 in Waldoboro. Crocker’s time was 11:15.42. The winning time was by Camden Hills Regional High School’s Noah Seigh, a junior, who ran the course in 10:47.47. According to coach Nick Scott, Crocker “Clipped 14 seconds off his previous best on the course.”
Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that the BRHS football home game on Saturday, Sept. 5 against Valley has been canceled due to the northern Maine team not having enough players. The Seahawks are next scheduled to travel to Bucksport on Friday, Sept. 11 for a 7 p.m. game.
As Boothbay enters another football season, some new additions to the schedule stand out. The Seahawks will host Waterville and travel to Readfield to play Maranacook. The Black Bears join 8-man football after competing last season as an 11-man squad.
While most short tracks in New England took the weekend off from competition with NASCAR in town, Wiscasset Speedway kept the train rolling on Saturday, hosting a full Group 1 program featuring the T&L Automotive Pro Stocks, Davis Erector G
Even after a lifetime of visiting the “Magic Mile,” the drive into New Hampshire Motor Speedway never gets old. The aura of “Cup Weekend” at NHMS is truly unique as New Hampshire alone isn’t the only region represented.
Senior Scramble Aug. 17 1st (57) Jim Bourque, Anton Lawrence, Bob Bell and Ken Creamer; 2nd (59) Eliot Dailey, John Cook and two guests. Closest to the pin: #2 John Duplisis 3’9”, #8 Ron Newton 5’3”; Long drive, men Ron Newton, women Su Hoffman Wednesday Skins Aug. 19
There was great weather for the 21st annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race on Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. We had sunny skies and cool temperatures for the annual running of "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" that benefited Westport Volunteer Fire Department, whose members directed traffic and provided logistical and medical support at the race again this year.
This past Saturday, Aug. 15 excited fans packed the stands and pit area at Wiscasset Speedway in anticipation for the Group 2 Fan Appreciation Night and the longest distance Late Model race of the year, the Late Model 75.
The Lincoln County Recovery Community Center located at 3 Hall St., Newcastle will be holding their 5k road race on Aug. 22 with sign-in beginning at 8 a.m. We need volunteers to help this event run smoothly and we are sadly under the number of people we need.
Frequent regional visitor Anatoli Gorolevici of Boston saw a strange sight in the early morning of Aug. 5 while out on the water with his eldest son. In Linekin Bay, there was an oddly shaped creature about 6 feet in length. What Gorolevici first believed was a sick baby whale or shark turned out to be an ocean sunfish (mola mola). As the world's largest bony fish, ocean sunfish can reach up to 5,000 pounds.
While tracks across New England canceled or postponed their racing events on Saturday due to unfavorable weather, Wiscasset Speedway took a chance on the probable window and ultimately won, successfully hosting all Group 1 divisions plus the lightning-fast NEMA Lites and Midgets.
