Sports

The 50th annual Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games are fast approaching. Over 1,500 athletes, ages 8-88 have been training, planning, and now packing for this exciting event. They will…

The Coast Guard Auxiliary’s next boating class

Wolverine Coach Josiah Winchenbach had one state champion at the state Class C track and field meet hosted by Blue Hill High School in Farmington Saturday. Josie Harrington of Chop Point School…

The Wiscasset Middle High School boys track and field team took third place in the Busline League Championship meet May 23 at Medomak High School. Wiscasset’s boys and girls teams posted several…

Maine Maritime Museum
Schooner Mary E

Beginning June 5, Maine Maritime Museum is excited to offer sailing trips aboard the 1906 schooner Mary E., the last surviving schooner built on the Kennebec River, was…

Wiscasset Middle High School’s Wolverines finished the boys high school baseball season winless May 30. And Boothbay Region High School’s Seahawks finished a disappointing season on a high note,…

Wiscasset vs. Mt. Valley May 21:

1st Singles: Kayla Delano (Junior)(Wiscasset) vs. Kiersly Lyons (Junior)(Mt. Valley), 10-10. Mt. Valley wins the tiebreaker

2nd Singles: Maria West…

Midcoast Conservancy

Enjoy a spring wildflower walk at the beautiful Peace Corps Preserve in Waldoboro Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-7 p.m. Lady slippers, trillium, Indian cucumber root, and dozens of other spring…

A single file line of motorcycles shone under the noon sun at Alna's Head Tide Dam Saturday. A group of Lewiston-Auburn area friends made the first visit of the two or three they said they…

After a nap in First Congregational Church of Wiscasset's fellowship hall Friday evening and a Wiscasset Newspaper interview, Deland, Florida’s Stormi Turnbull headed downtown to Red's Eats.…

Coastal Rivers Paddlers have scheduled nine fresh and salt water paddles during the month of June, all of which are free and open to the public.

Paddlers should plan to arrive at the…

Wiscasset Middle High School boys finished seventh overall in the Mountain Valley Conference Championship track and field meet Lisbon hosted on Thursday, May 23. The Wolverines had two individual…

Katie Morse homered and doubled leading visiting Dirigo to a 21-3 softball win over Wiscasset Middle High School in the first game of a Mountain Valley Conference double header Thursday.

Brian Foye had an RBI single in the second inning giving the Wolverines an early lead but visiting Dirigo answered with four unanswered runs winning the first game of an abbreviated twin bill…

Each year the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame honors outstanding teams at their annual Induction Banquet.The deadline for nominating outstanding teams is June 1. You can find a nomination form on our…

Ryan Potter had a pair of hits but the Wolverines were shut out by visiting Spruce Mountain in the second game of a shortened Mountain Valley Conference baseball double header Tuesday.

Farrah Casey tripled with bases loaded for the Wolverines in the final inning enabling the Wolverines to avoid a shutout against Spruce Mountain. It was the second game of a Mountain Valley…

In a persistent drizzle, the main mast for the sloop Providence was stepped on Friday,  May 17, at the recreational pier in Wiscasset. The huge crane also installed the boom, yardarm and…

Wiscasset Middle High School’s Mountain Valley Conference home baseball and softball games scheduled for Monday, May 20 with Hall-Dale have been postponed due to the weather.

Warren…

Cedrick Loyola won the triple jump and Matt Chapman was first in the 110-meter hurdles at the  Capital City Classic hosted by Cony High School in Augusta. Fourteen high schools were represented at…

Midcoast Conservancy

Damariscotta Lake will be the site of the second “Love The Lake” Regatta, hosted by Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust, Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shores of Rolling…

WMHS baseball

Haiden Dunning pitched a home game he won’t soon forget striking out a dozen Oak Hill batters in six innings. He also had a pair of base hits for the Wolverines. It wasn’t enough as the visiting…

Lincoln and Sagadahoc County Special Olympics teams came together for a morning of fun and competition May 9. Boothbay Region coach Toby LeConte emceed the track and field event keeping excellent…

Heading “up to camp” and putting everything back in order after a long winter, like getting your boat ready for a new season, can feel like a chore. Things that worked in the fall may not be in…

Boothbay Region Land Trust

Boothbay Region Land Trust is excited to offer two sessions of an all new, half-day summer camp for children ages 6-12 in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA. Environmental Educator Tracey…

The Marsh River Preserve in Newcastle will be the kick-off site for a hiking series offered by Midcoast Conservancy between now and Oct. 17. Held every other Thursday, with a few additional hikes…

A pair of losses to Mt. Valley and Telstar high schools dropped the Wolverines to 0-8 in the Mountain Valley Conference. Wiscasset Middle High School’s makeup game with Spruce Mountain scheduled…

Wolverines softball

Sydnie Thayer went the distance on the mound but the Wolverines lost 13-1 to host Telstar High School in Mountain Valley Conference softball action Monday, May 13.

Wiscasset Middle High…

Wiscasset Speedway

A sunny but blustery and cold Saturday evening didn't deter a large contingent of eager fans hungry to get some racing action. Group 2 finally got the chance to get their 2019 season going along…

Wiscasset Middle High School girls tennis lost at home May 8 versus Boothbay and May 13 versus Spruce Mountain.

Match against Boothbay:

First singles: Kayla Delano (Junior)(…

A very enthusiastic group of approximately 30 Westport Island residents used near perfect weather to make the May 4 clean-up day a great success.

Several truckloads of trash and…

Two big pieces of sailing history, schooners Ernestina-Morrissey and Bowdoin, sit a couple hundred feet apart at Bristol Marine in Boothbay Harbor keeping some of the East Coast’…

The Wiscasset Middle High School boys track team won their second meet of the season on Wednesday, May 8 at Wiscasset Middle High School. The 26 athletes on Wiscasset’s boys and girls…

Win lifts WMHS in Class D south standings

The Wolverines rallied for four runs in the seventh inning and held on defensively to defeat Mt. Valley 16-13 in high school softball actio at Rumford May 8. The win, the first one this season for…

Coastal Rivers Paddlers, formerly the PWA Paddlers, will kick off the 2019 paddling season on Saturday, May 18 with a saltwater paddle to Cabbage Island and Lewis Cove in East Boothbay.

Whether birds, bogs, boulders or blooms are of interest, there is something for everyone at Hidden Valley Nature this May.

Hildy Ellis, Coordinator at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water…

Gwenn Webber won the 200-meter dash and placed in three other events helping lead the Wolverine track team to a third place finish at a Mountain Valley Conference track and field meet Lisbon High…

As the spring weather moves in, we are fast approaching the peak season for migratory bird watching in Maine. Seasonal birds returning to the Boothbay region or traveling further north are…

Midcoast Conservancy is offering a Conservation Stewardship course on Saturday, May 25 and Saturday, June 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 pm. Learning to be an effective conservation steward requires…

WMHS softball

Wiscasset Middle High School’s troubles on the diamond continue. The Wolverines hosted Lisbon Monday, May 6 and lost in a shutout. The game was called after five innings due to the 12-run rule.…

Lisbon scored 16 runs in the second inning in a Mountain Valley Conference softball shutout against host Wiscasset Middle High School Monday afternoon.

After scoring two runs in the first…

Wiscasset Speedway

April showers bring May flowers, but it also brought frustration to anxious race fans and drivers waiting to get the 2019 racing season started. After losing the first two races of the season to…

Live music by local groups and musicians will fill the air from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 during the 12th annual Damariscotta Mills "Alewife Festival."

Celebrating the…

Come to Hidden Valley Nature Center to explore the wonders of nature as the season unfolds. Whether vernal pools, bog life, wildflowers or geology are of interest, there is something for every…

Boothbay Region Land Trust

From Barters Island to Ocean Point, and everything in between, the Boothbay peninsula is overflowing with terrific galleries and talented artists inspired by the region. There is no better…

The Carrabec Cobras defeated the Wolverines 17-4 but it took them a full seven innings to do so Wednesday afternoon at Wiscasset Middle High School. It was the Wolverines' first complete game of…

The Wiscasset Middle High School boys track team won its first Mountain Valley Conference track and field meet of the season April 30. The host Wolverines finished the afternoon by winning five…

Boothbay Region High School batted around the order in the third inning scoring 10 runs in a lopsided Mountain Valley Conference baseball win over host Wiscasset Middle High School Wednesday.…

Spice up your celebration of spring with the Lighthouse Adventure, an excursion by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive…