The 18th annual Sanford Open benefitted from pleasant summer weather on Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17 that boosted participation in the tennis tournament and helped lift spirits at the dinner fundraiser for the CLC YMCA tennis program.

Despite rain showers and overcast skies, the 19th annual Healthy Kids Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5K enjoyed record registration and provided a tasty reward for all the participants on Saturday, July 6 in Damariscotta. Volunteers served all of the 260 dishes of homemade strawberry shortcake that had been prepared.

More than 50 runners braved a steady rain to take part in the Edgecomb 250th birthday road race on Saturday, June 22 in Edgecomb.

Connor Daigle broke the event record while winning the Waldoboro Day 5K on Saturday, June 15 in Waldoboro.

Camden Hills rallied for three runs in the top of the extra eighth inning to surge past Medomak Valley 3-0 on Monday, May 20 in Waldoboro. Two of the top pitchers in midcoast high school softball squared off in an epic pitchers’ duel that was tied 0-0 after regulation. The Panthers committed five errors in the game, including three in the final inning that sank their chance to earn the win.

Medomak Valley rallied in the sixth inning to tie Camden Hills but lost 4-1 in eight innings on Monday, May 20 in Waldoboro. Gabe Lash drove in Aaron Reed from second base on a single to tie the game 1-1. Both teams held opposing batters scoreless in the final inning to send the match to overtime. The Panthers made a couple of costly errors in the 8th inning, as the Windjammers plated three runs. Medomak Valley could not get a rally going in the bottom of the extra inning off Camden Hills ace Hunter Bell and the Windjammers held on for the win.

The Lincoln Academy girls lacrosse team continued a hot streak on their home turf with an exciting 9-8 overtime win against Morse on Tuesday, May 7 in Newcastle. Mariam Delisle won the draw control to start the overtime session and raced up the field past two Morse defenders and scored the winning goal just 18 seconds into the extra period. Lincoln Academy improved to 4-3 with the win and leaped into first place in the Class C Heal Points. The Eagles are now 4-0 at home. Morse dropped to 6-2 on the season.

Defense was a key factor in Boothbay’s 6-1 loss to Mt. Abram on Wednesday, May 1 in Boothbay. Seahawks starting pitcher Finn Harkins had a solid performance on the mound, but the defense committed three errors and gave up four unearned runs to an efficient Roadrunners team that took advantage of the miscues. The Seahawks offense hit the ball hard and had chances to score and build momentum, but the Mt. Abram defense made big plays to help secure the win.

More than two dozen players competed in the Spring Fling Pickleball Tournament held on the CLC YMCA tennis courts from the weekend of April 12-14 in Damariscotta. The three-day tournament featured a high level of competition in three divisions: adult singles; women’s doubles; and mixed doubles.

After a recent run of successful experienced teams, there are many new faces on the Eagles girls tennis squad this season. The program appears to be entering a rebuilding stage as it returns only four players from last year’s elite team that was 13-1 in the regular season and competed against Greely in the Class B South finals.