Medomak Valley’s Pease twins both won a weight class title and their teammate Reid Grindle placed second to boost the Panther team to a second place Class B finish at the KVAC championship wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 24 in Augusta.

Despite some last-minute reworking of their routine due to illness, the Lincoln Academy cheering team pulled off a performance that improved its score over last year at the KVAC Class B championship on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center. The Eagles placed 13th out of 15 teams competing for the KVAC Class B title at the Central Maine Cheering Classic at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Medomak Valley cheering team won the Class B KVAC championship at the Central Maine Cheering Classic on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Boothbay Region High School track and field team competed at a Western Maine Conference track and field meet on Friday, Jan. 16 at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham.

The Medomak Valley boys basketball team routed MCI 63-26 on Monday, Jan. 19 in Pittsfield, beat the Lions 84-59 on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Belfast, and lost a thriller to Cony 79-75 on Thursday, Jan. 15 in Waldoboro.

The Lincoln Academy girls basketball team beat Mt. View 70-42 on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in Newcastle. The Eagles turned a close game against a good opponent into a rout by employing a dynamic pressure defense, which caused turnovers that were quickly converted into fast break points.

Lincoln Academy junior Karen Higgins set a school record in the girls 800m run at a KVAC track and field meet on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Colby College in Waterville. Higgins’ time of 2:27.30 surpassed the Eagles mark set by Tahlia Mullen in 2018 of 2:31.92. Owen Card and Bear Grandy each earned second place finishes to help the boys team place second among nine squads competing at the meet.

The Medomak Valley boys JV basketball team beat Lawrence JV 63-59 in double overtime on Friday, Jan. 2 in Waldoboro. Medomak’s Sylas Ripley nailed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer in regulation to tie the game 47-47 and send it to extra time.

The Wiscasset girls basketball team beat Richmond 29-27 in overtime in a battle between Class D South teams on Monday, Jan. 5 in Wiscasset.

The Wiscasset boys basketball team beat Richmond 79-67 on Monday, Jan. 5 in Wiscasset.

The Medomak Valley boys basketball team beat Lawrence 81 48 on Friday, Jan. 2 in Waldoboro.

Sporting events are among the rare activities in life that can trigger the raw expression of joy. Whether it is the jubilation derived from scoring a goal, getting the final out to win a baseball game, or an amazing play by a teammate on defense, the photographers at the Lincoln County News loved capturing these special moments in 2025.