The Lincoln Academy girls soccer team lost to York 2-0 in a Class B South contest on Saturday, Oct. 4, and tied Gray-New Gloucester 1-1 on Thursday, Oct. 2 in Newcastle.

Lincoln Academy junior Karen Higgins earned fifth place among 208 runners competing in the girls seeded cross country race at the Festival of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast.

The Medomak Valley football team lost to Gardiner 28-8 in a Class C showdown under the lights in Gardiner on Friday, Oct. 3.

The Medomak girls volleyball team beat Wiscasset 3-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Morse High School in Bath. Over the past week, the squad also lost 3-1 to Mount Desert Island on Saturday, Oct. 4 in Waldoboro, and lost to Camden Hills 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 2 in Rockport.

The Lincoln Academy golf team placed third and Medomak finished fourth at the KVAC Class B Shootout on Thursday, Oct. 2 at Rockland Golf Club.

The Medomak girls volleyball team came from behind to beat Gray-New Gloucester 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Gray. The team beat also Lewiston 3-1 on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Lewiston.

The Wiscasset girls volleyball team defeated Maranacook 3-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Morse High School in Bath. The team lost 3-0 to Portland in straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 25 in Portland.

The Medomak Valley football team was thumped by Leavitt 49-6 on Friday, Sept. 26 under the lights in Waldoboro. Leavitt improved to 3-1 with the victory. Medomak dropped to 2-2 on the season.

The Medomak Valley golf team beat Erskine by one stroke in a KVAC playoff match on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. The Panthers outstroked the Eagles 181-182 to advance to play in the KVAC shootout on Thursday, Oct. 2.

Karen Higgins, of Lincoln Academy, placed first in the girls race at the Medomak Elizabeth Bianchi Homecoming XC Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 18 in Waldoboro. Higgins set a personal record in the race through the woods and fields at Medomak Valley High School with a time of 18:16.86. She has won every event she has competed in for the Eagles since transferring from Boothbay Region High School, which competes in Class C.

The Lincoln Academy golf team beat Medomak Valley 7-2 on Monday, Sept. 22 at the Rockland Golf Club. The Eagles also beat Gardiner and Leavitt this week to remain undefeated (9-0) on the season.

Ben Olmstead was presented with a black belt by sensei Linda Dobson Porter during a Mobius martial arts class at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Sept. 3 in Damariscotta. Before tying on the black belt in a ritual with his teacher, Olmstead demonstrated his martial arts skills in front of Porter, classmates, friends and family that had gathered at the ceremony.