The fifth seed Wiscasset boys basketball team upset fourth seed Buckfield 49-47 on Saturday, Feb. 17 in a South Class D quarter-final game at the Augusta Civic Center. The two teams split games during the regular season. Both teams got off to a slow start, with Buckfield leading 8-5 at the quarter. Buckfield led 18-13 at the half, before the Wolverines attacked in the third quarter, scoring 21 points to take a 34-33 lead at the end of three.  Wiscasset opened the fourth with seven straight points to build an eight point lead. Buckfield scored 10 straight to take a two point lead with 2:25 to play. The two teams traded hoops, before Landon Shirey hit a big three with 20 seconds left to seal the win. Shirey led the Wolverines offense with 22 points, Spencer Smith-Pinkham added 9 and Alex Richard 8. Buckfield was led by Brayden Monto and Trenton Haskell with 13 each. Wiscasset plays in the semi-finals on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 p.m. at the ACC.

Fourth seed Medomak Valley boys basketball team defeated fifth seed Yarmouth 61-33 in a South Class B quarter-final game at the Portland Expo on Friday, Feb. 16. Medomak led 13-8 at the quarter, 25-14 at the half and 49-22 at the end of three. The Panthers were led by Kory Donlin with 16 points, Kristian Schumann 15. and Mason Nguyen 11. Yarmouth was led by Evan Hamm with 10.

Medomak takes on number one Oceanside on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:45 p.m. at the Portland Expo in the South B semi-finals.

The second seed Lincoln Academy boys basketball team defeated Lake Region 70-41 in a South Class B Regional quarter-final game on Friday, Feb. 16 at the Portland Expo. The Eagles led 16-10 at the quarter, 31-18 at the half, and 52-28 at the end of three. The Lakers pulled within eight in the third, but after a quick Eagle timeout, Lincoln rattled off  17 straight points to put the game away. Gabe Hagar scored 23 points, Lucas Houghton added 14 and EJ Hunt 13. Lake Region was led by Jackson Lubby with 14 and Brock Gibbons 10.

The Eagles take on third seed York on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Three Lincoln Academy wrestlers were crowned South Class B Regional champions on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Morse High School in Bath. Adam St.Cyr won the 135 pound title, Jayden Lafrenaye the 165 pound title, and Jakobi Hagar the 175 pound title.

Three Medomak Valley wrestlers placed second, Shamus Pease at 157, Grady Pease at 165, and Marshall Addy at 215. Erskine Academy’s Giacomo Smith, of Whitefield, placed second at 150 pounds.

Lincoln’s Cole Workman placed third at 132, and Medomak’s Nate Staples (113) and Nathan Gess (285) placed fourth.

All nine wrestlers qualified for the State Class B championships, to be held at Mt. Valley High School in Rumford on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Lincoln Academy swim coach Nori (Lund) McLeod was named KVAC Class B Girls Coach of  the Year at an awards ceremony after the KVAC championship meet, held Friday, Feb. 9 at the Bath YMCA. Belfast coach Bob Winslow was named boys Coach of the Year.

Lincoln Academy’s Piper Carleton placed second in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breaststroke. Owen Card placed second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free. Eren Aybas took third in both the 50 free and 100 free. Jayden Brown placed seventh in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 butterfly.

Camden girls won with 406 points, followed by Belfast, Morse, Gardiner/ Hall-Dale, Waterville/ Winslow, Erskine, and Lincoln.

Morse boys won with 364 points, followed by Belfast 291, Waterville/ Winslow 198, Camden 121, Lincoln 102, and Gardiner/ Hall-Dale 10.

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Boys Basketball

The Lincoln Academy boys (15-3) finished as the second seed in Class B South. They will take on the winner of a preliminary game on Friday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Medomak Valley (15-3) finished as the fourth seed in Class B South. They will take on fifth seed Yarmouth on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Portland Expo.

Wiscasset (9-9) finished as the fifth seed in Class D South. They will take on Buckfield on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 12 noon in the Augusta Civic Center. The two teams split during the regular season.

The 12th ranked Boothbay boys finished 5-13, and out of the playoff picture in Class C South.

Girls Basketball

The Medomak Valley girls (14-4) finished as the second seed in Class B South. They will take on seventh seed York on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Portland Expo.

Eighth seed Lincoln Academy (10-8) will host a Class B South preliminary game at home on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. against ninth seed Biddeford.

The Boothbay girls finished 5-13 and out of the Class C South playoffs.

The Wiscasset girls finished 0-18 and out of the Class D South playoffs.

The Lincoln Academy boys basketball team defeated visiting Morse 86-58 in their final game of the KVAC season on Thursday, Feb. 8. The Eagles’ six seniors were recognized before the game, including Braxton Crockett, Tucker Stiles, Lucas Houghton, Wyatt Simmons, Casey Duncan and Gabe Hagar.  The Eagles sank eleven 3-pointers in the win, one shy of a school record broken in their win over Leavitt.

Scoring leaders for LA were Hagar with 21, Stiles 17, Houghton 14, and Duncan 11. Morse was led by Jack Delano with 21 and Gage Suitter 12.

Lincoln boys finish their regular season at 15-3, and look to head into the playoffs as the second or third seed in Class B South.

Oceanside cheerleaders won the Busline League championship on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Medomak Middle School. Defending champions Medomak have reigned supreme for more than a decade, but settled for third place. Boothbay cheerleaders were runner-ups, and won the Spirit Award. GSB placed fourth. Each team performed twice and their scores were averaged to determine the […]

Second seed Boothbay upset the top seed and undefeated Nobleboro boys basketball team 49-48 on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in the Busline League South Division championship game. The Wildcats trailed by 14 points with a little over five minutes to play, but made a comeback with five 3-pointers to win with one second to play. Chase […]

The Medomak seventh grade boys won the Busline League Large School Division championship on Saturday, Feb. 3 with a 42-27 win over Camden-Rockport, at Oceanside in Rockland. The Riverhawks led 9-7 at the quarter. Camden scored the first four points of the second frame to take the lead. Medomak rallied to lead 18-15 at the half. The Riverhawks maintained the lead in the second half. Medomak put the game away in the fourth, sparked by Oliver Simmons, who had a basket, three rebounds, two steals and two assists in the period.  Wesley Overlock and Jeridan Fullerton hit back to back three’s to seal the win. Scoring leaders for Medomak were Simmons with 11 points, Overlock 9 and Colin Godlash 7. Camden was led by Dario Ravelli 10, Victor Clayton 9.

The Medomak Valley girls basketball team defeated Erskine Academy 39-25 in a helter skelter game in the Panthers den on Friday, Feb. 2. The Eagles led early, 5-2, before Medomak scored the final five points of the quarter to take the lead for good. The Panthers forced 27 Eagle turnovers  in the win, led by Kytana Williamson with nine steals.

Three Panthers scored in double figures in the win, including Maya Cannon with 12, Williamson 11, and Sara Nelson 10. Erskine was led by Kelsie Dunn with 13.

Monmouth rallied in the final 10 minutes to defeat Boothbay girls basketball 48-39 on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the Seahawks nest. Boothbay led 11-9 at the quarter, and trailed 22-17 at the half. The Seahawks scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to build a six point lead. The Mustangs scored the final 11 (three 3-pointers) to take the lead for good. Boothbay pulled within two midway through the fourth, but the Mustangs ended the game with a 9-2 run. Two Boothbay starters fouled out in the final period.  Scoring leaders for Boothbay were Bella Orr with 14 and Tatum French 11. Leading Monmouth were Hailey DeHan and Kaitlyn Frost with 16 each.

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