Three Lincoln County wrestlers pinned down Class B South Regional Wrestling championships at Fryeburg Academy on Saturday, Feb. 8. Lincoln Academy senior Cole Workman collected his 100th career win in his quarter-final match, then went on to win the 132 pound championship.

LA senior Adam St.Cyr won the 144 pound regional title, and Medomak Valley senior Shamus Pease won the 175 pound title. Lincoln’s Jakobi Hagar placed second at 175 pounds, and Medomak’s Grady Pease second at 190 pounds.

The Boothbay girls basketball team clung to a slim lead down the stretch and eeked out a 41-40 win over Oak Hill on Thursday, Jan. 23 in Boothbay. The Seahawks led by as much eight points toward the end of the third quarter before the Raiders came storming back to create an exciting finish in front of a big crowd on senior night. Tatum French scored 24 points to lead the Seahawks, including the final six of the game for Boothbay. She scored on a short jump shot in traffic to reestablish the Seahawks lead 39-37, and on the next possession was fouled on a 3-point shot and made two out of three free throws to give the Seahawks a 41-37 advantage. French fouled out with 25 seconds remaining, but the Seahawks defense was able to hold off the Raiders the rest of the way.

The Wiscasset boys basketball team led 24-20 at halftime during a rare matchup between Class D and Class B schools but could not hold on as Morse rallied to a 54-41 victory on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Bath. The Shipbuilders improved to 4-9 with the comeback win, while competing in Class B South. Wiscasset, a significantly smaller school, dropped to 7-3 on the season playing in Class D South. The game consisted of alternating scoring runs, with Morse having the biggest spree outscoring Wiscasset 22-1 in a stunning stretch during the third and fourth quarters that put the game out of reach. Wiscasset senior guard Jevar Garricks posted 13 of his game-high 18 points during the first two quarters as the Wolverines made a bid for an upset win.

A prolonged stretch of cold weather has winter sports fans celebrating throughout Lincoln County.

The Wiscasset boys basketball team erased an eleven point halftime deficit but lost on a foul shot with four seconds remaining in a 65-64 loss to the Bobcats on Monday, Jan. 6 in Richmond. Landin Shirey nailed a 3-pointer for the Wolverines with 30 seconds remaining to tie the match 64-64. Zaden Steele was fouled and made one of two free throws for the Bobcats with 4.6 seconds left on the clock. Shirey led the Wolverines with 23 points in the match, including a trio of 3-pointers.

The undefeated Medomak Valley boys basketball team dominated Camden Hills 62-50 in front of a big, noisy crowd on Saturday, Jan. 4 in Rockport. The game was not as close as the final score might indicate, as the Panthers opened up a twenty-one point lead midway through the third quarter and then leaned on their bench depth to coast to an easy win. With the victory over the Class A Windjammers, the Panthers improved to 8-0 and maintained second place in the Heal Points standings for Class B South behind top-ranked York (9-0).