The deadline for applications for the Lincoln Academy Sports Hall of Fame is Sept. 1. Nomination forms may be picked up at the development office on Academy Hill.

Damon Crummett, 14, of North Newcastle, like many boys his age, loves the sound of a beefy engine roaring to life or rumbling down the track. What sets him apart from his peers is his deep-seated interest in figuring out how to make the engine in his tractor pull a weighted sled further down the track than his competitors.

Eleanor Logan, 28, of Boothbay Harbor, has won her third straight Olympic gold medal in the women’s eight. She is the first female U.S. rower to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals.

Lincoln Academy’s field hockey program will be headed up by Allison Ward this fall. Ward graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2016 with a degree in mathematics. She will be teaching algebra I, algebra II, and geometry at Lincoln Academy this fall.

The Central Lincoln County YMCA will hold its 10th annual Sanford Open Tennis Tournament and Auction on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the home of Carl and Dru Sanford. Members of the community are welcome to attend the event, which includes a great day of tennis, followed by an evening which will inspire visions of a dream vacation to Tuscany. Tickets are $100 for the open and this includes one guest for the evening event. For those who just want to attend the evening festivities, tickets can be purchased for $50. Tickets are available at the YMCA front desk or online.

Westport Island native Daniel Bradford ran to first place in the 12th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K on Aug. 14. Bradford won in 40:53 to beat out second-place finisher Chase Hughes, also of Westport Island, by 3:34.

The popular road race of Olde Bristol Days, the Alvin Sproul Samoset 10K, will go back to its roots this year as a “just for fun” race. It was announced at the 2014 race that someone had to step forward to take over the race. When no one did, the race was canceled for 2016.

(Directions: The Sheepscot West Branch Trail is located off North Howe Road in Whitefield. From Route 32/Route 17 just over the Jefferson line in Whitefield, turn onto Howe Road (on the Jefferson side of Country Corners Grocery store). Drive 1.3 miles and the Whitefield Salmon Preserve parking lot is located on the left.)

Lewiston defeated Medomak Valley 21-1 by four-inning mercy-ruling in the state 10&11 Little League baseball tournament in Augusta on Aug. 3.

The 12th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K road race and fun walk will take place on Sunday, Aug. 14. The race will be held on a USA Track & Field-certified course through scenic pine and fir forests and over two bridges spanning inlets to Heal Cove and Montsweag Bay.

Work on Lincoln Academy’s new baseball field is progressing. “It has been a challenge,” Associate Head for Advancement Matt Goetting said. “I don’t think anyone anticipated it taking this long.”

A large crowd of 210 competitors ran in the seventh annual Lobster Roll 5K in Boothbay Harbor on July 30. The race was the second in a three-part series in the harbor this summer and fall.