Tom Abello, 40, of Edgecomb, won the Jefferson 5K, sponsored by Troop 216 Boy Scouts. Abello beat out Will Janakis by 33 seconds. Roxanne Stepnowski, 41, of Glastonbury, Conn., was the first female finisher and took third overall.

On Aug. 17, Bailey Plourde, the 2014 Class B Schoolgirl co-champion, and Malcolm Oliver, the 2011 State B Schoolboy champion, teamed up at the Maine State Golf Associations Mixed Championship tournament at Willowdale Golf Course in Scarborough.

Brent Benner, of Walpole, builds fiberglass hulls for radio-controlled model boats at Walpole Model Boatworks in his grandfather Chester Rice’s garage. When the Olde Bristol Days Committee was looking for volunteers, Benner stepped forward and started and sponsored the first annual Jerry Farrin Model Lobster Boat Races at Olde Bristol Days.

Fifty-five boats competed in the 28th annual Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races, held in Pemaquid Harbor, Aug. 10. Over $15,000 in prize money and gift certificates, donated by local businesses and from anonymous donors, were given away.

After more than a month delay due to thunderstorms and the State Little League tournament, Jefferson and Vassalboro finally got to face off in Vassalboro Monday night for the deciding game of the Dirigo Little League baseball championship.

Paul Leeman, of Round Pond, is celebrating his birthday in a big way for the second year in a row. In 2013, he ran 38 miles and raised $2,500 in a benefit run for two worthy causes. This year on his 39th birthday, Leeman plans on running 39 miles, and hopes to raise $5,000. So far he has raised $1,000.

52 Pick-up, a Damariscotta-based Ultimate Frisbee team, loves to play in extreme weather.

Bailey Plourde, 14, of Newcastle, tied for third at the Women’s Maine State Amateur golf championships last week with a two-day total of five over par with 160. She was the Junior Champion at the event.

Two years ago, while preparing for the Senior Games, Jeannie Davis and Dick Dunphey put their heads together, did the necessary research, and organized the sport of pickleball at the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta.

Twelve-year-old Zachary Farrin of Round Pond tore up the track last weekend to become the overall winner in the 85cc division of the MX 207 in Lyman. He also placed second overall in the Junior Mini division.

Cape Elizabeth defeated Medomak 24-7 in their first game of the state 9&10 Little League softball tournament, held on Foster Field in Waldoboro on Sunday. Biddeford defeated Medomak 9&10 softball all-stars 21-4 by four inning mercy ruling Sunday night to eliminate them from the state Little League playoffs.