The Medomak Valley boys tennis team will have an unexpected advantage this spring as they look to improve upon their 7-5 regular season record last season. The 2026 team will feature depth due to having 12 players on the roster, double what they had last year when the team was forced to forfeit one match at each competition.

This year’s squad has a strong core of experienced players. Senior Jayden Drost, juniors Kollin Donlin and Michael Riley, and sophomore Judd Gamage all return from last year’s team that advanced to the Class B South playoffs before losing to Cape Elizabeth in the quarterfinals.

The Medomak Valley High School tennis program did not have to look far to find its next girls tennis coach. The school has hired 2017 graduate Chelsea Ripley to head up the squad this season. Ripley is a former captain of the Panthers girls tennis team, and the three sport Panther athlete was also a captain of the girls basketball and soccer teams.

While high school sports are gearing up for the spring season, another option for young athletes is emerging in Lincoln County. The Midcoast Rugby Football Club has kicked off its second season. Founded by Lincoln Academy and University of Maine Farmington graduate Liam Brinkler, the club, also known as the Lincoln County Beavers, is open to both boys and girls age 15-18.

Bath Hoops beat the Brunswick sixth grade team 43-41 in the championship match of the Wiscasset Parks and Recreation’s grade 5-6 boys basketball tournament on Sunday, March 29 in Wiscasset. Medomak placed third and advanced the furthest among the four Lincoln County squads that participated in the 13-team tournament.

Three wrestlers from Medomak Middle School and one from Nobleboro placed in the top four at the Pine Tree League state championships on Saturday, March 28 at Belfast High School. Nathan Day finished second in the state to earn the best finish of any Lincoln County-based wrestler.

Nathan Day earned the championship in the 170 pound weight class to lead Medomak Middle School to a third place finish at the Pine Tree League East regional wrestling championships on Saturday, March 21 in Ellsworth. More than 100 wrestlers from 17 middle school teams competed at the meet, which was delayed for more than […]

Freeport defeated Bath 23-13 in the championship game of the Wiscasset Parks and Recreation’s grade 3-4 girls basketball tournament on Sunday, March 22 in Wiscasset. Wiscasset won two games and lost two to finish in fifth place. Medomak lost their first two games before winning their final game in the consolation bracket to finish in a tie for sixth place with a 1-2 record.

Lincoln Academy co-coaches Taylor Holmes and Ann Mann were named the KVAC Class B boys Indoor Track Coaches of the Year. The pair guided the boys team to its first-ever KVAC championship on Feb. 6 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

A pair of former Medomak Valley basketball stars recently won conference championships and advanced to NCAA Division III championship tournament action for the University of Maine Farmington.

The Medomak Middle School wrestling team swept the competition during a four-team meet on Wednesday, March 4 in Waldoboro. The Riverhawks beat Mt. View 78-12, Somerhill Wrestling Club 47-39, and Warsaw 77-12.

Medomak Valley wrestlers Grady Pease and Shamus Pease finished their legendary high school wrestling careers on a high note at the New England championships on Sunday, March 8 in Providence, R.I.

Grady placed sixth in the 190 pound weight class and twin brother Shamus finished third in the 215 pound division. The top six wrestlers in each weight class were recognized with awards on the podium.

A pair of local athletes are finding that college basketball is a whole different ball game than what they experienced while dominating the hard courts at local high schools.

Gabe Hagar, who graduated from Lincoln Academy in 2024, and Kristian Schumann, a 2025 Medomak Valley grad, recently completed their season playing together at the NCAA Division III level for the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.