Lincoln Academy boys soccer team opened their season with a 3-1 win over Oceanside in the Eagles’ nest on Oct. 15.

Lincoln Academy and Boothbay Region field hockey teams battled to a 1-1 overtime tie on Oct. 14 under the lights in Newcastle. Kylie Brown scored on a penalty corner in the third period with Mara Gentry collecting the assist. Reegan Dunican scored the neutralizer in the fourth quarter on a hustle play and pass from Madison Phelps.

Medomak Valley girls soccer team shut out Oceanside 5-0 on Friday, Oct. 9 on the Lady Panthers home turf. Annie Vannoy and Abby Lash converted a penalty kick each.

Medomak Valley hosted their first cross country meet of the season on Sept. 26 with Lincoln Academy. Racers lined up six feet apart at the start. There were no cow bells, roar of the crowd or cheers along the way, as the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference made the tough decision during the COVID-19 pandemic to not allow spectators at any sporting events this fall.

Beginning with the 1942 season, professional baseball in the United States started to look very different. With Pearl Harbor having been bombed by the Japanese just a few months before, many were wondering if the major league season should continue as normal. The young men who played in the majors were already enlisting in the Army, and some thought it would be disrespectful to the war effort if the season were to continue like any other year.

The 1941 Major League Baseball season is one of the most legendary in the game’s long history. These days, players and fans who remember the events of that season are much fewer, but even those of us who weren’t around at the time have read about this season and consider it to be one of the most exciting seasons ever played.

Former Medomak Valley High School softball coach Glenn Barbour passed away on Thursday, Aug. 20. He leaves behind a lasting legacy, both on the diamond and with everyone who grew to know and love him.

FlingGolf, a sport where almost anything goes, made its debut at Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole in mid-July. The sport, played with a golf ball on a golf course, uses a single club called a FlingStick. The ball is placed in the pocket of the stick and is thrown, tossed, pushed, or putted around the course.