A former college wrestler has been named the new wrestling head coach at Lincoln Academy. Drew Guttentag, of Newcastle, will kick off the season and his high school coaching career with the Eagles wrestling team at their first practice on Monday, Nov. 17.

The Medomak Valley football team lost 36-8 to Greely in a Class C quarterfinal game on Friday, Nov. 8 in Cumberland. The Panthers got off to a strong start in the opening eight minutes of the first quarter but were dominated thereafter by the undefeated Rangers (9-0).

A familiar face will be back behind the bench this basketball season for Wiscasset Middle High School. Dana Lawrence, who coached the boys team from 2010-2018, was named the head coach of the girls basketball team which begins its season on Monday, Nov. 17.

The Medomak Valley football team beat Old Town 62-6 in a Class C preliminary round game on Saturday, Nov. 1 in Waldoboro.

The Coastal Christian School coed soccer team defeated Ossipee Valley in an exciting overtime shootout to win the Maine Christian School Sports League middle school championship on Thursday, Oct. 30 under the lights at Edward Little High School in Auburn. After the game was tied 0-0 after regulation and two overtime sessions played in a steady rain, Coastal Christian outscored OVCS 4-2 in the shootout to win the hard fought title match.

The Boothbay field hockey team lost 1-0 to Winthrop-Maranacook in a Class C South semifinal on Saturday, Nov. 1 in Boothbay. The Ramblers have won the last four Class C state championships. The Seahawks shut out Traip Academy 2-0 in a Class C South quarterfinal playoff match on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Boothbay for just the fourth playoff victory in the history of the Boothbay field hockey program.

The Boothbay field hockey team lost 2-1 in overtime to Lisbon in the Mountain Valley Conference championship game on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Winthrop.

Karen Higgins, of Lincoln Academy, placed second in the Class B South championship on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland. The Lincoln girls placed sixth out of nine teams with a score of 141 points to earn the final qualification spot for the Class B state championship meet on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Cony High School in Augusta. Owen Card was the top Eagle on the boys team, placing fourth in 16:58.19 to help the LA boys place third out of the 12 schools that registered scores.

The fifth seed Wells girls volleyball team (5-9) upset fourth seed Wiscasset (8-6) in a Class C quarterfinal game on Friday, Oct. 24 at Morse High School in Bath. The Warriors swept the Wolverines in three straight sets in the best-of-five series.

The Medomak football team crushed Oceanside 50-14 on Friday, Oct. 17 under the lights in Waldoboro. Sophomore running back Jaydiin Ruiz was virtually unstoppable as he set single-game Medomak offensive records for yards gained in a game (339), touchdowns scored (six), and points scored (42).

The Medomak Valley girls volleyball team lost to Camden Hills 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 16 in Waldoboro in the Panthers’ season finale.

The Wiscasset girls volleyball team beat Westbrook 3-1 before a large crowd on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Wiscasset Community Center during homecoming weekend. After the match was tied 1-1, the Wolverines persevered to win the key third set and then won the fourth set to clinch victory.

The Boothbay field hockey team shut out Hall-Dale 5-0 on Friday, Oct. 17 in Farmingdale. The lopsided win avenged the only loss of the season for the Seahawks, a 1-0 battle that took place Sept. 15. With the win over the Bulldogs, Boothbay claimed the No. 1 seed in Class C South and earned a spot in the Mountain Valley Conference championship game on Friday, Oct. 24 in Boothbay.