WALDOBORO — The cross country season opened for Medomak Valley High School at home Saturday, Sept. 26 as the Panthers hosted runners from Newcastle’s Lincoln Academy.
In the girls division…
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ROCKLAND — The Medomak Valley golf team competed in its first match of the season Friday, Sept. 25 against Oceanside, Belfast, and Camden Hills at the Rockland Golf Club.
The event’s…
BELFAST — With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting attendance at events around the country, many organizations have turned to livestreaming events on social media platforms.
Regional School…
SEARSPORT — The high school cross country season opened Friday, Sept. 25 in Waldo County for the Searsport Vikings, who hosted runners from Mount Desert Island and Deer Isle-Stonington.
In…
BELFAST — The high school cross country season opened Friday, Sept. 25 for a trio of area teams competing at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast.
Oceanside, Camden Hills and Belfast…
ROCKLAND — The Ladies Association gathered at the Rockland Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 24 to participate in a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our…
Sundog will change things up this fall to get local middle school kids outdoors and active while being safe and socially responsible during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
“Sundog has spent the…
Informal race between Stephen Taber, Ladona tribute to annual Great Schooner Race
Spectators used to pack the Rockland Breakwater to watch the Great Schooner Race from Islesboro to Rockland every year, but this year, with the race canceled due to COVID-19 restricting public…
Gardens Aglow 2020
For Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, the show will go on this year. Recently, the Gardens announced that, after careful planning, research, communication with state and town officials, and in …
On Saturday, Sept. 19, the first Witch Paddle sighting was seen on Megunticook Lake.
The SUP group, the Paddle Posse, have been paddling together for years. The six,…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in again...
What else does 2020 have in store for Mainers? The browntail moth rash, ticks, Lyme Disease, a pandemic...and now you can add great white sharks to the mix.
Award-winning journalist Ret…
ROCKLAND — The Ladies Association gathered at the Rockland Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 17 to participate in a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Student Athletes of the Year for 2020. Due to the coronavirus, the annual banquet will not be held this year but…
JEFFERSON — Fat tire rentals, full moon paddles, overnight camping at Hidden Valley Nature Center, in Jefferson, offer multiple ways to enjoy the outside.
Beginning Thursday, September 24…
Deer Isle native is a viral hit...and hoot...about all things lobster
STONINGTON—My neighbor, a long-time lobsterman, told me the other day: “There’s this guy you gotta check out, named Leroy. Friend told me about him. On YouTube, old guy like me whose been in the…
NORTHPORT — With picture-perfect weather, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual golf tournament Friday, Sept. 11 as 11 teams competed for a range of prizes, including the…
ROCKLAND — The soccer, golf, field hockey and cross country teams at Oceanside High School in Rockland will participate in interscholastic competition this fall, the Regional School Unit 13 school…
iX2020: connecting the corners of Maine; raises $300,000
LifeFlight has submitted the following:
In its eighth season, LifeFlight’s annual fundraising event, the Islesboro Crossing, tried a whole new approach. With the pandemic…
Camden Hills athletic director Jeff Hart shared the following two letters Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14:
Fall Sports Update:
If you are interested in playing a Fall…
UNITY — A decision to support a plan for the fall sports season amid COVID-19 was reached by the Regional School Unit 3 school board at its Monday, Sept. 14 meeting.
RSU 3 has athletic…
Letter to the editor: Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce
With picture-perfect weather, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Friday, September 11th.
Eleven teams competed for a range of prizes,…
Rough seas, broken rudder send boat over
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Quick action by Lincolnville lobsterman Nick Heal and his crew, Alex Bryant and Jared Gilbert, brought a lone sailor attempting to right his capsized catamaran back to safe…
a tough run for the fun of it
CAMDEN — Approximately 130 runners took to the trails of Camden Hills State Park, Saturday, Sept. 12, for the inaugural running of the Megunticook 50 (an ultra marathon race of 31 miles) and its…
ROCKLAND — The Ladies Association gathered at the Rockland Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 10 to participate in a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Principals’ Association, the Maine School Superintendents Association, and the Mills Administration issued the following statements today after reaching agreement on updated…
remaining boats selling for $1,500
The Penobscot Bay YMCA has submitted the following:
The Penobscot Bay YMCA had a successful Boat Auction this year despite the challenges of the COVID-19 restrictions, raising over…
AUGUSTA — Plans on how to conduct a safe fall sports season amid the ongoing pandemic are nearly finalized, the governing body for Maine high school sports announced in a Wednesday evening press…
CAMDEN — Megunticook Rowing has set its fall rowing programs for all ages and most levels of rowing experience.
Rowing is the perfect way to get fit and enjoy the beauty of our waterways…
AROUND THE WORLD 30,000 MILES NON-STOP WITH NO OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE AND NO MODERN TECHNOLOGY
When Kirsten Neuschafer last spoke with the Penobscot Bay Pilot, in mid-March, COVID-19 had just made its way to Maine. It was a time when many believed the brunt of the pandemic would have been…
The following letter was distributed by the administration at the Vinalhaven School on Monday, Sept. 7.
Dear local sports fans,
After extensive conversations with school…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Sept. 5, Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 for golf outings.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our sports department.…
Central Maine Board #20 is offering a five-week rules course for people interested in becoming a certified basketball official.
The class meets through zoom at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and…
WARREN — The newest indoor athletic facility in Warren has reopened its doors under new management, after the business was shuttered in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rachel Coor has…
ROCKLAND — The Ladies Association gathered at the Rockland Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 3 to participate in a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our…
‘We knew what needed to be done and we had the courage to just come out and say it’
ROCKPORT — During a Sept. 2 school board meeting, Five Town CSD Superintendent Maria Libby and Camden Hills Regional High School Principal Shawn Carlson pulled back the curtain on the decision to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association, the Maine School Boards Association, the Maine School Superintendents Association, and the Mills Administration released the following statements today…
‘several elements in the MPA Guidance do not comport with the State of Maine rules’
AUGUSTA — Leaders of the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services raised concerns about the fall sports season Tuesday, Sept. 1 to the leaders of the…
‘We want to play like everyone else’
CAMDEN — They had one message they wanted the community, their high school principal and superintendent, and the Five Town CSD Board of Directors to hear: “Let us play!”
Approximately 75…
rally scheduled for sept. 1 at camden village green
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School, in Rockport, …
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday, Aug. 30 for a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our sports…
Mills administration to give final say if fall sports can be played
AUGUSTA — After much anticipation, the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee, a committee including superintendents and principals from around the state, voted unanimously Thursday, Aug. 27 in…
ROCKLAND — The Ladies Association gathered at the Rockland Golf Club on Thursday, Aug. 27 to participate in a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our…
AUGUSTA — The sports medicine committee for the Maine Principals’ Association provided the green light for fall sports to be played this upcoming season with some modifications in place.
…
With the start of the high school golf season tentatively slated to open Sept. 8, the Maine State Golf Association is providing high school golfers an opportunity to participate in a series of…
BELFAST — Despite uncertainty, as of now, whether fall sports will take place this season, the Belfast Area High School athletic department has tentatively scheduled tryouts for fall sports to…
BANGOR — Four Midcoast golfers participated in the Maine four-ball championship, organized by the Maine State Golf Association, at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course on Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday…
‘high-character coach and leader’
PHILADELPHIA — Brett Brown, a one-time Rockland resident, has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, a professional National Basketball Association team.
…
‘There is no reason why we can't be a softball town, too’
BELFAST — Though the Belfast Area High School softball team has a new head coach for what will hopefully be a 2021 season this spring, the new coach is a familiar face to Belfast area athletics…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23 for a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our sports…
