Sports

• Youth baseball

  Midcoast Babe Ruth League swings in with May 19 play

  By Staff - May 21
  One of the surefire signs that summer is on the horizon is the start of the Midcoast Babe Ruth League baseball season, which kicked off Sunday, ...
  

• Cowboy shootout state championship May 25-26 at Fort Knox

  By Staff - May 21
  The American Cowboy Quick Draw (ACQD) Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, at the Fort Knox State Historic site. The ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Positive finish: Lions end regular season with wins over Huskies

  By Staff - May 21
  Though it appears both squads will fall short in their bids for Eastern Class B playoff berths, the Belfast boys and girls high school tennis ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Camden Hills diamond squads sweep to wins over 'Stangs

  By Staff - May 21
  With many high school baseball and softball games postponed due to rain, the battles between Camden Hills and Mount View on Monday, May 20 were ...
  
• Amateur golf

  Hot, heavy spring play at Northport Golf Club

  By Staff - May 21
  Play at the Northport Golf Club has been busy, busy, busy in recent days. On May 19 in the member-member championships, for the women, Sue ...
  
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  Rock Coast Rollers' 'Baby's First Brawl' quite an opening act

  By Staff - May 20
  The Rock Coast Rollers women's flat track roller derby hosted their first home bout of the season, "Baby’s First Brawl," on Saturday, May 18 at ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Mustang baseball rips Black Bears for fourth win

  By Staff - May 20
  The end of the regular season is around the corner for Waldo County high school baseball and softball teams, with Mount View, Belfast and Searsport...
  
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  Layton, Rodrigue demonstrate toughest mettle in Family Triathlon Festival

  By Ken Waltz - May 20
  It was, by all accounts, a true celebration of the triathlon, including the hard work and confidence-building of the sport, and the disciplines of ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Lions split court cases with Black Bears

  By Staff - May 20
  The Belfast boys and girls tennis squads hit the court Friday, May 17 against Marancook of Readfield, as the Lions look to play their way into the ...
  
• High school track and field

  Belfast rules own meet against Oceanside, Camden Hills, Mount View

  By Ken Waltz - May 20
  Midcoast high school track-and-field athletes continued their preparation for postseason meets — starting with the Kennebec Valley Athletic ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Vikings tripped up by visiting Patriots

  By Staff - May 17
  The Searsport baseball and softball squads hosted Bangor Christian Tuesday, May 14, with both Viking squads coming up on the short end against the ...
  
• High school track and field

  Vikings experience strong efforts at UMaine

  By Staff - May 17
  Searsport student-athletes were back on the track — and field — for a Penobscot Valley Conference regular-season meet Thursday, May 16, an event ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Two Windjammers, two Lions, one Mariner qualify for state singles tourney

  By Mark Haskell - May 17
  While high school tennis teams throughout the state are gearing up to make a run at their respective state titles, so to are dozens of individual ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Tough outcomes for Waldo County diamond squads May 15

  By Staff - May 17
  It was a tough day on the diamond for Waldo County baseball and softball squads Wednesday afternoon, May 15, with Belfast in a pair of home games ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  BAHS Lions split matches with Gardiner Tigers

  By Staff - May 16
  The end of the regular season is in range for high school boys and girls tennis, as the Belfast squads looked to stay in the Eastern Class B ...
  

• Hope Triathlon registration available

  By Staff - May 16
  Registration is open for the seventh annual Hope Triathlon, which will be Saturday, July 6. Participants who register before Monday, May 27 are ...
  

• Waldo County YMCA Family Triathlon Festival May 18

  By Holly Vanorse Spicer - May 15
  The Waldo County YMCA will hold its fourth annual Family Triathlon Festival on Saturday, May 18. The triathlon is a fun event for all ages. A full ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Lions earn court split against Shipbuilders

  By Staff - May 15
  The Belfast boys and girls tennis team were in action Monday, May 13 against Morse of Bath, with both Waldo County squads hoping to remain in the ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Lions, Vikings, Mustangs in busy diamond action

  By Staff - May 14
  High school baseball and softball have been played at a fever pitch in recent days for Waldo County high school squads, with Belfast, Mount View ...
  
• High school boys basketball

  After five seasons, Cook resigns as Viking hoop coach

  By Mark Haskell - May 14
  The Searsport District High School boys varsity basketball team will have a new coach next winter. Brad Cook, who has guided the team five ...
  
• High school track and field

  Belfast, Mount View athletes strong in separate KVAC meets

  By Ken Waltz - May 14
  Belfast and Mount View high school track-and-field student-athletes stayed busy and successful in May 9 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference ...
  
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  Windjammer baseball walks off with extra-inning victory over Lions

  By Mark Haskell - May 13
  Camden Hills senior Caleb McFarland pitched a gem of a high school baseball game Monday afternoon, May 13 against visiting Belfast, only to see ...
  
• High school softball

  BAHS plays error-free, reap benefits in win over Camden Hills

  By Mark Haskell - May 13
  More than having a potent offense, or overpowering pitcher, often the most important trait a high school softball team can possess is sturdy ...
  
• Busline League sports

  Middle school track-and-field athletes plenty busy

  By Staff - May 13
  Busline League middle school track-and-field athletes have kept plenty busy with recent meets hosted by Medomak Middle School May 7 in Waldoboro, ...
  
• High school track and field

  Small in numbers, Searsport athletes still strong in Ellsworth event

  By Staff - May 13
  Searsport track-and-field athletes continue to be small in numbers but mighty in meet day performance. That again was the case Friday, May 10 as ...
  
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  Mothers, and others, enjoy 5K run/walk in overcast conditions

  By Holly Vanorse Spicer - May 13
  Despite dreary, damp conditions, more than 200 people of all ages, along with dozens of supporters, turned out for the Mariners' Mother's Day ...
  
• Middle school sports

  Busline League baseball, softball players continue strong play

  By Staff - May 11
  The Busline League middle school baseball and softball regular seasons continued at a steady pace in recent days, with plenty of action going on ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Mariner squads, Lion boys, Windjammer girls victorious

  By Staff - May 10
  Several Midcoast high school boys and girls tennis squads were in action against one another Thursday afternoon, May 9, with Oceanside, Medomak ...
  
• High school boys and girls tennis

  Mariners, Lions earn coveted midseason court victories

  By Staff - May 09
  Several Midcoast high school tennis squads were in action Monday, May 6, with the Oceanside, Belfast and Medomak Valley boys and girls squads ...
  
• High school baseball and softball

  Mustang baseball rallies past Eagles in extra innings

  By Staff - May 09
  The first half of the regular season wrapped up for several high school teams on the baseball and softball diamonds Wednesday, May 8, which means ...
  
• High school baseball

  Mariners walk off with gritty, 10-inning win over Lions

  By Ken Waltz - May 09
  Victories always are nice but when they come in dramatic fashion — in 10 innings against a rival from a neighboring county, no less — they are ...
  
• High school softball

  Unbeaten Oceanside outlasts Belfast in competitive diamond battle

  By Ken Waltz - May 08
  When high school sports rivals from Knox and Waldo counties come together on the playing field, especially when one is unbeaten and vying for the ...