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    Sports

  • Clean sweep: Belfast eases past Bucksport for weekend wins

    By Staff - Jan 25
    The Belfast basketball teams collected their second wins in four tries on Saturday, Jan. 23, this time against Bucksport, as the Lion boys took ...

  • Outdoor ice rink opens at Midcoast Recreation Center

    By Staff - Jan 25
    While the weather is cold, Midcoast Recreation Center will offer an outdoor ice rink to the community. Use of the outdoor rink will be free and ...

  • Mustangs, Huskies settle for split as Mount View girls notch ...

    By Staff - Jan 23
    The Mount View and Maine Central Institute basketball teams squared off on the hardwood on Friday, Jan. 22, as the home squads netted single-digit ...

  • Making waves: Lions swim past Eagles in virtual meet

    By Staff - Jan 23
    The Belfast swim teams — from the comfort of their own pool — collected a pair of victories over Mount Ararat of Topsham on Friday, Jan. 22, as ...

  • Rare county meeting: Lions build early lead over Vikings en ...

    By Mark Haskell - Jan 22
    In a rare, in-season battle of the Passagassawakeag River, the Belfast and Searsport girls basketball teams took to the hardwood on Thursday, Jan. ...

  • Cruise control: Belfast eases to early win over Searsport

    By Zack Miller - Jan 22
    It has been tough sledding for the Searsport boys to open the 2021 high school basketball season. The Vikings' first game was a lopsided 83-30 ...

  • Trio enjoys playoff perfection, 'Pigskin Pundits,' guest eye ...

    By Staff - Jan 22
    Perfection for some and a little less for others were the outcomes in the second week of the National Football League playoff game predictions as ...

  • Poll: Do you agree with state's county color-code system ...

    By Staff - Jan 21
    High school student-athletes across Maine rejoiced on Wednesday, Jan. 20, when the Maine Principals' Association and state agencies agreed to ...

  • Spashdown: Windjammer, Lion swimmers dive into virtual meets

    By Staff - Jan 21
    The pandemic has turned the high school sports world upside down and inside out and, ultimately, has made it necessary for swim teams to hold ...

  • 'Yellow' still means caution, but no longer stop for high ...

    By Mark Haskell - Jan 21
    While high schools in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties had their fall sports seasons interrupted or cut short due to a change in the state's ...

  • Panthers' third-quarter spurt enough for Lions' den win

    By Zack Miller - Jan 21
    Basketball is a game of momentum. One pass, bucket or steal can mean the difference between a win or loss, and it can only take a second, or a ...

  • Panthers overwhelm Lions to cage first win of ...

    By Mark Haskell - Jan 20
    The high school girls basketball game between Belfast and Medomak Valley on Tuesday night, Jan. 19 got off to a strong start for the Lions as ...

  • In rare meeting with Vikings, Mustangs gallop through ...

    By Zack Miller - Jan 20
    The abnormal year that was 2020 carried over into 2021, most notably in the high school winter sports season, as teams are relegated to a regional ...

  • Searsport rallies in second half to upend home-standing ...

    By Ken Waltz - Jan 20
    There is nothing like an exciting, down-to-the-wire, early-season high school basketball game to get the competitive juices flowing and that is ...

  • Eagle's icy landing turns to quick flight of fancy

    By Ken Waltz - Jan 18
    Trying to capture photos of a bald eagle standing on ice about 50 yards from shore when driving in a car at 40 miles per hour can be, well, a ...

  • Mixed bag of wildcard results, divisional round on-deck for ...

    By Staff - Jan 15
    It literally and figuratively is a whole new ballgame. The postseason. Done are the regular-season games where a loss is a blip on the radar. Now, ...

  • Poll: Do you agree with Belichick not accepting Medal of ...

    By Staff - Jan 15
    The latest Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports poll is in the books, and the sports staff turns attention to a new topic, as they ask: Do you ...

  • Oceanside rallies, holds off Belfast for first win in 'new ...

    By Zack Miller - Jan 13
    For the first time in their young lives, the basketball players from Oceanside and Belfast stepped into a gymnasium for an "official" high school ...

  • Starting point: Complete effort gives Mariners opening win ...

    By Ken Waltz - Jan 13
    The scenario was, on many levels, utterly surreal. A sparsely-filled gymnasium that essentially included players, coaches and officials. Missing ...

  • Galloping Mustangs' devastating third quarter corrals Purple ...

    By Mark Haskell - Jan 13
    The Mount View and Waterville high school boys basketball teams had trouble getting into an offensive rhythm in the opening game of the regular ...

    Sports Brief

  • VillageSoup sports recap for Jan. 21-24

    Jan 25
    Basketball and swimming were on the docket for Midcoast high school student-athletes over the past four days, and the VillageSoup sports recap has ...

  • VillageSoup sports recap for Jan. 19-20

    Jan 21
    Basketball teams hit the hardwood Tuesday and Wednesday night with a mixed bag of results among them. Get the latest scores and highlights in the ...

  • VillageSoup sports recap for Jan. 13-17

    Jan 18
    The first full week of the 2021 high school winter sports season is in the books, and squads from around the Midcoast hit the ice, hills and ...

  • VillageSoup sports recap for Jan. 12

    Jan 13
    Basketball season is back! Oceanside, Mount View and Belfast hit the courts last night to begin their 2021 seasons. Catch up on the action from ...

  • Midcoast teams begin winter practices

    Jan 06
    As the calendar turned to Jan. 4, Midcoast basketball, swimming and cheering squads were allowed to hold their first organized activities in a ...

  • Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports crew, owner play ...

    Dec 21
    Members of the Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports staff — Zack Miller, Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell, along with company owner Reade Brower — ...

  • Barrett's Cove relaxation

    Dec 04
    The sights and sounds of the Maine outdoors continue with a relaxing video at Barrett's Cove on Megunticook Lake in Camden. Hopefully these images ...

  • Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports staff plays footgolf

    Nov 10
    Who doesn't like a little healthy competition? For the first time since the pandemic began in March, the Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports ...

  • Relaxing scenes at the Rockland Breakwater

    Aug 24
    The sights and sounds of the Maine outdoors continue with a relaxing video at the Rockland Breakwater. Hopefully these images and sounds help one ...

  • Look back at Midcoast High School Senior Basketball Showcase ...

    Jun 17
    It has been more than two years since the final Midcoast High School Senior Basketball Showcase game, and our own Zack Miller takes a look back at ...

  • Sights and sounds of nature

    May 14
    This is the first of an on-going series of visual stories to allow readers to experience the sights and sounds of the Maine outdoors. Hopefully ...

  • VillageSoup sports recap: Winter season edition

    Apr 09
    The 2019-2020 high school winter sports season provided a lot of great Midcoast sports action. Relive some of the basketball, hockey, wrestling, ...

  • The Press Box: Tom Brady, Midcoast spring sports, pro sports ...

    Apr 03
    With the Courier Publications/VillageSoup studio shut down, The Press Box has gone the way of social distancing. Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken ...

  • Pitch honor: Kelly best in U.S.A.

    Dec 18
    Camden Hills Regional High School girls senior soccer player Kristina Kelly, coach Meredith Messer and Kelly's parents, Jack and Erika of Lincolnvi...

  • Round and round: 50 years of racing at Wiscasset Speedway

    By Zack Miller - Aug 02
    Half a century has passed for Wiscasset Speedway, and its birthday was celebrated on Saturday, July 27, with regular weekly racing and the track's ...

    The Press Box

  • The Press Box: High school basketball, color-coded county ...

    Jan 22
    Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz are back with a new edition of The Press Box, and this time joined by Monmouth's, and former Belfast boys ...

  • The Press Box: High school winter sports practices, NFL ...

    Jan 12
    It's a new week, which means Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller are back in The Press Box. It's a busy time in the sports world right now, as ...

  • The Press Box: High school winter sports begin, NCAA men's ...

    Jan 04
    With vacations in the rear-view mirror, Mark Haskell, Zack Miller and Ken Waltz are all back together again for a new edition of The Press ...

  • The Press Box: High school sports streaming, Brady in ...

    Dec 28
    With no fans allowed in the stands in the fall and winter high school sports seasons, schools turn to streaming, and Zack Miller and Ken Waltz are ...

  • The Press Box: Patriots miss playoffs, NFL MVP picks & ...

    Dec 21
    Zack Miller is back from vacation — while Mark Haskell starts his — and is joined by Ken Waltz to discuss the Patriots loss to Miami on Sunday, ...

  • The Press Box: Winter sports season update, Patriots in the ...

    Dec 07
    The latest news on the start of the high school winter sports season came out last week and Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller are here to ...

  • The Press Box: Wrestling season speculation, Jason Tatum's ...

    Nov 27
    With Thanksgiving behind them, and full stomachs inside, Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz are back to speculate on what a wrestling season ...

  • The Press Box: Wrestling season proposed, MPA winter sports ...

    Nov 20
    A high school wrestling season seemed out of the cards not too long ago, but now a proposed start date has surfaced, while other Maine Principals' ...

  • The Press Box: Cross country state championships cancelled, ...

    Nov 12
    Significant news shook the Maine high school sports landscape when the state cross country championships were cancelled, while the initial start ...

  • The Press Box: KVAC cross country, Patriots' struggles & Red ...

    Nov 03
    Despite all other fall sports finished in the Midcoast, cross country runners hit their strides in an attempt to qualify for the state championship...

  • The Press Box: Waldo County athletics update & winter sports ...

    Oct 23
    As Waldo County deals with a COVID-19 outbreak, Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz break down where athletics stand, as well as the future of ...

  • The Press Box: High school golf championships and 7v7 ...

    Oct 12
    The sports world has been a busy one in the past week-and-a-half, and Ken Waltz, Mark Haskell and Zack Miller have you covered. Champions were ...

  • The Press Box: High School fall sports, NBA & MLB playoffs

    Oct 01
    As the high school fall sports season continues to ramp up, Mark Haskell, Zack Miller and Ken Waltz are back to break down what they have seen in ...

  • The Press Box: High school fall sports back in action, ...

    Sep 24
    It's a new week and with it comes a new edition of The Press Box with Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz. The three sports journalists ...

  • The Press Box: Midcoast schools opt in, new Medomak girls ...

    Sep 18
    The fate of high school fall sports for Midcoast high schools fell into the hands of school boards this week, and Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack ...

  • The Press Box: Fall sports approved, Celtics' 2OT loss & ...

    Sep 10
    After a long waiting game, a high school fall sports season was approved with modifications, and Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller are here ...

  • The Press Box: High school fall sports update, Celtics' game ...

    Sep 04
    The Maine high school fall sports season continues to be up in the air as the Maine Principals' Association and government state agencies align ...

  • The Press Box: High school fall sports update, Celtics' game ...

    Aug 18
    It's a new week, which means Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz are back in The Press Box with an updated look at what is happening with the ...

  • The Press Box: 19U baseball championship, Bruins' playoff ...

    Aug 10
    Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller are back in The Press Box, and break down Tidewater Oil's 19U championship game in the Maine Independent ...

  • The Press Box: MPA fall sports update, Red Sox struggles & ...

    Jul 31
    As the calendar flips to August, fall sports are not too far off, and the Maine Principals' Association has updated their guidelines for a return ...

  • The Press Box: Fall sports season delay, Betts' deal, ...

    Jul 24
    There has been no shortage of sports news this week, and Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller are back in The Press Box to break it all down! ...

  • The Press Box: Maine Amateur recap, Redskins name change, ...

    Jul 16
    Zack Miller is back from vacation, while Mark Haskell starts his vacation, so Miller joins Ken Waltz in this week's Press Box to discuss Cole ...

  • Maine Amateur Golf Championship tournament

    Jul 15
    Scenes of Midcoast golfers from the final round of the Maine Amateur Golf Championship tournament at Biddeford-Saco Country Club on Thursday, July 9.

  • The Press Box: Out and about, MPA Fall sports guidelines, ...

    Jul 02
    The sports gang is finally back out and about the community covering Midcoast sports, the Maine Principal's Association has released guidelines ...

  • The Press Box: Maine Amateur, MLB coming back, Bubba Wallace ...

    Jun 23
    Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz are back in The Press Box, and in this edition the three reveal their favorite player to sit atop the ...

  • The Press Box: Utterback's high school sports proposal, ...

    Jun 12
    It's a new week and a new edition of The Press Box, and this week Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller sit down to discuss the proposed high ...

  • The Press Box: Coed softball update, "rogue" baseball ...

    Jun 06
    It's just Ken Waltz and Zack Miller in this week's edition of The Press Box, as the two discuss a coed softball and "rogue" baseball league ...

  • The Press Box: Athletes in their prime, NHL restart ...

    May 27
    It was an out of the box question posed by a sports reporter from a sister paper that had Mark Haskell, Ken Waltz and Zack Miller thinking hard, ...

  • The Press Box: NHL startup proposal, MLB protocol reaction & ...

    May 22
    It's a new week and a new edition of The Press Box is up and running! This time around Ken Waltz is absent, so Mark Haskell and Zack Miller ...

  • The Press Box: Mark's near-death experience, Midcoast ...

    May 13
    It's hump day, and with it, a new edition of The Press Box! Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz are back to discuss Mark's near death experienc...

  • The Press Box: Patriots' draft breakdown & MLB 2020 proposal ...

    Apr 29
    The NFL Draft has come and gone, the Patriots have made their selections, and Ken Waltz, Mark Haskell and Zack Miller break down if they think New ...

  • The Press Box: Patriots' draft speculation, Gronk to Tampa ...

    Apr 24
    The three amigos (Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken Waltz) are back with a new edition of The Press Box, as they break down what they believe the ...

  • The Press Box: Spring sports cancelled & NFL Draft

    Apr 14
    Zack Miller, Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell are back in The (virtual) Press Box to discuss the cancellation of the spring sports season, as well as ...

  • The Press Box: Tom Brady, Midcoast spring sports, pro sports ...

    Apr 03
    With the Courier Publications/VillageSoup studio shut down, The Press Box has gone the way of social distancing. Zack Miller, Mark Haskell and Ken ...

  • The Press Box: Camden Hills' hockey and Nordic skiiing ...

    Feb 27
    Zack Miller and Mark Haskell sit back down in the studio for another edition of The Press Box, where the two discuss the Camden Hills' hockey ...

  • The Press Box: Midcoast basketball, wrestling, swimming, ...

    Feb 20
    It's a busy edition of The Press Box as Zack Miller and Mark Haskell get to a lot of sports and athletes from around the Midcoast! Miller and ...

  • The Press Box: Midcoast tournament basketball preview

    Feb 11
    It's tournament time people! Zack Miller and Mark Haskell are back in The Press Box to preview all the Midcoast basketball tournament games in the ...

  • The Press Box: Belfast boys/Medomak girls basketball ...

    Feb 06
    Mark Haskell is back from vacation, and just in time too, as the sports world has had a lot of news from the local level to the professional ...

  • The Press Box: Midcoast sports roundup, Kobe Bryant reaction ...

    Jan 30
    Since Mark Haskell is on vacation, Ken Waltz steps in to fill the void with Zack Miller, in the latest edition of The Press Box. Waltz and Miller ...

  • The Press Box: Camden Hills girls soccer seniors interview

    By Zack Miller - Dec 10
    The past four years for the seniors of the Camden Hills girls soccer team culminated in three state Class A championships and four straight Class ...

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