Sports

• Come in costume

  'Scare Me 5K' set to spook racers Oct. 28

  By Staff - Oct 20
  The Trackside Station "Scare Me" 5-kilometer road race/walk is set for Saturday, Oct. 28. The annual 3.1-mile event will take place at 10 a.m. at ...
  
• Football bragging rights

  'Pigskin Pundits' tackle seventh week of NFL picks

  By Staff - Oct 19
  This is the seventh week of the 2017-18 National Football League regular season. Courier Publications/VillageSoup's "Pigskin Pundits" will match ...
  
• Drag racing

  Winterport Dragway holds final races, announces top drivers

  By Staff - Oct 16
  Winterport Dragway finished racing on Sunday, Oct. 15 and the final season standings in each division also were announced. The individual results ...
  
• In the pool …

  McKenney's 50 free at age 85 example of Swimming Saves Lives program

  By Staff - Oct 15
  Last fall, Gladys McKenney of Camden took the Penobscot Bay YMCA's free adult learn-to-swim classes — Swimming Saves Lives. On Saturday, Sept. 30, ...
  
• Football bragging rights

  'Pigskin Pundits' tackle sixth week of NFL picks

  By Staff - Oct 12
  This is the sixth week of the 2017-18 National Football League regular season. Courier Publications/VillageSoup's "Pigskin Pundits" will match ...
  

Schools

• High school girls soccer

  Hawks fly in to end Mustangs' season in prelim playoff

  By Ken Waltz - Oct 20
  The Mount View girls soccer team experienced a remarkable regular season, one of the program's best, but, after working so well and hard this fall ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Huskies rally to knock out defending regional champion Lions in double-overtime

  By Mark Haskell - Oct 20
  It is not how a team starts a game, but how it finishes that often separates the teams that advance — and those that go home — come playoff ...
  
• Busline League field hockey

  Seventh heaven: Cagey Lions too talented for Mariners en route to stick crown

  By Staff - Oct 20
  In what essentially has become a rite of fall — mid-October to be exact — the Troy Howard Middle School field hockey has an annual date with ...
  
• High school boys soccer

  Black Bears go wild on offense, pen in 'Stangs for KVAC Class B crown

  By Mark Haskell - Oct 20
  The Mount View boys soccer players and coaches knew that its Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championship game with Maranacook of ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Spellbound: Lions concoct winning playoff potion to ward off Witches

  By Ken Waltz and Mark ... - Oct 19
  On a spectacular early-fall day under bright sunshine and warm temperatures, Belfast field hockey players came to life, as the hosts swarmed the ...
  
• Middle school soccer

  Busline League championship clashes set for Oct. 21 at Point Lookout

  By Staff - Oct 19
  The Busline League middle school soccer regular seasons and single-elimination playoffs have wrapped and now, through hard work, talent and ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Second-half goal lifts Seahawks over never-quit Mustangs

  By Mark Haskell - Oct 19
  Six games into the 2017 season and sporting an 0-6 record, few likely would have forecast a playoff appearance for the Mount View field hockey ...
  
• Final Heal Point Standings

  Ten Midcoast high school soccer teams qualify for regional tournaments

  By Staff - Oct 18
  The regular season has drawn to a close for Midcoast high school soccer teams, as select squads now have their sights set on the postseason — and ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Things line up perfectly for Lions at Point Lookout

  By Mark Haskell - Oct 17
  The Belfast field hockey team hopes to use its speed and skill to defend its Class B North title in the playoffs and the Lions will do that, ...
  
• High school cross country

  Clapp leads SDHS running crew at conference meet

  By Staff - Oct 17
  Searsport runners competed in the Penobscot Valley Conference cross-country championships on Saturday, Oct. 14, hosted by Orono High School. The ...
  
• High school cross country

  Camden Hills best in Class A; Lions, Mariners, Panthers strong in Class B

  By Ken Waltz - Oct 17
  The Camden Hills girls cross-country team, one of the most deeply-talented female distance running groups in Midcoast history, took one small step ...
  
• High school boys and girls soccer

  Searsport, Islesboro 2OT battle highlights pitch games

  By Staff - Oct 17
  Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro and Mount View were in search of late-season victories on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 10-11 as those Waldo County ...
  
• High school football

  Bucksport overruns Mount View, but Mustangs still in playoff position

  By Staff - Oct 16
  The Mount View football team has had trouble defensively its past few contests, a trend that continued on Friday night, Oct. 13 as the Mustangs ...
  
• High school football

  Lions receive contributions for many in road loss to Warriors

  By Staff - Oct 16
  Points were scored in droves on Friday night, Oct. 13 between winless Belfast and upstart Nokomis of Newport, as the Lions looked to earn a mark ...
  
• High school boys and girls soccer

  Mustangs continue surge to playoffs, Vikings, Lions fall short

  By Staff - Oct 16
  The regular season continues to wind to a close for Waldo County high school soccer teams, which were in action on Friday and Saturday, Oct. ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Messalonskee stops Belfast in KVAC crossover exhibition

  By Staff - Oct 16
  The Belfast field hockey team, by virtue of its topnotch finish in Class B North, earned the right to prove its mettle against one of the top ...
  
• High school golf

  Anderson shoots to third straight state crown; others excel on grandest golf stage

  By Ken Waltz - Oct 15
  Six Midcoast high school golfers – four boys and two girls – played 18 holes on a crisp, colorful, early-fall day on Oct. 14 in an effort to ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Lions, Mustangs qualify, Windjammers, Mariners blurred out of playoff picture

  By Staff - Oct 13
  In postseason terms, as it turns out, it is sunny skies for Waldo County teams, while, by comparison, somewhat overcast for Knox County squads as ...
  
• Middle school fall sports

  Fleet of feet: Busline League runners push to limit in championship meet

  By Ken Waltz - Oct 12
  Hundreds of hard-working young middle school student-athletes from Wiscasset to Searsport — a geographical distance of about 60 miles — descended ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Playoff-bound Lions, 'Stangs stick to it down the stretch

  By Staff - Oct 11
  The Mount View and Belfast field hockey teams wrapped their respective regular seasons in recent days as each prepares for postseason runs. The ...
  
• High school cross country

  Iltis, Russ first winners on new Crockett Trail at Camden Hills Invitational

  By Ken Waltz - Oct 10
  The longstanding, annual Camden Hills Invitational always marks the end of the regular high school cross-country season and sets the stage for the ...
  
• High school field hockey

  Home victory fun for surging Belfast, Mount View on Oct. 7

  By Staff - Oct 09
  It was a memorable day for the Belfast and Mount View high school field hockey teams as the Lions and Mustangs posted late-season shutout home ...
  
• High school football

  Ponies stay hooves ahead of Mustangs in football clash

  By Staff - Oct 09
  The Mount View football team knew it would have its hands full on Friday night, Oct. 6 as the Mustangs hit the road to tangle with top-ranked ...
  
• High school football

  Hawks swoop in to keep young Lions at wing's-length

  By Staff - Oct 09
  The youthful Belfast football team undoubtedly has had a tough season, but hoped to turn things around for its homecoming game against Hermon on ...
  
• High school boys and girls soccer

  Mustangs, Vikings key Waldo County pitch success stories

  By Staff - Oct 09
  Waldo County high school soccer squads were in action in recent days, a scenario that resulted in positive results for some, especially the ...
  

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