BETHEL — Heavy rain did little to deter the more than 20 kids who turned out for the inaugural day of the Bethel Rec Youth Track and Field Program Monday morning. The hour and a half long program, which will run the next five weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 8:30 a.m., is all […]
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The Telstar Lady Rebels ran their season record to 8-5, rattling off three consecutive wins at home. After a road loss to Madison, the Rebels responded on “Senior Day” by defeating the Richmond Bobcats by a score of 8-1 at Telstar HS. Senior Co-Captain Brooklyn Kimball went the distance on the mound, striking out four […]
Telstar Middle School track & field
BETHEL — The Telstar boys and girls middle school track and field season has come to a successful end for all the athletes. After having over a year with almost no group activity the students came out ready to run, jump, and throw. The season ended at the CAL invitational at Cony HS in Augusta […]
Lady Rebels rebound, boost record to 4-2
BETHEL — The Telstar Varsity Rebels continued playing a difficult schedule with a string of away games. After a tough loss to Spruce Mountain, the Rebels rebounded taking the next two games, also. on the road with victories against Carrabec and Dirigo, boosting their season record to 4-2. The Rebels took an early lead scoring […]
Lady Rebels off to a strong start
BETHEL — After a full season’s hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19, the Telstar Varsity Rebels softball team has jumped out to a 2-1 record in the early 2021 season. Following a road scrimmage to Yarmouth just prior to the start of the season, the Rebels defeated a highly respected Buckfield team at home by a […]
ME Baseball Hall of Fame seeks nominations
FREEPORT — Founded in 1969, the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame honors players, coaches, umpires, organizers, and benefactors from all corners of the state who have achieved prominence in, made valuable contributions to, or had a lasting impact on baseball in Maine. Nominations for induction in 2021 into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame are […]
Intramural sports to be played this winter
REGION — Monday, school board members unanimously approved establishing intramural and after school activities for Telstar middle and high students this winter. The decision came after the board narrowly voted 7-6 in favor of not moving forward with the regular high school winter athletic season. Telstar is hoping to start intramurals the week of December […]
Telstar Sports
Field Hockey Telstar took 3 shots at goal and one penalty corner in a 4-0 loss to Mt. Valley. Keeper EB Hoff had 13 saves in the cage. The defense held Mt. Valley to only 5 corners with clearing plays being led by Maddie Buck, Julia Head & Shelby Thorman. Offense had drives to the […]
Bandits season recap
REGION — The Western Maine Bandits baseball season came to end Friday after they lost their second game of the playoff tournament, this time falling to Minot-Hebron. The team played a total of four games in the playoffs, beating Minot-Hebron and Buckfield and losing to Norway and Minot-Hebron. After finishing the regular season with a record […]
Baseball is back!
REGION — COVID-19 may have forced towns to cancel their rec programs for the season, but that does not mean the end of summer sports in the area. BJ Otten and Victor Nickerson, who coached the Bethel Braves last year, compiled a roster of boys from Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock. The team, called the “Western […]