It wasn’t what Seahawk coach Dan Hallinan wanted to see in the first home game of the season. The fast-breaking, swarming defenders and swooping rebounders St. Dominic Academy Saints dominated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 72-28, in varsity boys.
The Winthrop Ramblers broke open a close game in the second half with pressure defense and went on to defeat the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 51-36, in Class C boys basketball Dec. 8. Leading 24-22 at the half, the Ramblers forced several.
The Boothbay boys’ basketball team posted a successful regular season last year, finishing seventh in the Heal point standings with an 11-7 record. But the season ended in disappointing fashion, as Traip defeated Boothbay in the tournament.
A misplayed fly ball put the Boothbay 36ers’ victory in doubt July 18 against Ware-Bulter of Messalonskee. The 36ers led, 3-1, in their final game in American Legion baseball this season. With two out in the top of the seventh, centerfielder Jimmie.