WMS Math Team The WMS math team includes, front row, left to right: Nathan Howard, Ryan Hanley and James Brown; second row, left to right, Ryan Peters, Coach Hammond, Alex Cromwell, Emily Whitaker, Hunter Reid, Jonathan West, Nat Blackford and Ricky Cost.

On Saturday, December 1, Wiscasset Middle School was the site of the Central Maine Math League's first math meet of the year. Eleven schools competed in a double elimination tournament.

There were two divisions at the meet, a sixth and seventh grade, and an eighth grade division. Messalonskee took first place in both divisions.

Wiscasset's sixth and seventh grade team tied for seventh place, along with Mt. Ararat and Brunswick. Wiscasset competed in three close matches, first losing to Winthrop 6-5, then defeating Gardiner 8-7, and losing to Hodgkins 9-7 in their final match. Cameron Mugnai, Ryan Hanley, and Nate Howard did an outstanding job competing in their first math meet.

Wiscasset's eighth grade team also did well at the meet, finishing fifth. In their first match, Wiscasset lost a close match with Messalonskee 11-10, after two tiebreaker questions. Wiscasset then defeated Great Salt Bay 12-8, and Mt. Ararat 6-5. In their final match, Wiscasset lost to tournament runner-up St. Michaels 9-6 in their final match.

Te eighth grade was represented by Nat Blackford, Emily Whitaker, Hunter Reid, Ricky Cost, Jonathan West, Ryan Peters, and James Brown. Both teams are coached by Chris Hammond.