ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team bounced back from a heartbreaking loss Saturday against Presque Isle with a win Monday against John Bapst. At Eastern Maine Community College, Ellsworth (9-6) got 17 points from Trinity Montigny in a 37-32 victory over Bapst. The Eagles trailed 14-13 at halftime but outscored the home team 15-8 …
ELLSWORTH — Hours before he would cement his name in Ellsworth basketball history, Jackson Curtis took his mother on a trip down memory lane. As Ellsworth’s Saturday afternoon tip-off against Presque Isle neared, Curtis, the Eagles’ leading scorer, was just 22 points away from joining the acclaimed 1,000-point club. Thinking back on his journey toward …
BUCKSPORT — The name “Travis Hutchinson” has hung from the Ralph Jewett Gymnasium walls for some time now. Two decades later, Bucksport High School will have to create room for it to make another appearance. More than 20 years have passed since Travis Hutchinson Sr., one of many elite wrestlers to come through the Bucksport …
ELLSWORTH — Three girls’ basketball teams with Northern Maine playoff aspirations bolstered their chances over the long weekend with key road victories. On Friday, the Mount Desert Island girls’ team earned a signature win with a 49-37 victory over John Bapst at the Cross Insurance Center. The Trojans ran out to a 14-6 advantage through …
ELLSWORTH — Looking up at the Katsiaficas Gymnasium scoreboard, Austin Harris knew his team was about to win a big one. Twenty-three seconds still remained in the Ellsworth boys’ basketball team’s clash with Mount Desert Island, but with his team possessing the ball and an 11-point lead, the senior guard let out a smile. He …
BLUE HILL — They’re at it again. Winning games is hardly a surprise for the George Stevens Academy boys’ basketball team, which entered the year looking to continue a remarkable run that’s included three state titles, 15 tournament wins, 83 overall victories and just six losses over the previous four years. Even as years change …
ELLSWORTH — Darby Barry knew his breakout game would come. When it did, it only took him a matter of minutes to put everyone on notice. Entering the weekend, Barry, the Ellsworth boys’ basketball team’s leading 3-point shooter and No. 2 scorer, had certainly established himself as one of the Eagles’ top players in 2019-20. …
ELLSWORTH — With a memorable decade behind them, the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island swim teams have entered the 2020s primed for even more success. Whether they’re meeting early in the season or competing for championships in February, the Eagles and Trojans have made memorable battles between them the norm in recent years. As the …
ELLSWORTH — It might not have been a countable meet, but for cheer teams packing the bleachers in Ellsworth High School’s Katsiaficas Gymnasium, it was still an excellent start. Teams from around the state traveled to Ellsworth on Saturday for this year’s Maine Cheer Coaches Association Showcase. No awards or placements were given, but the …
DEER ISLE — February should have been Rylee Eaton’s time in the spotlight. Instead, it was her time on the bench. After posting its second consecutive undefeated regular season, the Deer Isle-Stonington girls’ basketball team was on cloud nine ahead of the 2019 Class D tournament. With the No. 2 seed in Northern Maine and …
ELLSWORTH — The last pitch Matt Burnett threw as an Ellsworth Eagle clinched a state championship. Six months later, he hasn’t stopped thinking about it. With winter’s arrival, green grasses and dirt infields across the state look vastly different than they did June 15, the day Burnett pitched Ellsworth to a 2-0 win over Freeport …
DEER ISLE — The late 2010s have been a golden age of sorts for the Deer Isle-Stonington girls’ basketball team. As a new decade looms, the Mariners don’t look like a team that’s going to be backing down anytime soon. Since the beginning of the 2017-18 season, Deer Isle-Stonington has been one of the most …
