NBA head coach Steve Clifford shares words of advice with Ellsworth students September 19, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — There aren’t many places the sport of basketball hasn’t taken Steve Clifford. Throughout Maine, Steve and his brother, Ellsworth High School Principal Dan, spent years coaching at the high school level. Years before that, they became immersed in the sport as their father, Gerry, coached everywhere from Mattawamkeag to Lincoln to the other …
Local teams, runners earn 1st-place finishes at cross-country meets September 19, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Cross-Country, Sports BLUE HILL — Hancock County cross-country boasted strong days Friday and Saturday as teams and individual runners posted victories at meets in Blue Hill and Corinth. On Friday, the George Stevens Academy Invitational was held in Blue Hill. GSA hosted runners from Ellsworth, Bucksport, Sumner and Deer Isle-Stonington as well as Searsport and Washington Academy. …
MDI boys’ soccer rides depth to defeat Ellsworth September 17, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Soccer, Sports BAR HARBOR — After slow starts in past years, the Mount Desert Island boys’ soccer team wanted to avoid another at all costs in 2018. In one of the team’s biggest games of the year, the Trojans stepped up to the plate. Missing top scorer September Murray and assist leader Reider Watson, MDI entered a …
GSA boys end hex against Ellsworth to continue hot start September 10, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Soccer, Sports ELLSWORTH — Winning on the road against Ellsworth hasn’t been easy for high school boys’ soccer teams in recent years. George Stevens Academy knows better than anyone else. Between facing teams that were perennial state championship contenders under coaching legend Brian Higgins and enduring defeats at the hands of Paul Lock’s squads the past two …
Full-strength Ellsworth/Sumner dominates 1st half to top Orono September 7, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Football, Sports ORONO — Finding the numbers to support high school football is a problem many teams throughout Maine have to face. The Ellsworth/Sumner Eagles have been no exception. Between injuries, competitions with other sports over players and other mitigating factors, few of the state’s Class D football programs find fielding a full team to be an …
Bucksport football thrashes Houlton for winning start; Trojans, Eagles lose August 31, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Football, Sports BUCKSPORT — Little went wrong in the Bucksport football team’s first game of the regular season Friday night. One of the few things that didn’t quite go as planned happened before the game even began. Halfway through the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the public address system went out at Bucksport’s Carmichael Field. Instead of …
Sinking boat recovered from Ellsworth Harbor Park August 27, 2018 by Mike Mandell on News, Waterfront ELLSWORTH — A recreational boat was successfully recovered from the water after it partially sank while idled at Ellsworth Harbor Park on Thursday morning. At approximately 7 a.m., the Ellsworth Fire Department received a call from a concerned citizen requesting aid at Ellsworth Harbor Park. The caller said a small boat appeared to be sinking …
Bar Harbor, Pennsylvania men complete Northeast Harbor-Great Cranberry swim August 26, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Sports, Swimming MOUNT DESERT — Three miles is a matter of distance. Depending on the mode of travel, it can seem endless, instantaneous or anything in between. Between water conditions and the exhaustive nature that comes with any 3-mile swim, the stretch from Northeast Harbor to Great Cranberry Island is on the latter end of that spectrum. …
Ellsworth/Sumner football keeps pace with MDI in tight preseason battle August 24, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Football, Sports BAR HARBOR — Hancock County’s first football game under the Friday night lights this year gave two rival schools one last chance to leave good preseason impressions. Whereas the visiting Ellsworth/Sumner Eagles returned the vast majority of the roster that led them to a historic playoff appearance last year, the Mount Desert Island Trojans brought …
Bucksport football team poised for strong season on offense August 21, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Football, Sports BUCKSPORT — Facing off against opponents in pads for the first time in 2018, the Bucksport football team gave its fans plenty of reasons to be excited. No matter the opponent, Bucksport seemed impossible to stop whenever it had the ball in the team’s home scrimmage Saturday afternoon. The host team made key blocks in …
