ELLSWORTH — For the second time in three years, Ellsworth High School will be searching for a new head softball coach. Dottie O’Donnell will be leaving the Eagles to accept an assistant role at Colby College, the high school announced last week. The Ellsworth coach of two seasons will be an assistant for the Mules. …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth’s Louie Luchini was named the Penobscot Valley Conference Coach of the Year for girls’ cross-country Saturday after leading the team to its first state championship in 40 years a week earlier. On Oct. 27, the Eagles topped Yarmouth by three points to win the Class B title at Troy Howard Middle School …
BUCKSPORT — Joel Sankey was uncertain what Monday night would bring. With a lot on the line and a few unusual factors in play, he had every reason to be. After a strong regular season, Sankey’s Bucksport football team entered postseason play with a bye to the semifinals as the No. 2 team in the …
ELLSWORTH — With the sun setting earlier and temperatures dropping with each passing day, Maine running enthusiasts made the most out of the first November weekend time by hitting their favorite trails and courses across the region. From nearby Sullivan to New York, locals competed in races of all distances across the Northeastern United States. …
BELFAST — Nearly everything has gone right for the Ellsworth girls’ cross-country in recent weeks — unless trophies have been involved. Four days after Ellsworth swapped runner-up and first-place trophies with Mount Desert Island following the correction of a scoring error that took place at the regional championships, the Eagles were finally able to celebrate a …
ELLSWORTH — Damon Warren’s first goal Thursday night made history. His second was even sweeter. In the dying seconds of a Class C North quarterfinal matchup between the Sumner and Lee Academy boys’ soccer teams at Ellsworth’s Del Luce Stadium, Warren and the Tigers were fighting to stay alive after nearly two exhausting hours of …
BLUE HILL — The George Stevens Academy and Mount Desert Island boys’ soccer teams advanced to the Northern Maine quarterfinals with shutout victories in Friday’s preliminaries. In Blue Hill, seventh-ranked GSA scored early and often to breeze to an 8-0 win over No. 10 Piscataquis (4-10-1). The victory gave the Eagles their fourth 10-win season …
ELLSWORTH — High school cross-country teams are used to receiving awards on the course after a long day of physical exertion. The Ellsworth girls learned of their latest win two days later — via phone call. On Saturday, Ellsworth and local rival Mount Desert Island were among the many teams to descend on Belfast for …
BUCKSPORT — The road to victory wasn’t quite as smooth as it could have been for the Bucksport football team, but the result was all the same. Coming off three games in which it had scored early and often against opponents near both the top and bottom of the Little Ten Conference standings, Bucksport entered …
SULLIVAN — An hour after the bell rang Tuesday afternoon to dismiss classes at Sumner Memorial High School, the parking lot was as full as ever. Rather than filling the hallways or the gymnasium at the school, Sumner students, teachers, parents and fans were braving the cold weather at Dennis Harmon Field. The boys’ soccer …
