HAMPDEN — Deprived of a chance to watch their team play one last game in its own stadium, the Bucksport faithful brought home-field advantage 20 miles north. As the No. 1 seed in Class D North, the Bucksport football team was originally scheduled to play Friday night’s regional championship game against Dexter at Bucksport High …
BUCKSPORT — Many football coaches use a bye week as a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. Joel Sankey is not one of them. Even though a week off affords a team extra rest and more time to game plan against a particular opponent, Sankey, the longtime Bucksport head coach, is wary of the …
HAMPDEN — A regional championship battle with little offense produced a single goal that nearly wasn’t. Unfortunately for the Mount Desert Island boys’ soccer team, it came in the opposing Caribou Vikings’ favor. It was only by a matter of inches that Caribou’s Ethan Holdsworth got a foot to the ball in the penalty area; …
BANGOR — If there’s one thing members of the George Stevens Academy boys’ soccer team have sought to improve as of late, it’s been their finishing. Even as GSA has gone unbeaten for more than a month, the team has seen some decent opportunities go to waste at times. In recent games, that inability to …
CUMBERLAND — As they crossed the finish line and entered the chute, runners competing in Saturday’s state championship cross-country meet had nothing left in the tank. Some lied on their backs; some cried; some blankly into space as they lost themselves in moments of relief and exhaustion following 3.1 grueling miles of running. All were …
BAR HARBOR — Eight days after playing to a stalemate, the Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth boys’ soccer team appeared headed for the same result on the same field. It certainly seemed fitting; after last Tuesday’s back-and-forth affair saw neither team gain the upper hand, MDI and Ellsworth were again deadlocked, this time in a …
BLUE HILL — Minutes away from the potential end of his high school soccer career, Aidan Stearns belted the biggest shot of his life. As a defender, Stearns, a senior at George Stevens Academy, isn’t used to being in position to score big-time goals for the Eagles. In fact, entering Tuesday night’s Class C North …
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Late-season matchups against Foxcroft have become all too familiar for the Bucksport football team — and not for the right reasons. In each of the past two seasons, Bucksport has seen a promising campaign come to an end with a loss to Foxcroft in the Class D North title game. Between being shut …
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Unable to produce chances near the net, the Ellsworth girls’ soccer team worked its magic from long distance. Early on in Friday’s Class B North preliminary round game, Ellsworth found itself flummoxed against a Foxcroft midfield that controlled possession and prevented the Eagles from making their way toward goal. Even when Ellsworth did …
BUCKSPORT — From the moment the season-opening whistle sounded, the Bucksport girls’ soccer team has been given all it can handle. A challenging 2019 slate has seen Bucksport play seven games against top Class C North teams and 11 against teams headed to the upcoming Northern Maine playoffs. The Golden Bucks have had to handle …
BAR HARBOR — After closing out the regular season with a tense battle, the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island boys’ soccer teams have unfinished business. Try as they might, neither Ellsworth nor MDI could gain the upper hand Tuesday night in a back-and-forth battle at Mount Desert Island High School. With nothing separating the two …
BAR HARBOR — The Ellsworth/Sumner and Mount Desert Island football teams fell to Week 7 defeats Friday night in their penultimate regular season contests. In Cumberland County, Ellsworth/Sumner waged a competitive battle with Yarmouth but lost 30-20 in a pivotal eight-man clash. The defeat sent the Eagles to 2-5 on the season. Ellsworth/Sumner racked up …
