ELLSWORTH — For years, mid-May’s regional championships have been the culmination of an entire season’s work for Springers Gymnastics. This weekend, the team accomplished a feat it have never achieved before. Springers produced three all-around champions for the first time in program history at the YMCA’s Northeast championships at Kents Hill School in Readfield. The …
ELLSWORTH — In need of a win to buoy its Class B North playoff chances, the Mount Desert Island softball team came through when it mattered most. Several times already this season, MDI has been on the verge of wins that could have sent it shooting up the Northern Maine standings. Instead, the Trojans have …
DEER ISLE — The Deer Isle-Stonington softball team followed up its first win of the season last week with a scoring spree that produced a whopping 107 runs in just four games. After a season-opening loss April 25 against Penobscot Valley, Deer Isle-Stonington bounced back last Wednesday with a 9-7 home win over Schenck. Taylor …
ELLSWORTH — Since the day Ellsworth’s 2019 track schedule came out, Matt Shea has had one day circled. On Saturday, that day arrived. Among the Ellsworth junior’s many goals this season has been to win a home meet against some of the state’s top competition. The Eagles’ 12-team home meet over the weekend was an …
ELLSWORTH — As the sun’s rays seeped through the clouds late Saturday morning, the light shining down upon Kinsley Ray Archer’s name provided the perfect backdrop for a moment of peace. An hour earlier, the last batch of participants had crossed the Kinsley Ray Memorial 5K finish line behind the Down East Family YMCA’s James …
ELLSWORTH — Runners and walkers will gather for a good cause Saturday morning when they participate in the Kinsley Ray Memorial 5K in Ellsworth. A field of approximately 500 people is expected for the race, which is set to be the biggest-ever Down East Family YMCA-organized event. It is being held in memory of Kinsley …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth baseball team’s first two games of 2019 couldn’t have been more different. The Eagles, who entered the season looking to improve on last year’s 17-2 finish and Northern Maine championship game appearance, took a little while to get going in their first game of the season last Thursday against John Bapst. …
ELLSWORTH — Jake Hackett waited out a long winter and rainy early spring for the Ellsworth softball team’s season opener. When that moment finally came, he didn’t want his team to waste any time. All throughout preseason workouts, the new Ellsworth head coach has sought to incorporate the Eagles’ vigor and enthusiasm into their playing …
BLUE HILL — Chances to play baseball have been limited throughout a very wet season in Maine thus far. For George Stevens Academy, spring has taken a particularly heavy toll. Twice last week, GSA saw its scheduled opening game postponed as a result of poor field conditions. Those rainouts came after the Eagles had their …
BUCKSPORT — No matter who comes and goes, the Bucksport softball team expects to win. Even with a young squad this season, that expectation has gone unchanged. Last year marked the end for Bucksport’s decorated 2018 class, which appeared in four consecutive Northern Maine championship games and brought home two Class C titles. Each of …
BUCKSPORT — For Andy Wentworth, there’s no limit to how far the Bucksport High School community will go. For the most part, preseason baseball and softball games have been unable to go on this year during a spring season characterized by cold weather, more snow and wet fields. As a result, schools have been forced …
ELLSWORTH — Nearly four years after they put on helmets and pads for their first varsity practices as freshman, five Hancock County football players are ready to do so one last time for a noble cause. Since Ellsworth High School marked its return to the gridiron as part of a cooperative agreement with Sumner Memorial …
