ELLSWORTH — Athletes at five of Hancock County’s six high schools must wait until at least early August to resume team activities after a decision by Hancock County school superintendents to suspend summer programs through the end of July. Under Maine Principals’ Association guidelines, Maine high schools were eligible to begin certain offseason workouts last …
LAMOINE — Thanks to some outside-the-box thinking, Acadia Fire Soccer Academy is back in business. After losing its spring season to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Acadia Fire has returned to action via a nontraditional summer session that began June 3. Unable to play at its indoor facility, the club has found a viable alternative just …
ELLSWORTH — Long a feature of the city’s summer sports scene, Little League baseball and softball won’t be played in Ellsworth in 2020. Ellsworth Little League announced last Thursday that it will be canceling the season in its entirety as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The decision came as many other leagues both …
SACO — There will be no Shrine Lobster Bowl this year after officials announced last week that they would be canceling this summer’s game as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Lobster Bowl, which features the top senior football players from across the state, pits East against West in an all-star game of …
ELLSWORTH — It’s now been three months since the last high school sporting event took place in the state of Maine. Three months from now, players, fans and coaches around the state are hoping a new season can provide much-needed cheer and relief to their communities. In a normal year, such a wait entails a …
ELLSWORTH — Hopes to see games played at diamonds across the state this summer have taken a further hit following two recent cancellations. No Little League baseball or softball champions will be crowned this year after state administrators made the decision Friday to cancel the 2020 state tournament. The American Legion season is also a …
BAR HARBOR — Hancock County golf courses spend every spring at the mercy of the weather. This year, they’ve been at the mercy of a pandemic as well. Whereas social distancing guidelines haven’t stopped Mainers from engaging in many outdoor activities throughout the early spring, golfers have spent much of the season unable to do …
ELLSWORTH — Changes are coming to the Hancock County high school football scene in 2020 after Maine Principals’ Association Football Committee approved new classification changes Monday. The new season will see 16 additional teams make the move from 11-man football to eight-man football. Ellsworth/Sumner was part of the new format last season, and the 2020 …
ELLSWORTH — Four Ellsworth High School seniors have been selected as the Down East Family YMCA’s 2020 Teddy Saunders Award recipients. Ellsworth’s Connor Crawford, Jackson Curtis, Trinity Montigny and Caitlin MacPherson were chosen Monday as recipients of the award. The award is given annually to athletes who display outstanding sportsmanship and citizenship in the community. …
By Drew Bonifant Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel AUGUSTA — It was a sunny, warm day, so Robert Berube did Monday what he often does on such an afternoon. He grabbed his clubs and hit the links at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester — even as courses across the state were closed last Thursday per an …
ELLSWORTH — The inevitable has been confirmed. The Maine Principals’ Association delivered heartbreaking news Thursday as it canceled the entire 2020 spring sports season. The decision followed Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin’s recommendation Tuesday that schools in the state continue with remote learning for the remainder of the school year. “It is with …
ELLSWORTH — Spring fever was very real in Hancock County over the weekend — but only for some. Prior to Monday’s snow dumping, Mainers were treated over the weekend to some of the nicest weather 2020 has had to offer thus far. With temperatures topping 50 degrees in some places it was a great opportunity …
