“It’s a very emotional time. I’ve worked my whole life for this event since day one. It was great to see the community come out. It means a lot to me.”
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals Association (MPA) late last week released proposed changes to the way schools are classified in football, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Some of the changes are minor but some could have a major impact on t…
BLUE HILL — Class C boys’ basketball rivals Sumner and George Stevens Academy played a two-game series last week, the results of which may weigh heavily on the Heal Point standings at the end of the season.
ELLSWORTH — One of the most highly anticipated boys’ basketball matchups of the regular season, a meeting between the unbeaten Orono Red Riots and Ellsworth High School, lived up to every inch of the hype and then some.
BAR HARBOR — On Wednesday, Dec. 14, rivals Ellsworth and MDI met for the first time in the 2022-23 boys’ basketball season, with the visiting Eagles claiming an 84-50 victory in the latest chapter of the local rivalry.
BAR HARBOR — They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. And the platter prepared by the Ellsworth girls’ basketball team for MDI in their game on Thursday, Dec. 15, was downright icy.
ELLSWORTH — The Sumner boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams played their first home games of the season on Saturday, Dec. 10, against Central. The thing was, both games were played in the gym at Ellsworth High School.
ELLSWORTH — The Penobscot Valley Conference announced Sunday this year’s All-PVC selections for basketball, wrestling and indoor track. In boys’ basketball, George Stevens Academy’s David Gadsby (first team) and Teague Smallidge (third team) …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Great Harbor Shootout was held for the first time in three years over the weekend as 64 teams from across Maine came to Hancock County. Locally, Ellsworth finished 4-2 in the South high school girls’ bracket with a loss…
ELLSWORTH — From the gym to the pool, Hancock County boys’ athletes wasted little time establishing themselves among the state’s premier competitors this past winter. Indeed, across every sport, the 2021-22 winter season was highlighted by ch…
ELLSWORTH — After a diluted winter sports season a year ago, it was to be expected, perhaps, that local teams would be ready to take full advantage of returns to traditional competition environments and venues this year. That was exactly the …
BAR HARBOR — The first sign two years ago that the world was about to change came in the form of an abrupt cancellation of one of Hancock County’s biggest wintertime draws. As is custom every year, Harbor House organizers approached mid-March…
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth’s Hunter Curtis was announced Saturday as one of three finalists for this year’s Mr. Maine Basketball award. Curtis averaged 18.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.8 points per game this season. The senior captain helped lead …
