BUCKSPORT — Earlier this week, Bucksport High School announced the names of the latest class to be inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. A total of 12 inductees, eight men and four women ranging from the class of 1961 to 2013, were chosen to enter the hall as part of the Class of …
ELLSWORTH — “Don’t stuff the hoop.” That’s all that was going through the mind of Connor Helms, an attorney from Oklahoma City, as he went on an epic run to defeat challenger Neil Houghton in the Championship Flight Final match of the Mini-Lobster Croquet tournament held on Sept. 11 at the Woodlawn Museum. Helms didn’t …
DEER ISLE – Late last week, a meeting was held at Deer Isle-Stonington High School, where it was decided that the Mariners would not field a boys’ soccer team for this coming fall season. “We had low numbers, and a few injuries that would prevent us from having enough students to start these first few …
Phippen owned and operated Hillside Garage with his wife, Deborah. Phippen first worked alongside his father for many years before taking over upon his dad’s retirement.
ELLSWORTH — The Down East Family YMCA’s Kinsley Ray Memorial 5K Run & Walk is Saturday, July 30. A fun run for children through age 10 is at 8:45 a.m. Registration is $5. The 5K sets off at 9 a.m. Registration is $20 in advance, $25 on race day. The race benefits The Leukemia & …
ELLSWORTH — The Penobscot Valley Conference has unveiled its all-conference and all-academic selections for the 2022 high school spring season as a bevy of area student athletes were honored for their efforts on the diamond, court, track, field and in the classroom. Locally, athletes from Ellsworth High School, Mount Desert Island High School, Bucksport High …
ELLSWORTH — Woodlawn, which hosts the only nationally sanctioned croquet court in Maine, invites the public to try something new. Today’s competitive version of croquet is often referred to as “chess on grass” — a game of strategy, skill, and tactics — but for most, the game is a casual, low-key diversion. If you have …
BLUE HILL — In recognition of superior accomplishments and/or significant contributions to athletics at George Stevens Academy, 10 athletes and coaches will be inducted into the GSA Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Saturday, May 21, at 3 p.m. Honorees include Forrest A. Horton ’61, William Gray ’83, Matthew Mattson ’91, Catherine Galipeau …
NORTHEAST HARBOR — After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Sea of Blue Autism Awareness Walk/5K makes a comeback this Saturday. The race, which begins and ends at The Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, raises funds for autism awareness in the community. More than $30,000 has been raised over the years …
BUCKSPORT — The ninth running of the Bridge the Gap Race will be Saturday, May 7. The event features 3-mile and 10-mile routes, starting on Route 174/Fort Knox Road near the Penobscot Narrows Bridge overlook at 10 a.m. There will be a very brief traffic delay as runners cross the bridge. This event is hosted …
BUCKSPORT — Tracy’s Karate held its most recent tournament earlier this month at Bucksport High School. Senseis came from as far as Portland to the south and Maritime Canada to the north for the April 9 tournament, which was Tracy’s Karate’s 109th event. Competitors, who were as young as 4 years old and as old …
ELLSWORTH — The first weekend of April was a feeling more than two years in the making for Springers Gymnastics. Although Doug Springer’s gymnasium never had to shut down during the pandemic, operations over the past two years have still been a bit different at the Bucksport Road facility. The first year of the pandemic …
