CASTINE — Not even a daylong torrential downpour could stop athletes from throughout eastern Maine from having a good time at Maine Maritime Academy last week. Roughly 40 bocce ball teams from all over the region came to MMA’s Castine campus on Thursday for this year’s edition of Special Olympics Maine’s regional bocce ball championships. …
ELLSWORTH — The Boston Bruins advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs Wednesday by ousting the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games with a 7-4 win in Game 7 at TD Garden in Boston. Boston won three of the first four games of the series before Toronto battled back to tie it 3-3. …
ELLSWORTH — The Boston Bruins will begin the NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best-of-seven series beginning at 7 p.m. today, April 12. Boston finished second in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division with 112 points and will have home ice throughout the series. Toronto finished third with 105 points. Tuukka …
OTIS — The following are winning results from the inaugural Down East Family YMCA Ice-Fishing Derby held Feb. 10-11. Contestants were allowed to fish at any lake or pond legally open to fishing throughout Hancock County. Weigh-ins were held both days at Dunn’s Aviation Hangar on Beech Hill Pond in Otis. The top-two finishers in …
BUCKSPORT — Karen and Dennis Tracy have been holding karate tournaments for 40 years now. As the faces of martial arts in Hancock County, the two are no strangers to teaching the craft to students of all ages. The couple, owners of Tracy’s Karate on Bangor Road, first began teaching the sport in 1971. Over …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth native Kerrigan Shorey capped off an excellent season of racing on the Junior Dragster circuit with a championship Saturday at Winterport Dragway. Shorey, 15, competed in the Junior Dragster competition every Sunday from May through October at Winterport this past season. She won her first race of the year in July and …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Junior Black Bears Tier III Midget hockey team won its second state championship in a row Sunday when it defeated Maine Moose 3-2 to win the 16U crown at the Colisée in Lewiston. The team finished the regular season with a 9-3 record before beating Lewiston and Casco and topping the …
ELLSWORTH — With their backs facing one another, Chris Sarro and Justin Rolfe stand in the middle of a circle at the Down East Family YMCA gymnasium. More than 20 people wearing boxing gloves are rotating around them, but both men are standing still. As participants at this Friday night boxing session at DEFY begin to …
ELLSWORTH — Two-time Northern New England Golden Glove boxer Justin Rolfe is scheduled to host a night of boxing from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Down East Family YMCA. Attendees are welcome to watch, learn new skills and receive top-notch boxing workouts. Attendance is $15 for children under 18 and $20 for adults. Proceeds will go toward …
TREMONT — The inaugural Bass Harbor Mackerel Derby is finally here, and the event is set to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Bernard town dock. The event will last until 1 p.m. and will be followed by a weigh-in. All fish submitted for weigh-in must be caught in Bass Harbor on …
ORRINGTON — The Orrington Recreation Committee will be hosting the Old Home Week Wiffle Ball Tournament on July 22 at Center Drive School. The tournament will have separate divisions for ages 11-15 and a division for ages 16 and older. The cost for each is $45 and $65 per team, respectively. Proceeds go to the …
STEUBEN — Jeremy Beal climbed into a massive truck and revved up his engine. He was only going to be traveling a short distance, but by the time he reached his destination, his vehicle was going to look completely different. The Jonesport native drove slowly toward a pit of mud and came to a stop. …
