George Stevens Academy baseball team wins sportsmanship award July 31, 2018 by Staff on Baseball, Sports BLUE HILL — The George Stevens Academy baseball team, led by head coach Dan Kane, has received the 2018 Peter Webb Good Sportsmanship Award for the fourth consecutive year. The Eagles have won the award seven of the last 18 seasons. The award, named after a longtime official in Maine, goes to a team in …
Ellsworth native Alexander set to build on racing career after winning Valvoline grand prize July 30, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Sports ELLSWORTH — Ever since he’s been old enough to walk, it’s been next to impossible to keep Wyatt Alexander away from the race track. Over the course of his racing career, Alexander, who graduated from Ellsworth High School in 2017, has gone from racing go-karts to legends cars to super late models. After winning a …
Runners burn up the road at fire department races July 28, 2018 by Stephen Fay on Running/Cycling, Sports HANCOCK — Thirty-five runners turned out on a sultry Saturday morning for the newly revived “Lobster Classic” road races organized by the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds from the race will go toward the purchase of a new fire truck. Two contests — one a 5-kilometer run, the other 10.2 miles — coursed from the …
Ellsworth/Sumner, Bucksport, MDI players help East clobber West in Lobster Bowl July 21, 2018 by Staff on Football, Sports ELLSWORTH — Five players from Hancock County wore their high school colors on the gridiron for the final time Saturday as they helped the East top the West 40-14 in Lobster Bowl XXIX at Thornton Academy in Saco. For Ellsworth/Sumner, Ethan Kane received playing time on the offensive line. It was the first game in …
Bootin’ Eagle Soccer Camp to begin 1st of 3 sessions Monday July 18, 2018 by Staff on Soccer, Sports ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School is seeking registrants for its annual Bootin’ Eagle soccer camp with the first of three weeklong sessions set to begin next week. The first weeklong session will be for students entering grades 7-12. That camp is scheduled to begin Monday, July 23, and conclude next Friday, July 27. Students in …
Bucksport names Dave Gross next head wrestling coach July 18, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Sports, Wrestling BUCKSPORT — For the past three years, coaching on the Bucksport wrestling team has been a team effort. Come next season, that team will have a new leader. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Bucksport has operated using a four-man coaching staff led by a former state heavyweight champion, Dan Ormsby. Although Ormsby will …
ELL 9/10 All-Star team eliminated from state tourney after close losses July 15, 2018 by Staff on Softball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League 9/10 All-Star softball team’s 2018 season came to an end over the weekend after a pair of tight losses against Medomak Valley and Kennebunk-Wells at the state tournament in Glenburn. Ellsworth came close to topping Medomak Valley on Saturday but fell 5-4. Anna Stevens and Lily King combined for …
Hancock’s Murphy 3rd in age group at Savage Race July 14, 2018 by Staff on Running/Cycling, Sports HANCOCK — Adam Murphy competed in Saturday’s Savage Race in Barre, Mass., and placed in the top third of all finishers. The Hancock native completed the challenging course in a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes, 28 seconds to finish 38th out of 124 finishers in the elite competition. In the men’s 40-45 age group, …
EHS unveils 2018-19 fall sports schedule July 13, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Sports ELLSWORTH — The start of the new school year is still six weeks away, but athletes at Ellsworth High School now know when and where they’ll be playing when the 2018-19 fall sports season begins. Ellsworth released schedules for football, soccer, volleyball, golf and cross-country last week. Games and matches are set to begin in …
Making old times new: Green Grass League set for reunion after 25 years July 11, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Softball, Sports ORLAND — The visual details on two photos three decades old are hard to make out, but Jeff Gammelin remembers them fondly. One color photo on his desk at Freshwater Stone in Orland has edges that have faded after years inside a frame. The other, black and white, has hints of film grain that could …
