ELLSWORTH — The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday to claim their fourth world championship in 15 seasons. After winning the first two games of the series in Boston, the Red Sox lost 3-2 in a marathon Game 3 that lasted 18 innings and …
ELLSWORTH — Conner Wagstaff’s first day of college is still more than a year away, but one of the biggest decisions of his life is now behind him. Over the past two seasons, Wagstaff’s prowess on the pitcher’s mound has made him one of the top pitchers in both the Penobscot Valley Conference and all …
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 — Maine’s 2018 high school baseball season came to an end Saturday as four state champions were crowned. In Class A, Northern Maine No. 1 Bangor (19-1) made history as the first Maine team to win five consecutive state baseball championships. Bangor’s 10-6 win over South No. 2 Gorham (15-5) at St. Joseph’s College …
ELLSWORTH — Five local baseball players were among those selected Thursday to play in two postseason exhibition games later this month. Ellsworth’s Brad Smith and MDI’s Matt Perconti were chosen to play in the Maine Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game. They will represent the Class A/B North team in the game at 6:30 p.m. …
BANGOR — Playing beneath the lights at one of the state’s premier sporting facilities, the Ellsworth baseball team marked its return to the big stage. Ellsworth, the top-seeded team in Class B North, had been waiting to play in a high-stakes encounter like this on the diamond for a long time now. Although a regional …
ELLSWORTH — Playing in its biggest game of the season to date, the Ellsworth baseball team took its game to another level. Ellsworth, which entered the Class B North semifinals having outscored its opponents 118-16 over the course of its 14-game winning streak, has played some of the state’s best baseball all season long. Yet …
ELLSWORTH — Local players were among those named to the All-Penobscot Valley Conference baseball and softball teams in Class B last week. Ellsworth juniors Matt Burnett, Conner Wagstaff and Jackson Curtis were named to the baseball first team, and Mount Desert Island seniors Matt Perconti and Alden Fournier joined them. Seniors Brad Smith of Ellsworth …
BLUE HILL — From the moment it left his bat, Ben Parker’s hit to left-center field left little doubt. With two outs in the sixth inning of Thursday’s Class C North quarterfinal matchup, Parker, a George Stevens Academy junior, stepped up to the plate. In the midst of a scoreless pitchers’ duel between the Eagles’ Stefan Simmons …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth softball team and Deer Isle-Stonington baseball team highlighted an excellent day on the diamond for Hancock County squads with major upsets in Wednesday’s preliminary playoff games. No. 13 Ellsworth (7-10) earned a 6-3 road win against fourth-ranked Hermon (13-4). The victory avenged the Eagles’ 15-3 loss to the Hawks on May …
