ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth pitcher Matt Burnett was selected last week as one of eight finalists for Mr. Maine Baseball. Burnett was named a finalist last Tuesday prior to Ellsworth’s Northern Maine title game showdown with Hermon. He joined fellow nominees Trejyn Fletcher of Deering, Will Neleski of Greely, Lucas Francis of Lisbon, Colton Carson of …
STANDISH — After 31 years, the Ellsworth baseball team is back on top. It wasn’t easy. In fact, for Ellsworth players and coaches, few games this year have been more nerve-wracking. Yet by providing the dominant pitching and timely hitting they’ve been putting forth all season long, the Eagles are bringing a Gold Glove back …
BANGOR — One year to the day of a gut-wrenching defeat, the Ellsworth baseball team earned redemption in a manner fit for champions. It happened in the same title game; it happened on the same field; it happened with the same starting pitcher on the mound; it even happened as the Eagles brought the same …
ELLSWORTH — They’re back. Ever since falling to Brewer in last season’s Class B North championship game at Mansfield Stadium, the Ellsworth baseball team has been longing for another chance at a regional title. Now, after one of their best performances of the season, the Eagles will get a shot at redemption on the same …
BUCKSPORT — Mikayla Tripp has had her share of solid performances as a Bucksport pitcher, but none have been quite as prolific as this. After years as the Golden Bucks’ No. 2 starter behind former standout Kate Saunders, Tripp, one of two seniors on a young Bucksport team, has earned her chance in the spotlight …
ELLSWORTH — Seven players from Ellsworth High School were chosen Thursday to this year’s All-Penobscot Valley Conference first and second teams. For the Ellsworth baseball team, pitcher Matt Burnett was chosen as both the PVC Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year for the second season in a row. Burnett also made the …
BAR HARBOR — Tuesday was a tough day for local teams playing in the Class B North preliminaries as the Ellsworth softball team and both MDI diamond squads saw their seasons end in defeats. MDI’s softball season came to an end Tuesday with a 4-2 home defeat against No. 9 Erskine Academy (10-7). The No. …
DEER ISLE — Despite a spring filled with bridge repairs and tourist arrivals, the biggest story along the Deer Isle stretch of Route 15 over the past six weeks has been the Deer Isle-Stonington softball team’s bats. Few teams, if any, in the state of Maine have averaged more runs per game this year than …
ELLSWORTH — Nine Hancock County teams have qualified for this year’s Northern Maine baseball and softball playoffs, and three of those teams will have No. 1 seeds in their respective fields. Prior to the Ellsworth baseball team’s 6-4 win Friday over Mount Desert Island, the Eagles defeated Washington Academy 11-0 on Thursday to clinch the …
BAR HARBOR — On adjacent sides of the Mount Desert Island High School parking lot, fans watching the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island baseball and softball teams spent nearly three hours on the edges of their seats. Even with a 30-minute difference in start times between softball and baseball games, the action had fans of …
OLD TOWN — The Ellsworth baseball team needed a remarkable road stretch to close in on Class B North’s No. 1 seed. After winning the first two of those road games, the Eagles won’t have to worry about playing another in the playoffs. Ellsworth improved to 13-1 on the season with road victories Thursday evening …
BLUE HILL — If there are any baseball teams in Maine on hotter streaks right now than George Stevens Academy, they aren’t very to find. Whether they’re winning via blowouts, tight games or anything in between, the Eagles have been beating every opponent they’ve faced on the baseball diamond as of late. Now, after going …
