ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth Challenger Little League closed out its 2021 season Saturday morning with the final day of play at Demeyer Field. The league, which offers baseball in an adapted form for children with physical and intellectual disabilities, was offered for the seventh season. Play began in late August and was held every weekend before …
ELLSWORTH — Another summer of baseball has come to an end for the Trenton Acadians after an 18-game slate against the state’s top teams. The Acadians concluded their 2021 American Legion season with a home doubleheader played Tuesday. The team finished with a record of 9-9 to place fifth, one spot shy of a playoff …
SOUTH BERWICK — A summer of fun has (mostly) come to an end for Ellsworth Little League — but not before two teams made the community proud with their efforts on the diamond. The Ellsworth Little League 11-12 softball team closed out an outstanding season with a state runner-up finish in the state tournament in …
BANGOR — The Trenton Acadians fell to a pair of road defeats this week as they dropped contests to two of the state’s top teams. The Acadians fell to a 12-2 defeat in Tuesday’s contest against Central Maine at Lawrence High School. The team then suffered a 10-3 loss in Thursday’s game against Quirk Motor …
BANGOR — A summer of baseball is off to a hot start for Hancock County’s American Legion team. The Trenton Acadians are currently 4-1 through the first five games of the 2021 campaign. The Acadians claimed victories in each of their first four contests before their winning streak was snapped Saturday afternoon against the Bangor …
BANGOR — No Hancock County teams competed in this year’s state baseball and softball championship games, but another nearby school brought home not one but two Gold Gloves. Searsport won the Class D baseball and softball titles with victories in Saturday’s state finals. The Vikings defeated Machias to win the state baseball title at Mansfield …
BANGOR — The Ellsworth baseball team has spent recent years giving reality checks to many starry-eyed opponents. On Wednesday, the Eagles found themselves as the ones taking a blow to the chin. Ellsworth fell to a 6-0 defeat against Old Town in the Class B North championship game at Mansfield Stadium. The loss came as …
ELLSWORTH — This was never how the Ellsworth baseball team could have dreamed of drawing it up. In a span of just a few minutes Saturday, Ellsworth went from thinking it had won its regional semifinal contest against Caribou to trailing by two runs. A series of mistakes along with a few close calls going …
BUCKSPORT — Pitching in his biggest game yet, Jake Guty was unhittable — literally. Guty, the No. 1 starter for the Bucksport baseball team, has routinely made opposing batters look silly throughout the 2021 season. Double-digit strikeout totals have become the norm for the staff ace, who has been one of the driving forces behind …
BUCKSPORT — Kaylee Morey of the Bucksport softball team was announced Tuesday as the 2021 Penobscot Valley Conference Class C Player of the Year. Morey, a senior, hit .565 for Bucksport this year as she recorded 26 hits in 46 at-bats. She also had an on-base percentage of .721 and recorded 15 extra-base hits, two …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth players have received Penobscot Valley Conference Player of the Year honors in baseball and softball. Ellsworth’s Hunter Curtis was announced Friday as the PVC Player of the Year in baseball after a strong year for the Eagles on the mound and at the plate. Kayla Duhaime received the honor in softball after …
ELLSWORTH — In a tightly contested league, the push to the top of the standings can be a grueling one. For Ellsworth baseball and softball, the past month has only reasserted that fact. Wins have been plenty this year for Ellsworth’s diamond squads, both of which have affirmed their statuses among the big dogs in …
