Celtics dispatch 76ers to reach Eastern Conference finals May 10, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the second season in a row Wednesday after closing out the Philadelphia 76ers in five games with a 114-112 win. Rookie Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 25 points for Boston, and Jaylen Brown added 24. Dario Saric and Joel Embiid scored 27 apiece …
Black Bear North 3rd/4th-grade team wins New England AAU-sanctioned state title April 30, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — Hancock County basketball teams have held their own against opponents from around the state in recent years. Judging by one team’s recent performances on the AAU circuit, that trend could be set to continue in the not-too-distant future. On Sunday, the Black Bear North 3rd/4th-grade girls’ team won the New England AAU-sanctioned Maine …
GSA’s Schildroth reclassifies to 2019 recruiting class April 29, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy senior Taylor Schildroth announced Sunday that he intends to reclassify to the 2019 college basketball recruiting class and spend a post-graduate year at Nation Christian Academy in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Schildroth was the leading scorer on each of GSA’s back-to-back-to-back Class C championship teams. He was most recently …
Celtics top Bucks in 7 to reach Eastern Conference semis April 28, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second year in a row Saturday with a 112-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston’s Al Horford and Terry Rozier tied for a team-high 26 points apiece in the Game 7 win, and rookie Jayson Tatum added 20. Khris Middleton provided 32 …
Celtics to play Bucks in 1st round of NBA playoffs April 12, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics will begin the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Milwaukee Bucks in a seven-game series beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 15. Boston finished second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 55-27 in the regular season and will have home-court advantage. Milwaukee had a record of 44-38 and …
Black Bear North girls’ team wins AAU state championship April 8, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The eastern Maine-based Black Bear North 3rd/4th-grade girls’ basketball team went 4-0 over the weekend to win the state title at the Maine Club Basketball championships at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. After recording a 24-20 victory in its opening game against Auburn’s Maine Basketball Club, the Black Bear North team …
Local basketball teams dominate Great Harbor Shootout March 18, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports BAR HARBOR — Two junior high school basketball teams continued dominant runs over the weekend with championship wins in the Great Harbor Shootout at Mount Desert Island High School. The Down East Family YMCA boys’ and MDI A girls’ teams were winners in their respective divisions in the tournament. The title wins gave both teams …
Texas ousts Maine women’s basketball team from NCAA Tournament March 18, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The University of Maine women’s basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after an 83-54 loss to the second-seeded Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. Texas jumped on the No. 15 seed Black Bears early and often to roll to a 23-8 lead after the first quarter before extending its advantage …
DEFY boys’ team breaks 15-year drought to win Sheriff’s Cup March 12, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — After coming up just short in the championship game a year ago, the Down East Family YMCA boys’ basketball team wasn’t going to be denied a Sheriff’s Cup title this time around. DEFY defeated Brewer in the title game Sunday to be crowned 2018 Sheriff’s Cup winners. The team finished the tournament with …
Class C/D North boys win Maine McDonald’s High School All-Star Game March 10, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — Three Hancock County players helped lead the Class C/D North boys’ basketball team to victory in the Maine McDonald’s High School All-Star Game Bucksport’s Chase Carmichael and George Stevens Academy’s Taylor Schildroth and Max Mattson all played in Saturday’s game, which the North won 114-89 at Husson University’s Newman Gymnasium. Schildroth scored 30 …
